Select Board determines public benefit for Old Town Hall sprinkler project, defers on schoolhouse

LINCOLN -- October 20, 2025, Lincoln Select Board hears Carroll School expansion, votes Old Town Hall public benefit. The board on Oct. 20 spent nearly an hour with Carroll School's design team on plans for a 220-to-240-student building on the Wayland campus, while Longmeadow Road neighbors including Colin Sullivan and Peter Borden told the board they fear traffic spillover and cited a "breach of trust" with the school. Head of School Renee Greenfield said "these are our plans right now." Traffic consultant Ken Cram projected 275 new morning trips; the site would hold 118 parking spaces. The board unanimously determined a public benefit for the Old Town Hall Corporation's CPA sprinkler application at 25 Lincoln Road but deferred a parallel determination for the Builders Club's Little Red Schoolhouse, where Chair Jim Hutchinson and member Kim Bodnar sought clarity on a zoning restriction capping use at 10 nights a year. Town Meeting Study Committee chair Kenny Mitchell reported that 29 percent of 566 survey respondents were dissatisfied with town meeting and 63 percent favored some voting-process change.