Town of Old Lyme Public Notice to Taxpayers Survey

Town of Old Lyme Public Notice Survey

The Town of Old Lyme currently spends a part of its budget on legal public notices. The Town seeks to know which daily newspapers its constituents subscribe to and read. In addition to legal notices posted in newspapers local to Old Lyme, the Town posts Legal Notices of Town Meetings and Referendums (between November 1 and May 1) in newspapers covering the Greater Hartford, New Britain, and Springfield, MA areas to meet the needs of the greatest number of its seasonal residents.

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Town Ordinance 41-1 reads:

Article I. Publication of Notices

[Adopted 5-19-1958]

41-1. Duty of Selectmen.

[Amended 1-27-2003]

In addition to the notices required by law, the Selectmen are directed to advertise legal notices for each special and regular Town Meeting occurring between November 1 and May 1, in which appropriations in excess of $25,000 are to be acted upon, in newspapers of general circulation in Hartford and New Britain, Connecticut, and Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Answers to the following questions will help us ensure we are being cost-effective in advertising in the newspapers' Legal Notice sections that best reach our property owners.

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Additionally, we are interested to learn how survey respondents learn about upcoming events, activities, and current events in Old Lyme.

Thank you in advance for participating in this survey!

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* 1. To help us understand your information preferences, we'd like to learn a little bit more about you. Please check your age range:

Under 18

18-24

25-44

45-64

65-80

80 or older

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* 2. Do you live in Old Lyme or own property (real estate or motor vehicles) in Old Lyme?

Old Lyme is my primary residence.

Old Lyme is not my primary residence, but I am a property owner/taxpayer in Old Lyme.

I do not own property or live in Old Lyme. (This includes those who stay in their family cottages, but they do not own the property themselves.)