elections

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.

The Lincoln PTO will host a town election candidate forum on Tuesday, March 12 from 7–9 p.m. in the Lincoln School Learning Commons. It will also be accessible via this Zoom link.

Candidates will have three minutes to introduce themselves and present a substantive statement of their platform. Moderators Rob Stringer and Sarah Cannon Holden will then direct questions to candidates that were submitted on cards filled out by attendees shortly after they arrived, or that are posed via the chat function on Zoom. Candidates will have two minutes to respond. The LPTO can’t guarantee that there will be enough time to get to all the questions.

The forum is intended not as a debate but as an information session and meet-and-greet whereby voters can get acquainted with candidates and their views. Candidates have been asked to refrain from addressing or referring to fellow candidates and to refrain from campaign speeches or speechifying.

The candidates scheduled to participate in the forum are as follows (each seat is for a three-year term):

Select Board:

• Incumbent Jennifer Glass (jlrglass@mac.com)
• Frank Clark (clark@gmail.com)

Planning Board:

• Incumbent Gerald Taylor (gatlincoln@gmail.com)
• Sarah Postlethwait (sarah@bayhas.com)

Upon arrival, attendees should stop at the LPTO table to fill out a name tag before settling into the Learning Commons. Volunteers will also offer audience members question forms and pencils prior to entering the Learning Commons. Attendees will be invited to join in a collective round of applause for all the candidates at the beginning and end of the Introductions round and are asked to refrain from cheering for anyone candidate during that round.

Two long-time town officials who are running for reelection on March 25 will face challengers.

Jennifer Glass is seeking a third full term on the Select Board. She defeated Allen Vander Meulen in 2017 to fill the unexpired term of Renel Fredriksen and was reelected unopposed in 2018 and 2021, but this year she is facing two opponents: Frank Clark and Aidan Rogers. On the Planning Board slate, Lincoln Residents for Housing Alternatives member Sarah Postlethwait is running against Gary Taylor, who is seeking a fourth term. Meanwhile, newcomer Yonca Heyse is running uncontested for the School Committee seat of  retiring member John MacLachlan.

Candidate “My Turn” pieces in the Lincoln Squirrel thus far:

• Gary Taylor, Planning Board (Jan. 28, 2024)
• Frank Clark, Select Board (Jan. 29, 2024)
• Jennifer Glass (Jan. 22, 2024)

Board/Committee	# of seats	Candidates
Board of Assessors	1	Edward Morgan*
Board of Health	1	Patricia Miller*
Cemetery Commission	1	Douglas Harding*
Housing Commission	1	Terry S. Perlmutter
LSRHS School Committee	2	Cathie Bitter*
		Maura Carty*
Parks and Recreation Committee	1	Brianna Doo*
Planning Board	1	Gerald Taylor*
		Sarah Postlethwait
School Committee	2	Susan H. Taylor*
		Yonca Heyse
Select Board	1	Jennifer Glass*
		Frank Clark
		Aidan Rogers
Trustees of Bemis Fund	1	Miriam Borden*
Water Commission	1	Patrick J. Lawler*

In the March 27 town election, Matina Madrick and Jacob Lehrhoff won the two open seats on the School Committee, beating out incumbent Adam Hogue and Peter Buchthal. In the other contested race, the two openings on the Planning Board went to incumbent Lynn DeLisi and Craig Nicholson.

Nicholson, who is currently a Planning Board alternate member, won the most votes (736) of the three candidates, followed by DeLisi at 602 and Mark Levinson at 417. Longtime member Bob Domnitz originally planned to run for reelection but subsequently dropped out and endorsed Levinson.

Lehrhoff and Madrick soundly defeated Buchthal and Hogue, a two-term incumbent who voted against the last school budget. Buchthal campaigned heavily on LincolnTalk and the PTO candidate forum on claims that Lincoln spends too much per student and that too many students are one or more grades behind in their studies. Lehrhoff received the second-highest vote total of the four even though he was not able to appear at the forum.

In an uncontested race at the top of the ticket, Kim Bodnar (currently School Building Committee vice chair) will take over for outgoing Select Board member Jonathan Dwyer.

Following are the unofficial results for the election. Scroll down for the uncontested Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee results, which resulted in victories for newcomers Lucy Maulsby of Lincoln and Ravi Simon of Sudbury.

• School Committee candidate Q&A
• Planning Board candidate Q&A
• Uncontested candidate Q&A (partial)
• PTO candidate forum
• “My Turn” posts by and about the candidates

Offices & Candidates	Prec. 1	Prec. 2	Total
Select Board
Kimberly A. Bodnar	592	332	924
Write-ins	2	5	7
Blank	148	90	238
Total	742	427	1,169
Board of Assessors
Ellen B. Meadors	584	319	903
Write-ins	2	1	3
Blank	156	107	263
Total	742	427	1,169
Board of Health
Frederick Lawton Mansfield	575	314	889
Write-ins	1	2	3
Blank	166	111	277
Total	742	427	1,169
Cemetery Commissioner
Manley B. Boyce	592	319	911
Write-ins	3	2	5
Blank	147	106	253
Total	742	427	1,169
Commissioner of Trust Funds
Derek Paul Fitzgerald	562	301	863
Write-ins	1	1	2
Blank	179	125	304
Total	742	427	1,169
Housing Commission (3-year term)
Neil Michael Feinberg	518	299	817
Write-ins	4	4	8
Blank	220	124	344
Total	742	427	1,169
Housing Commission (2-year term)
Julie A. Brogan	563	306	869
Write-ins	1	1	2
Blank	178	120	298
Total	742	427	1,169
Moderator
Sarah Cannon Holden	579	318	897
Write-ins	13	10	23
Blank	150	99	249
Total	742	427	1,169
Parks and Recreation Committee
Robert Stringer	574	313	887
Write-ins	2	2	4
Blank	166	112	278
Total	742	427	1,169
Planning Board
Lynn E. Delisi	394	208	602
Mark Levinson	271	146	417
Craig M. Nicholson	458	278	736
Write-ins	5	0	5
Blank	356	222	578
Total	1,484	854	2,338
School Committee
Adam M. Hogue	235	144	379
Peter M. Buchthal	163	103	266
Jacob Lehrhoff	404	208	612
Matina Madrick	489	277	766
Write-ins	1	1	2
Blank	192	121	313
Total	1,484	854	2,338
Trustees of Bemis
Rachel Marie Schachter	562	300	862
Write-ins	2	0	2
Blank	178	127	305
Total	742	427	1,169
Water Commissioner (3-year term)
Matthew Bio	562	302	864
Write-ins	1	1	2
Blank	179	124	303
Total	742	427	1,169
Water Commissioner (2-year term)
Stephen Rees Gladstone	559	299	858
Write-ins	1	1	2
Blank	182	127	309
Total	742	427	1,169
Water Commissioner (1-year term)
Patrick J. Lawler	573	300	873
Write-ins	2	1	3
Blank	167	126	293
Total	742	427	1,169

 

Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee results

	Prec. 1	Prec. 2	Lincoln total	Sudbury total	Grand total
Lucy Mason Maulsby (Lincoln)	574	317	891	1,977	2,868
Ravi Simon (Sudbury)	418	216	634	1,996	2,630
Write-ins	3	2	5	17	22
Blank	489	319	808	2,662	3,470
Total	1,484	854	2,338	6,652	8,990

Five of the seven candidates in the contested School Committee and Planning Board races shared their views on issues including class size and the Housing Choice Act at a March 21 forum. A recording of the event is available here for viewing in advance of the election on Monday, March 27.

School Committee

Candidates for the two seats: Peter Buchthal, Adam Hogue (two-term incumbent), Matina Madrick, and Jake Lehrhoff, who was not present. 

Buchthal has been posting pieces on LincolnTalk about student attrition at the Lincoln School, what he termed an “achievement gap,” and funding, saying that Lincoln “spends substantially more per student than peer towns.”

“We need a new set of eyes, not a rubber stamp,” he said.

While Hogue touted his record of helping negotiate past teacher contracts and fighting to keep the Lincoln Public School open during the pandemic, Madrick said that “educators and administrators have also gone through a big mental health crisis” during that time, and the School Committee “could look at aligning the budget to provide services for our educators.”

The candidates had different takes on the issue of diversity work in the schools. “The AIDE [access, inclusion, diversity, and equity] work I think has been terrific,” particularly the recent 21-day AIDE Challenge, said Madrick, who also lauded the schools’ Portrait of a Learner initiative.

“I really support the AIDE stuff but these are really difficult conversations, Hogue said. When the issue was first being discussed in depth on the School Committee, “everyone was kind of singing ‘Kumbaya’ but not talking. When we had to start debating issues, it was tough — we butted heads. We disagreed but it was actually a good thing [because] we went through the issues.” He said some committee members initially wanted to focus on issues surrounding Black and Indigenous students, “but I said I disagree with this” because he wanted to include LGBTQ students and “Asian hate” in the conversation. “I got some nasty emails about that,” he said.

Buchthal said “really didn’t know the details” about the AIDE and Portrait of a Learner work. “We need to focus on what they’re behind in, and that’s reading, writing, and arithmetic,” he said. He claimed that a recent assessment showed that 38% of Lincoln School students are one or more grades behind where they should be, “and we should start looking at what we should do in terms of an action plan.”

Regarding the METCO program, Madrick advocated having more activities involving Lincoln students and parents in Boston. Buchthal again brought up the achievement gap during the METCO discussion, saying that “the program has enormous potential but we haven’t achieved it yet… I’m all for the social aspects but [METCO kids] spend two hours a day coming and going from here, and we have to make sure they get the best education possible. With this kind of gap we’re not doing what we need to do.”

All three School Committee candidates welcomed the hire of Superintendent of Schools Parry Graham and vowed to support him as much as possible. “I’d give him super carte blanche to put everything on the table — this is his regime,” Buchthal said. Also on deck is a new middle school principal. “They handle disciplinary issues [and] and we need clearer, more defined disciplinary rules,” he added. If there’s instances of bullying or “a kid says he doesn’t want to do his homework, what happens to them? I don’t know.”

The candidates diverged on the issue of class sizes. Research showing the benefits of smaller classes has been “debunked” by the Department of Education, Buchthal said. Some middle school classes have been as small as 15 students (largely due to students leaving the district, he said)., adding that larger classes offer “social benefits as well as little bit of competition.”

But Madrick disagreed, noting that her daughter was in a 32-student class in kindergarten in another town “and it was chaos — she spent the year doing worksheets.” Although “I’m sure in some cases we could add students” to a class, “this is kind of more complicated for a small district. It’s a big privilege to have that problem and I’m happy to have it and happy to have discussions about it, but I’m not sure it’s such a high priority for our district right now.”

Planning Board

Candidates: Craig Nicholson and Mark Levinson (incumbent Lynn DeLisi was not present).

The two biggest planning issues facing Lincoln at the moment are the proposed expansions of Hanscom Field and The Commons in Lincoln, and the Housing Choice Act (HCA), which requires “MBTA communities” including Lincoln to allow more multifamily housing by right. “The initial proposal sprung on the [Commons] residents didn’t seem to protect their interests very much,” Levinson said. As for the Hanscom proposal, “it’s a really bad idea for all sorts of reasons,” including increased air and road traffic and noise,” he added.

The idea has attracted protests from hundreds of area residents, and developers must now submit a detailed environmental impact report. Nevertheless, “Massport has made it clear they want to do something there. It would be foolish to think that pressure is going to go away,” Nicholson said. “The town doesn’t have direct control, but we have to do as much as we can as a town to apply political pressure on our state and federal legislators.”

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office recently ratcheted up the pressure on towns by making it clear that compliance with the HCA is not optional. Lincoln’s HCA Working Group is working to figure out how the rules apply specifically to Lincoln. A Town Meeting vote on zoning amendments is expected in March 2024.

“It has to start with a tremendous amount of outreach,” Nicholson said. As the working group looks at what areas of town could be subject to rezoning, “it may not necessarily all be negative impacts.”

The two candidates were also asked about how to make it easier for families and others (even if they are not technically low-income) to afford a home in Lincoln. Nicholson noted that this is a regional problem that is driven largely by supply and demand. 

As Levinson noted, the town is again proposing to amend zoning rules in order to encourage more accessory apartments. If approved, Article 26 will allow accessory apartments by right within the principal dwelling unit and would streamline the permitting process for an unit in an accessory structure by deleting the requirement of a Planning Board recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals. This would hopefully create more housing that is “relatively affordable,” he said.

Following are responses from some of the Lincolnites who are running uncontested as first-time or incumbent candidates on the March 27 town election. The Lincoln Squirrel previously published articles looking at the contested races for Planning Board and School Committee. 

• Kim Bodnar (Select Board)
• Manley Boyce (Cemetery Commission)
• Neil Feinberg (Housing Commission)
• Paul Fitzgerald (Commissioner of Trust Funds)
• Fred Mansfield (Board of Health)
• Lucy Maulsby (L-S School Committee)
• Ravi Simon (L-S School Committee)
• Rob Stringer (Parks and Recreation Committee)

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Kim Bodnar

Running for: Select Board (first-time candidate)

1. What made you decide to run for this board or committee?

From my family’s earliest days in Lincoln, I have valued my time first as a school volunteer and then as a town volunteer. As a member of the School Building Committee (SBC), I enjoyed my time collaborating with other boards, committees and town staff and have learned so much by listening to and engaging with other residents. Although challenging, I also appreciate the moments in the committee where we had to debate, question, and make hard decisions to come to a consensus and move the project forward. As it winds down, I realized that it is these connections and moments that I would miss most, and this is what brings me to my next chapter as a volunteer. I appreciate and value the input from residents and, as a Select Board member, look forward to expanding my scope of work and problem solving for the betterment of Lincoln.

2. What would you bring to the table for this position in terms of specific professional and/or personal experience?

I believe my professional experience in project management and communication will serve me well on the Select Board. Being able to juggle multiple projects, understand the details of an issue, ask probing questions, and listen to feedback from different stakeholders while working towards positive outcomes are skills that I’ve developed in my professional background and while volunteering in Lincoln. I also value a collaborative, thoughtful approach that focuses on building consensus.

3. What do you think is the biggest issue facing the board or committee you’re running for, and, if elected, how do you plan to address it?

As a Select Board member, I will work to ensure that residents have relevant information in a timely manner to make important town decisions. To support that goal, often times the Select Board will bring together representatives from other town boards and committees to flesh out a topic, seek the necessary information, ask the pertinent questions, gather residents to hear feedback, and respond with an inclusive and thoughtful multi-board strategy. One of the challenges facing Lincoln today is housing, especially in the middle market. I support and greatly appreciate the efforts of our Housing Choice Act Working Group that was formed by the Select Board in 2022 as a response to the state’s Housing Choice Initiative, which was created to encourage towns and cities to approve zoning bylaws that help the state meet the high demand for housing. This is one of the state’s effort to tackle our housing crisis. As a community whose polling suggests we value more diversified housing, we must be open to creative and thoughtful problem solving that best serves the needs of our community. I look forward to collaborating with the talented volunteers on the Housing Commission, Planning Board, our town’s professional staff, the Housing Choice Act Working Group, and the many others involved to learn more about these challenges and how we might affect responsible change.

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Manley Boyce

Running for: Cemetery Commission (incumbent)

I am Manley Boyce and I have been on the Cemetery Commission for some time now. I am retired but had been the director of transportation for the Concord-Carlisle High School and the Concord Schools after changing careers from working with Mobil Oil Company.

Our biggest challenge is addressing the needs of the Lincoln community regarding cemetery space. We are actively looking into finding more space in the future. We also need to focus on keeping our cemeteries in pristine condition. This includes reminding visitors who bring their leashed dogs to the cemetery that they need to respect our grounds by diligently removing any debris.

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Neil Feinberg

Running for: Housing Commission (first-time candidate)

1. What made you decide to run for this board or committee?

I decided to run for the Lincoln Housing Commission because of its pivotal role in managing Lincoln’s existing affordable housing stock and in creating additional affordable housing. I’m particularly interested in creating more affordable housing for seniors on fixed incomes, town employees, and children of present and past residents, as stated in the commission’s charter.

2. What would you bring to the table for this position in terms of specific professional and/or personal experience?

I have been a corporate recruiter most of my adult life. This has given me the opportunity to evaluate a person’s impact on organizations. Locally, I served as a Bemis Trustee, as a member and chairman of the Lincoln Celebrations Committee for over a decade, and as town treasurer and collector of taxes (don’t hold that last part against me). Also, for 20 years I wrote a highly influential (not really) weekly column about politics and life in Lincoln that appeared in the Lincoln Journal.

3. What do you think is the biggest issue facing the board or committee you’re running for, and, if elected, how do you plan to address it?

Without a doubt, Lincoln’s ability to comply with the state-mandated MBTA communities zoning law represents the Commission’s most significant challenge in the coming years. That law requires communities with MBTA service to allow multifamily housing within a half-mile of transit stations. Lincoln is required to submit zoning changes to allow such development in 2024. This is problematic for Lincoln, given the dearth of available land for development. Any solution will require great creativity. I look forward to playing a role in that process and in the town’s relationship with the Commonwealth.

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Paul Fitzgerald

Running for: Commissioner of Trust Funds (incumbent)

I have been on the Commissions of Trust board for six years. This will be my second re-election. I am a general practice CPA with the Boston-based CPA firm R.A. Hall & Co., LLC.

One of the interesting conversations the board had was considering how to approach the petition in the town to divest from fossil fuels. Ultimately the board decided that it would not have any direct investment in fossil fuel stocks but would continue to use mutual funds which might or might not include some energy components.

The board also had to consider what the impact of this kind of decision could have on the town’s portfolio, as the same criteria could be applied to any number of socially contentious issues. At what point would restricted investment mean the town not giving student scholarships or shutting down other programs? While the town is not in that position now, the eventual impact of restrictions could lead to that situation.

The challenge for the board going forward is to see that the town’s portfolio performs reasonably and safely so that resources can be available to the town for the various programs to which people have contributed funds over its history can be maintained. I expect there will be various turbulence in the markets over the coming years. Our job is to screen out the noise and make sure that the town portfolio stays on a reasoned and secure footing.

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Fred Mansfield

Running for: Board of Health (incumbent)

I have served on the Board of Health since 1996 and am an orthopedic spine surgeon (recently retired). Routine issues for the board include septic system inspection, permitting, and variances; inspection and permitting of food establishments — Donelan’s, Twisted Tree, Tack room, coffee shop at DeCordova, church kitchens, etc.; vaccination clinics; discussion of Covid prevention measures for schools, churches, Pierce House events, Bemis Hall, summer camps, and trails; and radon testing.

Our biggest challenge in the next three years (as always in the past) is to deal with each issue before us on the basis of scientific evidence (FDA, CDC, medical professional societies, public health societies), and then to convince Lincoln’s citizens of the reasonableness of our suggestions, since we have very limited enforcement power.

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Lucy Maulsby

Running for: Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee (first-time candidate)

1. What made you decide to run for this board or committee?

With my eldest child joining LSRHS as a ninth-grader next year and another headed there in a few short years, I am especially looking forward to helping shape the future of L-S as the school transitions to new leadership at a critical time in the institution’s history.

2. What would you bring to the table for this position in terms of specific professional and/or personal experiences?

I am an Associate Professor at Northeastern University where, in addition to teaching courses in architectural history, I manage undergraduate programs and have served as chair of the School of Architecture. In these roles I am engaged in curriculum and program development, faculty assessment, budget preparation, staff reviews, hiring of faculty and staff, and student engagement and support.

I have also supported the Lincoln Public Schools as the School Committee appointee to the Library Board of Trustees (2019–present) and as a member at large and grant chair for the Lincoln School Foundation (2014–18). This work has instilled in me a deep appreciation for student-centered learning and the transformative potential of education.

Each candidate brings a unique set of skills and perspectives. As a Lincoln resident, I am excited to forge meaningful links between L-S and Lincoln, especially the Lincoln schools. As a parent, I look forward to supporting the continued growth of L-S as a vital and dynamic institution. As an educator, I am deeply committed to the transformative power of education and alert to the critical role high school plays in preparing students for the future.

3. What do you think is the biggest issue facing the board or committee you’re running for, and, if elected, how do you plan to address it?

I look forward to supporting the school during the transition to new leadership as the school welcomes a new principal/superintendent and several key administrators in the coming year. To facilitate this process, I will aim to forge connections between leadership within L-S and the communities of which the school is a part; and foster an environment of thoughtful, respectful, and transparent participation and debate within the School Committee.

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Ravi Simon

Running for: Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee (first-time candidate)

1. What made you decide to run for this board or committee?

My experience in the public schools, especially Lincoln-Sudbury, profoundly shaped the person I have become, including my career in public service. I am excited to be running for School Committee because, as a member of the Class of 2015, I still see myself in the student body and I feel a strong sense of responsibility for our high school. First as a student, then as a legislative staffer, I have seen firsthand the kind of impact that policy and budgetary decisions can have on L-S. I am seeking this seat to help the next generation of students unlock their passions.

2. What would you bring to the table for this position in terms of specific professional and/or personal experiences?

Currently, I work as the sole staffer for State Representative Carmine Gentile, who represents Sudbury and Precinct 1 in Lincoln. In my position, I have gained valuable experience learning about education funding, advocating for policies that benefit our students, and working to secure money for our communities. My experience on the state level would be an asset for the committee.

If elected, I will bring a fresh, first-hand perspective to the table as a former student. I would be the only member of the L-S school committee to have recently graduated high school, a valuable perspective on topics such as student mental health.

3. What do you think is the biggest issue facing the board or committee you’re running for, and if elected, how do you plan to address it?

In the near term, the greatest issue for the School Committee is managing a major transition to a new superintendent/principal. Not only is Bella Wong leaving, but several top positions in the L-S administration are turning over to new folks. We need to make sure that the L-S School Committee works collaboratively with the new superintendent and administration to support their work and limit disruption to teachers and students. I also have a full platform you can read at ravisimon.com.

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Rob Stringer

Running for: Parks and Recreation Committee (incumbent)

I am Rob Stringer (he/him pronouns) and I am running for re-election to the Parks and Recreation Committee. This will be my second term on the committee, and I look forward to another three years of helping to build community in Lincoln through the programs and events run by the wonderful staff at the Parks and Recreation Department and community volunteers.

The past three years were quite challenging for the department. There was Covid that halted most of our regularly scheduled programs. Then we had to adapt to the new social distancing restrictions to get the pool open, have camp-like activities running, and bringing back other much-loved programs to keep Lincolnites and our other members engaged and active while safe. The great news is that more school-aged residents seem to be taking advantage of what the department is offering than before Covid. However, one of the major challenges we’ll have in the next three years is to re-engage our adult population, whose numbers have not rebounded in the way we’d like.

One of the pieces of feedback we’ve heard as to why adults are not coming back is they don’t feel comfortable going to in-person events in our current available space. I hope that a new/renovated building can provide spaces for re-engagement of our adult community in a way our current infrastructure cannot. Prior to any construction, we’ll be focused on continuing to provide the best in-person and hybrid programming while building on the success of our new annual events like Fall Fest and the Candy Cane hunt.

Additionally, once the central field at Ballfield Road is back and available (for parking), we can start planning for our annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration, most likely for summer of 2024. Finally, maintaining our current facilities will continue to be a challenge and investment. The clay tennis courts have reached a level of maturity that will involve the town having to do some major work on the irrigation system to keep them up and running; the slide at the pool will hopefully soon be replaced; the fields around the renovated Lincoln School have to be fixed and then established before they can be open for use for T-ball, baseball, and soccer; other fields in town have drainage issues that are in the process of being addressed; and the mowing and maintenance contracts for all town-owned fields and parks have to continually be managed. I look forward to continuing to work with Jessica, David, and Laurie as well as the rest of the committee to continue to put in the work to provide spaces and programs that build community here in Lincoln.