Name: Charles Lamb
Office Sought: Town Meeting Member Precinct 4
e-mail address: cwl [at] yahoo.commichaelschanbacherlexpb [at] gmail.com (
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Community Activities:
- Lexington resident since 1994
- Town Meeting Member, Pct 4, 2001-2014, 2018-present
- Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Chair (2008-2014, 2017-present)
- CEC liaison to the [LHS] School Building Committee which is overseeing the LHS project
- I’ve voted for all Conservation Land acquisitions that Town Meeting has considered during my tenure
- Strong advocate for Recreation, including continued use of artificial turf at Lincoln Field
- I have supported and voted for all operating overrides and debt exclusions since 1994
- I put in the hours and do the legwork necessary for Town Meeting. I have 100% TM attendance with no abstention votes.
Article 43 on the 2024 Town Warrant is asking if the Town will authorize and request the Select Board to petition the General Court of the Commonwealth for Home Rule Legislation to allow any citizens in the Town of Lexington, who have reached the age of 16 or older, to register and vote in municipal elections within the Town, or to take any action in relative thereto. Would you support this article? Why or why not?
The Warrant does not say anything in the Description other than that it would allow residents 16 years or older to vote in municipal elections. So, like any good Town Meeting Member, I plan to carefully consider the proponents' discussion points on the TMMA list and info session, seek out my constituents' views, and listen to the debate at Town Meeting before making a decision. Too little has been written or said on this Article to make a rational decision (at least at the time of this writing).
