Climate activists including a number from Lincoln participated in two recent protests against the proposal to significantly enlarge hangar space for private jets at Hanscom Field. On April 20, protesters from Extinction Rebellion and other groups stood in front of planes to clock them from taxiways and also blocked the entrances of fixed base operators…
land use
My Turn: Looking at core assumptions around aviation
By Christopher Eliot The proposed Hanscom airport expansion has catalyzed a long overdue recognition of the climate impact of aviation. While climate change is global, this project is in our backyard. My statements against this project are on record, but it is important to look at the larger context of aviation as a whole. It…
Contentious HCA rezoning measure squeaks by, 52%–48%
At one of the longest and most controversial Town Meetings in recent history, voters on March 23 narrowly approved the Housing Choice Act zoning amendments by a margin of 52% to 48%. The community center funding measure, which needed a two-thirds majority, was approved easily. Knowing that the meeting would be heavily attended, town officials…
HCAWG, RLF were surprised by rumored amendment to zoning motion
The Housing Choice Act Working Group first learned on the morning of March 14 that an amendment to the rezoning motion would be proposed on the floor of Town Meeting to reduce the density of allowed housing at the mall. Group members at that morning meeting (which the Lincoln Squirrel did not attend but watched…
Citizens’ petitions focus on legal notices, notification of rezoning discussions
Two citizen’s petitions will be presented for a vote at the March 23 Town Meeting, one on town requirements for placing legal notices and the other asking the town to provide individual notices to affected residents in advance about discussions on proposed zoning changes. Towns and other entities are required by state law to put…
New RLF proposal shows larger and fewer housing units
The latest iteration of early plans for developing the mall now includes fewer but larger apartments after residents said at a forum in January that the units ranging from 600 to 800 square feet were too small. At a February 29 public forum, the Rural Land Foundation, which owns the mall, proposed 40 housing units…
Final bylaw includes adjustments for affordability and commercial use
The HCA zoning bylaw amendment approved on February 26 by the Planning Board includes changes to maximize housing affordability and to strictly limit the ability of an owner to reduce the amount of commercial space in the mixed-use subdistrict. Going into the meeting, the draft required 10% of multifamily housing units to be affordable. This…
Hanscom developer offers plan details, answers questions
North Airfield Ventures offered details of its plan to greatly enlarge hangar space at Hanscom Field to the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission on February 20. It was the first of several public sessions scheduled before developers file their environmental impact statement next month, according to a February 21 story in the Bedford Citizen. While the…
Property sales in October 2023
150 Lincoln Rd. — Prince Teabo to Wombat Real Estate Invest LLC for $801,000 (October 31) 25B South Commons — Brett Cramp to Merna Sorial and Marcus Luke for $272,000 (October 31) 13 Oak Meadow Rd. — Debra Peattie to Christopher Hallett and Cara Slaby for $1,400,000 (October 28) 172 Bedford Rd. — Debra Orr…
Property sales in September 2023
181 Bedford Rd. — Benjamin Shiller to James and Caroline Gately for $1,415,000 (September 20) 203 Concord Rd. — Laurence D. Herthel Trust to Mary Garlock Living Trust for $675,000 (September 6) 35 Sandy Pond Rd. — Richard Chesworth to Marc Bazin and Jennifer Lachey for $2,500,000 (September 1)…