>From the presentation made to the Select Board last night, I understand that tomorrow night we will hear that the motion to fund study of "a range of choices" is intended to include some choices much less expensive than the $25M option, and it is NOT the plan that most of the $325K budget would go toward finalizing specifications for the two current designs.
- Paul Shorb On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 5:29 PM Bob Mason <robertma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Given the generality of the motion to be voted, I need to better > understand the process the CCBC will follow if a sufficient number of Yes > votes are counted. Otherwise I am inclined to vote No. > > (For reference, the motion is available at > https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/78665/Motion---Final) > > For the sake of argument let's assume there is a bell curve of citizen > interest in a community center project. 25% of the town wants no new > building, no matter the budget; 25% is in favor of the current proposal, > even if it costs $25M+; and another 50% evenly split between those both > positively or negatively inclined to a project of some form. > > A collective Yes has the potential of being ambiguous on the will of the > town. Similarly, a "decisive" No does not necessarily imply that the town > is not in favor of any community center, just not the current proposal. > > Given this potential ambiguity, what is the CCBC to do? > > I for one am generally inclined for the town to invest in a "community > center," but definitely not interested in spending $25M+ to achieve such a > goal. I surmise many others feel a similar inclination. As such I am > worried that most if not all of the $325K budget will go toward finalizing > the specification of the current design and an inadequate amount of > time/resources will be applied toward revisiting assumptions and presenting > fresh concepts. > > If this concern is not addressed with confidence I will have to vote No, > but hope the CCBC takes that message solely as a statement that the current > plan is untenable and they should come back for the Spring 2023 Town > Meeting to request budget backed by a clearer plan to move forward. > > Best regards, > bob > > -- > 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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