Civico Development and town officials have scheduled several public forums and meetings on the proposed Oriole Landing mixed-income housing development. The next forum is Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 2:30–4 p.m. in Bemis Hall. If approved, Civico will build 60 units of housing—15 of them deed-restricted as affordable—in two adjacent buildings on Mary’s Way abutting The…
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Letter to the editor: Taylor running for reelection to Planning Board
To the editor: It doesn’t seem so long ago, but it has been three years since I declared my candidacy for the Planning Board, and I’m asking you to elect me once again for a three-year term. In my initial letter, I summarized my previous service to Lincoln on the Finance Committee, the Housing Commission/Housing…
Community center schemes posted; workshops on Tuesday
The Community Center Preliminary Planning and Design Committee unveiled a series of concepts on their website on Sunday in advance of two public forums on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The building will be a new home for the Parks and Recreation Department and the Council on Aging as well as other community groups. Residents will have…
Property sales in December
37 North Great Rd. — J. Arthur Gleiner to Lincoln and Maria Miara for $1,026,000 (December 27) 7 Upland Field Rd. — Gregory A. Spitzer Trust to Ramin and Elizabeth Doorandish for $1,150,000 (December 22) 104 Todd Pond Rd. — Edward A. Julian to Matthew and Julia Von Wahlde for $1,395,000 (December 8) 7 Tower…
Public hearings coming up
The Lincoln Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. to review an application for Site Plan Review under Section 17 of the Zoning Bylaw. The applicant, Patricia M. O’Hagan Nominee Trust, 270 Concord Rd., proposes to add a ground-mounted solar array. The Lincoln Conservation Commission will hold a…
Developer seeks 60 units of mixed-income housing
If residents vote yes at Town Meeting in March, a proposed 60-unit mixed-income housing development would help meet Lincoln’s state-mandated affordable housing requirement for decades. Civico Development is proposing to build 60 one- and two-bedroom units in two adjacent buildings on Mary’s Way abutting The Commons. Fifteen of the units in Oriole Landing will be…
Property sales in November
6 Smith Hill — Xiaowen Chan to Kai Wang for $1,070,000 (November 15) 5 Birchwood Lane — Deborah Robbins, trustee to Phyllis Green for $554,000 (November 14) 17 Story Dr. — David Hwang to Lee O’Brien and Jeffrey Sutherland for $1,380,000 (November 9) 27 Conant Rd. — John Klobuchar, trustee to Russell Kondaveti and Keerthi…
Oxbow Meadow proposal to be decided by state court
By Alice Waugh Opponents of a new playing field at Oxbow Meadows in Wayland close to the Lincoln town line have filed suit in an attempt to halt the project, but “both sides are talking right now” about resolving some of issues outlined in the appeal, according to Sarkis Sarkisian, Wayland’s town planner. The recreational…
Public hearings coming up
The Historic District Commission will hold two public hearings starting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12: To consider the application of Colin and Diana Smith to install solar panels on the roof of the dwelling at 8 Trapelo Road. To consider the application of Jane O’Rourke to add an overhang on the rear door,…