My Turn: Craig Nicholson for Planning Board

(Editor’s note: Nicholson is vying with incumbent Lynn DeLisi and Mark Levinson for two openings on the Planning Board. A Q&A with those candidates appeared in the Squirrel on March 13.)

We the undersigned are enthusiastically supporting Craig Nicholson for one of the two open seats on the Lincoln Planning Board in the election on March 27.

Craig lives in Lincoln with his wife and three daughters. When he’s not coaching town soccer or running on the Lincoln trails, he’s quite busy both professionally and as a very active member of our community. He has experience in planning and working with communities that makes him a valuable addition to the board. He is currently the director of operations for a real estate consultancy (AjaxCS.com), where he spearheads sustainability initiatives and works closely with a variety of stakeholders.

As a volunteer in Lincoln, he currently serves as an associate member of the Lincoln Planning Board, to which he was appointed by the Planning Board and Select Board in 2018. He is a member of the Lincoln School Building Committee and was on the South Lincoln Planning Implementation Committee. In Boston, he was the lead of an organization that worked closely with residents, landowners, developers, and businesses in Boston’s South End neighborhood. His master’s degree from Tufts combines traditional planning with a focus on social justice and sustainability. We believe that all of his experiences will help the Planning Board in critically evaluating proposals that come before the board.

We cannot imagine anyone more qualified — through his professional expertise, his overall engagement in our community, and the time he has put in as an alternate member of the Planning Board — to represent the many and diverse voices of our town on the important planning issues we face over the next several years. Please join us and vote for Craig Nicholson on March 27 or by mail-in ballot.

Sincerely,

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