Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Board Sets Nov. 8 Referendum on $57.6 Million Building Plan

Renovations at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School are included in the $57.6 million plan on which will residents will vote in a referendum on Nov. 8.

OLD LYME — At their meeting on Wednesday evening, Sept. 7, the Region 18 Board of Education voted to hold a referendum in the Towns of Lyme and Old Lyme on Tuesday, Nov. 8, on the proposed $57.6 million building plan for Mile Creek, Center, Lyme Consolidated, and Lyme-Old Lyme Middle Schools.

Nov. 8 is also the national Election Day.

The referendum question will be a simple Yes/No regarding the amount of funding and the result will be obtained by combining the numbers from both Towns.

Visit this link to view a recording of the meeting.

Editor’s Note: More to follow on this developing story.

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Olwen Logan grew up in a family of London educators but was inspired by her great grandfather, influential Daily Chronicle newspaper editor Alfred Ewen Fletcher, to pursue journalism. She built a successful career in efficiency analysis and senior audit management before launching her own PR-focused consultancy. After moving to the U.S. in 1990 and settling in Old Lyme in 1994, she became a staff writer for the now-closed Main Street News and later joined Jack Turner’s fledgling LymeLine.com, discovering the career she had always wanted—albeit in an unexpected digital form. Even after relocating to Maryland, she continued covering Lyme and Old Lyme with the same dedication, earning national recognition as a LION Publishers award finalist in 2020. After more than two decades of service, Olwen stepped away in November 2025, donating LymeLine.com to the newly formed nonprofit LymeLine Inc. and expressing her excitement for its continued growth and mission.