Old Lyme — The beach sewer projects here are finally moving forward after years of of deliberation. The Old Colony Beach Club Association, the Old Lyme Shores Beach Association and Miami Beach Association will see construction begin on their sewer systems over the next few months after the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection stepped in with a consent order that forced the projects to take place after town residents rejected the work at a referendum. The projects, estimated to cost $85 million, are meant to stop septic tanks at the three private beaches from polluting Long Island Sound. They have been in the works for around 20 years but recently faced a two-month delay after town officials determined the beach associations must obtain a special permit to temporarily use two Shore Road properties as staging areas for construction materials. The two properties are located at 224 and 250 Shore Road. The permits were approved at last week’s Zoning Commission meeting.

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