Selectmen & Water Commissioners clash over merging
Superintendents
The Board of Selectmen and the Water Commission are at odds over whether
to merge the DPW Superintendent and Water Department Superintendent
positions into one job after Vinnie D'Amicus, current DPW Super, retires in
December. The annual town budget, already approved at March's Town
Meeting, only allocates enough money for one position, but the Water
Commissioners are opposed to joining the two jobs. Town
Administrator Tim Higgins' spreadsheet analysis indicates that merging the
two positions would result in savings of $73,112.
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to review the Town Administrator's spreadsheet
Click on the images below to read the Water
Commission's memo to the Selectmen outlining their reasons for opposing the
move:
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Lincoln Cultural Council Sponsors Art Exhibit at Library
In honor of Lincoln’s 250th celebration, the Lincoln Cultural
Council is pleased to sponsor the biennial town-wide art exhibit at the
Lincoln Public Library from October 4-30, 2004. All Lincoln artists, age 18
and over, are invited to exhibit one work in any medium. There will be a $15
entry fee. Wall pieces must be framed and should not exceed 40”. To submit
an artwork for the exhibit, please notify the Council no later than
September 30, either by e-mailing Council Chair Susan Salm,
ssalm@comcast.net, or by writing to the LCC, P.O. Box 426, Lincoln MA
01773.
In addition to your name and phone number, please provide the following
information: (1) type/medium of artwork, (2) dimensions, and (3) price, if
it is for sale. The work must be brought to the Library, ready for display,
on either Thursday, September 30 or Friday, October 1, during regular
library hours. Work must be removed no later than noon Saturday, October 30.
The show will be open to the public from Monday, October 4 through Friday,
October 30. All are invited to a reception at the Library on Sunday, October
24, 2:00-4:00. Works will be selected for the show at the discretion of the
LCC. Neither the LCC nor the Library will be held responsible for any damage
sustained by the artwork during the exhibit.
The LCC has sponsored a variety of arts
events and activities in support of Lincoln 250. For more information about
the mission of the Council, go to:
http://www.lincolntown.org/cultural.htm.
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Lincoln Cultural Council Now Accepting 2005 Grant Applications
The Massachusetts Cultural Council has
awarded $2,000 in grant money to the town of Lincoln for 2005. The Lincoln
Cultural Council will regrant these funds to support individual and group
projects in the visual arts, crafts, music, writing and theater, as well as
the interpretive sciences.
In addition to LCC Grants for artists, PASS Grants are available
to help support K-12 student field trips to
cultural performances.
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Lincoln Honor Roll created
The Lincoln Selectmen have created an Honor Roll of Lincolnites
currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Honor Roll recognizes our
neighbors and relatives who are risking their lives in active duty. It
is located in the Lincoln Library main floor hallway. The list may not be
complete because, under the Patriot Act, the armed services are prohibited from
releasing such information.
If you know of other Lincolnites in the armed
services, please contact the Selectmen’s office at 259-2600, so that their
names can be added to the Honor Roll.
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