Editor’s note: This is an expanded version of a piece that was posted on LincolnTalk on March 10. You can read Climate Minute #1 here.) By Michael Moodie Single-glazed windows – a blight on your budget and the planet Heating and cooling our homes is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Windows (especially single-glazed…
conservation
Energy-efficiency amendments among zoning proposal at Town Meeting
Five zoning measures — including a more energy-efficient town building code and a rule that would require new buildings and major renovation projects to be fossil fuel free — will be up for votes at the Annual Town Meeting on March 25. Article 30 will ask Lincoln to adopt the new Specialized Municipal Opt-in Code…
My Turn: New group focuses on soil as part of climate emergency response
By Robin Breen Dobrusin I’m happy to introduce Lincoln Common Ground, a subgroup of Mothers Out Front Lincoln. We seek to educate, connect, promote and advocate for realistic solutions to create a livable future for people. We focus on returning the excess carbon above our heads to its original home in the ground beneath our feet…
Electricity rates to go up for everyone
Electricity rates will rise for everyone in the coming year, but the hike will be a bit more modest for Lincoln Green Energy Choice (GEC) customers, even those enrolled in the program’s “100% Green” option. Because of the war in Ukraine and other global factors, “there will be a significant increase in electricity bills in…
State of the Town, community center discussions on tap
The proposed community center, which is headed for a town meeting vote later this month, will be one of the topics discussed at the first of two State of the Town (SOTT) meetings on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Click here to register for the first night and get the Zoom link. At a…
News acorns
Covid-19 regional vaccine clinic There will be a Covid-19 vaccination clinic sponsored by the Town of Lincoln/Great Meadows Regional Public Health Collaborative on Friday, Nov. 18 from 4–7 p.m. in the Brooks gym at the Lincoln School. Primary and booster doses for those 6 months and older will be offered. According to the CDC, everyone 5 years and…
State of the Town meetings look to the future
There will be a two-night State of the Town meeting via Zoom in mid-November with an overarching theme: “What should Lincoln be like in 2050?” “Lincoln’s boards and committees are focused on work that will have long-term implications for and impacts on our town. There are conversations about housing, education, human services, multi-modal transportation, diversity…
News acorns
Public forums scheduled on Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee is hosting four virtual public forums to review the Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan draft and collect feedback to improve the plan. There will also be a short presentation about the master plan at the State of the Town meeting in November….
Solar array at landfill could be built starting next summer
The town has cleared a major hurdle in its years-long effort to create a solar photovoltaic array atop the capped landfill next to the transfer station. The National Park Service owns the land along Route 2A and up the beginning of Mill Street, over which the town must create utility access to the site. The…
Town gets grant to create Climate Action Plan
Lincoln will have its own Climate Action Plan next year, thanks to a recent $100,000 grant from the Baker-Polito administration that will fund a consultant to create the plan. The municipal climate resilience grants administrated by the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program support cities and towns in identifying climate hazards, developing strategies to improve resilience,…