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Zoning Board gets new members
In a highly unusual act, veteran ZBA member Susan Mygatt
was denied her bid to be reappointed to that board by the selectmen at last
night's meeting (7/28). Selectmen chairman Penny Billings voted to
reappoint her; Gary Taylor and Sara Mattes did not.
In other actions, Long-time resident and banking attorney, John Kimball
was unanimously appointed to the full member seat. Attorney and political
novice Win Quayle was unanimously appointed to one associate member's seat and
accounting/financial planning exec Joe Robbat was appointed (2-1) to the other
associate member's seat.
The selectmen also switched the roles of members Gus
Browne and Anna Hardman. Hardman becomes a full member, while Browne
will be an associate member. Browne's work schedule required him to miss
recent meetings.
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Lincoln fire truck bites the dust
Engine #3, bought new by the town over 25 years ago, has blown its engine
and is currently out of commission. It sits disabled at the DPW Barn. The
town has borrowed a fire truck from Concord while it decides whether to repair
the old truck or buy a new one. New fire trucks now cost about half a
million dollars.
New engines typically cost about $25,000.
Photos: Disabled Engine #3 at DPW (l). Fire Chiefs Burk (Lincoln)
and Cotreau (Concord), in front of borrowed truck (r).
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Metco questionnaire results
Metco steering committee member, Renel Fredricksen, has worked
tirelessly over the past couple of weeks to compile the results of that group's
recent questionnaire. Over 200 people responded with a wide diversity of
opinions about the program. The summary includes verbatim responses from the
questionnaires, coded by numbers. See if you can find yours.
Click Here to view the Metco
steering committee's summary report
(this is a pdf file. It requires Adobe Acrobat.)
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Chief Bowles celebrates retirement
Recently retired Public Safety Chief, Allan Bowles, celebrated his
retirement at a Pierce House shindig last week (7/11).
Click on the images below to view photos of Chief Bowles and his wife Cathy (l); and the plaque that was
given to him by the fire department (it is a fire chief's helmet shield mounted
on a Maltese cross.)
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METCO steering committee opens its doors
The steering committee formed to guide the process leading to a November
METCO Forum, voted at its latest meeting ((7/9) to open its meetings to the
public. The group discussed the results of the
recently-mailed-out townwide survey. The committee has received about 200
responses.
 Committee
members (clockwise, from bottom left):
Elizabeth Thompson (League of Women Voters
representative), Julie Dobrow (School Committee), School superintendent
Mickey Brandmeyer, Jan Nyquist (School Committee), Gina
Halsted (PTA), Lincoln METCO Coordinator Christina Horner, Renel Fredricksen (LSRHS). Not pictured:
warrant article proponent and committee member, Cindy Sweetser.
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In recent Community Preservation Act (CPA) News:
40B Developer backs out
Good news:
Resource Capital Group, the development firm that was planning to use the
40B provisions to turn the Rt. 117 gas station into a 12-unit condo complex,
has withdrawn its proposal.
Bad news: They want to re-open the gas station.
Click on the images below to read RCG's letter of withdrawal:
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Developer wants CPA land
A non-profit developer has requested the use of CPA-acquired land for a
four-bedroom group home for people with disabilities.
Click on the image below to read the letter to the selectmen:
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DEP issues consent order to Water Department; water usage cited
Now that the new filtration plant is up and running and the town's drinking
water is crystal clear, odorless and tasteless, the DEP has found something
else to bug the town about: water usage. Greater conservation efforts are in
store, so quit watering those lawns.
Click on the images below to read the water department
memo:
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Church proposed on Lincoln border
The Concord Board of Appeals held a public hearing Thursday (7/10) to
determine whether an area with the Wetlands Conservancy District at 35
Bypass Road is, in fact, a wetlands area. The New Life Community
Church would like to build a new 75-foot tall building that would seat 800
people, as well as a parking lot with spaces for 275 cars.
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Longtime call firefighter retires
After
32 years of public service Call Firefighter Richard Carroll has retired from
the Lincoln Fire Department. "Dick's commitment to the fire department will be
greatly missed," said Fire Chief John Burke. To commemorate his years of
service Carroll was presented with a plaque on his final shift, Monday night
(7/7).
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