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Lexington HDC Presses Developer to Simplify 16 Clarke Street Mixed-Use Proposal

LEXINGTON — March 5, 2026 — Lexington Historic Districts Commission sends 16 Clarke Street mixed-use building back for another revision, targeting an April vote. The commission spent the majority of its March 5 session pressing North Shore Residential Development Inc. and its architect on what commissioners called an overloaded roofscape — too

Lexington Zoning Board Unanimously Approves Relocation of 1722 Historic House

LEXINGTON — February 12, 2026 — Lexington's Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 to allow relocation of the circa-1722 Joseph Bridge-Eli Burdew House, described as the sixth-oldest standing home in Lexington, to a new rear lot at 451 Merritt Road. Board Chair Ralph D. Clifford led

Lexington Public-Access Podcast Episode Contains No Municipal Business

LEXINGTON — January 29, 2026 — A Lexington community access TV broadcast on January 29, 2026, contained no municipal business. The recording is an episode of an entertainment podcast called "Talking Shit About Nothing," hosted by two men identified as Jimmy and Richie, featuring a guest named Amanda, a Scottish-

Lexington Boards Approve Balanced FY27 Budget With 3.9 Percent Increase

LEXINGTON — January 28, 2026 — Lexington's joint budget summit produced a balanced fiscal year 2027 plan with 3.9 percent increases for schools and municipal departments. Finance Director Carolyn Kosnoff told the combined Select Board, Appropriation Committee, and School Committee session that the general fund grows 2.6 percent

Lexington Conservation Commission Continues 150-Unit Bedford Street Housing Hearing

LEXINGTON — January 27, 2026 — Lexington Conservation Commission opens hearing on a 150-unit housing project at the former Boston Sports Club site. The commission held its first public hearing Tuesday on a Notice of Intent for 475 Bedford Street, where Pulte Homes of New England proposes demolishing the existing facility

Lexington Historical Commission continues 4 Trotting Horse Drive hearing over inconsistent drawings

LEXINGTON — January 21, 2026 — Lexington Historical Commission continues a Peacock Farm addition hearing and clashes with town administration over a stalled preservation award. The commission voted to continue the public hearing on a proposed garage addition and butterfly roofline at 4 Trotting Horse Drive, directing contractor Chris Chansey of Gold

Lexington School Building Committee Pushes to Maximize Community Access to New High School

LEXINGTON — January 12, 2026 — Lexington's School Building Committee pushed the design team to examine how the new high school's innovation labs could be made independently accessible for after-hours community use. At the January 12 meeting at 201 Bedford Street, committee member John Himmel argued that

Lexington Board of Appeals grants 40-unit affordable housing permit on Lowell Street

LEXINGTON — January 8, 2026 — Lexington's Board of Appeals unanimously approved a comprehensive permit Thursday for a 40-unit affordable housing development at 591 Lowell Street. The board voted 5-0 to grant the permit to Causeway Development LLC under MGL Chapter 40B, approving 10 separate zoning waivers covering

Lexington Planning Board Advances SRD and ADU Zoning Revisions for Future Town Meeting

LEXINGTON — January 7, 2026 — Lexington Planning Board spends three hours on SRD historic-structure rules, ADU state mandates, and a newly adopted commercial surcharge. The board, chaired by Michael Schanbacher, unanimously approved performance guarantees and endorsed definitive subdivision plans for nine properties, locking in eight-year zoning freezes. A proposal

Lexington Budget Summit Finds Partial Fix for $4.7 Million Fiscal 2027 Gap

LEXINGTON — January 7, 2026 — Lexington's four-board budget summit found a partial fix for a $4.7 million fiscal 2027 gap but left officials warning of deeper structural problems ahead. Assistant Town Manager for Finance Carolyn Koznoff told the joint January 7 meeting of the Select Board, Appropriation

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