A district-wide referendum on the 2014-15 budget is being held today in both Lyme and Old Lyme between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m.   Voting will take place at Cross Lane Firehouse for Old Lyme residents and Hamburg Firehouse for Lyme residents.

The proposed budget of $31,963,401 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 has been unanimously recommended by the board.  It reflects a 0.7 percent increase over the current budget, the lowest increase on record.

The budget is split between the two towns according to enrollment with Old Lyme being responsible for 79.1 percent of the total while Lyme pays for the remaining 20.9 percent.

Click here to view options for reading the Region 18 Budget Book online.

The individual town results will be announced at the respective polling stations shortly after 8 p.m. and published on LymeLine within  minutes of their announcement.  The final result reflects the combined tallies from both towns.