Override passes by wide margin at the ballot
It turned out not to be close, as Lincolnites voted overwhelmingly to support the K-8 schools' $283,000 override request at the ballot on Monday (11/5).  The final vote was 965 in favor, 548 opposed.  The L-S School Building project won by an even wider margin, 1202 in favor, 301 opposed.

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Town Meeting approves override for K-8 school budget
An overflow crowd voted to approve the K-8 schools' override request at Saturday's (11/3) Special Town Meeting. Over 750 Lincolnites registered, the most many long-time TM attendees had ever seen attend such a meeting, andthey voted to appropriate $453,000 to cover expenses in the FY'02 budget. They also voted 1) to approve theWater Commission's article appropriating additional funds to pay for the water treatment plant, and 2) to approve the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School's warrant article authorizing the spending of up to $73.9 million for theconstruction of a new regional high school. The beginning of Town Meeting was delayed aver half an hour to accomodqate the long line of attendees registering. Town Meeting ended around 12:45 pm.

Perlmutter confirms she's retiring from school committee
School committee member, Terry Perlmutter, confirmed that she will be stepping down at the end of her term next March. Perlmutter has served on the school committee for two terms. PTA Vice-President, Jan Nyquist, has indicated that she will probab;y run for the vacant seat. Others rumored to be considering a run for that office include former Selectman Peter Sugar, and former Planning Board member, Dilla Tingley.

A commuter complains...
In an e-mail message to Tim Higgins, Lincoln's Town Administrator, Leslie F., a resident of Sudbury (whose last name shall remain anonymous), complains about the new stop sign "going toward Rte. 2," (which is apparently the direction she's going every day). She asks "as a daily commuter," that the stop sign be reconsidered.
[Memo to Leslie F.: that's why the stop sign is there.]