(Editor’s note: this article as updated with corrections on February 13.)
Sixteen Lincoln residents have filed to run for town office in the March 30 election — and four of them are competing for two openings on the Planning Board.
Board Chair Margaret Olson is running for reelection to another three-year term. Also on the ballot are Robert Ahlert, Susan Hall Mygatt, and Suzanne Parker. Ephraim Flint is not running for reelection. That panel is often the most competitive; in 2024 amid the Housing Choice Act rezoning controversy, incumbent Gary Taylor beat out Sarah Postlethwait by a margin of 952-699. In 2023, incumbent Lynn Delisi and newcomer Craig Nicholson won the two openings in a three-way race with Mark Levinson.
In the other contested race, three Sudbury residents (Charles Morton IV, Eric Poch, and John J. Ryan Jr.) are competing for two openings. The two Lincoln residents on the committee, Catherine Bitter and Lucy Maulsby, are not up for reelection this year.
| BOARD/COMMITTEE | CANDIDATES |
|---|---|
| Board of Assessors (one seat) | Bruce Campbell* |
| Board of Health (one seat) | Steven Kanner* |
| Cemetery Commission (one seat) | Conrad Todd* |
| Commissioner of Trust Funds (one seat) | Douglas Harding* |
| LSRHS School Committee (two seats) | Charles Morton IV (Sudbury) |
| Eric Poch (Sudbury) | |
| John J. Ryan Jr. (Sudbury) | |
| Parks and Recreation Committee (one seat) | Thornton Ring* |
| Planning Board (two seats) | Robert Ahlert |
| Susan Hall Mygatt | |
| Setha Margaret Olson* | |
| Suzanne M. Parker | |
| School Committee (three years) | Kenneth Lepage |
| School Committee (two years) | Abbey Salon |
| Select Board | Jim Hutchinson* |
| Town Clerk | Valerie Fox* |
| Trustees of Bemis Fund | Sara Mattes* |
| Trustees of Lincoln Library | Ray Shepard* |
| Water Commission | Steve Gladstone* |
* asterisks indicate incumbents
[…] an error on the Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee web page, the February 12 article headlined “Four candidates vying for seats on Planning Board” mistakenly said that Lucy Maulsby is the only Lincoln resident on the committee. In fact, […]