I strongly agree On Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 1:21 AM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> To the Planning Board , the Selects and the HCA Working Group, > > My question is why the “rush to judgement?” > Why is the vote being taken so soon after the presentation of the > recommendations at SOTT, and only 3 questions taken after that > presentation, and no subsequent public forum and open discussion? > Other than a few comments made at the SOTT, me being one of them, there > has been no give and take in a formal setting. > After the presentation and the 3 questions/comments, we were asked to vote > with “stickies.” > That was the extend of public feedback. > > Once I had time to fully process and reflect on the implications of the > (excellent) presentation, and read other's comments and questions on > LincolnTalk, I would like to retract my “sticky vote” until I can here > responses from proponents to the subsequent questions raised. > I wonder how many others might feel the same? > > I still believe that we need to rezone the Mall, but rezoning the other > areas of South Lincoln seem problematic. > The assurance that this is a decades long proposition is cold comfort. > I do not think I want to leave this potential legacy of such dense > development for future generations. > > There seem to be solutions to compliance, if that is deemed necessary. > N.Lincoln/Battle Road Farm offer opportunities that will have limited > impact on those residents as they will, collectively, determine their own > destiny. > One property owner cannot redevelop their single lot and have a > deleterious impact on all other abutters. > And, we can still add more housing at the Mall. > Why is this not a win/win outcome? > > We need further discussion. > We need a true open forum to hear each other, and to hear responses for > the HCAWG…and they need to hear from us. > > Why the “rush to judgement?” > > This is tough. > > Respectfully, > Sara Mattes > > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Oct 8, 2023, at 12:06 AM, Planning Board <lists...@civicplus.com> > wrote: > > View this in your browser > <http://www.lincolntown.org/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-22/> > This complimentary message is being sent to opt-in subscribers who might > be interested in its content. If you do not wish to continue receiving > these messages, please accept our apologies, and unsubscribe by following > the instructions at the bottom of this message. * * * * * * * > > Planning Board > <http://www.lincolntown.org/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-22> > Planning Board Multi-Board Meeting… View in the Agenda Center > <http://www.lincolntown.org/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-22/> > * * * * * * * This complimentary message is being sent to opt-in > subscribers who might be interested in its content. > Please note, we will not sell or give your e-mail address to any > organization without your explicit permission. > > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to Planning > Board on www.lincolntown.org. To unsubscribe, click the following link: > Unsubscribe > <http://www.lincolntown.org/list.aspx?mode=Unsubscribe&Email=samat...@gmail.com&CID=239> > > > -- > 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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