Lin supports affordable housing and doing our part to help alleviate the Massachusetts housing crisis

Opposed the Planning Board's overreaching proposal that was 5 times the acreage and 11 times the unit capacity required by the MBTA Communities Act and voted "No" against it 

Has followed Lexington’s planning issues for the past decade

Contributed to multiple amendments on sustainability and zoning 

Appreciates that zoning is complex and not one dimensional, black and white. It needs care to anticipate potential impacts on town services and the more vulnerable among us 

Believes that we can do a better job with long range planning to meet the needs of current and future residents rather than relying on rash zoning tools that spur more luxury developments 

Lin believes that transparency and public scrutiny help us make sensible plans for the town's future 

Has a Corporate Finance background and recognizes that due diligence is a necessity in good governance

Warned that massive deregulation is hard to reverse and is a lost opportunity for more affordable housing and sustainable growth

Lin has lived, studied, and worked in China, the US, and Germany; her international experiences expand her perspective and inform her creative approach in problem solving   

Recognizes and admires the extraordinary history and conservation efforts of Lexington, her adopted hometown for the past 20 years

Has the first-hand experience of living in multifamily housing in cities and suburbs around the world

Believes that we owe it to our future generations to preserve Lexington's historical and leafy neighborhoods and at the same time promote smaller, more moderate sized, and more affordable dwelling units

As the town faces clearly demonstrated appetite for development, Lin believes in long range planning and smart growth where density can be added more gently, in more moderate and human scale, and with more consideration to the neighbors