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Miami Beach Fence in Old Lyme Comes Down After Court Ruling

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File photo showing the fence that for six years prior to Thursday sectioned off Miami Beach from Sound View Beach. The fence has now been removed.

OLD LYME — A Miami Beach fence that divided beach-goers and homeowners, both literally and figuratively, came down Thursday morning, a week after the state Supreme Court refused to review a lower court decision ordering a private beach association to stop impeding access to public property.

“Break out the champagne, baby,” said Kathleen Tracy, lead plaintiff in the case against the Miami Beach Association and a summer resident of nearby Sound View Beach. “It’s been six years of a battle that from the very beginning …

Editor’s Note: Visit this link to read the full story, Miami Beach fence comes down after court ruling, by Lee Howard and published April 14, in ‘The Day.‘

State Pledges to Help Old Lyme Fund Possible $17M Sewer Shortfall

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OLD LYME — State officials trying to fix environmental problems that have plagued the town’s beach communities for more than a decade are now saying there could be $17 million in state and federal grants for the work.

Graham Stevens, chief of water protection and land reuse for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said in a Monday phone interview [with The Day] that the agency is “committed to trying to find a solution” to …

Visit this link to read the full article by Elizabeth Regan and published March 14, 2023 in ‘The Day.‘