By the Community Center Building Committee We thank each and every resident for participating in the development of plans for the Lincoln community center, for voting at the annual town meeting on March 23, 2024, and in the town election on March 25. It has been a long journey starting in 2010 through four previous…
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Community center approved at Town Meeting, ballot box
Although the community center vote played second fiddle at the March 23 Town Meeting, voters approved design and construction of the $24.02 million facility on the Hartwell campus by a margin of 81%–19%, easily clearing the two-thirds threshold required. But the margin was much closer at the March 25 election, where a simple majority was…
My Turn: COA&HS board urges passage of community center measure
By Sally Kindleberger We on the Board of Directors for the Council on Aging and Human Services ask you to vote for the Lincoln community center. The staff and volunteers at the COA&HS provide so many services across age groups, including exercise classes, lectures, help with taxes, housing, and debt relief. needed transportation, therapeutic groups…
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…
My Turn: An explanation of the ballot vote on community center
By Lynne Smith At Town Meeting on March 23, the Community Center Building Committee will present slides illustrating a new building proposed to house the Council on Aging & Human Services, the Parks and Recreation Department, and the LEAP after-school program. While the renderings of any new building are always exciting to preview, I caution…
My Turn: Vote yes for the community center on Saturday
By Rhonda Swain Why should you vote in favor of the proposed new Community Center at Lincoln’s upcoming Town Meeting? We on the board of the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging (FLCOA) consider these to be compelling arguments in support of the proposal: The community center will be available to everyone in Lincoln,…
Opening statements by candidates at PTO forum
Here are the prewritten opening statements (in alphabetical order) that the four candidates made at the Lincoln PTO candidate forum on March 12. Click here to read more about the forum. Frank Clark Select Board challenger I’m running because the town deserves a choice between the divisive path we’re currently on and a more moderate, and more…
Community center group sees final sketches
(Editor’s note: this article was corrected on March 15 to correct the estimated construction start and completion dates.) ICON Architects previewed its Town Meeting presentation on March 13 to the the Community Center Building Committee. Residents will vote on whether t0 approve spending $24 million for its construction at Town Meeting on March 23, where…
Select Board issues positions on community center and HCA rezoning
(Editor’s note: This article was amended on March 10 to clarify that the Select Board did not explicitly endorse Article 3 even as it supported compliance with the Housing Choice Act.) The Select Board has endorsed both the community center project but took a more nuanced approach in its stand on a Housing Choice Act-compliant…
Ogden Codman Trust pledges $500K for community center
The Ogden Codman Trust has pledged $500,000 to help defray the cost of the community center, which is estimated at $24 million. The trust, which began making grants for Lincoln facilities and projects in 1972, helped pay for the town pool years ago. It has distributed an average of about $200,000 in grants and loans…