Child care during Town Meeting
To ensure that Lincoln families are able to participate during Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 23, LEAP is providing child care that’s open to all families attending Town Meeting, even if they are not currently registered with LEAP. They will be open to kids age 4-12 starting at 8:30 a.m. for $40 per child (snack and pizza lunch included). Click here to sign up.
Magic Garden is also providing child care for children who are currently enrolled at Magic Garden. Drop-off starts at 9 a.m. and pick up is scheduled for 15 minutes after the completion of the community center vote. The cost is $25 per child, snacks included. Children must bring their own lunch.
In order for LEAP and Magic Garden to provide child care during Annual Town Meeting, both organizations need to schedule staff. The programs cannot run on March 23 if families do not sign up as soon as possible.
Town Meeting logistics
Town Meeting Moderator Sarah Cannon Holden encourage residents to sign in early starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 23 to avoid a backup. The meeting will be called to order promptly at 9:30 a.m. — don’t be late. Discussion and voting on two major issues will occur early in the meeting (Article 3, the HCA zoning amendment, and Article 4, the community center.)
When the right moment arrives, we will break for about half hour for lunch. Only snacks will be available for sale; bring your own sandwich if you like.
Residents will receive the warrant booklet in the mail soon. It includes all the warrant articles as well as rules and procedures for the meeting. For more information and links, go to the Town Meeting home page.
Voting in the town election
This year, there are three ways to vote in the annual town election on Monday, March 25:
- Early voting in person
- Vote by mail — please complete this application form in the link below and return it to the Town Clerk’s Office
- Vote in person on Election Day
Click here to see a sample ballot.
Early voting in person starts on Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and will continue from Monday, March 18 to Thursday, March 21 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Donaldson Room at Town Hall. Early voting in person means you can show up on those days and vote your ballot there and then.
If you have requested a vote-by-mail ballot, you can return it to the drop box behind Town Hall, bring it to the Town Clerk’s office, or mail it in. Election Day voting takes place on Monday, March 25 from 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m. in the Reed Gym on Ballfield Road.
If you are not already registered to vote, the last day to register in order to participate in the Annual Town Meeting and Annual Town Election is Wednesday, March 13. Click here to register online.
“My Turn” submissions to the Lincoln Squirrel
“My Turn” opinion pieces about any issue to be discussed at Town Meeting or the town election must be submitted no later than Tuesday, March 19 at 8 p.m. For quesrions and submissions, email lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com.
It’s important for residents to know that the HCA/Article 3 issue is not on the paper ballot; to vote either Yes or No on this issue each resident must show up in person at Town Meeting on March 23rd. The South Lincoln rezoning issue will only be addressed at Town Meeting, and all voting on it will take place there.
Because it is the third Article on the Warrant, the HCA rezoning issue is likely to be introduced at the meeting in the morning, so citizens must be sure to arrive in time for the discussion and vote.