By Bob Domnitz In their recent letter to The Squirrel, Ken Bassett and Mary Lorenz have mischaracterized my role in two cases that came before the Planning Board during my previous tenure. Below, I will provide details that refute their claims. But if you read nothing else, please know this: a Planning Board member must…
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Planning Board candidates square off at well-attended forum
More than 60 residents packed a room (on Zoom) on Thursday night to hear from the three candidates running for two Planning Board seats in the June 15 election. In the forum organized by resident Sharon Antia, the trio answered questions about issues facing the Planning Board and the town more generally: South Lincoln rezoning,…
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…
June 15 town election: what you need to know
In-person voting in this year’s Annual Town Election will take place on Monday, June 15 from noon–4 p.m. in the Hartwell School parking lot. For residents not yet registered to vote, the last day to register for this election Friday, June 5, when The Town Clerk’s Office will be open that evening until 8 p.m. (click…
Candidates offer their views and make their pitch
Earlier this year, the Lincoln Squirrel asked candidates running in the annual town election (then scheduled for late March) to discuss their experience and the important issues they thought would face their board or commission in coming months and years. The Squirrel published responses from candidates for the Water Commission and the Planning Board (the only…
My Turn: DeLisi makes her case for reelection to Planning Board
(Editor’s note: DeLisi is one of three residents running for two seats on the Planning Board. The Lincoln Squirrel published statements by all three candidates in March and new statements from Rick Rundell and Bob Domnitz earlier this week. There will be an online forum for the candidates on June 11.) Dear neighbors, I am…
Planning Board candidate forum on June 11
Lincoln resident Sharon Antia will host a forum on Zoom with the three Planning Board candidates running for two openings in the June 15 election on Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m. If you have a question you’d like to ask one or more of the candidates, please email it to sharon.antia@gmail.com and she will compile…
My Turn: Rundell touts importance and accomplishments of Planning Board
Editor’s note: Rundell previously wrote a letter to the editor in February announcing that he was running for reelection, and he was included in a roundup of Planning Board candidates published on March 5.) By Rick Rundell Dear Lincoln neighbors, I’m running for re-election to the Planning Board, which I have been serving on since…
Planning Board candidates have their say
The Lincoln Squirrel is gathering statements from the candidates in the town election that takes place March 30. First up: the three candidates who are running for two seats on the Planning Board, which is the only contested race this year: incumbent Lynn DeLisi, challenger and former board member Robert Domnitz, and incumbent Rick Rundell….