Saw this and laughed. Gallant = Andy Payne, everyone else (including me)
in town = Goofus.
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I'm neutral on this topic but that won't stop me from making some comments
and asking some questions:
First, a few thoughts about comments of younger persons with families.
Remember that 80 year olds (ex. Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, etc.) are having
babies so don't forget about the older people
Hi Greg,
I'm glad you highlighted the subjective nature of your figures. Therefore,
as a Supporter of Proposal C in that spirit I'm going to try and summarize
your scenario under E using another calculation:
*Option E: ~160 net new units built at Lincoln Station,* *increasing
Lincoln's overall
Attention Option E war room. The attachment/image not come through.
On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 2:25 PM Karla Gravis wrote:
> With the flurry of emails on the topic, I thought I would summarize the
> evolution of Options C and Ds, and all the changes that have been made to
> them in recent days.
>
I will be suspicious if there are 117,000 total votes.
On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, Alice Waugh wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> If you haven't already checked a box (or three) in the polls about the
> issues (community center option, Commons expansion, Housing Choice Act
> rezoning), the online
ng the developer to
>>> pay a fee in lieu of building any affordable units.
>>>
>>> Therefore, Option E would actually be the only way to ensure that
>>> affordable housing will be built at the Mall.
>>>
>>> Please see below for screenshot of dra
*Michael wrote:*
*Why can't this variable be eliminated so that ALL options either follow
the Historic Society's recommendation - or not?*
Fine, the solution should be that the Option E group should *add back in
all of these parcels so there is no variable in this regard to C, D or E*.
The
And our emergency services are quite familiar with our part of 117 since
there are so many accidents due to our bucolic scenery and other historical
roadways.
I especially find it fascinating that Lincoln was the first town in
Massachusetts to adopt two acre housing. So much history to be proud
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>of the fiscal impact of HCA rezoning leads to similar proforma tax
> increases (29%) in a full-buildout scenario.
>
>
>
>
>> -- Forwarded message -
>> From: Louis Zipes
>> Date: Sat, Nov
Even in the scare tactics of '1123 max units' that would be pretty sweet
to have an additional, minimum 112 non age restricted affordable rate
units. Basically, you are coming close to same number of actual SHI units
(I mean the number of actual units that are accessible and not just puffed
up
‘*Just last year, thanks to the town meeting process, Winchester was able
to negotiate much more affordable housing (67%!), climate protection
concessions and a payment to the town.’*
Checks notes….after 10 plus years of inaction/stalling/debate, etc.
Actually, some articles quote 20 or so years
- The Planning Board released a Lincoln Station Planning Study in 2014.
The study concluded that each 100 units added would only support 2,500 sq
ft of space. For reference, Donelan's footprint is 20,387 sq ft. Study
here
Congrats on a worthwhile endeavor! However, for a second I had a flashback
to March 2020. ☹️
I believe I saw bulk bags of King Arthur flour at Market Basket.
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Iwona Pawlikowska via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I started baking sourdough
Can someone please explain what happens to Lincoln Woods in 2032 as it
pertains to our town’s Subsidized Housing Inventory pool.
I see a comment in the 2013 Housing Report that ‘Affordability Expires’ in
2032. Not sure if that is still valid or not.
Just looking for the facts and not bring this
*RIP my inbox*
For those with a Boston Globe subscription or other means to view the
article, they reported that Arlington passed their HCA Zoning changes
earlier this week. I'm sure that people here will look at what they did and
take away their own different conclusions and will give
Sorry to interrupt the CC Building committee talk here but cars have been
backing up and train horns have been blowing all day but I have been too
lazy to walk down and check out the situation. What is going on with the
railroad crossing?
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I haven't seen it widely publicized so in case people have not had a reason
to go by Doherty's Garage, because they haven't needed gas or an inspection
sticker or a repair lately, Charlie Young, a mechanic a lot of have
interacted with and recommended on this very mailing list, passed away in
Hi Karla,
Not taking a side but you wrote:
- Harvard has a population of ~7K, so 40% higher than Lincoln’s
I did want to point out that according to the 2020 Census, Lincoln's
population is/was 6,941 and Harvard's population is/was 6.851 so I was
unsure where you got your population figures
ppreciate you pointing
>> it out.
>>
>> While the thresholds for approval are important, I don’t think that’s
>> germane in the context of my note. I feel my viewpoint was unambiguously
>> expressed.
>>
>> Seth
>>
>> On May 4, 2023, at 12:00 PM, Louis Z
*This response does not endorse a viewpoint.*
*Such is the democratic process. The folks who feel strongly about this
will show up in force and can be a majority of the vote despite being a
minority of the town. The folks who do not show up will be paying most of
the bill.*
If you are
We did the same operation in Cambridge, back in 2008, but in looking at
our previous contractors whom we either got quotes from or actually did the
work, restorationwindows.com , who's domain is now available for sale, it
seems our list is not relevant. However, one clue that might help you find
Just spoke with the arborist and he said that they would probably be
starting this spring in Lincoln. There were some trees that had to go
before the conversation committee so they wanted to wait until those were
approved before starting town-wide.
On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 1:20 PM Louis Zipes
I guess I missed my opportunity to buy the domain name LincolnTown.org and
sell it to the Town of Lincoln, Vermont
On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 4:57 PM Dolan, Michael
wrote:
> My apologies for the outage this morning. I missed an ICANN confirmation
> email, and our domain DNS servers were
I do remember how one house listing in Lincoln last year talked about its
proximity to Hanscom as a selling point so maybe a case of 'patient heal
thyself' 樂
On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 9:41 AM Sara Mattes wrote:
> Note the comments by satisfied customers.
> These types of flight series are not
Meanwhile on RT 117 the amount of times people crash into the telephone
poles, including yesterday evening, we would go broke fixing them if we had
our version of Concord’s Municipal Electric Company.
On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Sara Mattes wrote:
> For those who have not ventured out,
There goes the nay-borhood.
On Monday, January 16, 2023, Margie Brown wrote:
> A bit of a spoiler ;)
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I'm sure a lot of us have heard about ChatGPT being the well-read and
educated community that we are. Heck, I'm sure some reading this probably
actually helped build it. I decided to ask if we should approve a Community
Center but the answer was indecisive and unfortunately didn't give an
answer :
Haven’t listened to it but does he give credit to GBH or BUR?!
On Sunday, December 11, 2022, Nicholas Ribush wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Dan Peirce of Lincoln Massachusetts killed it this morning!
>
> n.
>
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First rule of town meeting is we don’t talk about town meeting.
On Thursday, December 1, 2022, Carol Ryan wrote:
> Wondering what the outcome was of last night’s meeting. We left at 11:15.
> Thanks, Carol R
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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Not to mention all of the volunteer and paid staff effort that went towards
that first school project. Still boggles my mind how we snatched defeat
from the jaws of victory. We would have been long past the school project
AND the Community Center and having our hardworking volunteers and paid
It is interesting that the column for 'Single Family Tax Bill as % of
(Home) Value' actually puts us in the middle of the pack statewide. With a
total property value for the entire town worth 1.9 billion (yes, I know
that taxed value always runs behind actual value) maybe someone should buy
out
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>
> If there's something specific, he's also willing to answer questions.
>
> One Andy responding for another,
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 1:17 PM Louis Zipes wrote:
>
>> Like Jon Ralston for Nevada elections, I await Andy P
Like Jon Ralston for Nevada elections, I await Andy Payne to break down the
proposed Community Center finances.
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Hi LT,
Earlier this year, Eversource marked a few of our dead trees to be cut
down. Has anyone with those blue markings actually had any trees removed
yet?
They had mentioned a fall timeframe.
Thanks!
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Great achievement by all involved! It is amazing to think about what took
us to get to this point and in a pandemic no less. Now onto discussing the
(possible) Community Center.
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Maybe I missed it and I could be very wrong it but I think part of this
project also takes into account the Hartwell Pods/Bemis Hall and the cost
to sustain those/replace them going forward. That might or might not factor
into the overall cost and design we are seeing.
There have been community
Should we be offended that they are only now thinking of us after
exhausting other options? : )
On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 11:55 AM DJCP wrote:
> I know this is a long shot, but former neighbors of ours in Somerville
> have been househunting for literally years and are expanding their search
> to
.
*Susan Donaldson*
*Office Manager*
*Town of Lincoln*
*Department of Public Works*
*781-259-8999*
On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 2:12 PM Louis Zipes wrote:
> Hi all,
> Since I can't water my plants I thought I would use that extra time to
> order new Transfer (Dump) stickers we will all need
Hi all,
Since I can't water my plants I thought I would use that extra time to
order new Transfer (Dump) stickers we will all need starting in September
(according to the sign at the Transfer Station). I went to the website to
order new ones but I'm not sure what I should mark here. It seems like
Strange that after all these years we are talking about Mecca Motors and
then I read an article that mentioned one of their former mechanics. At
least I think it is *that* Mecca Motors.
I'm sure some of you Lincolnites that also move in the Cambridge world know
some of these people. : )
1) Do the crews need any food/drink? I f so then is there a central drop
off point? 2) Are there any areas we should avoid? 3) are there any
vulnerable people that will need water or other supplies?
On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, Ruth Ann Hendrickson
wrote:
> The water shutoff now extends along
The road leading up to the transfer shed station entrance shed would be a
good place to put sandwich boards containing the latest information about
what can be recycled or not. A captive audience...
On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 9:45 AM Jennifer Glass via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
> At
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Hi LT,
Selling our 2007 Prius and wanted to come to LT before I put it on the open
market.
The good: About 133,500 miles. Never been in an accident, Hybrid Battery
was fully replaced back about 4 or 5 years ago (it gave out right before
the 10 year warranty so Toyota replaced it), various things
Hi LT,
I buy my heating oil independently, to try to keep costs somewhat lower, so
Woodacre after grandfathering me in for their maintenance/repair finally
dropped us (they only service those boilers where they also sell oil). In
Alice's list, I don't see a list of boiler repair people so can I
Mecca Motors, which I just checked is still open, is where I brought my
Saab 900 back in the day. The 'day' meaning the late 90s/early aughts...
On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 9:41 AM Lis Herbert wrote:
> Lincoln Saab owners:
> Please will you share where you bring your cars for service?
> Thank you,
Interesting. I have always been happy with Marie Perlatonda at WTP.
Admittedly I haven't had to make a claim but anytime I have had a question
or changes to my policies she has been responsive.
Not sure if you can switch agents or not within an agency.
On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 10:54 AM stephanie
Has anyone just gotten away with a regular 120v outlet? I know that is
super slow charging but I'm just commuting to the other end of my house
each day so it will be interesting to see what people are doing (or not
doing).
On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 2:55 PM Sara R via Lincoln
wrote:
> Hello-
>
>
Hello,
We need some replacement wood siding panels to match some existing wood
siding panels on our house. Do any shops/stores around here specialize in
that?
Thanks, Louis
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Do you know that George Soros raised Shohei Ohtani to be able to pitch AND
hit. It's true! Try to prove me wrong. Red Sox should be given that win
yesterday.
On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 11:52 AM Rob Stringer
wrote:
> Take a break from thinking about lost elections and think instead about
> (almost)
So was the election ‘problem’ solved yesterday evening? I assume he dug
into the issue of Mark Meadows being registered to vote in three different
jurisdictions, right?
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him. I
> highly doubt there will be any issues
>
> If people truly have an issue or need to know more info contact the town.
> It really doesn’t need to be discussed here as nothing can be done here
>
> Just my thought
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 7:09 PM Louis Zi
Note that the rules for a Bemis Hall Rental highlight the following:
*It is the policy of the Board of Selectmen* that Bemis Hall be available
as a community resource for Lincoln based organizations and Lincoln
residents. *
***outdated language but still in the .pdf
Full regulations are found
Good article on how Greek Style pizza came to be so common/popular in New
England
https://www.pmq.com/true-greek-pizza-isnt-just-olives-and-feta-cheese/
On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Vicki Konstandakis
wrote:
> Marsala’s in Waltham thin crust Italian
> Lexington House of Pizza, Lexington Greek
Hello,
Any of your kids done with their 8 wide (mens) soccer cleats or aren’t
using them this spring? They are hard to find and we are just looking to
make it through the spring season.
We will make a donation to the local food bank in exchange for them.
Thanks, Louis
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Michelle,
Personally for me the biggest thing, for the LSSC (LSRH) races, is how each
candidate looks upon the Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Agreement. As
I understand there might be a clamoring from Sudbury residents that Lincoln
is not 'paying its fair share' and they want to re-open the
Speaking of where the diplomats around here like to go for good Japanese
food, a few years ago the Washington Post asked the various ambassadors
where they liked to eat in DC. While most of them gave answers you would
expect, if you were familiar with DC dining circa 2019, I give the
Colombian
Hi LT,
Before I go out and buy yet another cable, I was wondering if anyone had a
mini hdmi cable that they weren't using:
It is similar to this:
https://www.amazon.com/mini-hdmi-usb/s?k=mini+hdmi+to+usb
I can come and pick it up.
(Lincoln FreeCycle isn't that active so why I'm coming to LT)
Avocado Toast...no wonder no young person can afford a home in Lincoln. I'm
being very sarcastic of course and it is nice to see the expanded menu!
https://archive.curbed.com/2018/5/15/17345156/avocado-toast-millennials-cant-afford-homes-tim-gurner
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 2:49 PM Mary Balogh
If you see a person with a clipboard at the Transfer Station, especially in
this weather, then they might be collecting signatures to get in the ballot
for a town post. Just go ahead and sign it. You don’t need to vote for them
but if they are taking time to help out the town then make their lives
This site has seen us through since March of last year. First with Flour
back in the early days of the pandemic and now with covid tests.
https://www.nowinstock.net/home/healthhousehold/covidtests/
On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 4:42 PM David G wrote:
> You can order tests from https://wyze.com/
>
I know this is a Wayland bridge but since we use it to get to the high
school anyone know why it is a wooden bridge? Is it to cut down on heavy
trucks using it?
Any one know the history? My 22 seconds of searching didn’t reveal the
answer.
Thanks!
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Not commenting on French Press but anytime someone mentions Keurig, here is
a meme about what I'm thinking
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 11:50 AM ROY HARVEY wrote:
> Try searching "french coffee press health carcinogen" in your favorite
> search engine.
>
> Roy
>
> On 10/01/2021 11:36 AM
Before I go out on stubhub and buy the 3 tickets for tonight, does anyone
want to get an early night's rest and sell their 3 tickets? I'm realistic
about what these tickets cost but I thought I would try to locally source
them first before giving 'big ticket' their money in another hour.
Let me
Hi all,
In case anyone else needs this same service then here is the list of
lawyers I received in no particular order (apologies if I missed any). All
had high praise for the attorneys. Note that I only contacted a few of them
and those few were courteous and patient. Now hopefully the house is
Hi LT,
Anyone have a local lawyer they have used for what should be a
straightforward mortgage refinance?
Thanks, Louis
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Pretty interesting that according to the latest Census data released this
week that while the US as a whole had a 7.4% population growth, Lincoln had
a 10% percent population growth.
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lincolntownmiddlesexcountymassachusetts/PST040219
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