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Town Council ratifies Leslie Quish as Lincoln Department of Public Works director
Summary
The Lincoln Town Council unanimously ratified the appointment of Leslie Quish as director of the Lincoln Department of Public Works on Feb. 3; the town administrator outlined Quish’s engineering experience and leadership on local infrastructure projects.
The Lincoln Town Council on Feb. 3 ratified the appointment of Leslie Quish as director of the Lincoln Department of Public Works.
Town Administrator (name not specified in the transcript) formally forwarded the appointment and described Quish’s tenure with the town dating to 02/2012, saying she had served as the town engineer and led multiple infrastructure efforts. The administrator listed projects and roles including oversight of the LED streetlight conversion, management of two operations contracts with Veolia, securing ARPA and federal grants for infrastructure improvements, conducting a road and sidewalk assessment, developing a pavement improvement plan, supervising stormwater projects, and leading the Front Street improvement project. The administrator said Quish also assisted with requests for qualifications and proposals, procurement and construction processes, and had presented to the Planning Board, Zoning Board, and Town Council.
"Leslie has been a staple of my team," the Town Administrator said during the appointment presentation. Council members expressed support for Quish’s appointment and praised her responsiveness to residents and collaboration with staff. Quish responded, "Thank you all very much."
A motion to ratify the appointment was made and seconded (motion recorded as "Motion by Councillor Noland, second by Councillor A's already" in the transcript). The council approved the ratification by voice vote; the transcript records the outcome as "Aye." No roll-call vote or dissent was recorded in the meeting transcript.
The Town Administrator noted Quish had been a lead contributor to grant applications and to several committees, including the technical review committee, the civil education and revolving fund billing committee, and the Safe Streets project committee. Council members who spoke said they frequently received returned calls and helpful explanations from Quish as town engineer and said they welcomed her to the director role.
The council received no public comment on the appointment during the recorded portion of the meeting.
