In the April 17 article headlined “Planning Board discusses policies in wake of Town Meeting tumult,” the first paragraph on public comments had two proposed policies reversed. The corrected paragraph now reads: For nonjudiciary issues — those having to do with general policy or zoning — members proposed following the Select Board’s policy of allowing…
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My Turn: Submit comments to stop private jet expansion
By Alex Chatfield and Trisha O’Hagan Dear Lincoln residents, You no doubt have seen the “Stop Private Jet Expansion” yard signs throughout the town. We need everyone’s help now that the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) has been released by the developers. This is your opportunity to send a message to Governor Healey’s administration, through…
Corrections
In the calendar and the March 21 edition of “News acorns,” the registration link for “Three Unique Case Studies of Home Heating and Ventilation System Upgrades” on Monday, April 29 at 7 p.m. was incorrect. Those links have been corrected; click here to register. In bullet point #7 in the April 1 story headlined “My Turn: What happened…
Glass, Taylor defeat challengers in town election; community center vote fairly close
In the two contested races in the March 25 town election, Select Board member Jennifer Glass defeated Frank Clark to win a third term, 64%–36%, while Gary Taylor bested Sarah Postlethwait to retain his seat on the Planning Board, 58%–42%. The ballot question on funding for the community center, which required a simple majority, passed…
My Turn: DeLisi’s version of HCA amendment events
By Lynn DeLisi Editor’s note: DeLisi, a member of the Planning Board, originally posted the following as a comment on the March 25 Lincoln Squirrel story headlined “HCAWG, RLF were surprised by rumored amendment to zoning motion” and is being reprinted here with her permission.) None of what is being reported here was shared with…
Correction
The March 21 edition of “News Acorns” listed the wrong day of the week and time for the memorial for Susan Sugar. It will be held at the First Parish Church on Saturday, April 6 at 2 p.m. The original post has been corrected….
Anonymous mailbox flyer argues against Housing Choice Act
Ratcheting up the tension even further, one or more people left unsigned anti-Housing Choice Act flyers in mailboxes around town on the night of Tuesday, March 19, stirring disgust and police complaints by some of the recipients. “It got to the point that multiple people were calling,” said Acting Police Chief Sean Kennedy. He cited…
Editor’s note
A reader took issue with the March 19 headline “LRHA proponents demand podium time at Town Meeting” in a story comment and emails to the Squirrel asked that it be changed, particularly the verb: “The use of ‘demand’ is prejudicial and indicates a negative view of the petition signers, many of whom are my neighbors…
My Turn: Vote no on the “bluntest instrument” for HCA compliance
By Randy Harrison I am planning to vote no (for now) on Option C. Here’s why. The Housing Choice Act (HCA) has given us a unique generational challenge and opportunity. At this point in the process, I’m hearing lots of winner-take-all, us-versus-them sentiments coming from all sides: “If you vote yes, you don’t care about…
My Turn: Vote “yes” on HCA zoning and “no” on community center
By Ken Hurd With apologies to all those who have worked to bring a new community center to Lincoln, I once again feel compelled to voice my strongly held opinion as an architect concerned with what we build in Lincoln, and I want to remind everyone why I and so many others believe we should…