    He attended a Siting Council hearing regarding the placement of a cell tower on Brainerd Road. He noted that no decision has been made as yet.
    He had been reviewing the Town Hall Pavilion along with the Lions Club. A new roof had been installed and the Lions were going to work on the landscaping. He said that this summer after Celebrate East Lyme, there will be a music series on Saturday nights.
     He hosted a Chamber of Commerce breakfast where he and Dr. Lombardo discussed the State of East Lyme.
    He attended a Route 11 meeting where they agreed to meet quarterly.
    He said the Capital Improvement Plan Committee had met and they would be presenting their plan on May 10th at the Annual Town Meeting.
    He said he attended the Public Hearing on the budget hosted by the Board of Finance.
    He said that the Town Meeting will adjourn the meeting on the budget to a referendum. He noted that the Charter Revision Committee had been successful in changing the referendum date to a Thursday and that the Selectmen set the time of the referendum.
    He said the Water and Sewer Commission is working on negotiations with New London on a regional water connection.
    He invited the Board members to attend a Regional Water Stakeholders meeting he was hosting at Nett Hall at Camp Rell on May 25th at 2:00 p.m.
    He attended COST Day at the Capital.
    He met with the Commander of the Coast Guard and local fishermen about the bridge closures over the channel. So far, it had been agreed to close 4.5 hours from Sunday to Wednesday and there would be no closure on the full moon weeks. He said they had agreed to meet after May 22nd to see how things were going.
    He attended Rachel’s Challenge at the High School.
    He attended a Sergeant’s meeting at the Police Department where there were discussions about a uniform policy.
    He said there had been a health fair at Town Hall and the goal is to have healthier employees since a healthier workforce is more productive and saves money.
    He hosted his monthly department head meeting.
    He met with First Selectman Tim Griswold and they discussed regional options.
    He attended the Rotary meeting.
    He said the boardwalk was priced at $3.8 million to build the entire 1.1 mile and that now, Amtrak would be replacing half of it. He said the designer and the inspector were found to be at fault and they had settled the lawsuit and that legal fees had been included in the settlement. He said that $40,000 had been given the Public Trust for maintenance.
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