Greening Lincoln invites residents to take a survey that will help the group learn what measures people in town now use to save energy and protect the environment and what additional sustainability information and services they’d like to see. Click here to take the online survey. Greening Lincoln also offers information about Water Department rebates for…
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Route 2 project finally underway
Workers have demolished several houses along Route 2 in Lincoln and removed trees and brush as work on the state project to make the area around Crosby’s Corner—for which planning began in 1994—has finally begun. The state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) awarded the project in June 2012 to D.W. White Construction, Inc. of Acushnet. This town…
Schools offer data snapshots in first annual report
For the first time, school officials have published an annual report with information on demographics, spending, MCAS scores, educational programs and more, as well as data comparing Lincoln schools to others in the area on various measures.
The report is available on the Lincoln Schools website in two forms: a series of slides with charts and graphs, and a three-page executive summary. The report by the School Committee and Lincoln Public Schools administration is the result of an initiative by the Finance Committee to provide the town with information about the operations and performance of town agencies.
Warrant piece: Water fluoridation
Editor’s note: This is one of several Lincoln Squirrel articles about an agenda item (a “warrant piece,” with apologies to Leo Tolstoy) to be considered at the March 23 Town Meeting.
By Alice Waugh
Should Lincoln’s public water supply continue to be fluoridated? Residents will have a chance to say yay or nay at the March 23 Town Meeting, thanks to a citizen’s petition by a group opposed to the water additive.
The Town Meeting is coming! The Town Meeting is coming!
Lincoln residents will gather on March 23 to vote on 41 warrant articles on matters ranging from the town budget for fiscal 2014 to citizens’ petitions on leaf blowers and water fluoridation.
The town’s total budget request for fiscal 2014 is $33.09 million, an increase of 4.6 percent over this year. If all elements of the budget are approved, the median property tax bill would rise from $11,340 in fiscal 2013 to $11,815 in the next fiscal year—an average increase of $475, or 4.2 percent.
Council on Aging events rescheduled
Because of the recent snowstorm, the Council on Aging has rescheduled several events: A March 8 informational session about the Town Meeting warrant article on fluoridation has been rescheduled for March 15 at 11:30 a.m. The Open Studio artist’s coffee originally slated for March 7 will now be held on April 18 at 2:15 p.m. “The Art…
The Groves wants to add skilled nursing, memory care
By Alice Waugh The Groves in Lincoln has asked the town for permission to build assisted living, memory care and skilled-nursing units in an effort to attract more residents to its age 62+ independent living facility just south of Route 2. In 2007, the Planning Board and Town Meeting approved a plan for construction in…
Drumlin Farm raising money for new education center, exhibits
By Alice Waugh Drumlin Farm recently kicked off a campaign aimed at raising money to fund improvements starting with a new education center, wildlife care center and fox exhibit. The “Landscapes for Learning” campaign aims to bring in $4.7 million over four to five years, said Christy Foote-Smith, Drumlin Farm’s sanctuary director. The campaign aligns…
Fraud alert from Lincoln police
On Monday, Feb. 25, a Lincoln resident received a phone call from someone claiming to work for Rain Soft. The caller claimed that Rain Soft is working with the Lincoln Water Department to test homeowner’s water for quality and contaminants. One of the Water Commissioners has advised that the Water Commission has not hired this…
Legislators’ forum at L-S on March 5
On Tuesday, March 5, Massachusetts State Senators Michael Barrett and Jamie Eldridge and State Representatives Tom Conroy and Thomas Stanley will provide Lincoln and Sudbury residents with an update on the FY14 state budget and its impact on education, green initiatives and legislative initiatives of interest to our towns. The session, which is hosted by the L-S…