News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
New state requirements and deferred maintenance mean that the Lincoln Water Department is asking to borrow just over $1 million. Of the $1.01 million to be requested via bonding at the March 23 Annual Town Meeting, $817,000 is earmarked for regulatory compliance items required by the state Department of Environmental Protection’s 2018 Sanitary Survey of…
(Editor’s note: mousing over phrases in italics show where the specified language can be found in the Zoning Bylaw, General Bylaws, and Historic District Bylaw.) Residents will be asked to approval several changes to town rules on zoning and historic districts at next Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting. Solar energy In Article 28, the Planning Board…
A new roof for the Hartwell building and an irrigation system for the playing field next to the Codman Pool make up about half of the dollars requested from the Capital Planning Committee (CapComm) and the Community Preservation Committee (CPC). The items will be put to a vote in three warrant articles at Town Meeting…
There will be a community forum on “Preparing for Climate Change in Lincoln” on Monday, April 1 from 7–8:30 p.m. in the Town Office Building. The forum will present the results of a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness workshop that was held on February 25 by the town of Lincoln with the assistance of the Metropolitan Area Planning…
Learn first-hand about ranked-choice voting Learn how ranked-choice voting could improve the fairness and effectiveness of elections when Jim Henderson, a board member of Voter Choice Massachusetts, leads a session on Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m. in Bemis Hall (rescheduled from January 20). Coffee and tea will be served starting at 2:45. The presentation will include a simulation using…
Following suggestions at a February 28 public forum, the Leaf Blower Study Committee has drafted amendments to its proposed bylaw such as expanded fall and spring periods when gas-powered machines can be used. The group this week presented a revised draft to the Board of Selectmen that would add a couple of weeks in March…
The impact on property taxes from the school project won’t be quite as bad as many had feared. The interest rate for the lion’s share of the bonds that the town will issue to fund the project is 3.379%, compared to the 4% and 5% projections outlined by the Finance Committee in November. The town…
To the editor: As a member of the Leaf Blower Study Committee, I thank Mr. Deck for his thoughtful critique of our initiative (Lincoln Squirrel, February 20, 2019). In truth, I find more common ground than I might have expected, and have only two points of disagreement. (1) Mr. Deck says his own leaf blower…
To the editor: In a recent posting to the Lincoln Squirrel (“Leaf blower issue comes before voters again,” February 18), proponents of a Town Meeting proposal to limit the use of leaf blowers describe their proposal as noncontroversial. I disagree, and I strongly urge Lincoln residents to oppose it in its current form. The proposal…
Resolution to change seal Petition The Massachusetts state seal is a visual reminder of racism and genocide against Native Americans and should be updated, say supporters of a Town Meeting resolution asking for a state commission to study the seal’s design. As a result of a citizens’ petition submitted by Christine Damon, residents will be…