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Lyme residents back zoning amendment
From left, Town Clerk Patty Jenks, Town Moderator Kevin Peterson, volunteer Emily Dentzer and Vice Moderator Bill Waste count absentee ballots during Town Meeting Day voting in the Lyme School gym on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Lyme, N.H. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Lyme Health Officer Michael Hinsley, left, checks David Perlman s temperature in the lobby of the Lyme School in Lyme, N.H., on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Perlman was at the school to vote on Town Meeting Day. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Town Meeting preview: Lyme zoning amendment geared toward senior housing development
Published: 2/22/2021 5:49:30 PM
Modified: 2/22/2021 8:03:13 PM
Hot topic: In ballot voting on Town Meeting Day, Lyme voters will be asked to approve a zoning amendment aimed at allowing for the development of senior housing near municipal and social services. The measure has the support of the town’s Planning Board.
Budget: During the floor portion of Town Meeting that has been postponed until May, Lyme voters will be asked to approve a $2.43 million town operating budget, up $40,000 from the budget voters approved last year. Also in May, Lyme voters will be asked to approve a $7.54 million school budget this year, up about $280,000 or nearly 4% from the budget voters approved last year.