Dark Skies Committee

Lincoln Dark Skies Committee moves amendment toward Select Board and public hearing. The committee scheduled a March 9 Select Board review of the final amendment, followed by a Planning Board public hearing on March 10. Committee members are conducting resident outreach, including a lighting

Dark Skies Committee schedules March 10 public hearing on revised bylaws. The committee reviewed edits to the proposed Dark Skies bylaws and scheduled a public hearing for March 10, with upcoming Select Board (March 9), Conservation Commission (March 11), and Moderator (March 18) meetings to

Lincoln's Dark Skies Committee refined zoning bylaw amendments addressing residential outdoor lighting, removing diffused luminaires and modifying the maximum luminance standard to 900 lumens per exterior door multiplied by 1.5. Craig Nicholson coordinated feedback from the Planning Board, which

Lincoln Dark Skies Committee advances outdoor lighting bylaws toward warrant article. The seven-member Dark Skies Committee approved prior minutes and planned a January 27 meeting with the Planning Board to seek joint endorsement of a warrant article on lighting regulations. Committee member Sherry

Lincoln Dark Skies Committee decides to pursue general bylaws for outdoor lighting compliance. The committee voted to advance general bylaws, which require only 50 percent approval at Town Meeting compared to the 2/3 vote required for zoning changes. Buzz Constable explained that general bylaws