land use
Online trail walks and spring activities on offer from LLCT
Now that spring is more or less here, stir-crazy Lincolnites and visitors are turning their thoughts to walks in the woods — but where to begin? Try one of the 10 suggested walks on the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust’s redesigned website. With the help of LLCT staff and volunteers, Lewis Trails created the suggested walks…
Town Meeting 2019 roundup
Here are some of the measures approved by residents at the March 23 Annual Town Meeting. See previous stories for coverage of the votes on the leaf blower bylaw and the deCordova/Trustees of Reservations integration. Town budget Voters approved a FY 2020 budget of $41.55 million, a 10.3% increase from this year’s budget of $37.68…
Changes to town bylaws are up for votes at Town Meeting
(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…
Property sales in January
33 Tabor Hill Rd. — Edvaldo Morata to Mark Nebelung and Chantal Bray for $3,400,000 (January 4) 37 Longmeadow Rd. — John O’Laughlin Trust to John and Julia Sullivan for $855,000 (January 7) 47 Farrar Rd. — John Kling to Jean-Pierre and Jennifer Carney for $575,000 (January 29) 4 Cerulean Way — Madeline Osit to…
Public hearings coming up
L-S School Committee The Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Conference Room B at the high school regarding (a) the FY20 school budget and (b) school choice. Updated L-S FY20 Budget Presentation at the Lincoln Finance Committee’s second budget Workshop (1/23/19) LS FY20 Proposed Budget Book (1/22/19)…
Property sales in December
27R South Commons — Richard Golay Trust to Jena Salon for $592,000 (December 18). 1 Mary’s Way — John Morrissey Trust to Civico Oriole Lincoln LLC for $2,225,000 (December 7). 111 Lexington Rd. — James Roberge Trust to Jonathan D. Prange and Sarah D. Sherlock for $1, 250,000 (December 7). 215 Concord Rd. — Gordon…
South Lincoln efforts continue with workshop for businesses
As part of a larger effort to revitalize the Lincoln Station area, the town is sponsoring a free workshop for Lincoln’s storefront business owners titled “Retail Best Practices: The Power of Presentation” on Wednesday, Jan. 9 from 8–9:30 a.m. at the Rural Land Foundation office at Lincoln Station (145 Lincoln Rd., second floor). The session led by Christine…
New Minuteman High School on track for fall 2019 opening
Construction on Minuteman High School in Lincoln is progressing smoothly and the new building will open its doors to students in September 2019. The new building broke ground in June 2017 after years of effort, as Minuteman had to secure Town Meeting approvals from every town in the Minuteman school district before the project could…
Property sales in November
16 Juniper Ridge Rd. — Michael D. Russell to Pablo Acosta-Serafina and Romana Filipi for $935,000 (November 27) 352 Hemlock Circle — Patricia R. Walsh Trust to Christine Wanke for $560,000 (November 15) 37 Bedford Rd. — Edward G. Nardi to Lydia Ogden and Thaddeus Carlson for $1,412,500 (November 13) 25 Greenridge Lane — Andrew…