The following is based on information provided by town officials. Saturday’s Special Town Meeting is fast approaching, and we want to make sure you know where to turn for information. Here is a brief guide with links to further information: Meeting logistics Please visit our Special Town Meeting web page for up-to-date information. Town Meeting begins…
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New rotating-topic format for State of the Town meeting
There are four important topics to be discussed at the State of the Town (SOTT) meeting on September 30, and the Select Board has devised a new way to help residents focus and give feedback on them. Rater than one continuous meeting, there will be four 45-minute repeating rotating sessions in different locations at the…
Corrections
There were several errors in the March 26 story headlined “Annual Town Meeting is (mostly) controversy-free” (the video of the entire meeting is available here): The description of the Housing Commission incorrectly implied that all five members currently serve five-year terms. In fact, three members are elected to three year terms and two members are…
Annual Town Meeting is (mostly) controversy-free
(Editor’s note: This article was updated on March 27 to reflect several corrections.) Lincoln’s Annual Town Meeting on March 25 sailed along with little discussion and quick approvals of dozens of warrant articles — until the very last one. Article 31 asked voters to approve a petition to the state legislature to change the Housing…
Spending requests detailed in Town Meeting warrant
The FY 2024 total proposed budget for the town is up by 2.7% over this year’s figure, though the final amount for Lincoln School spending won’t be publicly known until the Annual Town Meeting (ATM) on Saturday, March 25. Voter check-in for the ATM begins at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will start at 9:30…
Energy-efficiency amendments among zoning proposal at Town Meeting
Five zoning measures — including a more energy-efficient town building code and a rule that would require new buildings and major renovation projects to be fossil fuel free — will be up for votes at the Annual Town Meeting on March 25. Article 30 will ask Lincoln to adopt the new Specialized Municipal Opt-in Code…
Upcoming town election has crowded ballot in two races
(Editor’s note: This list was updated on March 10, 2023.) The nomination papers are in, and two of the races — School Committee and Planning Board — each have four candidates running for two seats. On the School Committee slate, incumbent Tara Mitchell is stepping down and Adam Hogue is running for reelection, but newcomers…
Rep. Gentile meets and greets Lincoln residents
State Rep. Carmine (13th Middlesex) held a meet-and-green session for Lincoln residents on Saturday, Jan. 21 where be voiced support for free public higher education in Massachusetts, more psychiatric hospital beds for children, and a measure authorizing pharmacists to provide opioid use disorder treatment. Among the other 39 bills filed by Gentile at the start of the…
Deadlines coming up to file for local election, citizen’s petitions
Residents interested in running for local office in the March 29 town election are now free to pull nomination papers, and the deadline for doing so is Wednesday, Feb. 1. The deadline to file those papers with the requisite 33 resident signatures is Friday, Feb. 3. Citizens’ petitions for the Annual Town Meeting two days…
My Turn: Bodnar is running for Select Board
By Kim Bodnar It is with much enthusiasm that I announce my candidacy for the Select Board for a three-year term beginning in March. Reflecting on the past five and a half years as vice chair of the School Building Committee (SBC), I cherish the time I’ve spent building relationships with my fellow committee members…