I completely agree that LEAP is a wonderful program in *its current setting*, and I also share the concern that relocating it temporarily to the school building would be far from ideal, to say the least.
Please forgive me if my questions sound a bit off — I was just wondering: if the community center project doesn’t end up moving forward, is there a possibility for LEAP to remain in its current location for next year and beyond, with just minimal renovations to the pods done over the summer? Would that make sense logistically and structurally? Personally, I would prefer this option. I find the current setting to be beautiful, welcoming, and much more suitable than the alternative suggested as part of the community center plan or in-school building. בתאריך יום ב׳, 9 ביוני 2025, 11:11, מאת Bob Kupperstein <[email protected] >: > LEAP can function in the school building on a temporary basis, but no one > should think this is an optimal or even adequate solution. > > LEAP, in its own building, has dedicated space for educational, artistic, > recreational, tech and media activities. In the school building, they > would not 'own' any space - so anything they use on a daily basis would > have to be set up and stored away each day. This puts an unrealistic > burden on staff and creates logistical issues with the setup needing to > happen just as the school is emptying out and the clean-up/storage having > to happen during the pick-up hours, while the students have a range of > pickup times. The activities and programs that make LEAP such a great > after-school program would have to be scaled back. > > I can also imagine safety/security issues, with students in the school > building after most school staff have left, leaving large parts of the > building unmonitored. > > Thanks, > > -Bob > > On Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM Karla Gravis <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> ... >> >> Leap can remain in our brand-new school building as it will be hosted >> there for the next two years anyway. >> >> Karla Gravis >> Weston Rd >> >> >> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Sara Lupkas <[email protected]> >>> Date: Sun, Jun 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM >>> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Vote No to the Community Center, save >>> yourself a tax payment! >>> To: Listserv Listserv <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> David Cuetos wrote: "After adjusting for structurally inflated budget >>> lines, our true operating budget is likely closer to $46–47M—implying a >>> reserve target of around $7M. That leaves as much as $18M in excess >>> reserves available." >>> >>> What is meant by structurally inflated budget lines and how are you >>> calculating our "true operating budget"? Implying that citizens should >>> somehow equate not passing the Community Center Warrant article with the >>> town not needing to collect taxes in the fall seems a huge reach and not >>> very financially responsible for our town. And if our reserves are so >>> healthy, why is there even an argument against allocating an additional >>> amount to cover the Community Center shortfall? >>> >>> Let's also not forget that if the Community Center somehow fails now, we >>> would still need to renovate Bemis and the LEAP pods, so this wouldn't free >>> up *that much* in the town budget. This is reminiscent of the first school >>> building project getting voted down and then a more expensive project (with >>> no state matching funds) finally passing years later. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Sara Lupkas* >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> -- >> 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. >> >> -- > 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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