Letter to the editor: Craig announces candidacy for Board of Selectmen

Editor’s note: Noah Eckhouse announced earlier today that he will not be running for reelection to the Board of Selectmen.

To the editor:

I am writing to announce my candidacy for the open seat on the Board of Selectman and to ask for your support. I am excited by the opportunity to bring my skills, experience and energy to the board as we face many important challenges as a town over the coming months and years.

For those of you who may not yet know me, I have lived in Lincoln with my family since 2004 and am the proud parent of a fifth-grade child in our public schools. Serving on the Planning Board since 2008 (five years as an elected member and two as an appointed associate member), I have had the privilege to work alongside many wonderful and dedicated volunteers on many different committees and boards, all of whom care deeply about our town. I believe this experience, combined with my professional background as an attorney in private practice with an emphasis in real estate law, will allow me to bring added value and perspective to our Board of Selectman, especially as the town considers significant land use issues and their affordability, including: a school building project, a multigenerational community center, and the feasibility/desire for future growth of Lincoln Station.

I am also excited at the chance to work with the board in continuing to engage our many nonprofits to share in the costs of the services the town provides, working to further strengthen our relationship with Hanscom and the Air Force, and collaborating with other boards and committees in addressing the many day to day issues facing our town.

Lincoln has a tradition rich in balancing conservation of our natural resources with necessary growth, all while exercising prudent fiscal discipline. An avid runner, I am reminded daily of how special and unique our town is, in large part due to the foresight and strategies implemented over the years by our town leaders. If elected, I look forward to working with the board and fellow Lincolnites to create and adopt the strategies that will continue our shared vision for Lincoln’s future.

Lastly, I would like to thank Noah Eckhouse for his many years of tireless and dedicated service to our town. Noah’s willingness six years ago to step forward and run for selectman at a time in his life when most of us would be otherwise wholly consumed with work and family has inspired me to do the same this coming year.

I look forward to meeting and hearing from you over the coming months, and hope you will consider supporting me at our town election in March.

Sincerely,

James Craig
Farrar Road
jameslaw33@comcast.net

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