[LincolnTalk] Fwd: SPRING NEWS FROM THE WALDEN WOODS PROJECT!

[Sara Mattes]

Might be of interest for others tooSaraSent from my iPhoneBegin forwarded message:From: The Walden Woods Project Date: May 12, 2023 at 6:03:35 PM EDTTo: samat...@gmail.comSubject: SPRING NEWS FROM THE WALDEN WOODS PROJECT!Reply-To: wwproj...@walden.orgSpring News 2023 
"At the end of winter, there is a season in which we are daily expecting spring, and finally a day when it arrives." — Henry David Thoreau, Journal, 8 March 1853 
Walden Woods, Photo by Scot Miller
 Dear Friends, As the days get longer, the trees leaf out, and the songbirds herald the arrival of spring, The Walden Woods Project is gearing up for an eventful time of year. 
Planting season has begun at The Walden Woods Project Farm in Concord. It is not too late to sign up for our farm CSA, which offers weekly pick up - or delivery if you live in Concord or Lincoln - of fresh, locally grown organic produce. For more information on the farm and the CSA, go to www.walden.org/csa. 
Spring is our busiest season for welcoming visiting school groups from MA and beyond. Our education programs for students and teachers, as well as our virtual and in-person lectures, grow in popularity every year. This fall, at The Walden Woods Project’s headquarters, we will be holding our first in-person lecture since the start of the pandemic! Land conservation in historic Walden Woods continues to be a major focus of our organization. We hope to have some exciting news about a new land purchase that we will share with you in our summer newsletter. 
Along with our mission-driven objectives relating to conservation, education and research, we are leaders in advocating for the protection of Walden Pond/Walden Woods and for the global environment. A serious threat to Walden and to our collective efforts to address climate change has emerged.  A proposal has been put forth to drastically expand luxury, private jet infrastructure at an airport located only 2.5 miles from Walden Pond. We hope you will join us in opposing this expansion by signing a petition described below.
 As always, we are profoundly grateful for your friendship and support.  Best wishes,
Kathi AndersonExecutive Director

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Help us Stop a Threat to Walden Pond and Walden WoodsAerial Image of Walden Woods and Nearby Hanscom Field, Photo by Scot Miller
Please join us in protecting the historic and environmental integrity of Walden Pond and Walden Woods by signing a petition to MA Governor Maura Healey urging her to oppose the proposed expansion of Hanscom Field airport that serves non-commercial, private aircraft. The petition has already garnered over 2,000 signatures.
 Click here to sign the petition: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stop-Hanscom-jet-expansion (Note: After signing, you can close out of the donation page that comes up. Donations go to iPetitions, not to this cause or The Walden Woods Project.) Walden would be impacted with increased noise and air pollution if the airport is expanded to serve more luxury, private jet aircraft – one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions/climate change.  
The Hanscom runway is only 2.5 miles from Walden Pond. The Walden Woods Project has joined with other historic preservation and environmental organizations, with local governmental agencies and elected officials, with climate action organizations, and with many others in opposing this ill-advised plan. The Hanscom expansion would single-handedly undercut the total combined greenhouse gas reductions that Massachusetts is working diligently to achieve. For this reason alone, it should not be allowed to go forward at Hanscom - or at any other airport. The proposed development would: add nearly 500,000 sf of hangar space for 27 private jet hangars on 49 acres; triple the private jet capacity at Hanscom; impact 35 Environmental Justice populations within a 5-mile radius; add 23.9 acres of impervious paving; clear-cut mature trees (mature trees are a highly efficient sequester of carbon); represent the largest single development in Hanscom’s history.

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Join The Walden Woods Project Farm CSA 
There are limited shares available for The Walden Woods Project’s 2023 CSA, which runs for 16 weeks and offers customers shares of our own organically grown vegetables. Customers can purchase a full share of organic produce for $756 ($47.25 per week), or a half share for $504 ($31.50 a week). We will continue offering delivery to our CSA customers in Concord and Lincoln for $10 a week. Due to our limited staff, we can only offer delivery to these two towns at this time.
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Bike repair?

[Bob Wolf]

robinswre...@gmail.com

On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 8:05 PM Peter Speert  wrote:

> I would recommend Robins Wrench in Maynard, a very competent one person
> operation.
>
> Sent from my iPad
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> > On May 12, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Kristine Barker 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Wondering if there is anyone local who can fix bicycles? My teenage
> son’s bike is fairly new but it won’t move into 2nd gear and the front tire
> is squeaky.  Prices and wait times at local bike shops seem very high for
> what seems like could be a fairly easy fix (says the person who has no idea
> how to fix it). I would be happy to pay someone local a reasonable rate if
> they could take a look / fix it and you’d be helping out two people who are
> clueless about bicycles!
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions.
> >
> > Kristine Barker
> >
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Bike repair?

[Peter Speert]

I would recommend Robins Wrench in Maynard, a very competent one person 
operation.

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> On May 12, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Kristine Barker  
> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Wondering if there is anyone local who can fix bicycles? My teenage son’s 
> bike is fairly new but it won’t move into 2nd gear and the front tire is 
> squeaky.  Prices and wait times at local bike shops seem very high for what 
> seems like could be a fairly easy fix (says the person who has no idea how to 
> fix it). I would be happy to pay someone local a reasonable rate if they 
> could take a look / fix it and you’d be helping out two people who are 
> clueless about bicycles! 
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions. 
> 
> Kristine Barker
> 
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[LincolnTalk] Bike repair?

[Kristine Barker]

Hello,

Wondering if there is anyone local who can fix bicycles? My teenage son’s bike 
is fairly new but it won’t move into 2nd gear and the front tire is squeaky.  
Prices and wait times at local bike shops seem very high for what seems like 
could be a fairly easy fix (says the person who has no idea how to fix it). I 
would be happy to pay someone local a reasonable rate if they could take a look 
/ fix it and you’d be helping out two people who are clueless about bicycles! 

Thanks for any suggestions. 

Kristine Barker

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[LincolnTalk] LaFuma Zero Gravity chair. Free, used, and in need of repair

[sw via Lincoln]

Looking for a new home for a used LaFuma recliner similar to this picture. 
It is in need of repair stitching of canvas sling to the attachment mechanism. 
I think this can be done with a heavy duty sewing machine or via hand sewing. 
Free, with pickup in North Lincoln today, Friday, or Saturday morning. 
Otherwise, I will bring it to the Lincoln Transfer Station on Saturday.
Email me directly if interested in the chair.
—Sue sw.em...@mac.com

https://www.lafumausa.com/products/reclining-chair-rsxa-clip-batyline-iso-seigle
reclining chair rsxa clip Batyline®iso seigle | Lafuma Mobilier
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[LincolnTalk] folding table to borrow

[deanna jayne]

Does anyone have an 8’ folding table that i could borrow on May 19th and 20th?  
It would be used for a plant sale, and i would cover the table so it stays 
safe.  Let me know.  Thanks,

deanna jayne 
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Creating backyard pollinator pathways together
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center - lessons learned from the new COA building in the town of Harvard

[Sara Mattes]

Understanding census implications for Lincoln is complicated.

Lincoln’s population also includes HAFB.
All the housing is in Lincoln bounds.
The jump from 2010 and 2020 could be attributed to the growth at The Commons, 
which came online in 2010 and has expanded since.

Harvard hosts neither Air Force Base housing, nor a large continuous care 
retirement community.

More on housing on Harvard, MA:
https://www.harvard-ma.gov/planning-board/pages/senior-housing-development


Sara Mattes
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Sara Mattes




> On May 12, 2023, at 9:31 AM, Louis Zipes  wrote:
> 
> Hi Karla,
> Not taking a side but you wrote: 
> Harvard has a population of ~7K, so 40% higher than Lincoln’s
> I did want to point out that according to the 2020 Census, Lincoln's 
> population is/was  6,941 and Harvard's population is/was 6.851 so I was 
> unsure where you got your population figures or if I misunderstood them.
> 
> source: 
> https://malegislature.gov/Redistricting/MassachusettsCensusData/CityTown
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 6:26 PM Karla Gravis  > wrote:
>> The COA for the town of Harvard, MA is moving into a new site within the 
>> next 2 weeks. I believe their experience offers some very useful 
>> perspectives for our journey in Lincoln.
>> 
>> I am attaching an article with all of the information, but here is a summary:
>> 
>> 
>> Harvard has a population of ~7K, so 40% higher than Lincoln’s
>> The Harvard COA used to be housed in 19th century Hildreth House.
>> Hildreth House was not meeting the needs of the COA, so the town started the 
>> process 13 years ago (in 2010) with a municipal building study for the 
>> update and expansion of Hildreth House.
>> After the initial safety and code compliance work was completed, a $4.5M 
>> renovation and expansion project was put to town vote. It did not pass as it 
>> was considered too expensive.
>> COA then changed course to investigate the purchase and renovation of an 
>> existing building in town.
>> The town received two responses to its property request and they chose a 
>> 5,400 sq. ft. former medical building, with lots of parking and conveniently 
>> located near the Post Office and town amenities like Foxglove, Bowers Brook, 
>> Harvard Green, and the McCurdy Track.
>> The town purchased the building for $1.4M, and the renovation and other fees 
>> brought the total cost to $2.86M
>> Hildreth House will now be used for the town land boards, since Town Hall is 
>> running out of space
>> In addition to COA specific programming, the new building was designed to 
>> enable community use for events as well as serve as a warming/cooling 
>> station or shelter during extreme weather events.
>> 
>> 
>> Food for thought: Harvard, with 40% more residents than Lincoln, spent 
>> ~$2.9M on a 5,400 sqft COA building that also allows community use for 
>> events, while still being responsible with historical buildings and 
>> addressing empty office space in town. If the Harvard COA changed course 
>> after many years of work, when it became clear the project was too 
>> expensive, why can't Lincoln do the same instead of tying ourselves to what 
>> was decided in 2015?
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[LincolnTalk] Short Poll to Help Student

[Kim Jalet]

For a project, my daughter is researching women in sports, specifically
soccer.  If you identified as female in high school, please consider
filling out this quick three-question poll to help her with her project.  *You
do not need to have played sports to take the poll*, as the questions ask
whether or not you were ENCOURAGED to play sports and in what year you
graduated.  She is hoping for responses from people of all ages.  No email
or contact information is being collected when you fill out the form, and
the information will only be used in aggregate.

Thank you in advance to everyone who completes the poll!  You'll find it
here: https://forms.gle/GNHm4nTLo8Aw8euR8

All the best, Kim
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[LincolnTalk] INF: please sign your posts

[Lynne Smith]

Hi everyone,

We are having a very interesting discussion about the Community Center. Please 
include your full name and street name on your posts.

Your email address can be found by clicking on the From section, but that does 
not give us your neighborly identification. Knowing one another makes for a 
better and more polite discussion, IMHO.

Lynne Smith
5 Tabor Hill Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
781-258-1175
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> On 12 May 2023, at 9:39 a.m., Kathy Madison via Lincoln 
>  wrote:
> 
> Thank you, Karla,
> 
> That’s great information.
> 
> I particularly like the fact that Harvard voted down  " a $4.5M renovation 
> and expansion project “ because they thought it was too expensive. Reminds me 
> of the “old days” when people really thought about it before spending money.
> 
> It’s an inspiring story of fiscal responsibility and ingenuity.
> 
> Kathy
> 
>> On May 11, 2023, at 1:15 PM, Karla Gravis  wrote:
>> 
>> The COA for the town of Harvard, MA is moving into a new site within the 
>> next 2 weeks. I believe their experience offers some very useful 
>> perspectives for our journey in Lincoln.
>> I am attaching an article with all of the information, but here is a summary:
>> 
>> Harvard has a population of ~7K, so 40% higher than Lincoln’s
>> The Harvard COA used to be housed in 19th century Hildreth House.
>> Hildreth House was not meeting the needs of the COA, so the town started the 
>> process 13 years ago (in 2010) with a municipal building study for the 
>> update and expansion of Hildreth House.
>> After the initial safety and code compliance work was completed, a $4.5M 
>> renovation and expansion project was put to town vote. It did not pass as it 
>> was considered too expensive.
>> COA then changed course to investigate the purchase and renovation of an 
>> existing building in town.
>> The town received two responses to its property request and they chose a 
>> 5,400 sq. ft. former medical building, with lots of parking and conveniently 
>> located near the Post Office and town amenities like Foxglove, Bowers Brook, 
>> Harvard Green, and the McCurdy Track.
>> The town purchased the building for $1.4M, and the renovation and other fees 
>> brought the total cost to $2.86M
>> Hildreth House will now be used for the town land boards, since Town Hall is 
>> running out of space
>> In addition to COA specific programming, the new building was designed to 
>> enable community use for events as well as serve as a warming/cooling 
>> station or shelter during extreme weather events.
>> 
>> 
>> Food for thought: Harvard, with 40% more residents than Lincoln, spent 
>> ~$2.9M on a 5,400 sqft COA building that also allows community use for 
>> events, while still being responsible with historical buildings and 
>> addressing empty office space in town. If the Harvard COA changed course 
>> after many years of work, when it became clear the project was too 
>> expensive, why can't Lincoln do the same instead of tying ourselves to what 
>> was decided in 2015?
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[LincolnTalk] Eurail Global Pass

[sarah cannon holden]

Does anyone out there have experience making reservations using a Eurail
Pass?  I am completely perplexed but I am probably just missing some little
trick.  If you can give any help I would be most grateful.

Sarah
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center - lessons learned from the new COA building in the town of Harvard

[Kathy Madison via Lincoln]

Thank you, Karla,

That’s great information.

I particularly like the fact that Harvard voted down  " a $4.5M renovation and 
expansion project “ because they thought it was too expensive. Reminds me of 
the “old days” when people really thought about it before spending money.

It’s an inspiring story of fiscal responsibility and ingenuity.

Kathy

> On May 11, 2023, at 1:15 PM, Karla Gravis  wrote:
> 
> The COA for the town of Harvard, MA is moving into a new site within the next 
> 2 weeks. I believe their experience offers some very useful perspectives for 
> our journey in Lincoln.
> 
> I am attaching an article with all of the information, but here is a summary:
> 
> 
> Harvard has a population of ~7K, so 40% higher than Lincoln’s
> The Harvard COA used to be housed in 19th century Hildreth House.
> Hildreth House was not meeting the needs of the COA, so the town started the 
> process 13 years ago (in 2010) with a municipal building study for the update 
> and expansion of Hildreth House.
> After the initial safety and code compliance work was completed, a $4.5M 
> renovation and expansion project was put to town vote. It did not pass as it 
> was considered too expensive.
> COA then changed course to investigate the purchase and renovation of an 
> existing building in town.
> The town received two responses to its property request and they chose a 
> 5,400 sq. ft. former medical building, with lots of parking and conveniently 
> located near the Post Office and town amenities like Foxglove, Bowers Brook, 
> Harvard Green, and the McCurdy Track.
> The town purchased the building for $1.4M, and the renovation and other fees 
> brought the total cost to $2.86M
> Hildreth House will now be used for the town land boards, since Town Hall is 
> running out of space
> In addition to COA specific programming, the new building was designed to 
> enable community use for events as well as serve as a warming/cooling station 
> or shelter during extreme weather events.
> 
> 
> Food for thought: Harvard, with 40% more residents than Lincoln, spent ~$2.9M 
> on a 5,400 sqft COA building that also allows community use for events, while 
> still being responsible with historical buildings and addressing empty office 
> space in town. If the Harvard COA changed course after many years of work, 
> when it became clear the project was too expensive, why can't Lincoln do the 
> same instead of tying ourselves to what was decided in 2015?
> 
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center - lessons learned from the new COA building in the town of Harvard

[Louis Zipes]

Hi Karla,
Not taking a side but you wrote:

   - Harvard has a population of ~7K, so 40% higher than Lincoln’s

I did want to point out that according to the 2020 Census, Lincoln's
population is/was  6,941 and Harvard's population is/was 6.851 so I was
unsure where you got your population figures or if I misunderstood them.

*source: *
https://malegislature.gov/Redistricting/MassachusettsCensusData/CityTown


On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 6:26 PM Karla Gravis  wrote:

> The COA for the town of Harvard, MA is moving into a new site within the
> next 2 weeks. I believe their experience offers some very useful
> perspectives for our journey in Lincoln.
>
> I am attaching an article with all of the information, but here is a
> summary:
>
>
>- Harvard has a population of ~7K, so 40% higher than Lincoln’s
>- The Harvard COA used to be housed in 19th century Hildreth House.
>- Hildreth House was not meeting the needs of the COA, so the town
>started the process 13 years ago (in 2010) with a municipal building study
>for the update and expansion of Hildreth House.
>- After the initial safety and code compliance work was completed, a
>$4.5M renovation and expansion project was put to town vote. It did not
>pass as it was considered too expensive.
>- COA then changed course to investigate the purchase and renovation
>of an existing building in town.
>- The town received two responses to its property request and they
>chose a 5,400 sq. ft. former medical building, with lots of parking and
>conveniently located near the Post Office and town amenities like Foxglove,
>Bowers Brook, Harvard Green, and the McCurdy Track.
>- The town purchased the building for $1.4M, and the renovation and
>other fees brought the *total* cost to $2.86M
>- Hildreth House will now be used for the town land boards, since Town
>Hall is running out of space
>- In addition to COA specific programming, the new building was
>designed to enable community use for events as well as serve as a
>warming/cooling station or shelter during extreme weather events.
>
> Food for thought: Harvard, with 40% more residents than Lincoln, spent
> ~$2.9M on a 5,400 sqft COA building that also allows community use for
> events, while still being responsible with historical buildings and
> addressing empty office space in town. If the Harvard COA changed course
> after many years of work, when it became clear the project was too
> expensive, why can't Lincoln do the same instead of tying ourselves to what
> was decided in 2015?
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