To the Editor:
I hope you are aware that there will be a municipal election in Old Lyme on November 7. In all, there are 23 elected positions on the ballot. Of those positions, Democrats currently hold only six seats. This imbalance in our local government does not allow a variety of viewpoints and is not good for Old Lyme. It can only be changed by increasing citizen participation on our Boards, and Commissions. We simply must elect more representative voices.
Therefore, I am asking you to vote for the exceptionally qualified slate of Old Lyme residents endorsed by the Old Lyme Democratic Town Committee. This slate, led by current Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker, for First Selectman, and current Planning Commission alternate, Jim Lampos, for Selectman, can be viewed here. Please take a look at their credentials.
The most important action we can all take is to make sure our Old Lyme friends and family are registered to vote and then actually get to the polls on Election Day. With your help in electing the Democratic slate, all of whom are on Row A of the ballot, we can improve the balance of voices in our town government on November 7.
Sincerely,
Mary Jo Nosal,
Old Lyme.
Editor’s Note: The author is the Chair of the Old Lyme Democratic Town Committee.