Selectmen appoint 2 to ZBA
After a long discussion at Monday's (7/23) meeting, the
selectmen voted 2-1 to promote ZBA associate member, Joe Greeson, to a
regular seat on that board. Greeson will replace Penny Billings,
who resigned during her campaign for selectman last March. Because Billings' term was due
to expire after Town Meeting anyway, Greeson's appointment will be for a full five-year
term. The selectmen also voted to appoint Lincoln native Gus Browne
to the associate's position being vacated by Greeson. Terms of associate members are for
four years. Billings and Sara Mattes voted in favor of these
appointments, while John Kerr expressed a preference for appointing
Browne to the regular seat.
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Schools advertise for new Business Manager
Hoping to have a new person in place for the upcoming
school year, the Lincoln Public Schools have begun advertising for a new business manager.
James Grimes, the previous business manager, resigned when it was
recently discovered that the schools had gone over-budget by approximately half a million
dollars in the fiscal year that ended June 30.
Click on the image to read the 'Announcement of Vacancy
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Residents say: Trees at school "look horrible"
Lincoln residents Liz and Bill King have written a letter
to the schools, the selectmen and the conservation commission, complaining about the state
of the trees on the Lincoln Public Schools campus.
Click on the image below to read the Kings' letter to town
boards:
Selectmen establish new dump policy
Earlier this year the Board of Selectmen voted to ban
commercial haulers from using the Lincoln transfer station. It was estimated that
such a ban wound save the town $60,000 per year. However, commercial haulers serving
Lincoln residents have complained that they don't have anyplace else to take the trash and
that the cost of out-of-town disposal was prohibitive. As a result, the selectmen
have rescinded their ban, instituting a pay-as-you-go system, charging commercial haulers
the market rate of $80 per ton to use the transfer station. Commercial haulers remain
unhappy with the new fee, which would cost one hauler an additional $32,000 per year.
Previously, haulers only paid an annual $250 users fee.
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