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Commission approves sewer-shed extension to serve 30 West Lane with single‑family limitation
Summary
The East Lyme Water & Sewer Commission voted to extend the municipal sewer shed to include 30 West Lane, allowing the owners to tie into the existing main; the approval was amended to permit only construction of a single‑family house and not to increase the number of dwellings on the lot.
The East Lyme Water & Sewer Commission on a voice vote approved a revision to the town sewer-shed boundary to encompass the property at 30 West Lane, allowing the owners to tie into the municipal sewer main at the Bond Street/West Lane intersection. Michael Harkin, a professional engineer representing the property owners, presented map revisions and plans showing a proposed manhole and a short sewer extension to the street. "We're here tonight for a possible sewer line," Harkin told the commission as he walked through the plan sheets.
Commissioners questioned whether the road segment is public or private and whether the main should be stubbed for future extensions. Harkin said town engineers and his surveyor concluded the public right-of-way begins at two utility poles and recommended locating the tie-in accordingly. The commission recorded a motion from a commissioner to extend the sewer shed (moved by speaker 9, seconded by speaker 2). Commissioner (speaker 5) successfully attached language limiting the revision "for the sole purpose of construction of a single family home on the lot" and clarifying the change "in no way allows for an increase of dwellings on the property." The chair announced the motion carried by voice vote. The commission did not record numeric vote counts in the transcript.
