July 31, 2025 Clinton, Westbrook, & Old Saybrook Vol. XXVIII Iss. 31
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Sticking Points Stall Waterfront Swap By Eric O'Connell Staff Writer OLD SAYBROOK
Despite a month-long delay, negotiations between the town and the owner of the former Dock and Dine restaurant property remain underway, though several unresolved issues continue to stall progress, according to town officials.
At the July 22 meeting of the Board of Selectmen (BOS), First Selectman Carl Fortuna told the board there were still no firm updates on the proposed deal that would see the town acquire the Dock and Dine site in exchange for transferring ownership of the Vicky Duffy Pavilion. Fortuna said while discussions have been ongoing, several key points remain unsettled
between the town and Jon Kodama, principal of The Point, LLC, which owns the 2.2acre waterfront parcel at 145 College Street. “In these negotiations, and should this transaction occur, I am trying to protect the town’s long-term interests,” Fortuna told the Harbor News following the meeting. See Sticking Points Stall page 9
Series-Bound Sendoff The Lyme-Old Lyme Senior Little League Softball team, left, poses for photos with family and friends before boarding a bus to Delaware on July 26 for the program’s firstever Senior Softball World Series appearance. The team, made up of players from Lyme, Old Lyme, Deep River, Westbrook, and Chester, received a police and fire escort as they departed Lyme-Old Lyme High School for the tournament in Lower Sussex, Delaware, which runs through Aug. 3.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ Harbor News
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