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A group of Lincoln design professionals wrote a memo to campus planners urging that they consider locating the community center on the current Smith school site rather than on the Hartwell side of campus, but the reaction among community center planners was lukewarm last week. At its February 14 meeting, the Community Center Preliminary Planning…
Democratic town caucus times given A previous news item about the March 3 date of the Lincoln Democrats’ caucus omitted the time. Registration for the caucus begins at 9:30 a.m. and the event begins at 10 a.m. Jazz concert on Wednesday The CJALL jazz concert with Jimmy Mazzy & The Last Minute Men originally planned…
Residents can see the next round of design ideas for a community center at the regular meeting of the Community Center Preliminary Planning and Design Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 4:45 p.m. in Hartwell Pod A. The CCPPDC and architects showed six options at workshops on January 30 with restimated price tages of $13…
The vast majority of residents surveyed after January 23 presentations on options for the Lincoln School preferred the most compact and expensive scheme costing an estimated $89.8 million. Option B6, which concentrates the school on the north side of the ballfield, includes a two-story classroom segment. The School Building Committee and architects will host a…
To the editor: Following the meetings of the Community Center and the School Building Committees during the past couple of weeks, it is clear for me that much work has been done. On the other hand, it is not so clear whether one or the other of these groups perceives it to be their responsibility…
The SBC has narrowed the Lincoln School project options down to three, and architects presented them to residents at community workshops on January 23. Attendees also heard detailed price estimates from another firm, as well as information on taxation and borrowing scenarios from Finance Committee Vice Chair Andrew Paine, who recapped some of the information…
The date for the community workshops described in the January 21 article headlined “Considering and comparing school options on Tuesday” should have been given as Tuesday, Jan. 23, not Tuesday, Jan. 22. The article has been corrected and updated to include guiding principles for decision-making on the school project….
An important milestone in planning for the Lincoln School project arrives on Tuesday, when residents will have a chance to voice opinions and ask questions about a range of renovation and construction concepts. In November and December, architects presented options for a mostly new school (the “B” options) or renovating and adding to the existing…
To the editor: The Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music (LSFOM), a committed group of parent volunteers, would like to express our strong objection to proposed cuts to the L-S music program and our unwavering support for Michael Bunting, the L-S choral director. The L-S administration is proposing a cut to the L-S music program that is…
Officials shared recent town financial data and outlined questions that will have to be answered about the two proposed campus projects at a joint meeting of four boards on January 9. Some residents are feeling sticker shock after learning the projected costs for a school project, let alone a community center, but most agree that…