Is the town or Lincoln commons offering rides to the residents who may not have cars?
Sure hope so On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM Scott Clary <[email protected]> wrote: > Laura, I have several friends who are wealthy enough to stay but still > left because of the taxes and the non-transparent politics. > > I agree - it would be sad to see Lincoln become a Sudbury where the for > sale sign is in the front yard a month before graduation. Many of my good > friends in this town grew up here but they're leaving fast for the reasons > above. > > Kind Regards, > > Scott Clary > 617-968-5769 > > Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 4:41 PM Laura Glynn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wish we knew why people were moving out of Lincoln - and which groups >> are leaving >> >> Certainly some people leave because of new jobs, retirement, health and >> other issues >> >> But I believe that a number of people, especially elderly and/or lower or >> middle income are leaving or have left because of the taxes >> >> It would be ironic if the town spends more and more money to offer middle >> income housing when the tax increase drives out the very people we are >> trying to keep >> >> Yes I know the town has a property tax work off program but that only >> helps a small group >> >> I was a big law corporate lawyer for 40 years and I struggle to pay these >> damn property taxes >> >> I can’t image what these tax increases have done for those Lincoln >> residents on fixed income or who don’t have family money to keep them afloat >> >> It seems that finding out why we are losing residents to other towns >> should be something we should care about >> >> If any of the brokers in town can give me a list of property sales and >> names of sellers for the last 5 years I would be happy to Investigate and >> report back >> >> I hope we don’t want a town limited to people who move in for the >> schools and move out when the kids graduate to or from high school. >> >> Laura Glynn >> Tower Road >> > -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> 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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