Re: [LincolnTalk] Open positions on the March 25, 2024 Annual Town Election ballot

2024-01-04 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
Hi Valerie,Whose seat on the Housing Commission is open this time around? Is it Evan Gorman?Thanks,– Allen Vander MeulenSent from my iPadOn Jan 4, 2024, at 16:39, Fox, Valerie wrote: Attention Candidates for Local Office!   The Annual Town Election will take place on Monday, March 25th,

[LincolnTalk] Background and Thoughts: Town Meeting History

2023-12-23 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
lows, which confirms the consensus generated in those debates via a vote that the whole of the town is able to engage-in should they choose to do so. - Allen Vander Meulen-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair

Re: [LincolnTalk] Retail/ mall

2023-12-16 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
(hopefully) approval at our Town Meeting in March. - Allen Vander Meulen > On Dec 16, 2023, at 13:33, Scott Clary wrote: > > You're not missing anything Moira. > > The rlf and town leadership are pro residential development and are reaching > for max density and has indicat

Re: [LincolnTalk] Another Perspective On The Zoning Discussion

2023-11-29 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
homes. These issues are resolvable, but do add an additional layer of complexity in future discussions regarding any development in North Lincoln. -Allen Vander Meulen Sent from my iPad > On Nov 29, 2023, at 10:56, pzbr...@gmail.com wrote: > >  > In the interest of enhanc

[LincolnTalk] Thoughts on the HCA and Affordable + Moderate Housing in Lincoln

2023-11-27 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
elect an alternative that everyone can agree is a good (albeit imperfect) one, given all the considerations and constraints that must be considered. - Allen Vander Meulen > On Nov 26, 2023, at 23:32, Sara Mattes wrote: > > It is interesting and disappointing to read this. >

Re: [LincolnTalk] Let’s use the HCA to create affordable housing in Lincoln

2023-11-17 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
foundation that will support these principles in a way that will respect Lincoln’s history, environment, and traditions, in the decades to come. - Allen Vander Meulen -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman

Re: [LincolnTalk] Osage orange fruit

2023-10-21 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
Very much nope: It’s theorized that during the Ice Age(s) it was propagated through being eaten by a now vanished species that was able to consume it. - Allen Vander Meulen > On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:13, Anne Warner wrote: > > Thanks. Is it edible? ATW > >> On Oct 20,

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing Choice Act

2023-10-12 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
at Town Meeting next year, their recommendations will be of immense benefit to all of us in the years to come. - Allen Vander Meulen > On Oct 11, 2023, at 20:56, RAandBOB wrote: > > I am largely in favor of the recommendations from the HCA study committee. > But I did not l

Re: [LincolnTalk] Has anyone successfully solved the woodpecker problem?

2023-10-02 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
, and dangled them over the areas the birds were attacking. It did the job. I’ve been told that tin foil also works well. We had major woodpecker issues when we bought our home, 15 years ago. Have not had any issues for about 10 years now. -Allen Vander Meulen Sent from my iPad > On Oc

Re: [LincolnTalk] Last Night's Community Center Forum

2023-09-15 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
and yet highly interconnected needs and challenges - not just those at the forefront today, but also preparing for those we will need to address in the future. - Allen Vander Meulen > On Sep 15, 2023, at 09:42, Andy Wang wrote: > > I believe that was provided at the Nov 2022 Sp

Re: [LincolnTalk] Did you know Tower Road is planned to be re-paved in 2024? Concerned about what this will do to vehicle speeds? If so, read below...

2023-09-10 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
in - as predicted - slower traffic speeds. I imagine the same will (or should) be done with Tower Road. - Allen Vander Meulen Beaver Pond Rd > On Sep 10, 2023, at 15:40, Sara Mattes wrote: > > All, > All interested in this issue should be sure and bone up on the world o

Re: [LincolnTalk] Ads Taped to Mailboxes

2023-08-12 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
BTW: It’s also illegal to tape flyers to USPS Mailboxes (see link below). So if you see someone doing this, call our police department so they can handle the matter. - Allen Vander Meulen https://faq.usps.com/s/article/Restrictions-for-attaching-flyers-posters-etc-to-a-mailbox#:~:text=United

[LincolnTalk] Sold: Kids' Climbing Dome

2023-04-26 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
in great condition. > > $100 or best offer. > > Due to the size, it will need partial disassembly to transport. > > -Allen Vander Meulen > Beaver Pond Rd > > Sent from my iPhone -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Brow

[LincolnTalk] FS: INTEX 24' Round steel framed Above Ground Pool

2023-04-18 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
to plans for renovation here - took it down, cleaned, and stored it this Spring. I can supply a video of the pool as it was when we drained it a few days ago, a list of all the accessories, and some helpful installation videos. Call or email me if interested. -Allen Vander Meulen pastorall

Re: [LincolnTalk] Radon mitigation

2023-02-28 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
(which consisted of putting a little bit of caulk on a joint). He was right: that was all it took, and it saved his coming out to do it, and then billing us at his going rate for a very simple and inexpensive repair. - Allen Vander Meulen Beaver Pond Rd > On Feb 28, 2023, at 14:15, Scott Cl

Re: [LincolnTalk] Know a great plumber?

2023-02-16 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
Ditto on John Silva: skilled, conscientious, doesn’t cut corners, and an all around nice guy. - Allen Vander Meulen Beaver Pond Rd Lincoln > On Feb 16, 2023, at 13:36, Jack de Valpine wrote: > > Hi Jason, > > John Silva (781) 647-3236. He is from Lincoln. He did some gr

Re: [LincolnTalk] Boston Globe article on a Boston-Lincoln de-segregation effort. See link.

2023-01-18 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
) memories of my own; as well as observations of how much, and how little, has changed in all that time. - Allen Vander Meulen. > On Jan 18, 2023, at 10:46, Steve Kropper wrote: > > Today, the Globe published an article on a Boston-Lincoln desegregation > effort. See link below.

[LincolnTalk] Endorsing Community Center Expenditure

2022-11-29 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
or another - to the construction of a Community Center, and before we constrain what that result should be. - Allen Vander Meulen -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https

[LincolnTalk] FS: Halo GPS Dog Collar

2022-11-25 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
ttp://www.halocollar.com/> Allen Vander Meulen Lincoln-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscr

Re: [LincolnTalk] Support for next steps on Community Center journey-Qualified

2022-11-16 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
there is no need to set a “cap” at this time; and in my opinion doing so will compromise the end result in ways that no one will be happy with. - Allen Vander Meulen > On Nov 16, 2022, at 16:11, Sara Mattes wrote: > > Rob, et al. > We could vote for the money, with a caveat-that the next step i

Re: [LincolnTalk] Slack instead of Mailman?

2022-11-14 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
that is usable by nearly everyone without the need for dedicated software or more than a bare minimum of computer skills. Moving to any other solution would compromise that, and would likely make LincolnTalk inaccessible to a big chunk of the current Lincolntalk community. -Allen Vander Meulen

Re: [LincolnTalk] beech leaf disease

2022-10-10 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
Our longtime arborist - Jonathan Bransfield / https://www.bransfieldtree.com <https://www.bransfieldtree.com/> spotted it on our Copper Beech this summer, and treated it the next day. We’ve had no problems since. - Allen Vander Meulen > On Oct 9, 2022, at 16:34, Debra Daugher

Re: [LincolnTalk] FISHER CATS

2022-10-05 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
Yes. I saw one a couple of months ago at the intersection of Upland Field/Tower Rd and Lincoln Rd; and saw one just yesterday: crossing Lincoln Rd near Ballfield Rd. Allen Vander Meulen - Beaver Pond Rd. > On Oct 5, 2022, at 12:21, Victoria piercehouse.com > wrote: > > Hi

Re: [LincolnTalk] TAKEN: Honda Mulching Lawnmower

2022-08-20 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
rst come, first serve! > > -Allen Vander Meulen > > > > Sent from my iPhone -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/pri

[LincolnTalk] SOLD - Adjustable Freestanding Basketball Hoop

2022-06-20 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
Thank you for the several inquiries. The Basketball hoop has been taken. - Allen > On Jun 18, 2022, at 12:33, Allen Vander Meulen wrote: > > For Sale, Adjustable outdoor freestanding Basketball hoop with sand ballast > in base. > > Brand new units identical to this go

[LincolnTalk] FS: Adjustable Freestanding Basketball Hoop

2022-06-18 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
/dp/B0015S9FPW/>) Selling this one for $40 obo. Please respond to me via email, do not call! I can deliver locally, but would prefer you pick it up - must be delivered during school hours. - Allen Vander Meulen -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org.

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln

2022-05-30 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
Underground parking in or near Lincoln station would be quite a challenge. The water table is very high, which would mean some pretty expensive engineering to keep an underground parking garage dry. Although, I’m sure it’s possible: think of all those skyscrapers built on landfill in Manhattan

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln population counts

2022-05-29 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
based on domestic migration. > > Here's Boston's metro's annualized rate. (It looks more like a CAGR > computation off of the 10-year census data) > > https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/22939/boston/population > <https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/22939/boston/population

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln

2022-05-28 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
to a car to get around town, would likely increase the commercial viability of Lincoln Station, and would improve access to our many cultural institutions and tourist destinations in town. - Allen Vander Meulen > On May 28, 2022, at 15:20, Stephanie Smoot wrote: > > Maybe not but we as

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln

2022-05-27 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
ignore it, in which case our existing retail center at Lincoln Station will gradually whither away and die, as the RTF has already said is inevitable if nothing changes. - Allen Vander Meulen On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 5:01 PM dilla tingley mailto:dillating...@gmail.com>> wrote: I am not agains

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln population counts

2022-05-26 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
Rachel: Your 2010 / 2020 delta (489) is pretty darn close to the estimate Margaret Olson provided (407) for the impact of The Commons and Oriole Landing upon Lincoln’s population. Most of the remainder can be explained by Lincoln’s growth rate in recent years. (As a rule of thumb, the

Re: [LincolnTalk] decline in Lincoln population

2022-05-24 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
” in 2010, but as “primary homes” in 2020. - Allen Vander Meulen > On May 24, 2022, at 06:27, ADELE HARVEY wrote: > > Interesting--and dated. The article is eleven years old. I wonder what the > current trend and number are. > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post,

[LincolnTalk] Weed Pulling and other yard chore help available

2022-04-26 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
on LincolnTalk on their behalf. If you need such help, let us know - we’ll be happy to put you in touch with them. - Allen Vander Meulen Beaver Pond Rd -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse

Re: [LincolnTalk] Dinner @ The Tack Room, Lincoln

2022-02-21 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
I will second that! We ate there Sunday night, thoroughly enjoyed our meals - burgers and clam chowder. Our waiter, Peter, was attentive and personable. We’ll be dining there regularly! -Allen Vander Meulen Sent from my iPad > On Feb 19, 2022, at 13:10, Bob Mason wrote: > >

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing

2022-01-28 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
I believe that neighborhood is in Wayland. So, using my “Lincoln Housing Commission” hat, I have no knowledge or input on that; but would be interested myself (as a private citizen) in what is going on there. - Allen > On Jan 28, 2022, at 11:35, Heather Silvestro > wrote: > > On the

Re: [LincolnTalk] Massachusetts will punish suburbs that don't allow apartments near transit.

2022-01-25 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
ourselves, but for our neighbors and local businesses as well. - Allen Vander Meulen > On Jan 24, 2022, at 20:48, Margaret Olson wrote: > > The Housing Choice Act covers "by right" zoning. Specifically, to comply we > would need to zone 50 acres at 15 units per acre.

Re: [LincolnTalk] Electric Radiant Heat Under Bathroom & Mudroom Tiled Floors

2022-01-16 Thread Allen Vander Meulen
and removing the old hot water radiators at the same time. Works great, our cat has decided it’s the warmest room in the house! -Allen Vander Meulen Sent from my iPad > On Jan 16, 2022, at 16:04, Stu Haber wrote: > >  > I'm planning on installing Electric Radiant Heat under