Lyme Town Hall

Lyme residents, neighbors and friends are invited to celebrate the end of the town hall and library building project at a dedication of the two buildings on Tuesday, May 19.  Participants should meet at the library at 6:30 p.m.

After a short ceremony, the event will move to the town hall.  Selectman Steve Mattson has volunteered to ring the town bell to mark the occasion.  Townspeople are encouraged to stay for the annual town budget meeting, which will be held for the first time, in the new town meeting room at 7:30 p.m.

Lyme Public Library

The dedication marks the end of a nearly six-year project which began in 2009 when First Selectman Ralph Eno appointed the Lyme Town Campus Planning Committee.  Committee members were Mac Godley, Dan Hagan, Richard Lightfoot, Chuck Lynch, Steve Mattson, Allen Petri, David Tiffany and Janis Witkins.

Actual construction began in September 2013 and was finished in April 2015.

The renovated and expanded Lyme Town Hall is approximately 5,000 square feet, twice its original size, and features a new vault for the safe storage of the town’s records.  The library increased from almost 4,100 square feet to approximately 6,800 square feet and includes new space for the Lyme Local History Archives.

With a program room, two small meeting rooms and plenty of space for socializing, the new library serves both as a library and a community center for Lyme.  Both buildings are wired for current technology with open public wifi available throughout the campus, including the new town green.

The total project budget was $5.08 million, and it is anticipated that the project will come in slightly under that number.  Over $1.5 million was raised through grants and the generosity of private donors.