Thank you David for your clear message. I agree with each town doing their part to help the housing crisis we are facing. And besides, it's the law.
Senator Barrett at one point said, we have the jobs and we have workers, but not adequate housing for them. I certainly benefit from other towns' services and businesses. We are not living in a vacuum. I treasure our town's open space,and as a former Conservation Commission member when we wrote the Wetland Bylaw, I treasure the services for nature and for us that our protected wetlands provide. These lands will not be built upon. And there will be site reviews. Joan * --Thich Nhat Hanh* On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 10:32 AM David Onigman <davidonig...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been hesitant to engage in the housing discussion on LincolnTalk, > but after reading a few recent comments about the motives for some of the > Codman Road residents and their advocacy in favor of the Housing Choice Act > and our road being included in it, I am inspired to weigh in. > > I live on Codman Road and was one of the residents that advocated in favor > of my area of South Lincoln to be included in the proposals submitted to > the Commonwealth to be in compliance with the Housing Choice Act. > > I consider myself a housing advocate and generally speaking am in favor of > the legislation. There is a housing crisis in this country, and in > Massachusetts, and every town can do their part to contribute a small bit > to increased inventory to support this issue. > > I also consider myself an advocate of public transportation and am a > frequent user of the commuter rail. My family is able to currently be a one > car family largely in part to my proximity to the train into Boston. > > I am in support of all plans that include these subdistricts to be as > close to the Commuter Rail as possible, as I believe that to be in the > spirit of this legislation, and also what is best for our town planning. > > I love Lincoln, I think Lincoln is an amazing place to live and raise > children. > > Lincoln is over 40% conservation land and nothing is ever going to change > that. > > I believe that the effects of the HCA to loosen a bit of the zoning laws > in certain subdistricts to not be by-right single-family housing is a good > thing. > > I believe towns like Lincoln that are looking to support a small > commercial center and maintain services like a grocery store need to modify > a bit of the by-right zoning to ensure that things like having a grocery > store are sustainable. > > Let me clarify that my beliefs are not driven by any personal financial > aspirations linked to my property. For those seeking assurance, my lot, > surrounded by wetlands, isn't viable for further development. Our family > home, built in 1951, has always stood here, and we have no intentions of > leaving. > > So I am just here to say - yes, in my backyard, I support the HCA, I > support Codman road being included as one of the subdistricts. > > Every town can do a small part to support more housing inventory and every > town can do a small part to allow more housing near public transportation. > > I’m not looking to engage in any LincolnTalk back and forth on my thoughts > on this, but if anyone is looking to discuss these topics further offline, > please feel free to write me an email and we can grab a cup of coffee. > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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