According to the Housing Choice Act Grant program website (page 2 in the link below), grants range from $50K - $300K. The program has only $4M in funding total for the state, so Lincoln would be competing with other municipalities for the grants (i.e. we are not even guaranteed the $50k).
*We can hardly count on these grants to fully or even partially pay for multi-million dollar projects.* https://www.mass.gov/doc/fy24-housing-choice-grant-program-guidelines/download > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Allen Vander Meulen <pastorall...@gmail.com> > Date: Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 10:30 AM > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Last Night's Community Center Forum > To: Listserv Listserv <Lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > > > It should be noted that some of the projects in the Andy Wang posted - > such as the replacement of water pipes (and other Water / Sewage system > upgrade or repair projects), as well as road paving & improvement, are > often partially or fully paid-for by grants from the State - or sometimes > from CPC funds. They do not impact our property taxes. > > Bear in mind that such grants from the State will likely be at risk if we > do not continue to move forward with the proposed Housing Choice > Act-related zoning changes, which is a major topic on the agenda at the > upcoming SOTT meeting. All these projects impact each other, which is why > I am very glad I’m not on the Select Board! And is also why I very much > appreciate the great job Lincoln’s Government and Administration have done, > and continue to do: "threading the needle” to help the us successfully > navigate all these competing and yet highly interconnected needs and > challenges - not just those at the forefront today, but also preparing for > those we will need to address in the future. > > - Allen Vander Meulen > > On Sep 15, 2023, at 09:42, Andy Wang <andyrw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I believe that was provided at the Nov 2022 Special Town meeting. [source > <https://lincolncommunitycenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/STM-30Nov2022-CCBC.pdf> > ] > > <Screen Shot 2023-09-15 at 9.31.33 AM.png> > Caveat that with the 'Possible' and 'Select' wiggle room words in the > title. I've heard that replacing water pipes is an on-going process. If > there is some large failure, that might hit all at once. I'm not sure if > that comes out of town budget or the water department, reflected in the > water rate. Either way, it comes back to the property owners one way or > another. > > - Andy > > > On Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 9:18 AM melinda bruno-smith < > melindabr...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Thank you Peter. >> >> I agree that point #2 should be addressed at Town meeting. >> >> Melinda Bruno-Smith >> >> …….2) The town has yet to disclose other competing capital expenditures >> in the pipeline for the town's tax resources. I have heard rumors that we >> soon will need to replace the drinking water pipes along many parts of the >> town. I have heard other rumors on lincoln talk, that our repaving and >> roadside path/bicycle safety wishes may also require additional town >> borrowings….. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> Melinda Bruno-Smith >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 15, 2023, at 8:50 AM, V Saleme <bmwkbi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 2) The town has yet to disclose other competing capital expenditures in >> the pipeline for the town's tax resources. I have heard rumors that we >> soon will need to replace the drinking water pipes along many parts of the >> town. I have heard other rumors on lincoln talk, that our repaving and >> roadside path/bicycle safety wishes may also require additional town >> borrowings. >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> 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. > 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. > 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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