[LincolnTalk] Plans for South Lincoln

Rep. Stanley's news email today announces the Town receiving a $400,000 grant to upgrade the Farm Field waterwater treatment plant that currently serves the Mall and Lincoln Woods; the upgraded facility will also support mixed-use redevelopment in whatever form it's going to take.  I followed the S

[LincolnTalk] iPhone and Verizon

Is anyone else with Verizon cell service experiencing audio cutting out on their iPhone calls?  In the last couple of months this has become a real problem with my phone; either my voice cuts out for a couple of seconds or the voice of whoever I'm talking to does.  It's frustrating, and has bee

Re: [LincolnTalk] iPhone and Verizon

going to call Verizon as well but first need to find enough time to spend on it as I don't think it will be a quick fix. Please let me know if you have any success in getting it fixed.  I will do the same.Warm regards,StaciOn Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 3:01 PM Deborah Howe via Lincoln wrote:Is anyon

[LincolnTalk] update on Verizon audio cut-out

Using my phone both at home and on the road in metro Boston for the last several days, I can report that turning on Roaming for Cell Data) and having WiFi Calling on has made a significant difference for me. I still get the occasional cut-out in audio, but don't know if I should chalk that up t

Re: [LincolnTalk] arborist

Hi, Colleen — Massachusetts has some really excellent arborists! I’m a landscape architect, and regularly call on a couple of companies for tree work : Matt Foti (https://fotitreeandlandscape.com/) is based in Lexington Barrett Tree East (https://www.barretttreeeast.com/) has a Newton yard and

[LincolnTalk] Housing Choice public dates

Hi, Lincoln Talkers ~ Rezoning parts of Lincoln to allow 635 new housing units is a big deal, and will affect every Lincoln resident’s experience of the town. Jennifer Glass’s post here in LT about the Housing Choice Act is a useful primer; to learn more about the issues, consider attending th

[LincolnTalk] Osage orange fruit

Hi, Anne — What you found in DC is a fruit from the Osage Orange tree (Maclura pomifera). Osage Orange, also known in the Midwest as Hedge or Hedge Apple, is native to the south and Midwest US, and was often planted as hedges or as windbreaks on the Great Plains. If you still have the fruit, g

Re: [LincolnTalk] Osage orange fruit

>> On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:10 AM, Deborah Howe via Lincoln >> wrote: >> >> Hi, Anne — >> >> What you found in DC is a fruit from the Osage Orange tree (Maclura >> pomifera). Osage Orange, also known in the Midwest as Hedge or Hedge Apple, >> is native

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board note

The link I posted last night about tonight's Planning Board meeting showed up here, but the note I wrote to accompany it didn't, so here's the note, with link attached to next post:Hi, all — Tuesday eve at 7 the Planning Board and Housing Choice Act Working Group will meet on Zoom to discuss th

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board meeting link 10/24

Here is the link to tonight's Planning Board meeting agenda, with Zoom link attached to it:https://www.lincolntown.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10242023-5285Sent from iCloud-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairl

[LincolnTalk] Why I'm posting

Hi, all -- I just received an email asking if I am posting notices of the HCA-related issues as a member of a town committee, or if I'm just an interested citizen, and asking that I clarify my role when I post about town issues.My answer: I do serve on the Roadway and Traffic Committee, and the T

[LincolnTalk] Housing and wildlife

Hi, Lincoln -- I'm writing in a private capacity here. I really appreciate all the work done to date on the HCA issues; those involved have done a tremendous amount to create and present development options. And I also think that the town as a whole -- not simply the Planning Dept, or HCAWG, or

[LincolnTalk] the Rural land foundation and the Housing Choice Act

Speaking as a concerned citizen: The inclusion of by-right Mall development in the HCA, and resulting need for septic upgrades funded by state grants sounds like a case of “If we had some ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.” And Colleen, I agree with you that the Mall sale shou

[LincolnTalk] November 8th Housing Choice Community Forums!

Hi, Lincoln Talkers – I'm writing as a private citizen, one who lives in Lincoln Woods and whose backyard shares a fence with the out-of-town commuter rail lot. I am a landscape architect, and tend to see built form and open space around built form as readable expressions of a homeowner's -- or

[LincolnTalk] Wednesday Zoom on HCA Options

Hi, all -- I serve on a couple of Town Committees, and work at the Lincoln polls on Election Day; I am writing this invitation as a private citizen. We have all read and heard a lot of chat about the different options that will be on the table at Saturday's Town Meeting. Wednesday night (11/29)

[LincolnTalk] Clarity on the HCA options, including Option E

Hi, all -- I serve on a couple of Town Committees, and work at the Lincoln polls on Election Day; I am writing this invitation as a private citizen. We have all read and heard a lot of chat about the different options that will be on the table at Saturday's Town Meeting. To reiterate my post f

[LincolnTalk] LRHA information Zoom rerun

Hi, Lincoln Talkers -- The Lincoln Residents for Housing Alternatives group (LRHA) held an information Zoom last night, and explained the HCA options, including and especially Option E. To keep the focus on each speaker in the presentation, we kept all but the speaker's cameras off -- no secrec

[LincolnTalk] Why I support Option E

An impressive list of people have signed a letter here endorsing Option C for the HCA zoning article, and I applaud their cohesion. My view is similar to theirs -- to see smart redevelopment of the South Lincoln area, and "to create a vibrant, welcoming center for this town." I absolutely agree

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board Zoom tonight

Hi, fellow residents of Lincoln ~ I am writing as a private citizen to remind you that tonight at 6:30 pm the Planning Board will hold a hybrid meeting to confirm Saturday’s Town Meeting HCA decision and to consider their next steps. (For those of you not present Saturday, the maximum-build by-

[LincolnTalk] Virtual Planning Board meeting 12/12/2023

Hi, Lincoln Talkers — The Planning Board and HCA Working Group will continue working on zoning and planning issues for Option C at a Zoom meeting next Tuesday (12/12/2023) at 7 p.m. Here’s the Town’s link for that meeting and its agenda: http://www.lincolntown.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda

[LincolnTalk] Dec. 12 Planning Board Zoom

Hello, Lincoln Talkers -- Writing as a private citizen, to remind you that the Planning Board will meet with the HCA Working Group at 7 p.m. tomorrow evening to discuss issues related to rezoning under the HCA (building heights, percentage of commercial space to be required in South Lincoln, bu

[LincolnTalk] Writing as a private citizen

To clarify my recent notice about tomorrow’s Planning Board Zoom: I am neither on the Planning Board or on the HCAWG; I post on my own behalf. I live in Lincoln Woods, which abuts the Mall and CR lot, so the HCA will have a direct impact on my daily life, and on the lives of many, many others w

[LincolnTalk] Zoom: Select discussion on Town Meeting 12/18/2023

Hi, all -- I am writing this post as a private citizen. Just to echo, for those who may not have seen it, Jim Hutchinson's good post on tonight's Select Board meeting, at which the Selects will discuss the recent Special Town Meeting and responses to it. According to Jim: "Our meeting starts at

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board meeting Friday morning

Hello, Lincoln Talkers -- I am writing as a private citizen. According to the timeline set by the Planning Board last month, there will be an in-person Planning Board meeting this Friday morning, January 5 at 7:30 a.m., to discuss open issues pertaining to the zoning bylaw rewrites for the HCA

Re: [LincolnTalk] Planning Board meeting Friday morning

at and the zoom link > and agenda are here: > http://lincolntown.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01052024-5389. > > Best, > > Jennifer > >> On Jan 3, 2024, at 11:18 AM, Deborah Howe via Lincoln >> wrote: >> >> Hello, Lincoln Talkers -- >&g

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board Zoom link

http://lincolntown.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01052024-5389 AGENDA 01052024.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document Sent from my iPad-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/.

[LincolnTalk] Apologies

Sorry — I was trying to share the Zoom link to this morning’s 7:30 Planning Board Zoom, and in testing the link from email I mistakenly hit Send, posting a non-note instead. To find the link (it doesn’t play well when shared here), go to the Town website Agenda Center, scroll to the Planning Bo

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board meeting tonight, 7 pm

Hi Lincoln Talkers —Writing as a private citizen to let you know the Planning Board will be meeting tonight in person (Donaldson Room, Town Hall) and on Zoom at 7 pm. Among other issues, the Board will discuss its meeting management policy — how it orders its meetings, including how and when public

[LincolnTalk] Fwd: Democracy Awakening: A Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson - Today at 6:00 PM

Thanks, Sara, for posting this notice; I’m glad to know about this talk, and hope others from Lincoln attend as well. Countless people have recommended HCR’s writing to me, and in turn have recommended her to many many others. She draws parallels between today’s ideas and events in the US and

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board Meeting, Tuesday 5/14 at 7 p.

Hi, Lincoln Talkers —Private citizen writing to let you know that the Planning Board will convene Tuesday night (5/14) at 7 pm in a hybrid (Zoom and in-person) meeting. Aside from ordinary project-related business, there will be further discussion of a Tree Committee. And the Board will discuss it

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board meeting tonight 7 pm — trees, lights

Hi, Lincoln Talkers —Writing in as a private citizen to let you know the Planning Board will hold a hybrid meeting tonight (Tuesday, 5/28) at 7 pm. The meeting agenda includes items on a possible tree protection bylaw and a possible lighting bylaw, and the Board will entertain comment on issues fro

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board hybrid meeting 6/11, 7 pm

Hi, Lincoln Talkers -- Writing as a private citizen who believes in an informed electorate: The Planning Board will be holding its next meeting in hybrid format -- Donaldson Room at Town Hall and on Zoom -- at 7 pm. on Tuesday (6/11). In addition to the project-based agenda items, the Board wil

[LincolnTalk] Planning Board hybrid mtg, 7/9, 7 p.m.

Hello, Lincoln Talkers -- Writing as a private citizen to let you know that the Planning Board will be holding a hybrid (in-person and Zoom) meeting Tuesday evening (7/9) at 7 p.m. After a couple of site plan review discussions, the agenda lists discussions first on the Dark Skies Subcommittee

[LincolnTalk] Select Meeting, 7/15, 6 p.m.

Hi, Lincoln Talkers -- Writing as a private citizen, as usual, to say that the Select Board will hold a hybrid meeting on Monday, July 15 at 6 p.m.. The meeting has a big list of items to address. One that may interest a number of you is the update to be offered on the Town Meeting Study Commit

[LincolnTalk] Weed ID

Mark, the weed you posted is called clearweed (Pilea pumila). It’s an annual weed that seeds prolifically if allowed to grow to reproductive age (happens in one season). You can mow it to limit reseeding in your lawn, or simply pull out individual plants. They are shallow-rooted and come out very e

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln Digest, Vol 145, Issue 34

Tricia has written a concise and clear précis of the Hanscom issues here; it’s a really useful summary of why in the instance of private jet facility expansion compromise is not actually the best option. Deb Howe 88 Wells Road > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:53:24 -0400 > From: Patri

[LincolnTalk] 10/10/2023 Housing Choice Multi-Board Zoom info

For those who haven’t gone onto the Town website to pull up the Planning Board calendar, here is the agenda and Zoom link for Tuesday night’s Multi-Board meeting about the Housing Choice options. As the agenda points out, this meeting is scheduled for the various Town boards involved to select

Re: [LincolnTalk] 10/10/2023 Housing Choice Multi-Board Zoom info

s to be in a real rush, which I find quite Scary > especially when MANY residents are ill informed …on a major building proposal > that is going to directly impact the landscape of this quaint small town. > > Thanks again, > Theresa Kafina > > Sent from my iPhone >

[LincolnTalk] Tonight’s multi-board Zoom link

I just looked on the Town website and the agenda link wouldn’t load, but here, again, is the agenda and link for the 7 pm meeting: AGENDA 10102023.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document Sent from my iPad-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the a

[LincolnTalk] Proposed new trail policies

Hello, all -- I haven't seen mention of Lincoln's  proposed trail policy changes in this forum since the May 18 Conservation Zoom call, and thought that perhaps  people not on that call might be interested to know about the changes, which have implications for people and dogs who walk the trail

[LincolnTalk] Trails decision tonight?

 Just a reminder that the Lincoln Conservation Commission will be discussing proposed revisions to the trails policy tonight at 8 pm. Their meeting agenda and Zoom link are available here: https://www.lincolntown.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06012022-4544 The Conservation Department has

[LincolnTalk] Trails continuance

 Hello, all - The June 1 ConComm trails discussion over Zoom was robust and heartening; lots of people showed up and voiced their opinions on the proposed trails regulations. For those who couldn't make it, the ConComm decided to hold off on voting on the regs, and instead to continue the m

[LincolnTalk] ConComm & trails, 6/22

Hi, all --Just a note to remind anyone interested in the Lincoln trails that the Conservation Commission will be taking up the question of a new trails policy Wednesday evening (6/22) on Zoom. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, which has done a great deal of work on the trails/cycli

[LincolnTalk] trail discussion continuance

Hi, all --This conversation is an important one, and I am glad to hear and read the wide variety of perspectives Lincolnites and others have shared.So many factors regarding opening trails for recreational use in particular have been discussed: -- the wish by Lincoln cyclists to ride Lincoln tr

[LincolnTalk] ConComm meeting Wednesday night

 Hello, all — Lincoln Talk has hosted lively discussion of the proposed trail policy changes in the last few weeks, which I think can only improve peoples’ awareness of the issues involved and, hopefully, the policy draft itself. I understand that the Conservation Department and LLCT staff s

[LincolnTalk] BPAC Zoom Forum tonight

Hi, Lincolnites ~ Lincoln’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will be holding a Zoom forum tonight, one of a series of forums being held for residents of Lincoln’s East, West, North, and South quadrants. Tonight’s forum (at 7 pm) will be directed to and for the residents of Lincoln’s W

Re: [LincolnTalk] BPAC Zoom Forum tonight

let people know about it, and let them hear and weigh in. Deb Sent from my iPad > On Nov 2, 2022, at 8:22 AM, Cindy wrote: > >  > Hi Deb, > > Are minutes from previous meetings available? > > Thanks, > Cindy Sheriff > >>> On Nov 2, 2022, at 8:09 A

[LincolnTalk] Christmas Eve Services

For those looking for another Christmas Eve service option, St. Anne's In The Fields Episcopal Church on Concord Road (just to the right of the Codman Road/Concord Road intersection) will be offering two evening services. The service runs about an hour and a half.; one will start at 5 p.m., the

[LincolnTalk] Tree Preservation Study handout and survey

Hi, Lincoln Talkers — In the past year, a few Lincoln residents have formed the Lincoln Tree Preservation Committee, with the goal of understanding what bylaws and regulations are in place in Lincoln to protect and preserve our tree resources, and looking at how other Towns have addressed/are a