Fellow residents,
I’m writing to endorse Jim Hutchinson for Select Board, and I urge you to vote for him in the town election on March 28 (the Monday after Town Meeting).
This is an easy endorsement to write: I’ve worked with Jim closely for a number of years on Lincoln’s Finance Committee and other town projects, and I’m constantly impressed with his expertise and understanding of financial and management issues in our town. Residents may not fully understand how much he’s led and contributed, from a revised OPEB “level-budgeting” policy at FinCom, to playing a key role reviewing and negotiating our complex solar power purchase agreements for our new school building, to learning the municipal water business (probably more than he bargained for!) and getting operations there back on track.
When Jim was talking to me about joining FinCom, he said (paraphrasing), “If you want to understand how a town really works, follow the finances.” While there’s much more to the Select Board than just business and finance stuff, I have a hard time imagining someone with a better perspective and instinct on Lincoln’s opportunities, challenges, issues, and constraints than Jim. He’s been a model for volunteering, analytical thinking, active listening, problem-solving, dry humor, and “giving back.” We’re all lucky to have him.
After I wrote this, a few other residents that feel the same way about Jim asked to add their names below. We all urge you to vote for Jim in the March 28 Select Board election.
Sincerely,
Andy Payne
83 Tower Rd.
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