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July 28, 2023 by in Community

Lyme Community Days POSTPONED

NOTICE

As most of the community is aware, an incident occurred yesterday afternoon at the solar site on County Route 179. Mechanical equipment which supports the operation of the solar project malfunctioned, causing a fire. First responders have been on scene from the start of the event, overnight, and into today to mitigate the incident. 

In consultation with the Village of Chaumont mayor, Town of Lyme supervisor, and representatives from County Fire and Emergency Management, State Office of Emergency Management, State Fire, NYS DEC, and support from various state agencies, the Chaumont Three Mile Bay Chamber of Commerce has made the decision to postpone the Lyme Community Days scheduled July 28-30 until further notice.

Representatives have indicated that there are no immediate threats to health and safety as a result of this incident. The Chaumont and Three Mile Bay Fire Departments continue to monitor the situation including the continuous cooling of involved components and air monitoring for potential toxic byproducts.

Along with air monitoring, which has recorded 0 toxic byproducts (to Depauville, along Morris Tract Road, and within 1 mile of village lines into the Town of Brownville), there is also no present indication of any groundwater contamination or runoff contamination imposing health risks.First responders and state agency representatives will continue on scene until emergency is mitigated. Check back on our website and Facebook for any further updates.

July 13, 2023 by

Joint Meeting Regarding Fire District

NOTICE OF MEETING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public meeting between the Town of Lyme and Village of Chaumont will be held on the 26th day of July, 2023 at the Chaumont Fire Department, 11385 NY-12E, Chaumont, NY, at 6:30PM, for the purpose of discussing whether a public hearing should be held on the formation of a Joint Fire District including some or all of the Town of Lyme and the entire limits of the Village of Chaumont. No public comments will be entertained at this meeting, but the meeting is open to the public.

July 3, 2023 by

ZBA MEETING 7/13/2023

JEFFERSON COUNTY NOTICE OF MEETING
The Town of Lyme Zoning Board of Appeals will hold public hearings on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 6:30 pm at the Town of
Lyme Municipal Building 12175 NYS RT 12E Chaumont NY 13622 to hear the following cases: Jessica Fargo 24005 Hayes Bay Road Three Mile Bay NY 13622 Tax Parcel#: 70.13-2-23 RE: side setback for a storage building; C-Tec Solar /submitted by Sonja Torpey of Tetra Tech Inc / property owners Joseph and Audrey Shanks 28400 Old Town Springs Road Chaumont NY 13622 Tax Parcel#: 61.08-1-3.1 RE: use variance for solar energy facility in waterfront district. For further information, contact the Town of Lyme office at 315-649-2788.

June 29, 2023 by

Scheduling Update

The Town of Lyme Planning Board Meeting will be held July 11, 2023 at 6:30 P.M. at the Copley House

The Town of Lyme Zoning Board of Appeals will be held July 13, 2023 at 6:30 P.M. at the Town of Lyme Offi

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May 30, 2023 by in Community

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION RE:  Proposed Water District No. 6 (Point Salubrious)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Special Election will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 regarding proposed Water District No. 6 (Point Salubrious). The election shall be held at the Town Offices located at 12175 NYS Route 12E, Chaumont, NY 13622. The polls shall open at 12:00 pm and shall remain open for voting until 8:00 pm. The proposition to be voted on will be as follows: “Shall Water District No. 6 (Point Salubrious) be formed?” Please note that voters must own property within the proposed Water District and meet eligibility requirements in order to vote in the Special Election.The Water District will include 329 parcels with a maximum cost of $17,480,000 for the Public Improvements. No individual costs for hook-ups during construction of the project will occur and the estimated cost to a typical property annually (EDU) is anticipated to be $2,048.00.

May 30, 2023

Ariana Henderson, Town Clerk

May 23, 2023 by in Community

Point Salubrious Water District Petition

The Lyme Town Board will hold a special meeting regarding the Point Salubrious Water District Petition at 3:00 P.M., May 25, 2023 at the Town Office, 12175 NYS RTE 12E, Chaumont, NY.
May 23, 2023

Ariana E. Henderson

Town of Lyme Clerk

May 18, 2023 by

C-Tec Solar Use Variance Application

C-Tec Solar, LLC has submitted use variance application to the Town of Lyme to allow a large-scale solar energy system (1.25 MW) within the Water Front Zoning District. This project is located at 28400 Old Town Springs Road (61.08-1-3.1). This application will be added to the Town of Lyme Zoning Board’s agenda to review July 5, 2023. Before being heard at the Town of Lyme’s meeting the application will be heard at Jefferson County’s Planning Board meeting for 239 M review on May 30, 2023.
Ariana Henderson
Town of Lyme Clerk
5/18/2023

May 15, 2023 by

Point Salubrious Water District Update

A petition was submitted to the Town for the Point Salubrious proposed Water District. The Town then asked our Attorney to review the petition and provide me with an opinion on whether the petition was sufficient. The Attorney analyzed property information from Brownell Abstract to determine which property owners were able to sign the petition. They then reached out to Jefferson County Board of Elections to find that 1,112 residents voted in the last election.
For the Petition to be valid, there needed to be 56 signatures
The petition had 63 signatures which 59 were valid.
I analyzed the information the Attorney has provided the Town and agree that the petition is sufficient. The Town will now need to hold a special election on the creation of the proposed water district. As soon as we have more information regarding the petition, the Town will share this with our residents.
Ariana Henderson
Town of Lyme Clerk
May 15, 2023

May 2, 2023 by

WATER DISTRICT #1 and #5 USERS:

Due to the water main break on Old Town Springs Road on 4/30,

TOWN OF LYME Water District #1 and #5 (Old Town Springs Road) users should continue to boil their water until further notice.

VILLAGE OF CHAUMONT water users on the west side of the Chaumont Bridge (Route 12E, Circle Drive, Bay View Drive, Wilson Lane, Mallard Drive) should continue to boil their water until further notice. ***No other village water users are affected except for the residents who live over the bridge on the Cape Vincent side***
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We will keep you posted in a timely manner.

UPDATE 5/2/2023: IT IS NOW SAFE TO DRINK YOUR WATER!!!