Re: [LincolnTalk] Driving Service to Logan Recommendation Please?
Another recommendation for Alan. He’s gone above and beyond driving in snow, and he has been reliable on multiple pre 5am pick ups, including on Christmas Eve. Couldn’t recommended more. Jeff On Monday, January 1, 2024, Sarah Liepert wrote: > Hi Susan. We also highly recommend Alan Giles. He is punctual, reliable, > and personable. He just drove our visiting relatives to Logan in the early > AM this past weekend—on short notice! > > Best, > > Sarah Liepert > Trapelo Rd. > > On Jan 1, 2024, at 1:34 PM, Gloria Voce wrote: > > Recently I used Alan Giles who picked me up from Logan Airport based on > recommendations on Lincoln Talk. Alan is a Lincoln resident and I couldn’t > have been more pleased, let’s keep it Local! Alan can be reached at > 617-501-2611. > > Regards, > Gloria Voce > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 1, 2024, at 10:48 AM, Greg Schmergel wrote: > > Hello Susan, > > > > We have had excellent experiences consistently with Boston Carriage: > > > > https://www.logancarservice.com/ > > Greg > > Monday, January 1, 2024, 10:17:02 AM, you wrote: > > I would be grateful for any recommendations on a driving service to/from > Logan airport. Dav El /Boston Coach has been consistently disappointing. > Thanks for any recommendations for a company offering safe driving, > courteous drivers, reasonable prices. Happy new year! > > > Susan Tuller > > > > > > > *-- Best regards, Greg* > mailto:netg...@ix.netcom.com -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
Re: [LincolnTalk] Uber at 4 AM?
I was nervous about this very question two years ago, and used Uber Alan at 4am. Booked him in advance, and he showed up despite a snowstorm that made traffic almost impossible (and a multiple hour delay at Logan). Could not recommend him more for peace of mind. Alan Giles 617-501-2611 Jeff On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 10:39 AM Rosamond Delori via Lincoln < lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > Does anyone have experience with an Uber pick up at 4 AM? > > Rosamond > > > Please excuse likely errors due to autospell! > -- > PLEASE NOTE: > This e-mail message and any attachments are confidential and > may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify > the 1911 Office immediately — by replying to this message and destroy all > copies of this message and any attachments. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
Re: [LincolnTalk] Why Lincoln should overlay HCA zoning over existing multi-family districts
I'm not sure why we are playing this game of hide the 'expected' developments. It is true that very little in life is guaranteed. However, I think smart citizens should expect development to follow zoning. Cautious citizens should definitely be prepared and expect for it to follow. I think it is safe to say that the HCAWG also appears to expect development to follow the zoning based on today's meeting, when more low impact zoning ideas were rejected in favor of the current set and "getting something" as I believe was said at the time. There are huge financial incentives that have made the idea of joining the HCA zoning attractive to property owners and potential developers. Unfortunately some of those incentives might be directly at odds with the town's interests. The Mall has gotten the most attention, as RLF has been the only property owner that has publicly stated that they plan to develop. But realistically, it is just one of the new developments that would likely follow. After all, if Doherty's is indeed leaving, zoning it for over 20 housing units makes a very strong financial incentive to build something along those lines at that location. Being zoned mixed use doesn't require any commercial return and we could as a town see an actual decline in our commercial center as a result of the new zoning proposals. If "Codman corner" is zoned for 83 units on 4 acres, there is a very strong financial incentive to build those 83 units there. If Codman is zoned at 180 units, then there will be a very strong financial incentive to build 180 units on the street. All of these potential developments would be done under the new zoning without the normal town approval process and without any remaining sticks to encourage affordability above 10%, green energy goals, or almost any other concerns the town might have. There is a reason the town has never previously just abdicated our town approval process like the HCA proposals suggest we do so. A small committee is now asking the town to do so and take that incredibly bold leap of faith. Asking that we further assume that this zoning doesn't matter and maybe nothing changes feels silly at best. I think the first question any HCA committee should have asked was how much do we really want to tie our hands as a town and make it more difficult to get affordability above 10% and any other town goals we might have from the (most likely) several incoming developments. Instead, the committee has decided to start with a position that we want to reduce our town leverage going forward and done so to such an extent that it even included proposing zoning municipal land that gives 0 credit to the laws compliance. The core issue isn't complicated -- should the town try and maintain as much oversight as possible, or should we cater to the financial interests of developers and affected property owners in the hopes that the reduced oversight and regulations makes more buildings happen. Jeff Birchby Twin Pond Lane On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 3:51 PM Margaret Olson wrote: > The HCA is about zoning - what property owners have a right to do with > their property. It is not about housing production and there is no town > project to develop housing. > > The Mall is private property owned by the Rural Land Foundation. The RLF > is a private 501(c)(3) organization. It would be unusual for a private > organization to publicly discuss their negotiations with a developer or > developers. As a private organization the RLF is not subject to the state's > RFP (bidding) process. > > I can't help but point out that the Boston Public Garden is surrounded on > three sides by dense development, including several buildings with ground > floor retail and apartments or offices above. > Monument Square in Concord has multifamily housing - 30 Monument square is > a condo building. There are additional condos and apartments within .2 > miles. > > On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 1:43 PM Deborah Greenwald < > deborah.greenw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> I would very much like to have David's proposals included in our vote. He >> And are we taking bids from multiple developers? Some might be more >> amenable to more low income units. >> To me it seems that considering any development near Codman Farm is akin >> to building an apartment building on the Boston Public Gardens or >> Concord's Monument Square. That area is one of Lincoln's jewels and should >> be preserved. >> On Sun, Nov 5, 2023 at 10:01 PM David Cuetos >> wrote: >> >>> I have received some questions from residents trying to understand why >>> our HCA proposals overlay zoning over existing multi-family districts. I >>> thought the rationale was important enough to share it with the wider >>> public. >>> >>> I believe the town would be better served by separating as much as >>> possible the zoning exercise required for compliance approval from actual >>> development. Zoning existing multifamily developments accomplishes that >>> goal,
[LincolnTalk] Doherty’s?
Just wanted to say that if the current rezoning costs the town the convenience of Doherty’s, it would be a real loss in my opinion. Looks like every official proposal includes this lot. -- 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.
Re: [LincolnTalk] Inaccuracies in rezoning proposals submitted to the State
I attended the last planning board meeting. There was at one point 100 people there, so I wouldn’t assume that people are not attending. And at 100 people, those 45 minutes would amount to less than 30 seconds for a question *and* an answer per person. I did not ask a question at the meeting. Instead I spent my time listening as the meeting was presenting three new proposals that I had not seen before, and I wanted to make sure to do my due diligence on those proposals. I know there had been public requests to see the proposals before the meeting. And unfortunately the committee involved decided that was not in the public’s interest. It’s a choice I wouldn’t have made, and it made for less informed discussions of the new proposals. I plan on being at at least one of the November 8th meetings. But I really hope that even before then the questions that have been asked multiple times across multiple avenues are finally answered. Asking a question just to be heard asking a question does little. Jeff On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 3:07 PM RAandBOB wrote: > I attended the last forum, which had 45 minutes for open questions. > Apparently none of the people have been so voluble on Lincoln talk attended > that meeting. There are several more meetings which are largely Feedback > meetings, so I hope you guys will attend and ask your questions. > > Ruth Ann > (She, her, hers) > > On Oct 27, 2023, at 2:44 PM, Scott Clary wrote: > > > Yes John but the problem with the public forums the way they are > intentionally set up are pretty much a one-way Street where the public has > very little opportunity for questions and answers. It's simply the agenda > driven Town leaders driving home their agenda with fancy slides and way too > much one-sided talk. > > Kind Regards, > > Scott Clary > 617-968-5769 > > Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors > > On Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 9:02 AM John Mendelson > wrote: > >> Easy to lob accusations and perhaps even some conspiracy theories on LT >> where the members of the HCAWG cannot respond. >> >> Perhaps there was an error on the submission but a more appropriate forum >> to query this would be in either of the two open forums on November 8 that >> have been widely publicized. >> >> Questions and answers on the record. >> >> John >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 8:53 AM Michael Dembowski >> wrote: >> >>> At what point does any town official respond to David's critique? - a >>> response is needed whether by special meeting or thru LT. >>> At risk is *any* community faith in the process that already seems >>> fractured. >>> Dialogue is welcome - whether it be acknowledgement of errors, a >>> response to each point made, or even an extended invite to David to >>> formally join HCAWG. >>> Michael Dembowski >>> Conant Road >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 8:09 AM Susanna Szeto >>> wrote: >>> Good questions Karla! We need someone to ask these questions at the board meeting! WHO will do it? Susanna On Oct 27, 2023, at 6:02 AM, Karla Gravis wrote: There are a lot of details here (which I encourage everyone to read) but 3 very important questions require answers: - Why did we submit 18 more acres in parcels to the State than what was approved by town boards for Option C? - Why are we unnecessarily zoning Lincoln Woods to a much higher number of units than we have currently, thus creating an incentive for TCB or another developer to come in and rebuild? The current affordability requirement ends in 2032. - Why are we including so many parcels that give us no compliance credit with the State but enable developers to build many more units than is required for compliance? Karla > > -- Forwarded message - > From: ٍSarah Postlethwait > Date: Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 13:16 > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Inaccuracies in rezoning proposals > submitted to the State > To: David Cuetos > CC: Lincoln Talk > > > It’s concerning that we are paying Utile at least $20k to come up with > these proposals on the town’s behalf and they have submitted it with this > many inaccuracies. > What is also is concerning is that, according to the minutes page, the > HCAWG has not had a working meeting since the end of August- right after > the guideline changes were announced and before option C was formed. No > meetings were held in September and the two October meetings were multi > board meeting presentations. > > *Is the full HCAWG reviewing the current proposals and what is being > submitted to the state?* > > Including an additional 18 acres of land in the state proposal that > has not been presented to the town and the Select board and planning board > is unacceptable. > > *The HCAWG
Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA & Codman Road
David, Looking at the town's GIS, it looks to me like your 2.8 acre plot could definitely have a much larger footprint than the existing house, even with the wetlands on the property. And at 15 units an acre, it could potentially house 20+ units? What was your sourcing for the inability to develop further? I admit, I'm one of the few town residents who is not an architect so I might be missing something. The HCA working group says that this rezoning would potentially shift 11 units into 180 units, so I'm just trying to pin down where these could potentially be. If most of the Codman owners are not planning on taking advantage of this change (or cannot), then excluding these lots from a HCA plan would seem to cost little to the goals of increased housing stock. In general I'm really struggling with the general issues of this HCA plan that takes a very residential street now -- Codman -- and rezones it to something entirely different. It seems like not just taking a downtown area and densifying it, but rather expanding the downtown area dramatically in a way that doesn't feel like the Lincoln we all know now and (when time allows) walk through to get to Codman Farm and Donelans or the Tack Room. The feel of houses like yours really makes the walk feel more like being on one of our many trails in town, versus on a busy street sidewalk. Add my voice to all the others on here that would be very interested in seeing a HCA compliant proposal that doesn't include the Codman subdistrict. If we as a town discover we love the feel of the new downtown housing project awaiting a greenlight, we can always add a Codman district later and double the effect. But we don't have the luxury of clawing it back ever, and this current plan looks like a blind leap that would cost a feel that many in the town cherish. Jeff Birchby Twin Pond Lane -- Forwarded message - From: David Onigman Date: Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 10:35 AM Subject: [LincolnTalk] HCA & Codman Road To: 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. -- 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
