By the L-S Teachers’ Association Dear communities of Boston, Lincoln, and Sudbury, We, the members of the Lincoln-Sudbury Teachers’ Association, unequivocally condemn the senseless killing of Black people and the chronic injustices perpetrated against people of color in our country. We are devastated by the recurring loss of Black lives, the brutalities inflicted on people…
Corrections
The June 9 “My Turn” piece by Sara Mattes endorsing Bob Domnitz for Planning Board had a misleading headline using the word “tout,” which means not only “to promote or talk up” but also “to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately” (and “importunately” means “troublesomely urgent or overly persistent in request or demand.”) Thus, “tout” could…
South Lincoln panel is now a five-member “SLPAC”
The Planning Board voted on June 9 to reorganize and rename the South Lincoln Planning and Implementation Committee (SLPIC), but not until after a lengthy debate about the makeup and responsibilities of panel’s new incarnation. The board began discussing downsizing SLPIC last week in the wake of opposition to one of its initiatives. With the…
Water Department still has plant operator vacancy
At a sparsely attended June 9 Water Commission forum on Zoom, officials explained that the Water Department is hoping to hire another water treatment plant operator after the new fiscal year starts on July 1. The department has been short-staffed for some time due to several departures last year and a statewide shortage of qualified…
My Turn: donate to South Sudanese affected by pandemic and racism
Editor’s note: for more background on the SSEF, see “South Sudanese organization offering programs in Lincoln” (September 19, 2017). By Ellen Meyer Shorb In this time of thinking about race and what each of us can do, I’d like to acknowledge a wonderful local organization, the South Sudanese Education for Families, and suggest you consider…
FinCom shares property tax information
Finance Committee chair Andy Payne gathered the following information about current property tax bills. He adds this disclaimer: “The state Department of Revenue is not providing the ‘average single-family tax bill’ for towns with senior exemption programs, notably Sudbury and Concord. The values for those towns were imputed from the tax rate.” Click any image…
My Turn: Reelect Lynn DeLisi and Rick Rundell to Planning Board
By Ken Bassett and Mary Helen Lorenz This delayed Town Meeting [period] includes what I consider two important elections for seats on the Planning Board: a seat held by Lynn DeLisi and one by Rick Rundell. Both Lynn and Rick are running for reelection. Mary Helen and I support their reelection based in no small…
My Turn: Many thanks for food assistance over the summer
By the Lincoln School Committee and Becky McFall The Lincoln School Committee and Administration would like to thank the First Parish of Lincoln and the METCO Coordinating Council (MCC) for helping to bridge the gap of meal assistance over the summer months for Lincoln, Boston, and Hanscom families. Families receiving meal assistance since the school…
My Turn: Reelect Rundell and DeLisi to Planning Board
By Joe Robbat This year’s election is important. We need to reelect Rick Rundell and Lynn DeLisi to the Planning Board because, like their current board colleagues, they are committed to town planning — the board’s most important contribution to the town, in my view. Thoughtful, prescient land use recommendations to town meetings from Planning…
My Turn: (Re)-elect Domnitz to the Planning Board
By Sara Mattes I first met Bob Domnitz when I was the Board of Selectmen’s liaison to the Planning Board. I have watched Bob, over his previous tenure, navigate tough issues, come up with innovative solutions, engage with citizens with respect, and sometimes be on the receiving end of blasting critique. All the while, he…