Here is a list of headlines and links to stories and letters to the editor that have appeared in the Lincoln Squirrel that relate to the Town Meeting warrant articles that will come up for a vote on Saturday, March 23 starting at 9:30 a.m. Click here for the warrant articles and financial report.
Articles 9, 10, and 11 – Capital Planning Committee and Community Preservation Committee
Article 12 – Citizens’ petition to ban sales of e-cigarettes
- Letter to the editor: ban e-cigarette sales at Town Meeting (February 10, 2019)
- Town expands limits on nicotine products (December 15, 2014)
Article 24 – Water Department capital items
- Water Dept. needs to borrow more than $1 million (March 18, 2019)
Article 27 – Integration of deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum with The Trustees of Reservations
- DeCordova aims to integrate with Trustees of Reservations (October 22, 2018)
- Letters to the editor:
- DeCordova/TToR integration should go forward (March 21, 2019)
- Support deCordova measure at Town Meeting (March 21, 2019)
- Letter to the editor: proposed leaf blower bylaw is an “overreach” – February 20, 2019
Articles 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 – Changes to bylaws regarding solar installations, eminent domain, demolition, and Brown’s Wood Historic District
- Changes to town bylaws are up for votes at Town Meeting (March 17, 2019)
Article 33 – Leaf blower bylaw
- Final draft of proposed bylaw (March 15), with the most recent changes shown in red
- Residents debate pros and cons of leaf blower restrictions (March 4, 2019)
- Leaf blower forum on Thursday (February 27, 2019)
- Leaf blower issue comes before voters again (February 18, 2019)
- Letters to the editor:
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- Amend or defeat leaf blower measure (March 21, 2019)
- Vote “no” on leaf blower question (March 21, 2019)
- Vote “yes” on leaf blower bylaw (March 20, 2019)
Article 34 – Citizen’s petition to support a study on changing the state seal
- Citizens’ petition calls for reexamining state seal (February 11, 2019)