Lincoln brief: Sunday, September 20, 2026
Library HVAC costs jump to $6.25 million as Lincoln Select Board readies October town meeting vote
Library HVAC costs jump to $6.25 million as Lincoln Select Board readies October town meeting vote.
From Lincoln News
- Select Board sets October vote on library heating options. Lincoln Select Board set an October 24 town meeting vote between a $2.466 million geothermal library HVAC system and a cheaper boiler-only option, and appointed new members to the Cultural Council and Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.Lincoln News
- Planning Board delays tree and deck plan for neighbor notice. Lincoln Planning Board ruled a plan to remove 10 hazard trees and enlarge a deck and porch at 95 South Great Road a minor change, then delayed the hearing to September 22 so staff can notify two neighboring families.Lincoln News
- Audio failures disrupt Planning Board's hybrid September meeting. Technical glitches disrupted much of Lincoln Planning Board's hybrid September 8 meeting as members troubleshot Zoom audio. The board previewed the town's comprehensive, housing production and open space plans but deferred details to a future meeting.Lincoln News
- School Committee approves 2026-27 goals, improvement plan. Lincoln School Committee unanimously adopted its 2026-27 district improvement plan and goals as enrollment rose, including a 55-student kindergarten class Superintendent Perry Graham called the largest of his tenure; a proposed policy allowing alcohol at school-owned field fundraisers got a first reading.Lincoln News
- Select Board OKs social media policy, Green Energy warrant article. Town Administrator Tim Higgins told Lincoln's Select Board the library's geothermal HVAC option now totals $6.25 million, with a net town cost near $3.7 million, close to a conventional system's $3.67 million net cost. The board also adopted a revised social media policy.Lincoln News
- Hanscom panel presses Massport on ICE camera plan. Massport told the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission that recording is allowed in public areas but denied a camera-installation request; a member proposed submitting an exact map of camera locations for sign-off. JSX Air pitched Bedford service starting January 2027 with about 1,914 annual departures.Lincoln News
- Only one of ten Lincoln property transfers carries a recorded price. Lincoln's latest property transfer log shows only one of ten recorded real estate sales included a listed price, according to town records.Lincoln News