Regarding cooking classes keep in mind that Lincoln Sudbury adult education offers a selection of cooking classes at reasonable prices.
Also keep in mind that you can reserve the beautiful Tarbell room at the Lincoln library for meetings or gatherings. A recent query to one of the reference librarians informed me that the room is reserved about 20 to 25% of the time, so there’s lots of availability. The room features a state of the art easy to use audio visual system that was provided through the generosity of the friends of the Lincoln library. The only real drawback to utilizing meeting spaces around the town is that it might complicate the efforts of the COA to record visits which they use to help justify funding requests. Finally, regarding the reference to the pool table and the musical The Music Man, the key takeaway is that the good citizens were conned :) Dennis Picker On Thursday, November 24, 2022, Carol Ryan <urch...@comcast.net> wrote: > Decordova is free to Lincoln residents . They have a patio space with one > of the most scenic views in Lincoln. Bathroom facilities are ADA accessible > . Free parking. Very few people gather there. > Carol Ryan > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 24, 2022, at 10:11 AM, Carol Ryan <urch...@comcast.net> wrote: > > The Weston AIC building is ADA compliant and has large spaces for rent > suitable for any sort of gathering. > There is space for rent in our own town center . Is it not suitable for > office space ? > Carol Ryan > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 24, 2022, at 9:58 AM, Carol Ryan <urch...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I think the kitchen at Codman Farm hosts cooking classes. > Carol Ryan > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 24, 2022, at 9:22 AM, David G <djgi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I do not understand why one of the agreed to options for the Community > Center plan cannot be to set a budget limit on one version of the possible > plans and see what that produces. Often having a budget limit leads to the > right tradeoffs as well as innovative, out of the box thinking. This > should not be personalized and framed as "not trusting the CCBC'" who have > clearly been dedicated to trying to thoughtfully explore the challenges and > circumstances. The CCBC should listen to the many voices who could be > supportive of a Community Center facility or a combination of a new > building and some rehabbed space but all at an affordable budget for the > town; the approach to developing design ideas and presenting its case needs > explicit adjustment to address these valid concerns. > > David Giber > > On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 9:02 AM Dennis Picker <dennis.pick...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> In a Nov 18 post, Andy Wang said: >> > E*) Folks need to either trust that the CCBC is operating in good faith >> and assessing the options fairly and being able to separate out 'need' from >> 'want', or just assume that they never are, in which case you're not >> trusting them to do anything and you'd vote no regardless. >> >> > *admittingly this one is a bit more subjective, though I believe it to >> be true." >> >> I disagree with Andy on this and do not feel that the CCBC separated >> must-have needs from nice-to-have wants. The 2015 study included several >> items that strike me as big wants and not essential needs. These items >> include a sound room, a game room for playing pool and a kitchen that is >> big enough to accommodate cooking classes. These items were all carried >> forward and incorporated into both of the 2018 designs. >> >> I attended a few of the charettes leading to the 2018 study and when I >> heard about the cooking classes I asked for justification. I was told that >> "someone asked for it." Why should we pay taxes to support this when there >> are businesses that offer cooking classes? I have heard more recently that >> the intent for the "cafe" in the proposed design is to offer complimentary >> beverages and light snacks and that it is not intended to compete with >> local businesses such as the Twisted Tree. I think a kitchen that can >> serve that purpose could be a lot more modest in equipment and space than >> one that accommodates cooking classes. As for senior lunches, why not get >> take-out/catered food and just reheat it? Why pay the capital cost for a >> full-blown kitchen to allow us to cook it all from scratch for the >> relatively few times when these meals are provided? >> >> Not sure where the support for the sound room came from, but do we really >> need this? A town pool table? >> >> Dennis Picker >> >> >> -- >> 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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