To the editor:
It is with both gratitude and sadness that I am announcing my early retirement from the Board of Selectmen. I will be resigning as of March 27, 2017 (town election day) for personal reasons.
It has been an honor to serve the town of Lincoln over the past 20 years—on the L-S School Committee, the Housing Commission, the Affordable Housing Trust and the Board of Selectmen. The faith that you have put in me has been both uplifting and humbling. I have always tried to serve the town to the best of my ability, and in return have found great rewards in this service.
During my time on the board, my focus has primarily been in the areas of housing, land use, road and traffic concerns, and human services. I served on the 2014 Community Center Study Committee and the 2015 Campus Master Plan Committee. I am enthusiastic about the opportunities ahead for our campus; I envision a renovated or new school building with a focus on 21st-century learning side by side with a community center which brings our Town together in ways we can only imagine today.
I encourage all of you who have not yet signed up to consider how you can serve the town. All of our boards and committees are run by volunteers, and everyone’s voice is valuable. The greater diversity that we have serving, the stronger the town becomes. We have a fantastic administrative team in Town Hall; they make our town run, and with them in place, volunteers’ tasks are simplified.
In the meantime, let me specifically call out Tim Higgins, our town administrator, who has always been there for me; Peggy Elder, administrative assistant to Tim, who handles all of the routine work cheerfully and reliably; and Elaine Carroll, administrative assistant to Housing and many others, who wears so many hats and yet keeps all things housing clear and on target.
If you are interested in running for a seat on the Board of Selectmen, give me a call; I would be happy to discuss it with you.
Sincerely,
Renel Fredriksen
76 Trapelo Rd.
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