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Lexington Select Board Approves $2.1 Million MWRA Sewer Bond, Eyes Cannabis Opt-Out

LEXINGTON — May 22, 2026 — Lexington Select Board approves $2.1 million MWRA sewer package and begins cannabis delivery opt-out debate. The board voted unanimously Friday morning to authorize a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority financial assistance agreement totaling $2,103,000 — 75 percent grant funding and a $525,750 interest-

Lexington Historical Commission Continues Parker School Hearing Over Notice Dispute

LEXINGTON — May 21, 2026 — Lexington Historical Commission continues Parker School hearing after condo owners say they received no notice. At the May 21 remote meeting, the commission voted 4-0 to postpone its hearing on adding the former Parker School at 314 Bedford Street — now a roughly 28-unit condominium

Lexington Housing Trust Votes to Back Downtown Parking and Housing Capacity Study

LEXINGTON — May 21, 2026 — Lexington Affordable Housing Trust votes to support a downtown circulation and housing study while confronting a 400-unit gap to its 10 percent affordable housing goal. The board voted unanimously May 21 to authorize Chair Elaine Tung to sign a letter backing the town Economic Development

Lexington Conservation Commission Presses Bedford Street Developer on Wetland Buffer Alternatives

LEXINGTON — April 28, 2026 — Lexington Conservation Commission sends 475 Bedford Street multifamily project back for impracticability analysis. The commission voted 4-0 to continue the hearing on Pulte Homes of New England's proposed 150-unit, three-building redevelopment of a Bedford Street sports facility after Chair Ruth Ladd

Lexington Historical Commission Approves Trotting Horse Drive Addition Unanimously

LEXINGTON — March 18, 2026 — Lexington Historical Commission approves Peacock Farm addition and debates urgent historic school documentation. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a partial demolition and addition at 4 Trotting Horse Drive, confirming vertical one-by-three V-groove clear cedar siding and updated window proportions after contractor

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

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