OLD LYME — In keeping with our now almost 18-year tradition and in the interests of increasing voter knowledge prior to the upcoming election, we posed three questions in writing to the four candidates for Old Lyme Board of Selectmen, who will be on the ballot in the Nov. 2 election.
There is no contest for the Lyme Board of Selectmen, where the three incumbents are unopposed
The questions were:
1. Why are you running for the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen?
2. What is your opinion of the Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis, which was originally proposed by Selectwoman Mary Jo Nosal in August 2020 as a document that the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen should approve? It remains unsigned — please indicate whether you would be willing to sign it, if elected.
3. What do you consider are currently the three most important issues in Old Lyme that require the attention of the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen, (with the exception of the Resolution on Racism discussed in Question 2)? Describe how you would move forward on each issue, if elected.
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 are delighted that all the 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, for which we gave a 100-word limit, and photos.
We would also like to state that — again in keeping with our long-held policy — we will not be making any candidate endorsements.
Click on the links below to read each candidate’s responses:
Candidates for Old Lyme First Selectman
Timothy C. Griswold (R – Incumbent)
Candidates for Old Lyme Selectmen