OLD LYME — In keeping with our now 16-year tradition and in the interests of increasing voter knowledge prior to next week’s important election, we posed three questions in writing to the candidates for the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen as follows:
- What is your personal vision in broad terms for the Halls Road/Lyme Street area of Old Lyme in 2025?
- What is your personal vision in broad terms for the Sound View area of Old Lyme in 2025?
- In light of Old Lyme’s current non-compliance with the state mandate that 10 percent of housing stock be deemed, “Affordable” and the recent withdrawal of the Affordable Housing proposal on Neck Rd., how do you see the future of Affordable Housing in Old Lyme?
We gave a 300-word limit for the response to each question to which each candidate strictly adhered: we are most appreciative of that.
We also added these words in our e-mail to the candidates when we sent them the questions: Regarding questions 1 and 2, please don’t answer, “It doesn’t matter what I want, it’s what the residents of Old Lyme want” — we know that’s the politically correct answer in light of your position as a candidate, but we would like to understand what you as an individual think would be best for the future of our town in the locations identified.
We are delighted that all four candidates responded to our questions in a timely manner. We thank them sincerely and are pleased to publish their responses today accompanied by their respective biographies and photos.
Click on the links below to read each candidate’s responses:
Bonnie Reemsnyder (D): Candidate (Incumbent) for Old Lyme First Selectwoman
Tim Griswold (R): Candidate for Old Lyme First Selectman
Mary Jo Nosal (D): Candidate (Incumbent) for Old Lyme Selectwoman
Chris Kerr (R): Candidate (Incumbent) for Old Lyme Selectman
We should also state that, again in keeping with our long-held tradition, we will not be making any candidate endorsements.