East Lyme ― Three years of negotiations culminated Wednesday afternoon when deeds were filed in the town clerk’s office, transferring ownership of hundreds of acres of open space from the struggling E.
East Lyme ― The town has put $2.25 million in escrow pending the assignment of a $400,000 state grant to the town, a move that signals the years-long process to save 255 acres of land from development.
East Lyme ― Almost four months since voters came out in favor of spending up to $2.35 million to save 255 acres of land here from development, no contract has been signed.
First Selectman Dan Cunningh.
East Lyme ― Taxpayers came out against development in a decisive vote Tuesday, authorizing the purchase of 255 acres of open space spread out across town from the Oswegatchie Hills to the Pattagansett.
Hundreds of new apartments, townhouses and single-family homes are on the drawing board or under construction in southeastern Connecticut, a building boomlet fueled in part by growth in the region’s d.