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Committee warns of fast-moving housing growth, urges planning coordination over school capacity
Summary
Committee members said local development proposals could add hundreds of housing units and urged reconvening a planning group with the town manager and planning board to assess the potential impact on school capacity.
Committee members told the Lincoln School Committee that accelerating housing development and related water issues could strain district capacity and asked the chair to reconvene a town–school planning group.
One committee member said they and others have been meeting with town council members and the town manager (Phil) about housing and water issues, and asked the chair to reach out to the town manager and the planning board. The member said notices suggest "700 potential new units" could be proposed in the town and warned that if those units materialize, the district may not have space for the resulting students in five years.
Members discussed options for where incoming students might be placed — noting some room at the middle school but limited capacity at the high school — and the need to involve local planning officials. No formal motions or budget decisions were made at the meeting; members asked for follow-up with the town manager and planning board ahead of the fall.
The comments underscored concerns about how local development proposals could affect school facilities planning and enrollment projections.
