Re: [LincolnTalk] Zoom: Select discussion on Town Meeting 12/18/2023

2023-12-19 Thread Peter Buchthal
There are currently 60+ towns in Massachusetts using an electronic voting system from a company called meridaars. At the bottom of the page is a list of the communities. https://www.meridiaars.com/electronic-voting-system-in-massachusetts-towns/ This is a proven solution and I wonder if we

Re: [LincolnTalk] Wow 800 Lincoln folk vote at STM

2023-12-12 Thread Peter Buchthal
be a couple of days after the first and begin at a set time and be finished hopefully after only spending a couple of minutes per vote if the Town purchases electronic voting devices. Peter Buchthal Weston Rd On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 9:01 AM Andy Wang wrote: > As of March, according

[LincolnTalk] HCA Lincoln Mall Development and By-laws

2023-12-01 Thread Peter Buchthal
ossibility ahead of time. Mistakes in the bylaws most likely will be made, let's give ourselves a chance to have a successful redevelopment for the town through a town meeting and Option E. We will do better with Option E. Peter Buchthal Weston Rd -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post,

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center as part of the mall

2023-12-01 Thread Peter Buchthal
, but using google, I did not find any examples of a Town being able to pre-reserve space in a development built by right for the Town's use. If you want the possibility of a community center at the Lincoln Mall, choose Option E. Peter Buchthal Weston Rd. On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 2:53 PM Margaret Olson

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center

2023-12-01 Thread Peter Buchthal
, Donelans, the Tack room and other retailers who we claim to want to support. Peter Buchthal Weston Rd On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 7:54 AM Ken Hurd wrote: > Hello LincolnTalkers, > With apologies for expressing yet again my strongly held opinion as an > architect concerned with what we build

Re: [LincolnTalk] Ruth Ann Hendrickson Supports Option C

2023-11-29 Thread Peter Buchthal
all of the details BEFORE deciding on rezoning the Mall by right? *Only Option E provides a path forward for the redevelopment of the Lincoln Mall with town oversight and full disclosure.* Peter Buchthal Weston Rd On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 7:57 AM Pastor Allen wrote: > Ruth Ann is absolutely correc

Re: [LincolnTalk] Mass. Investment in Communities that Build Around Commuter Rail Stations

2023-11-22 Thread Peter Buchthal
townspeople with creative solutions, instead of putting all our eggs in the commuter rail basket. Peter Buchthal Weston Rd. On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 9:11 PM DJCP wrote: > I understand people have had bad experiences in the past but Governor > Healey has hired a new General Manager, Phil

Re: [LincolnTalk] Mass. Investment in Communities that Build Around Commuter Rail Stations

2023-11-21 Thread Peter Buchthal
While I am happy to see some recognition that our MBTA needs investment, I would like to point out the magnitude and likelihood of the dollars we are talking about. Regrettably, we are many, many years away from a properly functioning and reliable MBTA and commuter rail in Lincoln. According

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing Choice Act and Exclusionary Zoning Report-the HAC will make us even more exclusive.

2023-11-12 Thread Peter Buchthal
ter, but a different location!* Peter Buchthal Weston Rd On Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 11:05 AM Karla Gravis wrote: > I thought the premise of locating 100% of rezoned units around the train > station and giving away our town meeting negotiating power was to "support > and ma

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing Choice Act and Exclusionary Zoning Report-the HAC will make us even more exclusive.

2023-11-12 Thread Peter Buchthal
allotment. Peter Buchthal Weston Rd On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 12:27 PM David Cuetos wrote: > How can the RLF guarantee that any particular commercial space will remain > once they sell the land to Civico? Are they planning to include > a requirement for a supermarket in the deed? Anything e

Re: [LincolnTalk] Why Lincoln should overlay HCA zoning over existing multi-family districts

2023-11-06 Thread Peter Buchthal
the town that we know and love. Peter Buchthal Weston Rd. On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 5:12 PM Sara Mattes wrote: > Please let us know exactly what legal teeth site plan review has. > I have asked for that repeatedly and have heard….crickets. > Yes there will be some wetlands pr

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA General Information Video

2023-10-30 Thread Peter Buchthal
Peter Buchthal 11:43 AM (27 minutes ago) to *Margaret*, Barbara, I would like to point out that the town will not have any real "sticks" or tools to cajole a developer into building more affordable units. As mentioned below, the town could attempt to get state Mass Works grants t

Re: [LincolnTalk] Inaccuracies in rezoning proposals submitted to the State

2023-10-27 Thread Peter Buchthal
David Cuetos to be a member of the group to make sure the public is well informed and the submissions are correct. A healthy debate will only lead to better outcomes for everyone in the town. * Best, Peter Buchthal Weston Rd On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 8:11 AM Susanna Szeto wrote: > Good questi

[LincolnTalk] HCA Working Group - Please disclose submitted documents

2023-10-20 Thread Peter Buchthal
Could the HCAWG please post the embedded documents (model and GIS maps) that were submitted to the state for Option C? Like others have noted already, the links in the pdf are broken. We shouldn't have to wait for the state to fix the links as the town has already submitted the documents. It is

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

2023-10-02 Thread Peter Buchthal
without any measurable benefit?* Peter Buchthal Weston Rd. On Sun, Oct 1, 2023 at 11:26 AM llas902551--- via Lincoln < lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > Hi Kristine thank you for your offering of why LEAP can't go into the > school. These same reasons is why it is difficult to ha

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

2023-09-28 Thread Peter Buchthal
with a Community Center based in Hartwell for the wrong reasons. The town has an obligation to its seniors. I just don't want to build a core town building in a location that comes with so many restrictions/limitations. Peter Buchthal 71 Weston Rd On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 10:58 AM John Mendelson wrote

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

2023-09-27 Thread Peter Buchthal
perfectly. Maybe we should ask our new Superintendent if he could house Leap within the school? Does anyone know where Leap is going to run while the Hartwell Project is under construction? Peter Buchthal 71 Weston Rd On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 6:03 PM john gregg via Lincoln < lincoln@lincolntalk.

Re: [LincolnTalk] we need some numbers

2023-09-24 Thread Peter Buchthal
, that sounds like a better Community Center than what is being proposed. Peter Buchthal 71 Weston Rd On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 8:02 AM john gregg via Lincoln < lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > The important numbers to be concerned about are realizing a Community > Center is used by all ages,

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

2023-09-14 Thread Peter Buchthal
h to build and build a newly renovated Council on Aging somewhere else in town like the Pierce House. Peter Buchthal 71 Weston On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 12:12 PM sally kindleberger wrote: > Thank you John Gregg for your thoughtful ideas about the Community > Center. We desperately need a

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

2023-09-13 Thread Peter Buchthal
within the town) who might volunteer their time to provide the needed computer expertise to extract the needed average and mean numbers from COAs computer system and generate more meaningful usage statistics for the community. Let's not overbuild a public building again. Peter Buchthal Weston Rd

[LincolnTalk] Community Center - more in-depth analysis and observations. Is it time for a course correction?

2023-05-10 Thread Peter Buchthal
school liability insurance would go up as a result. Has anyone investigated this? I want to be clear, I think we need to invest in the COA. Let’s see if we can make it wonderful while being responsible with our resources and meeting our long standing commitment to our beautiful buildings. Peter Buchth

Re: [LincolnTalk] Class Sizes Does Matter

2023-03-24 Thread Peter Buchthal
The Department of Education has conducted research that bolsters the case that our small class sizes should be reevaluated when our new Superintendent becomes the CEO of our district. The paper you cited (from 2012) should be compared with the more recent 2017 Massachusetts Secretary of

[LincolnTalk] Is it time to re-evaluate the Lincoln School classroom size policy? Mass Dept of Education says maybe

2023-03-12 Thread Peter Buchthal
Dear Lincoln Residents, Hi again, this is Peter Buchthal and I am running for one of the two open Lincoln School Committee spot. In my previous email, I showed everyone data that a high percentage of Lincoln Parents of school age children are dissatisfied and have withdrawn their children from

[LincolnTalk] Peter Buchthal for School Committee - Discussion of high attrition at our schools

2023-03-10 Thread Peter Buchthal
Dear Lincoln Residents, My name is Peter Buchthal and I am running for one of the two open Lincoln School Committee Seats. I believe in the value of a great public education. I feel lucky that I grew up in Scarsdale, New York, which has one of the strongest Public School systems in the country

Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Peter Buchthal
ldn't rush the hire. Let's think about naming an interim Principal instead. Please email the schooc...@lincnet.org to tell them to postpone the new hire. Peter Buchthal On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM Andy Wang wrote: > All, > > I wanted to call out a nuance in Peter's email rega

Re: [LincolnTalk] Responding to this morning’s dialogue about the MS principal search committee

2023-02-03 Thread Peter Buchthal
included. Shouldn’t those two groups deserve a seat at the table when 80% of the students are from the town of Lincoln? Peter Buchthal Candidate for School Committee On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 12:27 PM sally kindleberger wrote: > Kristin Ferris - what a great letter so important to fi

Re: [LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-03 Thread Peter Buchthal
to make important decisions before she is a full time employee of the town. Best, Peter Buchthal Candidate for School Committee On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM Andy Wang wrote: > Peter, > > Was that accurate to say 'by a Committee that shockingly does not include > a single Li

[LincolnTalk] Let's not rush choosing our new Middle School Principal

2023-02-02 Thread Peter Buchthal
decide that the school would be better served by placing an interim Principal and in my opinion that would be fine. We will be better off waiting for the right person who can work together effectively with our new Superintendent than rushing to make a subpar decision that impairs our school. Best,

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln School Projected Class Size

2023-02-02 Thread Peter Buchthal
need to figure a way to more actively participate with Lincoln Talk. Best, Peter Buchthal On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:56 PM David Cuetos wrote: > Hi Andy, > > I would say the School Committee is falling short of informing and > engaging school parents and the wider resident community

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln School Projected Class Size

2023-02-01 Thread Peter Buchthal
ed programs, decrease spending. All of those things come with > trade-offs and those decisions are not going to be made here. And only > foot stomping this stronger now cause deadline to pull papers is tomorrow. > > - Andy > > > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 8:53 PM Peter Buchth

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln School Projected Class Size

2023-01-31 Thread Peter Buchthal
Andy, I don't see your distinction between listed teachers who have classrooms for core subjects and other teachers who apparently just host homeroom students and have other classroom duties. Our school population has decreased by 20 % in the last 10 years and apparently the administration and

[LincolnTalk] Testing the waters if I should run for School Committee

2023-01-31 Thread Peter Buchthal
Hi all, I hope most everyone enjoys hearing my thoughts about our school and my desire to have a really great school for my children. I am thinking of taking Andy Wang's advice and running for School Committee. I need a big push. If you think I should run, please email me privately. Thanks

[LincolnTalk] Jake Lehrhoff for School Committee on our schools, budget, and outcomes Inbox

2023-01-26 Thread Peter Buchthal
Thank you Jake for engaging in a discussion about our school and the issues. Lincoln Talk is a great way for the town's voters to learn more about the issues our town faces. Through online debate and open meetings, hopefully, our town will get better and stronger. I'm not sure I follow your

[LincolnTalk] Lincoln School Committee Followup Question

2023-01-22 Thread Peter Buchthal
look forward to all of your responses. Best of luck to you all. Peter Buchthal 71 Weston Rd -- 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

[LincolnTalk] Community center marriage of COA and Parks and Recreation

2022-11-30 Thread Peter Buchthal
Now is the time to vote NO on Warrant 1. I believe it is a false choice to think there are no other options for the town except Warrant #1, for $325,000. People seem enamored with the name "Community Center" without really looking at the space needs of both the COA and the Rec Department

[LincolnTalk] Fwd: Community Center - Financial Big Picture

2022-11-19 Thread Peter Buchthal
ers you quoted in our conversation come from our Town voter registration, and as I have already explained to you, the methodology used is not consistent and probably undercounts Hanscom residents as the Town clerk herself acknowledged to Peter Buchthal when he visited her. I stand by my analy