Sewer construction in Sound View and Area B is projected to cost at least 40% more than expected, even with state funding, prompting a possible second town vote to raise the budget. Steven Cinami, chair of Old Lyme’s Water and Pollution Control Authority, said Wednesday that based on current bids, annual costs would rise to $1,938 per standard property in the area, up from last August’s estimate of under $1,400. “We have actual bids instead of estimates,” Cinami said. ”Now I use real numbers.” On Tuesday, the Old Lyme WPCA voted to increase the budget to $17.1 million to cover the total cost of the project. This represents an increase of $7.6 million, or 80% more than the original budget approved in a 2019 referendum. Bids received in February came in around $22 million for shared infrastructure and $10.5 million for internal infrastructure Cinami said.
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