News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
To the editor: The upcoming Town Meeting in June will be crowded, long and tense. And many will not/cannot be there. It may be democratic, but it will not be accessible to all. Why end a school campus that is beautiful, has provided excellent education (as I am sure most would agree) and exchange it…
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of pieces by Town Moderator Sarah Cannon Holden about preparations and procedures for the Special Town Meeting on June 9. The first letter appears here. To the editor: Today is the day to review some general procedural rules related to presentations and speaking. I will open…
To the editor: When my family and I moved to the area in 2012, we had not heard of Lincoln. During our lengthy home search, one town stood out for its natural beauty and open-minded people. That town was Lincoln. What started as a home search in many towns quickly became focused to Lincoln and…
Editor’s note: This letter originally appeared in LincolnTalk in response to a comment about the environmental impact of demolition. To the editor: As you may or may not know, since last fall, a community of local architects has been meeting on an ad hoc basis and have regularly attended the SBC meetings and their public forums….
Some updates on the June 9 Special Town Meeting on the school project: A new view of the options The image at right shows the five design concepts showing their estimated price tags and the incremental educational and physical features of each. Construction phasing If one of the “L” concepts is chosen, construction will take…
To the editor, I know that many of us have spent many hours planning for and learning about the issues we will be discussing at the Special Town Meeting on June 9. My hope is that in the next several weeks (hopefully on Monday mornings) I can explain some of the procedures we will follow…
To the editor, Mothers Out Front is a nonprofit organization with chapters around the United States committed to preserving a livable planet for future generations. Our Lincoln chapter has closely followed the School Building Committee process over the past year. We applaud the committee on their diligence in considering the educational goals for the project…
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary’s nature preschool and its director, Jill Canelli, have been honored with a Secretary’s Award for Excellence, which recognizes schools and teachers from throughout Massachusetts for their outstanding efforts to improve energy and environmental education. The awards were presented by the office of State Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew A. Beaton…
The Finance and Capital Planning Committees made some recommendations about a school project at the last public forum before the June 9 Special Town Meeting vote, but neither one endorsed a specific design option. The FinCom recommended that the town stay within its state-mandated 5% debt cap, which would limit new borrowing to about $97…
There’s one more community workshop and two school tours before the milestone vote to decide which school project scheme the town should pursue. The public forum on the six current concepts will be on Tuesday, May 15 from 7–9:30 p.m. in the Reed Gym. This session will focus mostly on audience Q&A with the School…