(Editor’s note: Taylor is challenging incumbent Bob Domnitz for a seat on the Planning Board. Domnitz’s letter to the editor announcing his candidacy can be found here.) To the editor: With election season approaching, I would like to let people know that I shall be running for a position on the Planning Board. For those of…
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Town keeping close watch on Route 2 project
As the Route 2 project continues to affect residents, the town is looking at ways to deter drivers from trying ineffective and unsafe methods of avoiding the construction, and the Route 2 Oversight Committee has begun meeting regularly. The Board of Selectman outlined the project’s scope and the town’s response in the latest Selectmen’s Newsletter.
Town forms Route 2 oversight panel in response to complaints
Lincoln has formed a new Route 2 Oversight Committee to coordinate the town’s actions in response to problems arising from the Route 2 construction project.
Residents who live near the construction areas have complained repeatedly to the Board of Selectmen and Lincoln police about issues including alleged traffic violations by construction equipment, disruptive night work and the visual impact of tree-cutting near the highway. At the May 23 selectmen’s meeting, a coalition called the Brooks Road Abutters Group (BRAG) presented selectmen last week with a memo containing photos and a demand that BRAG and the town be “compensated for the unnecessary removal of these trees with additional replacement trees over and above those shown on the contract drawings, with species, size and location determined by the abutters.”