FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Holly Cheeseman
Phone: (860) 227-5485
Email: holly.cheesemanxx@gmail.com

East Lyme Republican Town Committee Unanimously
Nominates Mark Nickerson for a Fourth Term as First
Selectman
ELRTC also nominates slate of community leaders for the Board of Selectmen,
Board of Finance, Board of Education, Board of Assessment Appeals as well as the
Planning and Zoning Commissions.
East Lyme, Conn.- Holly Cheeseman, Chairman of the East Lyme Republican Town
Committee, announced that the ELRTC unanimously nominated Mark Nickerson for a fourth
term as First Selectman and a slate of committed community leaders for local boards all focused
on the continued progress of East Lyme.
Following the caucus, Chairman Cheeseman released the following statement:
“First Selectman Nickerson has a proven track record of accomplishment for our town and is the
right leader for our community to continue the progress we have made together as a team. These
accomplishments include the completion of the Niantic Bay Boardwalk, the building of the new
park on Main Street, as well as establishing an independent police force in town, the elementary
schools renovation project, the town’s decision to purchase a new public safety building and
install new bathrooms at Cini Park.”
“We also have nominated a slate of dedicated community leaders to run for the Board of
Selectmen, Board of Finance, Board of Education, Board of Assessment Appeals as well as the
Planning and Zoning Commissions. Together, we will run as “Team Nickerson” and will
continue to bring the same results to the community that we all love.
Following his nomination, First Selectman Nickerson released the following statement:
“I am honored to be unanimously endorsed by the ELRTC for a fourth term this evening. East
Lyme is a fantastic community to raise a family. It has also proven to be a haven for those who
are retired. Our parks, beaches, library, walking trails, boardwalk, charming Main Street and

 more all add up to a quality of life that is second to none. We live in a special place and it keeps
getting better. Everywhere I go, people stop me and tell me how happy they are with the
direction our town is going in. However, I don’t accomplish anything alone. I have a great team
of people who volunteer to be on these boards and commissions and then I have incredible
department heads who are supremely professional in their chosen careers. It’s East Lyme first.
It’s the people first. And I am honored to lead this incredible town.”
This year’s slate includes the following community members:
Board of Selectmen: ​Paul Dagle, Marc Salerno, and Kevin Seery
Board of Finance: ​Lawrence Fitzgerald and Matthew Kane
Board of Education: ​Timothy Hagen (2 year term), Eric Bauman, Jaime Barr Shelburn, and
Ryan Schrader
Board of Assessment Appeals: ​Patrick Hughes, Suzanne Szupiany, and William Weber
Zoning Commission: ​George McPherson
Zoning Commission Alternate: ​Tracey Lizza
Planning Commission: ​Donald Phimister, David Schmitt, and Mary Ann Salvatore
Planning Commission Alternate: ​Griffin Woods and Rita Franco-Palazzo
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