Planning Board endorses two ANR plans for Cambridge water-supply conservation transfer

LINCOLN -- May 12, 2026, Lincoln Planning Board clears the way for Cambridge to take roughly 75 conservation acres. The board unanimously endorsed two Approval Not Required plans on May 12, one from Farrington Memorial Inc. dividing 295 Cambridge Turnpike into three lots, and one from Frank J. Panetta and Lyn A. Parker carving four parcels out of 109 Page Road and 279 and 283 Cambridge Turnpike, that together assemble land for sale to the City of Cambridge for water-supply protection, with conservation restrictions held by Lincoln. Geoff McGean of the Rural Land Foundation presented both plans. Director Paula Vaughn-MacKenzie reminded members that ANR endorsement only confirms 120 feet of frontage and access and "is not saying that any lot… is a buildable lot." The board also appointed Craig Nicholson to the Dark Skies Subcommittee and heard the IDEA Committee's first "equity pause" presentation, anchored in a 2022 ARPA-funded community survey that surfaced measurable gaps between renters and homeowners on whether residents feel heard by town government.