Lincoln Select Board Unanimously Approves Immigration Resolution, Ricci Trail Bike Access

LINCOLN — June 25, 2026 — Lincoln Select Board approves immigration resolution and Ricci Trail bicycle access at June 25 morning meeting. The three-member board voted unanimously to approve a resolution affirming constitutional rights and protecting municipal facilities from civil immigration enforcement, directing staff to publish the document — edited by town counsel and modeled on Lexington's version — on the town website; the Lincoln Public Library indicated it plans to co-sign. The board also voted 3-0 to authorize bicycle use on the town-controlled segment of the Ricci Trail in north Lincoln, with the Conservation Commission set to vote on its segment July 29. Town Administrator Tim Higgins and Capital Project Manager Dan disclosed a roughly $2 million gap between two independent library HVAC cost estimates, telling the board "right now there appears to be about a two-million-dollar delta — it's pretty significant," with a multi-board stakeholder session now planned for July 13 to work through the numbers before any Special Town Meeting call. The board reinforced Chair Hutchinson's stated rule: "If we're doing this, it is a one-topic town meeting — end of sentence," holding the October 24 State of the Town/Special Town Meeting to the library project alone despite interest from other committees in adding items.