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Author Archives: Patrick Mehr

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Letter to the Editor: Bloom is not the new high school we need

by Patrick Mehr October 2, 2025October 3, 2025

We cannot ignore a less expensive, more flexible, faster design than Bloom, which preserves our center fields.

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Letter to the Editor: Some facts about Bloom

by Patrick Mehr August 18, 2025August 19, 2025
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Letter to the editor: My advice to the Select Board

by Patrick Mehr March 20, 2025March 20, 2025
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Letter to the editor: Bloom’s “sardine design”

by Patrick Mehr February 6, 2025February 7, 2025
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Letter to the editor: Patrick Mehr for Select Board

by Patrick Mehr January 6, 2025January 6, 2025
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Letter to the editor: Will new multifamily developments pay their fair share of expenses for school and municipal services?

by Patrick Mehr November 1, 2024November 1, 2024
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Letter to the editor: Unlike most MA communities, Lexington’s school enrollments have increased when new housing units were built

by Patrick Mehr October 21, 2024October 22, 2024
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Letter to the editor: How to improve our toothless tree bylaw

by Patrick Mehr June 14, 2024June 14, 2024
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Letter to the editor: Time to take the tree bylaw seriously

by Patrick Mehr January 26, 2024January 26, 2024
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Letter to the editor: An easy fix to the tree bylaw

by Patrick Mehr October 2, 2023October 2, 2023
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