Judging from my inbox it's not always obvious to people that affordability and other restrictions follow the property, not the owner. I realize that those of you who have been following the HCA discussions and public forums closely, or who are very familiar with land use regulation generally, are fully aware of that but not everyone reading Lincoln Talk is immersing themselves in this topic.
On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 6:45 PM Scott Clary <scottclar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Margaret, > > This statement from you is from Left Field - where was it mentioned in the > post you responded to that anyone was challenging that 15% affordable is in > perpetuity. Why are you compelled to put this out there? This is irrelevant > to the post. Those paying attention and interested would be much better > served by a town leader, such as yourself, to answer pertinently. > > Kind Regards, > > Scott Clary > 617-968-5769 > > Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors > > On Wed, Nov 1, 2023, 2:56 PM Margaret Olson <s...@margaretolson.com> wrote: > >> Just to be clear: the Oriole Landing affordable units are protected in >> perpetuity; the change of ownership is immaterial to the status of those >> units. >> >> On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 2:27 PM Karla Gravis <karlagra...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> If we wanted to allow a developer to build mixed-use (commercial + >>> residential) in the mall area, we can always do so through town meeting. We >>> do not need to wait for HCA. >>> >>> However, because Civico has said they do not want to go through town >>> meeting again (slide 34 of the SOTT deck linked below), the HCAWG wants to >>> rezone the mall area through HCA, even though the acreage does *not* >>> count towards our compliance requirement. Rezoning through HCA also means >>> that we lose the ability to vote on actual plans/blueprints. >>> >>> I am not against redeveloping the mall area. However, let's not reduce >>> our residents' input by bending to the will of a developer. Let's remember >>> we gave Civico a $1M no-interest loan for the 15 affordable apartments in >>> Oriole Landing, and they turned around and sold the building for $32M. Like >>> someone else has said on this thread, it is indeed troubling. >>> >>> Link to deck: >>> >>> https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/85116/2023-SOTT-HCA-Slide-Deck-wtih-Notes?bidId= >>> >>> >>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Margaret Olson <s...@margaretolson.com> >>>> Date: Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 11:40 >>>> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] the Rural land foundation and the Housing >>>> Choice Act >>>> To: Deborah Howe <deborahh...@mac.com> >>>> CC: <Lincoln@lincolntalk.org> >>>> >>>> >>>> By law all property has a "by-right" use. In the case of the Mall the >>>> base zoning is B-1, so the current by-right use is retail, businesses, and >>>> professional offices. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 9:41 AM Deborah Howe via Lincoln < >>>> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Speaking as a concerned citizen: >>>>> >>>>> The inclusion of by-right Mall development in the HCA, and resulting >>>>> need for septic upgrades funded by state grants sounds like a case of “If >>>>> we had some ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.” >>>>> >>>>> And Colleen, I agree with you that the Mall sale should be decoupled >>>>> from the HCA. That area is one of the most visible elements of Lincoln’s >>>>> “institutional spine”, and the decisions about how it is developed >>>>> shouldn’t be sold off without a 2/3 Town meeting vote. This land is not >>>>> just an RLF asset; given its location and presence in the South Lincoln >>>>> streetscape it is a Town asset. >>>>> >>>>> Deb Howe >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >> 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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