Re: [LincolnTalk] Anyone know what this is?

Looks like it might be Osage orange tree. Larry Buell 60 Tower Rd Get Outlook for iOS From: Lincoln on behalf of ROY HARVEY Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2023 7:50:20 PM To: LincolnTalk Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Anyone know what this is?

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

Im aware that there are 6 total meetings posted since December 2022, and 5 are missing meeting minutes that must be posted within 30 days of the meeting per the open meeting law in MA. Since their last posted working meeting was almost 2 months ago on August 22- I’m also finding it hard to

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

I requested details of options D1 and D2 and, to date, haven’t received them.  Are they online such that one can view them?Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 19, 2023, at 7:42 PM, Margaret Olson wrote:The HCWG meetings are posted. You can see them all on the town website, in the agenda section. Note that

Re: [LincolnTalk] Anyone know what this is?

Maclura pomifera   Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange, is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States. It typically grows about 8 to 15 metres tall. Wikipedia  

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

The HCWG meetings are posted. You can see them all on the town website, in the agenda section. Note that the joint meeting was a meeting for HCWG, Planning Board, and the Selects. All three were called to order and all three voted. ‪On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 7:13 PM ‫ٍSarah Postlethwait‬‎ wrote:‬

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

Margaret can you please confirm if the HCAWG is meeting on their own or not. I tried to request it privately and have emailed both Paula and Jennifer Curtain and not received a response. It’s very odd that no meeting in between the last presentation and the upcoming presentation has happened.

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Fyi -- Sara Mattes > Begin forwarded message: > > From: The Walden Woods Project > Subject: Join us on WEDNESDAY for a presentation with Lawrence Buell! > Date: October 19, 2023 at 4:00:16 PM EDT > To: samat...@gmail.com > Reply-To: wwproj...@walden.org > > > > Join us NEXT WEDNESDAY,

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

Utile crafts the proposals based on direction from the town. I think, but am not 100% sure, that that was authorized at the multi board meeting. There have been many HCA meetings and public forums recently and they are starting to merge together in my memory. On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 6:08 PM Sara

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Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

Margaret, What meeting crafted the D1 & D2? Is it recorded? -- Sara Mattes > On Oct 19, 2023, at 11:12 AM, Margaret Olson wrote: > > On Tuesday October 24th the Planning Board will be discussing the new HCA > options D1 and D2. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm with one other (likely

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We would love to borrow a slide / film scanner to digitize some family slides. -- Bob Hicks Tower Road rchi...@gmail.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

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

Perfect idea-more Farrar Pond Villages, low-rise units with privacy, but a sense of community...with lots of green space and direct access to trails on lots of conservation land. I think that is a wonderful idea to share that ambiance with more people. Let’s do it! -- Sara Mattes > On

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

Nicole- you can’t age restrict the rezoned area. Doing so is against the HCA. On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 3:22 PM Nicole Kaplan wrote: > I was wondering the same thing. Or maybe make all of the units 55+? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 19, 2023, at 11:48 AM, Michael Dembowski > wrote: > > 

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln does it's part - RLF can propose something modest - Option C is not modest

Agree with need for modest refining. Need to maintain character of Lincoln that brought us here. Also need at least 15% affordable. Would not rush to make changes esp in rezoning. Let’s see how challenges to HCA work out. Maureen Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2023, at 3:22 PM, Bijoy

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Tick Control

Same  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Thursday, October 19, 2023, 3:50 PM, RAandBOB wrote: I have used tick tubes with great success, spreading them about my property following the spacing recommended on the box. Ruth Ann (She, her, hers) > On Oct 19, 2023, at 3:20 PM, Brandon Newman

Re: [LincolnTalk] Tick Control

I have used tick tubes with great success, spreading them about my property following the spacing recommended on the box. Ruth Ann (She, her, hers) > On Oct 19, 2023, at 3:20 PM, Brandon Newman wrote: > >  > Good afternoon, > During the past 2 weeks, ticks have been pretty bad in my yard. On

Re: [LincolnTalk] Free indoor plant

Hi Britta, My wife and I are interested in your plant - is it still available? Thanks, Tom Flint Sent from Outlook From: Lincoln on behalf of Britta Das Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2023 6:43 PM To: lincoln@lincolntalk.org

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln does it's part - RLF can propose something modest - Option C is not modest

That's the point! We rezone as we like and we put our own zoning rules. On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 10:51 AM Sara Mattes wrote: > That is why if we rezone OUTSIDE of the HCA, going through our normal > channels, we can have 15%… or more. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 19, 2023, at 4:47 PM,

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

I was wondering the same thing. Or maybe make all of the units 55+?Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 19, 2023, at 11:48 AM, Michael Dembowski wrote:And taxes to offset additional servicesOn Oct 19, 2023, at 11:32 AM, Linda McMillan wrote:Could we require the developer to build condos rather than

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

Can we see the plans in advance so that we can prepare? Thanks! On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 11:12 AM Margaret Olson wrote: > On *Tuesday October 24th *the Planning Board will be discussing the new > HCA options D1 and D2. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm with one other (likely > very brief) agenda

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

I would like to make two points:– interestingly, a lot of young families have been moving in to Farrar Pond village, to the extent that they have built a playground. It may be that young people don’t want to spend their weekends mowing a lawn or it may be that they just can’t afford a house, but

[LincolnTalk] Free indoor plant

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Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

When does the HCAWG meet? There isn’t an agenda posted on the town minutes/agenda page. Thanks! On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 11:17 AM Margaret Olson wrote: > I expect that this will be a report to the PB. There may be materials in > advance but my expectation is that we will all be hearing it for

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

And taxes to offset additional servicesOn Oct 19, 2023, at 11:32 AM, Linda McMillan wrote:Could we require the developer to build condos rather than rental units in Option C? Or any option for that matter. Don't we want more owner-occupied housing for young families, for seniors down- sizing,

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

I expect that this will be a report to the PB. There may be materials in advance but my expectation is that we will all be hearing it for the first time together, including the PB members. On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 11:14 AM Danielle Pierce wrote: > Can we see the plans in advance so that we can

[LincolnTalk] HCA: Zoom link for Planning Board meeting on Tuesday October 24th

On *Tuesday October 24th *the Planning Board will be discussing the new HCA options D1 and D2. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm with one other (likely very brief) agenda item before the HCA discussion. Come learn about the new options:

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln does it's part - RLF can propose something modest - Option C is not modest

That is why if we rezone OUTSIDE of the HCA, going through our normal channels, we can have 15%… or more.Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 19, 2023, at 4:47 PM, Margaret Olson wrote:The proposed HCA zoning includes a 10% affordable units requirement. Our existing zoning has a 15% affordable requirement;

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln does it's part - RLF can propose something modest - Option C is not modest

The proposed HCA zoning includes a 10% affordable units requirement. Our existing zoning has a 15% affordable requirement; the town was not able to prove that this is economically feasible. The HCA does permit us to have 10% without an economic feasibility study and we will have a 10% affordable

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

Oops my bad.So, I see you are a follower of Glazer?Keep us posted!Btw - you might find some of his work from the mid early and mid 2000s interesting… and revealing.Pay special attention to footnotes and references….Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 19, 2023, at 2:50 PM, Fred Hopengarten wrote:If the

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

I simply asked if we had asked them, rather than presume.With little to no money we chose Lincoln ( the same $) as a very modest townhouse in Cambridge.Lincoln lodgings were much smaller, but single family and with open space.- just our choice.I don’t assume or presume what would be anyone else’s

[LincolnTalk] Lincoln does it's part - RLF can propose something modest - Option C is not modest

Dear Lincoln, I'm sorry I don't know how to reply to a thread on Lincoln Talk directly - but I wanted to reply to the one that started as you see below. It is misleading to say being against Option C is being against new development. None of the people I have talked to dislike Option C because

[LincolnTalk] HCA character assassinations on both sids

I feel a need to chime in and suggest that the conversation about the HCA depend on the merits, rather than inferred motives. Recently, there have been allegations that those rich single-family homeowners are just trying to keep more (affordable) housing units out of Lincoln, and are against

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

If the claim is that Edward Glaeser “left the Harvard Econ faculty,” that would be at odds with https://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/home, which says: Edward Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics and the Chairman of the Department of Economics at Harvard University, where

Re: [LincolnTalk] LS Boys Soccer Gold Card Fundraiser - 72 hours to go!

My apologies for the typo, the card expires 8/31/24 :) > On 10/19/2023 7:32 AM EDT Nadia Jackson wrote: > > > Hey Folks, > The LS Boys Soccer Program is on the tail end of their biggest fundraiser, > the Gold Cards. > This is a discount card that gives a dollar amount or percentage off

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA/Housing

The town wide vote is at the March town meeting. You can see the time line in the HCWG's slides here: https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/85116 On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 12:01 AM wrote: > It's very interesting that issue like this, that fundamentally change > the character of Lincoln,

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

Sara, I think many people would want to live in a townhouse in Lincoln. Not everyone wants a 2 acre compound and the environmental impact that goes along with it. That also doesn't speak to the fact that those who care for our children, prepare and supply our food, keep our water and electricity

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

It is also of note that Glazer’s push for more supply, regardless of type, is in the minority of those in this article presenting ideas and policies to address housing crisis and affordability Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 19, 2023, at 3:10 AM, Rich Rosenbaum wrote:The Non-Profit Quarterly magazine

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

Ha!Glazer… every developer’s favorite economist!I believe, in fact, he left the Harvard Econ faculty to join the ( pro free- market/ pro development) Rapport Institute at the Kennedy School.Gary Taylor and I monitored, with grave concern ( back in the day)his efforts to undue local zoning that

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

To me, it hits the point- get out of the way of developers!Lincoln could change zoning to encourage townhouses.I wonder if any posting to advocate for HCA zoning would elect to convert their own property to a townhouse configuration or support their neighbors who chose to do so?Sent from my

Re: [LincolnTalk] Excellent story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

But do they want to live in apartments and/ or condos?The story has personal stories of people looking for SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.   Perhaps a townhouse might suffice, but that is not what is being pushed by the HCA.And, has anyone bothered to poll town staff/ teachers as to the kind of housing they

Re: [LincolnTalk] story on the housing crisis, affordable housing & zoning

Yes, the HCA is NOT about affordability for many. Lincoln has tried to create more diversity. We have Section 8 housing, which is for truly low income, but that is not part of the HCA model. The HCA is not about true diversity of housing stock, which is what Lincoln has work diligently to

Re: [LincolnTalk] Panel discussion of MBTA Communities act, Friday, October 27, 10-11 am

Thanks Richard, One of the panelists is Jared Nicholson, a 2004 LS grad who is now the Mayor of Lynn. - Chris On Wed, Oct 18, 2023, 21:17 Richard Saffran wrote: > Website: https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/forums/#2023_forum6 > >