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Old Lyme group votes to apply for DEEP grant to restore Ferry Landing
Summary
A special meeting approved preparing an application to a DEEP resilient-forest grant to remove invasives, replant the Ferry Landing upland and fund deer protection; the vote directs staff to assemble budgets, solicit contractor estimates and hold outreach before finalizing submission.
A special meeting to discuss the Ferry Landing Wildlife Project ended with a unanimous vote to begin preparing an application for a DEEP resilient-forest grant to remove invasive trees and replant the upland area.
"I make a motion that we, approve going for this grant," Joan said; Anne seconded and the motion passed without opposition. Chair Greg said the group will gather contractor estimates and revisit whether to submit the application if costs or implementation challenges exceed expectations.
The committee framed the application as an opportunity to convert a heavily invaded site toward wildlife refuge use. Participants discussed a compressed DEEP schedule: Eric Hansen told the group that "If the signing happens in December, end of March is, in 2028 is when that, all the work has got to be done by." The motion approved work to assemble a budget, investigate site conditions and solicit bids; it did not obligate the town to spend funds beyond agreeing to prepare the application.
Next steps include scheduling contractor site visits, preparing a budget for the grant application, and holding the outreach sessions required by the grant. The group said it will return to the commission for a decision if pre-bid site tests or estimates show substantially higher costs than expected.
