If the vote is NO I fear that Lincoln will NEVER have a Community Center! There will always be something more pressing, more important, and the price will only go up! All of the work that has been done over the past ten years will be for naught! Please vote YES tonight and let the work continue! Let’s find ways to reduce costs, modify plans and create a project that works for everyone! Please give the Community Center a chance! Sally
On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 8:57 AM Barbara Low <barbara_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > The flying up ceremony has been held at Bemis Hall but not regular troop > meetings. > > Barbara Low > Bemis Hall Coordinator > ------------------------------ > *From:* Lincoln <lincoln-boun...@lincolntalk.org> on behalf of Sara > Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 30, 2022 8:45 AM > *To:* DJCP <djcp0...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* Peter Buchthal <pbucht...@gmail.com>; lincoln@lincolntalk.org < > lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > *Subject:* Re: [LincolnTalk] Community center marriage of COA and Parks > and Recreation > > We were told the Girl Scouts use Bemis Hall. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 30, 2022, at 8:24 AM, DJCP <djcp0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > My kids enjoy plenty of indoor parks and rec activities, including > gymnastics, minecraft/coding classes, art, science, and theater. And, in > fact, when those classes run, my Girl Scout Troops often have a hard time > finding a place to meet in the Pods. WE had to meet in the breakout room > in the school recently and we were basically locked in b/c once you leave > the building after hours, no one can let you in. Plus we were not near an > easily accessible playground where the kids could burn off energy. And I'm > not entirely sure I want to be responsible for a bunch of kids meeting in a > classroom after school hours and ensuring they keep their hands off all of > the classroom materials and projects. > > Diana > Giles Rd > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 8:17 AM Peter Buchthal <pbucht...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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 together. > > As the parent of three kids, most of the Parks and Rec Department > programming that we use and love today is outdoors on a sports field, > tennis court, pool, or school gym. I can't imagine allocating a new indoor > 12,500 sqf facility (1/2 of the Community Center) to the Parks and Rec > program offerings. Most indoor oriented Parks and Rec usage > forecasts appear aspirational, not addressing defined needs. Most of the > offerings that are indoors, could surely be located in the new school after > school hours at minimal extra cost. From the 2018 Community Center Final > Report "The PRD runs some programs on weekdays during school hours, such as > exercise classes for adults, but most of its offerings are held for > children after school, on weekday evenings, and on weekends." > > It is clear that the combination of Parks and Rec with the COA is a > marriage of convenience and may not be a good use of tax dollars. With few > indoor activities outside of facilities provided today by the Gym, Parks > and Rec hasn't justified their need for 12,500 sqf of new space. > > I propose a 2nd Warrant of 50K-75K that could be voted upon that would > fund a proper current needs analysis. The output of this study should be a > slimmed > down COA that is no longer an architectural statement but a functional, > clean and enjoyable COA. This building could be a renovated Pierce, Bemis > or new facility at Hartwell. > > A No vote on Warrant 1 is not a NO for everything, just this oversized, > ill conceived marriage of COA and the Parks and Recreation department > called "Community Center" > -- > 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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