Though not really in the spirit of the Housing Choice Act, though is it? On Sat, May 28, 2022, 12:17 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Increased parking is one step-a relatively easy step…no septic issues to > address, no question of service costs…. > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On May 28, 2022, at 12:03 PM, Rich Rosenbaum <s...@bcdef.com> wrote: > > *For years I have advocated an increase in parking at station * > > I am not sure that is what Allen meant when he said > > *improving (for instance) the Lincoln Station area to be a more attractive > retail center * > > I don't mean to imply meaning when none is there but I think Lincoln > Station needs more than increased parking to remain viable. > > Rich > > > On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 7:45 AM Michelle Barnes via Lincoln < > lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > >> Hi Allen, >> >> Related, have you seen the recent My Turn: More Affordable Housing Will >> Not Burden Schools” statement from the School Committee? >> >> I will bring up the idea of a similar statement sharing what we know >> about the impact of more housing on our water permit with the water >> commissioners at a future meeting as we have discussed and researched this. >> >> Regarding septic, perhaps eventually, when more is known about the >> density requirements of the Housing Choice Act, the Board of Health and/or >> Conservation commission can weigh in on septic. It seems quite likely to me >> that larger projects would likely need sufficient economics to treat their >> waste with a waste treatment plant of sorts given the land, wetlands and >> conservation restriction constraints within half a mile of the MBTA >> station. >> >> First though, I think It will be interesting to see how the State >> responds to the feedback it has received from Lincoln and other small towns >> in similar boats. I am under the impression that even if you change zoning >> there could be other legal constraints regarding Title IV septic, wetlands >> and conservation restrictions that could still prevent the development from >> taking place. Of course the Housing Choice Act, as I understand it, isn’t >> requiring production of housing, just the “by right” capacity. Depending on >> what they ultimately determine around how flexible they are willing to be >> with density requirements within the half mile of the MBTA station, there >> will be different implications for septic (and actual produced versus >> theoretical zoned development) I would think. >> >> Thank you, >> Michelle Barnes >> South Great Road >> >> On May 27, 2022, at 9:34 AM, Allen Vander Meulen <pastorall...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> I think we could add a couple more questions to this list: >> >> - What is the impact of AirBNB (and other short term housing rental >> services) upon the availability of apartments in the area? >> (I suspect it’s had a far greater impact in Lincoln than we realize.) >> >> - Will the MBTA ever commit to providing adequate bus & rail service in >> Lincoln, and not cutting it back? >> (e.g., The MBTA’s recent announcement of a "25% increase in bus service >> throughout the system" actually reduces service on the one MBTA bus route >> in town - #76 to Hanscom: >> https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/Bus%20Network%20Redesign/5_Bedford.pdf.) >> ...It’s hard to justify the creation of moderate or affordable housing in >> a town when you can’t count on the availability of public transportation. >> >> - Does the town have adequate resources and infrastructure to support a >> significantly larger number of homes? >> (Not too sure on this one. In particular, adequate water and septic will >> be major issues.) >> >> - And a final thought: several towns around us are building significant >> new housing developments, such as the one on Rt 117 in North Sudbury. Even >> if we do nothing, traffic through town will increase because of this. We >> can take advantage of that - improving (for instance) the Lincoln Station >> area to be a more attractive retail center and/or public transit access >> point for these new residents - or 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 <dillating...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I am not against building more congregate housing in Lincoln. The >>> Selects and Planning Board have sent a very reasoned response to the State >>> Housing Mandate. >>> >>> Some issues I think are worth exploring as we face a "Housing Crisis". >>> >>> --Who is tearing down housing? >>> -Where are neighborhoods being gentrified? >>> -As luxury high rises spring up in Boston >>> -How many units across the city are purchased as investment and >>> remain unoccupied? >>> -Does Inclusionary Zoning make any significant difference? >>> Dilla Tingley >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/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 subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/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 subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/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 subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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