Voters will be asked to approve the $5.3 million renovation of the Lymes’ Senior Center in a paper ballot vote next week. Old Lyme residents, as well as those who own more than $1,000 in taxable property in town, will be asked to authorize officials to spend up to $3.9 million on the renovation. About two dozen people turned out Monday at the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium for Old Lyme’s special town meeting on whether or not to fund the project. They voted to send the question to a paper ballot vote June 20 at the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School gymnasium from noon to 8 p.m. Lymes’ Senior Center Building Committee Chairwoman Jeri Baker at the town meeting said she is hopeful the project will receive enough federal and state grants to cover roughly three-fourths of the total cost. She said she hopes the project can go to bid this summer so construction can begin in September. The center will be closed while the renovations take place and plans are being developed to offer senior services during this time. She estimated the project would be complete by Oct. 1, 2024, if all goes according to plan.
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