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To the editor: Mr. Coppock in his letter of March 12 suggests that the We The People Act currently in committee at the State House and a topic at the upcoming Town Meeting is an effort to “amend the first amendment.” It is not. Mr. Coppock also says that the We The People Act is…
Deadline for letters on Town Meeting, election The Lincoln Squirrel will accept letters to the editor concerning the March 28 Town Meeting and March 30 town election until Tuesday, March 24 at 5 p.m. Planning Board reschedules meeting on zoning amendments The Planning Board’s zoning amendment informational meeting on zoning amendments to be voted in…
To the editor:
The Leaf Blower Study Committee has worked hard to gain support for regulating the use of leaf blowers in Lincoln. They have earned limited support from the Board of Health for regulation in South Lincoln, but no support for town-wide regulations either from the Board of Health or the Conservation Commission.
To the editor: On March 28 during Town Meeting, citizens will hear about the We The People Act, a bill filed on Beacon Hill [HD1988] with 83 sponsors and co-sponsors in the Massachusetts legislature. Four states (Vermont, California, Illinois, and New Jersey) have passed legislation calling for an Article V Congressional Convention to amend the U.S….
Editor’s note: This letter is in response to a letter posted on March 9 about the upcoming Town Meeting vote on whether to support the We the People Act. To the editor: If this effort to amend the First Amendment is such a good idea, why is it opposed by the American Civil Liberties Union, which…
The Planning Board will host an information session on Monday, March 16 on the zoning amendments that will be voted on at the Town Meeting. The session begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Donaldson Room in Town Hall. The session will cover the lighting, parking and B-2 district zoning amendments the Planning Board is sponsoring. Details on the…
Town election ballot online; absentee ballots now availableThe Town of Lincoln has published this specimen ballot for the town election March 30 are available now in the Town Clerk’s Office. More information is available on this Town of Lincoln web page.
The School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) and Dore & Whittier Architects have completed their study of the Lincoln School. The study focused on developing a wide range of options to address the facility and educational space needs of the Lincoln School. The final report contains a comprehensive accounting of the process and outcomes of their work. Copies of the study are available for public viewing at the following locations:
Editor’s note: Article 44 at the Town Meeting on March 28 will ask if Lincoln residents support passage of the We the People Act. The full warrant can be found here.
To the editor:
I attended the first of eight “Commonwealth Conversations” with state senators at Newton North High School [last week] to urge quick passage of the crucial We The People Act (Mass. House Docket 1988, filed Jan. 15, 2015). The “Commonwealth Conversations” are a series of grassroots forums that our state senators are holding to hear from us. It was a moving experience.
Editor’s note: The authors are referring to Article 42 at Town Meeting on March 28. The complete Town Meeting warrant can be found here.
To the editor:
Global warming, caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels and the resulting increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is a serious threat to current and future generations in Lincoln and around the world. Already global warming is causing costly disruption of human and natural systems throughout the world, for example. The effects of global warming will further intensify with increased temperatures such that almost all governments in the world, including that of the United States, have agreed (through the 2009 Copenhagen Accord) that any warming above a 2º C. (3.6º F.) rise would be unsafe for human habitation. Scientists estimate that humans can emit only approximately 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and still retain a reasonable hope of not exceeding 2º C. of (additional) global warming.
