Ellery Kimball of Blue Heron Organic Farm on Rte. 117 announced on LincolnTalk today that she has closed the farm. “We are sad to see Ellery go since she has done such a super job with Blue Heron Organic Farm,” said Conservation Director Tom Gumbart. “The Conservation Commission needs to determine the property’s future use,…
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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…
Oriole Landing approved at Town Meeting
Residents approved a zoning change and preliminary plan for the Oriole Landing mixed-income housing project, despite impassioned pleas not to subject the neighborhood to yet another major construction project that will increase traffic. Town officials urged passage of the measure so Lincoln can avoid a much larger 40B affordable housing project. Developers can circumvent town…
Residents clash over immigration during citizen’s petition debate
The final item on the Town Meeting agenda turned out to be one of the most contentious, as discussion on a resolution declaring Lincoln to be a “welcoming, safe town” laid bare the fears of several residents about illegal immigrants. The resolution passed despite a loud chorus of “No!” from a few dozen of the…
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Forum on bike safety There will be a Mass. Bike Forum co-sponsored by the Lincoln Cycling Safety Advisory Committee and members of the MetroWest cycling community to discuss how towns can create a safe cycling network in Middlesex County on Wednesday, March 28 from 7–9 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Richard Fries, executive director of MassBike,…
Get ready for Town Meeting with this Squirrel story roundup
Here’s a guide to stories published in the Lincoln Squirrel about some of the topics to be voted at at Town Meeting on Saturday, March 24. See the town website for a one-page summary of warrant articles and the full warrant. The town election is Monday, March 26 from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. in…
Planning Board, Selectmen endorse Oriole Landing
The Planning Board voted unanimously this week to recommend passage at Town Meeting of a measure that would give preliminary approval to the Oriole Landing mixed-income housing project. In its recommendation, the board included several conditions that will be reflected in conditions for any future approval of the developer’s formal application. If the Town Meeting…
CapComm, Community Preservation Act items up for votes
Here are the lists of items to be voted on in Saturday’s Town Meeting warrant article 8 (Capital Planning Committee or CapComm) and article 10 (Community Preservation Act or CPA). The capital items total $687,070, and there will be a separate vote in warrant article 9 on a debt exclusion appropriation of $600,000 for a new…
Letter to the editor: LSSC’s Marshall supports Kasper and Joachim
(Editor’s note: Marshall is currently on the LSSC but is not running for reelection.) To the editor: I write to fully endorse Carole Kasper’s and Ellen Joachim’s candidacies for the L-S School Committee. Lincoln voters should robustly support them at the polls on Monday, March 26. There are two open seats, as Gerald Quirk of…
Letter to the editor: vote for Kasper and Joachim
To the editor: I am writing in support of Ellen Joachim and Carole Kasper for LSRHS School Committee. Ellen is running as a write-in candidate and Carole will be on the ballot. When I think of the characteristics I believe make a successful School Committee member, I think of open communication, collaboration, and community building. Both…