To the editor: Following the meetings of the Community Center and the School Building Committees during the past couple of weeks, it is clear for me that much work has been done. On the other hand, it is not so clear whether one or the other of these groups perceives it to be their responsibility…
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Workshops focus on three main school project options
The SBC has narrowed the Lincoln School project options down to three, and architects presented them to residents at community workshops on January 23. Attendees also heard detailed price estimates from another firm, as well as information on taxation and borrowing scenarios from Finance Committee Vice Chair Andrew Paine, who recapped some of the information…
Correction
The date for the community workshops described in the January 21 article headlined “Considering and comparing school options on Tuesday” should have been given as Tuesday, Jan. 23, not Tuesday, Jan. 22. The article has been corrected and updated to include guiding principles for decision-making on the school project….
Considering and comparing school options on Tuesday
An important milestone in planning for the Lincoln School project arrives on Tuesday, when residents will have a chance to voice opinions and ask questions about a range of renovation and construction concepts. In November and December, architects presented options for a mostly new school (the “B” options) or renovating and adding to the existing…
L-S parents protest proposed cuts to music program
To the editor: The Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music (LSFOM), a committed group of parent volunteers, would like to express our strong objection to proposed cuts to the L-S music program and our unwavering support for Michael Bunting, the L-S choral director. The L-S administration is proposing a cut to the L-S music program that is…
Officials at multi-board meeting mull campus project questions
Officials shared recent town financial data and outlined questions that will have to be answered about the two proposed campus projects at a joint meeting of four boards on January 9. Some residents are feeling sticker shock after learning the projected costs for a school project, let alone a community center, but most agree that…
News acorns
Food co-op info session on Thursday There will be an Assabet Village Co-op Market information session on Thursday, Dec. 28 from 7–8:15 p.m. at the Lincoln Public Library. The organization is building a locally sourced, community owned grocery store in the Metro West area and needs 900 co-op members to open. Activities for kids at library…
From the ground up (Lincoln Through the Lens)
Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed…
SBC hears preliminary school cost estimates
Officials now have some rough cost estimates in hand for different approaches to a Lincoln School project, and they urge residents to attend a community workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 23 to offer feedback on the various options that architects have presented to the School Building Committee. The identical January 23 workshops will be held from…
Group looking at renovation options for Lincoln School
The School Building Committee is working on a “baseline renovation project” estimate and what such a project would need to include. A recurring theme in public feedback from the State of the Town meeting earlier this month were questions about renovation options for the Lincoln School. The meeting was a ”big picture” look at possible…