As I understand it, there was a town-wide query to sent to all the groups in town asking whether they would use a community center. Apparently LEAP was one of the groups that said they’d like space.
> On Sep 26, 2023, at 8:41 PM, Peter Buchthal <pbucht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > People of course are allowed to have their own opinions, but I don't believe > this building project is about accepting our responsibility for taking care > of our elders. As I have mentioned before, my father lived to 97 and was a > big user of his local Council on Aging. You apparently believe that if one > does not support the CCBC's decisions, you don't support our Council on Aging > and its mission. This is far from the truth. > > Many on Lincoln Talk and others in town simply question the Council on Aging > Hartwell generous building space requirements. Residents simply do not want > to build a building that is bigger than our needs like we did with the > school. There is also a healthy debate on whether it makes sense to build a > COA/Community Center on the Hartwell Campus without sufficient parking and > limited hours to protect the pre-school Magic Gardens and school age (5+) > dropoff/Pickup from automobile running child parking lot mishaps. I am also > not aware of any community center anywhere that intentionally colocates a > senior center and daycare using a small shared parking lot. > > Many on Lincoln Talk and the town would hate to see the town build a huge > building that is underutilized and repeats the lack of parking at Bemis Hall. > > > As a small community with limited resources and the highest per capita debt > in the commonwealth, we need to look at large projects with many eyes and > many voices. It is a shame that up to now, the CCBC really hasn't listened > to the public's concerns. > > In an effort to lower the cost and save between 3 and 4 million, I have > previously asked why Leap can't be relocated into the school where it > belongs. Almost all other school districts have extended day offerings > within the school as the hours of a school and after school program dovetail > perfectly. Maybe we should ask our new Superintendent if he could house Leap > within the school? > > Does anyone know where Leap is going to run while the Hartwell Project is > under construction? > > Peter Buchthal > 71 Weston Rd > > On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 6:03 PM john gregg via Lincoln > <lincoln@lincolntalk.org <mailto:lincoln@lincolntalk.org>> wrote: >> I am so surprised that a community that encourages acceptance and tolerance >> would further not doing the right thing like providing a place for kids, >> adults and elders should be able to congregate. >> >> It is about space, about money, about having to be held accountable for past >> neglect like providing a school for children. A place where the kids would >> be provided safe care at LEAP for parents who work. A place where adults >> could allow care for the ones who actually took care of them if they move >> back home. >> >> This is the same discussion when deciding about a new school, a bunch of >> intellectuals debating why things should not be provided to others like was >> provided to them. >> >> Best Regards, >> John Gregg >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org >> <mailto: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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