OLD LYME — UPDATED 5/3 with Superintendent’s comment: On Tuesday, May 1, voters overwhelmingly passed the Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools’ $35,844,345 proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year by a more than 2.5 to 1 margin.
The combined final vote total from both Lyme and Old Lyme was 373 in support of the budget and 108 against.
Asked his reaction to the result, LOL Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser responded by text, saying, “We appreciate the ongoing support of our communities which helps to ensure our students receive a top notch education.”
The totals by town were as follows:
Old Lyme:
Yes: 276
No: 97
Lyme:
Yes: 97
No: 11
The proposed budget represents a 2.91% increase over the budget for the current year.
WHO is going to pay our INCREASED taxes now????