By Alice Waugh Signatures have been gathered and papers filed to decide who will be on the ballot for the town election on March 30 (see full list below). And despite an earlier flurry of interest by would-be candidates for Water Commission, the Planning Board will have the only contested race, where three residents —…
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Changes in taxation, South Lincoln zoning debated at meeting
Should Lincoln try to ease the burden on taxpayers with a shift in property tax policy, and/or encouraging more commercial and housing development in South Lincoln? Residents got a chance at last week’s State of the Town meeting to discuss both ideas, and will likely have a chance to vote on then in the spring….
Town Meeting 2018 roundup
Here is a roundup of selected items from Town Meeting. You can also read stories about the Oriole Landing vote and the “Welcoming, Safe Community” resolution. Tomorrow we’ll have a story on the school and community center updates. For background, see the roundup of links to relevant Lincoln Squirrel stories on various topics, as well…
Public hearings coming up
Planning Board The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. to review an application for Site Plan Review. The applicant, Robert Domnitz, 21 Mill St., proposes to add a ground-mounted solar array. Zoning Board of Appeals The Zoning Board of the Appeals of the Town of Lincoln will…
Residents wary of planned study on location of DPW
Several residents at a recent Board of Selectmen meeting protested the notion of moving the Department of Public Works to the transfer station area, but planning officials stressed that they intend to study a range of options for the DPW site. The South Lincoln Planning and Implementation Committee (SLPIC) plans to ask the Board of…
Committee to study future of DPW site on Lewis St.
As part of its work to revitalize Lincoln’s commercial downtown, the South Lincoln Planning Implementation Committee is seeking funds to hire a consultant to do a feasibility study of relocating the Department of Public Works site on Lewis Street. “Every time we peel that onion back and look at South Lincoln, the subject of that…
Town Meeting approves Wang purchase and solar initiatives
Residents paved the way for a new athletic field, more conservation land, and a municipal solar power installation as well as easing rules on home solar installations with three Town Meeting votes last week. Amid much clapping and cheering, residents unanimously approved purchase of 12 acres of the Wang property off Bedford Road. The town…
New publication covers issues along Route 2 corridor
North Lincoln has another local news source just for its part of town: the Northside News. The publication, which is posted online and sent as a PDF for free to email subscribers, joins the Lincoln Journal, the Lincoln Squirrel and the Lincoln Review as print and/or web-based publications offering news and views about the town….
Residents hear about affordable accessory apartment proposal
A proposed bylaw change would make it easier for homeowners to create accessory apartments in Lincoln as a means of increasing the town’s supply of affordable housing. The Affordable Accessory Apartment Program is a public/private partnership between individual homeowners and the town whereby homeowners rent accessory apartments to tenants who earn 60–80 percent of the area’s media income,…
ZBA expected to vote on McLean proposal this week
After two public hearing sessions, the Zoning Board of Appeals is expected to vote Thursday on whether McLean Hospital’s proposed Bypass Road facility is a permitted use for the property. The ZBA heard arguments surrounding the appeal of a group of residents on September 29 and October 20. Both the appellants and MCLean also filed numerous…