I love learning new things about town and appreciate Sarah's attachment with the history of Lewis St. But it also raises a few questions.
> North Lewis was excluded [from Option E] at the request of the Lincoln Historical Society since every property on the North side of Lewis is considered Historical First, omitting the historic lots (e.g. the building with the Clark Gallery, the Food Project building, 14 Lewis, and the Pickle Factory buildings) seems to make the lots across the street on the south/west side of Lewis St discontinuous with the rest of the subdistrict. Does that present a compliance issue for Option E? (I recall the Housing Choice Act Working Group including a few lots in Options C and D primarily for continuity reasons.) Second, does rezoning a historic building under the HCA reduce it's protection and if so to what degree? Third, did the Lincoln Historical Society (Sara Mattes et al) or anyone else make a similar request to the Housing Choice Act Working Group to omit these lots from options C and D and if so what was the reason for including them anyway? Carl Codman Rd P.S. Apologies if these questions have already been answered, I am not confident I have read all of the emails flying back and forth. On Wed, Nov 22, 2023, 9:05 PM ٍSarah Postlethwait <sa...@bayhas.com> wrote: > My parcel is included in every single proposal from the HCAWG and option E. > I am affected if every single option gets passed. And if I fought to > exclude my land you would call me a NIMBY (as many already have). > > I do not look forward to the implications of being rezoned and having > properties being sold around me affecting my property value and raising my > taxes, but I am willing to do so to avoid having something as drastic as > option C to be passed, which allows over 1100 units to be built in south > Lincoln. > > Both North and South Lewis Street were included in option E originally > since Lewis Street has been discussed to be rezoned for decades AND it’s > included in every other proposal from the town. However North Lewis was > excluded at the request of the Lincoln Historical Society since every > property on the North side of Lewis is considered Historical. > > If you would like to learn more about the historical significance of North > Lewis Street, I would highly recommend the attached article. > > Sarah Postlethwait > > Lewis Street > > Proponent of option E > > > > On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 7:30 PM Lis Herbert <lisherb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It would likewise be much more transparent for proponents of E to >> identify themselves and their respective properties within the boundaries >> that have been drawn on Lewis Street, which appear to comprise just a >> handful of lots. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 22, 2023, at 6:32 PM, ٍSarah Postlethwait <sa...@bayhas.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Are you also speaking as a member of Fin comm? >> >> It would be much more transparent if members of town boards would include >> their respective board in their email signature when commenting on town >> matters in LincolnTalk (especially when voicing your own biased opinion). >> >> It’s also worth noting that we are currently in compliance, and will be >> for all of 2024 and qualify for all the funds being discussed. >> If our water mains can’t last a couple more months after December 2024 >> until the town is able to make an informed decision, then why haven’t we >> applied for these funds now while we are still in compliance? >> >> This rush towards December 2024 is unnecessary. Especially when 4 story >> 48’ buildings with no lot limits (besides 25’ setbacks) at the mall are >> being discussed in planning board meetings… >> >> Sarah Postlethwait >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 5:47 PM Rich Rosenbaum <s...@bcdef.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> *It’s a little like asking us to make a YUGE leap of faith.* >>> >>> An alternative would be to take a different leap of faith that none of >>> the following happen: >>> >>> - we end up delaying so much that we miss the deadline for complying >>> - we no longer qualify for state funding for needed repairs and >>> replacement of our past-the-expiration-date water mains >>> - we end up with a bond to pay for a very, very large bill to keep >>> clean water flowing to our faucets >>> >>> Rich >>> (speaking as a citizen of Lincoln) >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 5:01 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Amen. >>>> It’s a little like asking us to make a YUGE leap of faith. >>>> It makes the argument that we should proceed with extreme caution and >>>> not make any changes where these questions might come into play, esp. a >>>> challenge to our wetlands bylaw. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Sara Mattes >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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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