To the Editor:
I am pleased to support Peter Braun for reelection as Selectman. I have known Peter for close to 30 years, as parents on various sport sidelines, as co-members of a number of committees including the Community Preservation Committee, and as a good friend.
As a Selectman for the past three years, he has thoughtfully and conscientiously involved himself in a number of major projects, including helping to manage the impacts of the Route 2 project and support and enhance the efforts of the state, our representatives in Washington, and other local officials to preserve the Hanscom Air Force Base. Peter uses his analytical as well as his diplomatic skills to understand issues and work productively with people.
We in Lincoln are fortunate to have a terrific threesome as Selectmen at this time. They well work together to solve problems. They are efficient and effective in accomplishing the complex duties involved in running the town. Peter is a vital member of this team. His willingness to be deeply involved in a number of issues crucial to the town makes him an essential Selectman for the next three years.
Please vote on March 31 (the Monday after Town Meeting) and please vote for Peter Braun.
Peter Von Mertens
16 Tower Road
To the Editor:
Our neighbor and friend Peter Braun is running for reelection as Selectman for the town of Lincoln. We are fortunate as a town to have such a perceptive, intelligent and capable person to represent us on the Board of Selectmen. Peter has expertise in legal and financial matters and he is dedicated, hard-working, and experienced. We hope you will join us in supporting his candidacy for reelection.
Sincerely,
Diana and Colin Smith
8 Trapelo Rd.
Susan Hall Mygatt
37 Old Concord Rd.
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As a resident, I have great respect for the time and effort that any volunteer gives. Truly, there is no such thing as a bad volunteer. However, I am concerned that sometimes the bonds of friendship can blind us all to the realities of truth. To me, the extent of tree removal associated with the Route 2 Project constitutes the single biggest Conservation Tragedy that Lincoln has seen in over 50 years. Those trees meant as much to that neighborhood as Flint’s Fields and Wheeler Farm mean to so many of us in Town.
What’s more heart wrenching is that it wasn’t supposed to be this way. Many concerned and thoughtful people worked tirelessly in the preceding decades of the Route 2 Project to establish guidelines for selective removal of mature trees within the construction zone. Sadly, this procedure was not followed, and town oversight was sorely lacking when it was needed most.
As I’ve said, I have great respect for all volunteers. But, regrettably, there are times when even the best of friends don’t make the best Selectmen.