Video of town election candidate forum posted

An hourlong forum featuring the four candidates vying for contested seats in the March 25 town election introduced themselves and answered questions at a forum at The Commons in Lincoln on March 5. Though the forum was not open to the public, it was recorded and the video can be viewed below or by going directly to this YouTube link.

“It was clear throughout the forum that every one of the candidates is determined to serve the town to the best of their ability, and that they truly love this community of which they (and we) are all a part,” said Allen Vander Meulen, who organized the forum moderated by Lincoln Squirrel editor Alice Waugh. “They are candidates for office out of their devotion to this town, and their determination to be of service in shaping and supporting our collective future. I would ask that we remember this as we continue working to find solutions for the major challenges we face, including (in the months and years to come) enacting the decisions we make together at the upcoming Town Meeting and election.”

Participants were Select Board candidates Jennifer Glass (incumbent) and Frank Clark, and Planning Board candidates Gary Taylor (incumbent) and Sarah Postlethwait, a member of Lincoln Residents for Hosing Alternatives. Most of the discussion focused on the Housing Choice Act rezoning, the proposed community center, and town budgets and taxation.