[LincolnTalk] An interesting story about METCO

[Sara Mattes]

This aired on Tues. on WBUR.

https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2023/09/26/boston-busing-metco-education-segregation
A look at the movement to bus Boston's students before the court order to 
desegregate
wbur.org



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[LincolnTalk] Council on Aging & Human Services and Parks & Recreation Overview

[Krystal Wood]

*COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING COMMITTEE: COA/HS AND PRD OVERVIEW*
September, 2023


*COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING COMMITTEE OVERVIEW: COUNCIL ON AGING & HUMAN
SERVICES*

The Council on Aging & Human Services (COA&HS) is a welcoming organization
that provides social services, and educational, social, and recreational
programs for Lincoln residents aged 60+.   These programs enrich people’s
lives, and allow older residents to remain safely and independently in our
community.  In addition, COA&HS helps residents of any age who are
caregiving for a senior, veterans of any age in need of benefits
assistance, children of any age in need of mental health counseling,
renters and homeowners of any age in need of assistance with housing costs,
and Hanscom residents of any age in need of social services, mental health
assistance or crisis intervention.

COA&HS has administrative offices and programming space at Bemis Hall in
the center of Lincoln.  COA&HS also manages programs in many other
locations including the Lincoln trail system, Lincoln Woods, Hartwell, The
Commons, Pierce House and Pierce Park, and senior trips to various
locations.  COA&HS has 9 full and part time staff, and many volunteers.






* Programming by COA&HS*:

   - Mental Health – *weekly Adolescent and Adult Mental Health Clinics,
   weekly Support Groups (caregiver, bereavement*
   - Public Health – *Vaccination Clinics, blood pressure/wellness,
   podiatry, hearing, home safety clinics, home safety evaluation, medical
   equipment loans. *
   - Nutrition – *weekly congregate dining, home meal delivery*
   - Transportation – *free local transportation*
   - Social services – *free legal, Veterans, AARP tax, SHINE medical
   insurance counseling*
   - Programming, Social Wellness – *trips, Lincoln Academy, foreign
   language conversation*



*COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING COMMITTEE OVERVIEW: PARKS & RECREATION
DEPARTMENT*

The Lincoln Parks & Recreation Department (PRD) provides affordable and
diverse wellness and enrichment opportunities, community-based special
events, and safe recreational facilities to residents of all ages.
Programs are designed to develop interests and skills, promote healthy
lifestyles and socialization and enhance the quality of life for all.

PRD operates out of Pod A and Pod B on the Hartwell Campus.  PRD also
manages programs in many other locations including the Lincoln School,
Library, Bemis Hall, Codman Farm, Pierce House and Pierce Park.  PRD has
over 100 part time and seasonal staff and many volunteers.



*Town Events managed by PRD*

   - Fall Fest (October) – *over 1000 attendees*
   - Lincoln Arts Show (November) – *over 300 attendees*
   - Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt (December) – *over 200 attendees*
   - Winter Carnival (February) – *over 40 participating organizations and
   events including Coffee House present by PRD. *
   - Patriots Day (April) – *in collaboration with Lincoln Minute Men*
   - Memorial Day (May) – *over 200 attendees*
   - Summer Concerts Series (July & August) – *4-5 performances with over
   100 attendees*
   - Lincoln Kids Triathlon (June) – *over 150 attendees*


*UPCOMING MEETINGS:*

*Wed September 27 - CCBC Hybrid Meeting,** 7:00PM in the Donaldson Room*

*Sat September 30* *- State of the Town/Community Charette,*  *Lincoln
School Learning Commons.  Doors open at 9:20AM, sessions begin at 10:00AM,
11:00AM, 1:15PM and 2:25PM.*

*Sat December 2* *- Special Town Meeting*, details TBD.
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Repair of subzero refrigerator

[Faye Speert]

Jarvis Appliance in Wellesley has given us good subzero service.


Sent from my iPad

> On Sep 26, 2023, at 8:13 PM, Rob Haslinger  wrote:
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good repair person for a subzero refrigerator? The 
> freezer is not closing right because it needs a new gasket and (probably 
> related) the ice maker isn’t working.  
> Thanks in advance
> Rob
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Repair of subzero refrigerator

[Sara Mattes]

Have you tried American Appliance in Waltham?
I have also had good luck with Yale, but it took forever to schedule.
American is now my first call, always.


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> On Sep 26, 2023, at 8:12 PM, Rob Haslinger  wrote:
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good repair person for a subzero refrigerator? The 
> freezer is not closing right because it needs a new gasket and (probably 
> related) the ice maker isn’t working.  
> Thanks in advance
> Rob
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[LincolnTalk] Repair of subzero refrigerator

[Rob Haslinger]

Can anyone recommend a good repair person for a subzero refrigerator? The
freezer is not closing right because it needs a new gasket and (probably
related) the ice maker isn’t working.
Thanks in advance
Rob
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

[Lis Herbert]

I'm sorry, but the hair-splitting -- 13,000 vs. 11,400 sq. ft. -- so clouds
the discussion that it becomes meaningless, especially when there is a
suggestion to make up that 1,600 sq. ft. with other spaces in town. Aren't
there administrative costs -- time and staffing -- associated with that way
of thinking? What is gained by slimming things down by less than 10%?

I've read through these threads, and the numbers -- oh my god the numbers.
When I listened to a podcast this week from the London Review of Books
related to this piece (which I urge you to read)
 all
I could think of was the Community Center, and the discussions that go
round and round about the usage, the square footage, the justification (or
not) for those numbers, the need to survey further, the need to start
again, etc. To quote Mr. Lanchester:

Discussions that were once about values and beliefs – about what a society
wants to see when it looks at itself in the mirror – have increasingly
turned to arguments about numbers, data, statistics.


And:

As the House of Commons Treasury Committee said dryly in a 2016 report on
the economic debate about EU membership, *‘many of these claims sound
factual because they use numbers.’*


The idea that numbers convey credibility is nonsense. We are meant to
believe that some people possess some level of numeracy that the rest of us
can't, and that only they pay keen attention to stats and figures. And yet
these same people really just don't want to see anything built, at all:
some of them voted against the trimmed down, tiered budgets at the vote
last winter, after loudly proclaiming by email (spewing numbers everywhere)
that what we need are trimmed down, tiered budgets to choose from. This is
not arguing in good faith, this is muddying the waters so people feel like
they can't agree to anything.

Outside Donelan's last weekend I heard a woman tell CCBC volunteers "I only
know we're going to be screwed". Really? How can anybody feel good about
convincing people (or trying to convince people) of things that simply
aren't true? And should a decades-long initiative be scuttled because the
numbers are off a little bit, because a few years have gone by and things
have changed, or population has shifted, or or or?? What happens when you
survey people again, and the slow churn of committees and bureaucracy means
that new number is outdated? (Hint: that's the point of the exercise.)

And has anybody bothered to ask how many people don't take advantage of
these programs -- all of them -- because the facilities aren't up to par,
accessible, pleasant, etc.? That is a number worth talking about.

Lis




On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 8:28 AM Lynne Smith  wrote:

> Dennis,
>
> Thank you for your thoughtful discussion of the Community Center size.  I
> agree that the CCBC has not responded to the questions that many have been
> asking regarding space needs for existing programs.
>
> The 13,000 sq ft space not including LEAP or Maintenance is clearly too
> much.  In fact, I think the 11,400 sq ft proposed as a minimum by ICON is
> still too much. We could easily accommodate most programs with 10,000 sq ft
> on the Hartwell Campus, supplemented by use of space at Pierce House, Bemis
> Hall, First Parish Stone Church, and/or St Anne’s Church.
>
> CCBC maintains that a single building offers many casual encounters:
> people coming for one activity run into people coming for another.  This
> may be true but I do not think it is justification for abandoning
> activities in the other lovely buildings with convenient parking that
> Lincoln uniquely offers.  I also agree that there is no reason a staff
> person has to be at off-site activities if the designated teacher or a COA
> volunteer will be present.
>
> Lincoln needs to 'do something’ about the state of the COA/HS facility
>  but if the ‘something’ is too costly, I fear the Town will vote it down.
> I still hope to see a really good option for the cost of $12.5 million.
> That amount probably cannot include LEAP so other funding must be ‘found’
> for this school-related activity.
>
>
>
> Lynne Smith
> 5 Tabor Hill Road
> Lincoln, MA 01773
> cell:  781-258-1175
> ly...@smith.net
>
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Dennis Picker 
> wrote:
>
> The amount of finished interior space is a major driver of the cost of the
> proposed community center.  There are some who believe that even the
> bloated 2018 proposal is not large enough. That design included yet another
> lecture hall (Bemis, the Learning Commons and the Brooks auditorium are not
> enough for a town of this size?),  a sound recording studio, an appliance
> fix-it shop, and facilities for cooking classes.
>
>
> In May, 2023, ICON architects presented the CCBC with a trimmed down space
> proposal of 13,000 sq ft (not including space for the Lincoln school
> maintenance needs or for LEAP).  This a 10,000 sq ft reduction from the
> 2018 proposal, and

Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

[john gregg via Lincoln]

I certainly pay my fair share of Federal and State tax dollars for things I should not have to afford to pay for but I still do my part, why only at the local level does it get scrutinized? I voted against a Millionaire Tax, and I voted to not put in place a form of Government that seems to want an endless need of cash to pay for political needs like Illegal Immigration. But I still pay. Maybe if there was less Federal and State taxes we would have more to take care of local issues. Thanks,John Gregg Sent from my iPhoneOn Sep 26, 2023, at 6:23 PM, Margo Fisher-Martin  wrote:John,This is about affordability and what makes sense. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but there should be no public shaming - ever- regardless of one’s views.  This is not a tolerance or acceptance situation. This is a small town and we cannot always afford everything we want. Best,Cookie MartinOn Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 6:03 PM john gregg via Lincoln  wrote:I am so surprised that a community that encourages acceptance and tolerance would further not doing the right thing like providing a place for kids, adults and elders should be able to congregate. 

It is about space, about money, about having to be held accountable for past neglect like providing a school for children. A place where the kids would be provided safe care at LEAP for parents who work. A place where adults could allow care for the ones who actually took care of them if they move back home. 

This is the same discussion when deciding about a new school, a bunch of intellectuals debating why things should not be provided to others like was provided to them. 

Best Regards,
John Gregg
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Recommendation for total hip replacement surgeon

[Jack]

Timing is everything - and ‘random events tend to occur in clusters’.

I just finished a lengthy conversation with a friend I’ve not spoken with in 
many months.  He called to inform me of the total hip replacement he had 
recently - because we’d spoken at length about my experiences (you don’t want 
to know).

But I think my friend will put his surgeon in his will:-)

Chris Melnic at MGH Sports.  
https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/20206/christopher-melnic

My friend is also a life-long runner and Melnic told him he’ll be fine to 
return to running once he’s fully healed and fully recovered.

Good luck - and I can tell you who NOT to go to :-)

jfu...@comcast.net
617 835 3087 (C)
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   _'\ <,
..(•) /  (•)




> On Sep 26, 2023, at 3:10 PM, Paul Shorb  wrote:
> 
> It may now be time. A P.A. at Mt. Auburn just gave me a list of recommended 
> surgeons. I'm looking for one who also could give me realistic advice about 
> what to expect (e.g., return to running, or not?) Please let me know if you 
> have comments on any of these and your own experience. Let me know if you 
> would prefer I call you directly. Thank you!
> 
> Dr. Christopher Damsgaard (Mt. Auburn, New England Baptist)
> Dr. James Phillips (Atrius Health, New England Baptist)
> Dr. Vivek Shah (Brigham and Womens)
> Dr. Chris Sambaziotis (Atrius Health, New England Baptist)
> Dr. Andrew Braziel (New England Baptist)
> Dr. Jack Wixted (Beth Israel)
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Recommendation for total hip replacement surgeon

[Lynn DeLisi, M.D. via Lincoln]

 Paul,Jack Wixted is really good--But he took care of my broken ankle--not 
HIP.I would go to anyone at NE Baptist...they are supposed to be the best for 
HIP replacement...I googled Braziel--He doesn't look like he is at NE 
Baptist.Personally--I would go to BID or Mass General and google who the chair 
of the Dept is and then read about all the others and select a specically HIP 
specialist--each has its own bone they specialize in...
Good luckLynn

On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 03:11:06 PM EDT, Paul Shorb 
 wrote:  
 
 It may now be time. A P.A. at Mt. Auburn just gave me a list of recommended 
surgeons. I'm looking for one who also could give me realistic advice about 
what to expect (e.g., return to running, or not?) Please let me know if you 
have comments on any of these and your own experience. Let me know if you would 
prefer I call you directly. Thank you!
Dr. Christopher Damsgaard (Mt. Auburn, New England Baptist)Dr. James Phillips 
(Atrius Health, New England Baptist)Dr. Vivek Shah (Brigham and Womens)Dr. 
Chris Sambaziotis (Atrius Health, New England Baptist)Dr. Andrew Braziel (New 
England Baptist)Dr. Jack Wixted (Beth Israel)
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Re: [LincolnTalk] piano teacher

[Debra Daugherty]

Lincoln After School Music Program (LASMP) has openings for piano lessons
on Wednesdays after 1:30 with Vladimir Gurin.

Vladimir has taught both of my daughters that play piano. He's excellent.
The real deal. And LASMP has good rates for lessons. HIghly recommended.

Please contact me if you would like Vladimir's contact information.
Debra



On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 10:16 AM Tom  wrote:

> Hi - Can anyone recommend a piano teacher for younger kids?
>
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[LincolnTalk] Sugar Shack Storytime!

[Sarah Bishop]

Please join me in the Codman Farm Sugar Shack for stories on Wednesday, 
4:15-5pm. Ages 3-5  +/-  FREE!! The sun will be out!!

> 
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Electrician

[Donald Seckler]

I agree!Don SecklerSent via cellOn Sep 26, 2023, at 5:15 PM, Michelle Barnes via Lincoln  wrote:
Hi Brian,I have been happy with Wayne Deveaux with Deveaux Elecric (+1 (617) 771-8750 ). Very responsive, quick problem solver, and reasonable prices.Best of luck!Michelle BarnesSouth Great RoadSent from Yahoo Mail for iPhoneOn Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 10:37 AM, Brian DePasquale via Lincoln  wrote:Hi, Looking for recommendations for an electrician. Thanks!Brian DePasquale (102 Lincoln Rd)-- 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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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

[Margo Fisher-Martin]

John,

This is about affordability and what makes sense. Everyone is entitled to
an opinion, but there should be no public shaming - ever- regardless of
one’s views.
This is not a tolerance or acceptance situation.
This is a small town and we cannot always afford everything we want.

Best,
Cookie Martin


On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 6:03 PM john gregg via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> I am so surprised that a community that encourages acceptance and
> tolerance would further not doing the right thing like providing a place
> for kids, adults and elders should be able to congregate.
>
> It is about space, about money, about having to be held accountable for
> past neglect like providing a school for children. A place where the kids
> would be provided safe care at LEAP for parents who work. A place where
> adults could allow care for the ones who actually took care of them if they
> move back home.
>
> This is the same discussion when deciding about a new school, a bunch of
> intellectuals debating why things should not be provided to others like was
> provided to them.
>
> Best Regards,
> John Gregg
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

[john gregg via Lincoln]

I am so surprised that a community that encourages acceptance and tolerance 
would further not doing the right thing like providing a place for kids, adults 
and elders should be able to congregate. 

It is about space, about money, about having to be held accountable for past 
neglect like providing a school for children. A place where the kids would be 
provided safe care at LEAP for parents who work. A place where adults could 
allow care for the ones who actually took care of them if they move back home. 

This is the same discussion when deciding about a new school, a bunch of 
intellectuals debating why things should not be provided to others like was 
provided to them. 

Best Regards,
John Gregg
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Proposal for Compliance with Housing Choice Act

[Cynthia E. Bencal]

Thanks, Ken.  Very helpful information.
Cindy Bencal

On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 1:26 PM Ken Hurd  wrote:

> Hello LincolnTalkers,
>
>
>
> At the annual State of the Town Meeting to be held at the Lincoln Schools
> on Saturday, September 30th., Lincoln residents will have the opportunity
> to become more informed on four major issues facing the town, including the
> following: 1) compliance with the Housing Choice Act;  2) a proposed
> Climate Action Plan for Lincoln;  3) the development of a Strategic Plan to
> improve Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism in our community; and
> 4) a proposed Community Center on the school campus.
>
>
>
> I’d like to express my appreciation for the work of all the committees
> that have met over the summer to prepare for this event, but especially for
> the Housing Choice Act Working Group with which I am most familiar.  In my
> opinion, their process has been a laudable model on many levels.
>
>
>
> With the help of a consultant, they began by unpacking the complexities of
> the Housing Choice Act, the crux of which required a certain amount of
> acreage in the town to be re-zoned to permit higher-density housing
> as-of-right.  There were formulas in the Act that prescribed size,
> connectivity, proximity to transportation, etc. of various parcels to be
> re-zoned, and from these, the committee initially determined that there
> were two pathways by which Lincoln could mathematically comply. Both
> approaches featured re-zoning the minimum area required near the railroad
> station with the balance of the acreage required by the law to be made up
> by re-zoning certain parcels in North Lincoln. These became known as Option
> A and Option B depending on which North Lincoln parcels were used.
>
>
>
> Last Spring, they shared this information in several forums in which they
> invited the public to comment, and to their credit, they took many
> suggestions to heart.  Chief among these was the fact that neither of the
> proposed solutions was in keeping fully with the spirit of the law, which
> ideally would allow most of the higher density housing to be built closer
> to public transportation.  Over the summer, the committee then worked with
> property owners to include the stretch between the railroad and Codman Road
> in the allowable area to be re-zoned for greater density, thus reducing but
> not eliminating the additional area needed in North Lincoln to comply.
>
>
>
> One of the drawbacks of the law as originally written was the exclusion of
> any commercial activity allowed in the re-zoned districts.  Because of
> Lincoln’s initiative and that of other small towns served by public
> transportation, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities 
> amended
> the act in August to permit the allowable housing that could be built in an
> adjacent mixed-use district to count toward overall compliance, even though
> the land area itself would not contribute toward the total acreage required.
>
>
>
> Currently, the area near the railroad known as Lincoln Station is zoned
> for business use only, and it encompasses a total of five acres that
> include the mall, the two public parking lots as well as the Doherty’s
> Garage parcel.  The committee is proposing to re-zone it to become a new
> Village District that would permit mixed-use development, and by doing so,
> the number of potential housing units that could be built would count
> toward compliance and eliminate the need to re-zone any parcel in North
> Lincoln.  This new approach will be presented as Option C, and it appears
> that it will satisfy both the legal requirements as well as the spirit
> intended by the Housing Choice Act.  And, keep in mind that the Act does
> not require that housing must actually be built, but only that it could be
> built as-of-right.
>
>
>
> With this re-zoning, it also allows the current mall to become eligible
> for redevelopment, thus consolidating decades of work that go back to the
> 1990’s.  That effort began with a vision of transforming the Lincoln
> Station area to become a walkable village center, and that vision was
> ultimately ratified by Town Meeting in 2010 when it adopted the Long-Range
> Comprehensive Plan.
>
>
>
> In addition to this story boding well for a win-win outcome over the
> long-term, I want to commend the members of the Housing Choice Act Working
> Group for how they navigated this journey.  In my opinion, despite the
> well-meaning intentions of the law as initially promulgated, it was
> nevertheless confusing, and in some ways simply badly written and therefore
> often misunderstood.  Getting a consultant’s help when necessary, the
> committee set about to understand fully the problem that needed to be
> solved, sought and incorporated as much public input as possible and
> appropriate, built consensus among many stakeholders, and demonstrated the
> initiative and leadership that we’ve come to expect in our town.
>
>
>
> In my mind, this is Linc

[LincolnTalk] Join us at St. Anne's Church to watch the documentary film "Gather" on Friday evening 9/29/23

[Alex Chatfield via Lincoln]

Friends,
The Social Justice Commission at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Lincoln will 
host a documentary film screening this Friday, September 29.  The film’s title 
is “Gather.”  We are located at 147 Concord Road in Lincoln.  Flint Hall is on 
the second floor.  We are fully ADA accessible.
If you arrive around 6:00 we will feed you a vegetarian soup supper.  The film, 
running 1 hour 14 minutes, will begin at 6:45.  Discussion will follow for 
those who wish to stay.  We will distribute information about the Massachusetts 
Indigenous Legislative Agenda, a set of bills in the Legislature focused on the 
concerns and rights of Indigenous people in Massachusetts.
Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans 
to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food 
sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide.
Gather follows Nephi Craig, a chef from the White Mountain Apache Nation 
(Arizona), opening an indigenous café as a nutritional recovery clinic; Elsie 
Dubray, a young scientist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation (South Dakota), 
conducting landmark studies on bison; and the Ancestral Guard, a group of 
environmental activists from the Yurok Nation (Northern California), trying to 
save the Klamath river.
Looking forward to seeing you then.
Social Justice CommissionSt. Anne’s in-the-Fields ChurchQuestions?  Call Alex 
at 781-697-0140

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[LincolnTalk] The Lincoln Public Health Team would like you to know...

[Butt, Abigail]

Beginning September 25, every U.S. household can again place an order to 
receive four more free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered directly to their home.

Order using this link: https://www.covid.gov/tests

Need help placing an order for your at-⁠home tests? Call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 
1-888-720-7489).

The U.S. government will continue to make COVID-⁠19 tests available to 
uninsured individuals and underserved communities through existing outreach 
programs. Please contact a HRSA health 
center,
 Test to 
Treat
 site, or ICATT 
location
 near you to learn how to access low- or no-cost COVID-⁠19 tests provided by 
the federal government.


[High Quality Gray Scale_small]Abigail Butt, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Town of Lincoln

Council on Aging & Human Services

Director

781-259-8811

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Electrician

[Michelle Barnes via Lincoln]

Hi Brian,
I have been happy with Wayne Deveaux with Deveaux Elecric (+1 (617) 771-8750 ). 
Very responsive, quick problem solver, and reasonable prices.
Best of luck!Michelle BarnesSouth Great Road


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Hi, Looking for recommendations for an electrician. Thanks!
Brian DePasquale (102 Lincoln Rd)
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[LincolnTalk] Recommendation for total hip replacement surgeon

[Paul Shorb]

It may now be time. A P.A. at Mt. Auburn just gave me a list of
recommended surgeons. I'm looking for one who also could give me
realistic advice about what to expect (e.g., return to running, or not?)
Please let me know if you have comments on any of these and your own
experience. Let me know if you would prefer I call you directly. Thank you!

Dr. Christopher Damsgaard (Mt. Auburn, New England Baptist)
Dr. James Phillips (Atrius Health, New England Baptist)
Dr. Vivek Shah (Brigham and Womens)
Dr. Chris Sambaziotis (Atrius Health, New England Baptist)
Dr. Andrew Braziel (New England Baptist)
Dr. Jack Wixted (Beth Israel)
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[LincolnTalk] Proposal for Compliance with Housing Choice Act

[Ken Hurd]

Hello LincolnTalkers,
 
At the annual State of the Town Meeting to be held at the Lincoln Schools on 
Saturday, September 30th., Lincoln residents will have the opportunity to 
become more informed on four major issues facing the town, including the 
following: 1) compliance with the Housing Choice Act;  2) a proposed Climate 
Action Plan for Lincoln;  3) the development of a Strategic Plan to improve 
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism in our community; and 4) a 
proposed Community Center on the school campus.
 
I’d like to express my appreciation for the work of all the committees that 
have met over the summer to prepare for this event, but especially for the 
Housing Choice Act Working Group with which I am most familiar.  In my opinion, 
their process has been a laudable model on many levels.  
 
With the help of a consultant, they began by unpacking the complexities of the 
Housing Choice Act, the crux of which required a certain amount of acreage in 
the town to be re-zoned to permit higher-density housing as-of-right.  There 
were formulas in the Act that prescribed size, connectivity, proximity to 
transportation, etc. of various parcels to be re-zoned, and from these, the 
committee initially determined that there were two pathways by which Lincoln 
could mathematically comply. Both approaches featured re-zoning the minimum 
area required near the railroad station with the balance of the acreage 
required by the law to be made up by re-zoning certain parcels in North 
Lincoln. These became known as Option A and Option B depending on which North 
Lincoln parcels were used.
 
Last Spring, they shared this information in several forums in which they 
invited the public to comment, and to their credit, they took many suggestions 
to heart.  Chief among these was the fact that neither of the proposed 
solutions was in keeping fully with the spirit of the law, which ideally would 
allow most of the higher density housing to be built closer to public 
transportation.  Over the summer, the committee then worked with property 
owners to include the stretch between the railroad and Codman Road in the 
allowable area to be re-zoned for greater density, thus reducing but not 
eliminating the additional area needed in North Lincoln to comply.  
 
One of the drawbacks of the law as originally written was the exclusion of any 
commercial activity allowed in the re-zoned districts.  Because of Lincoln’s 
initiative and that of other small towns served by public transportation, the 
Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities amended the act in August 
to permit the allowable housing that could be built in an adjacent mixed-use 
district to count toward overall compliance, even though the land area itself 
would not contribute toward the total acreage required.
 
Currently, the area near the railroad known as Lincoln Station is zoned for 
business use only, and it encompasses a total of five acres that include the 
mall, the two public parking lots as well as the Doherty’s Garage parcel.  The 
committee is proposing to re-zone it to become a new Village District that 
would permit mixed-use development, and by doing so, the number of potential 
housing units that could be built would count toward compliance and eliminate 
the need to re-zone any parcel in North Lincoln.  This new approach will be 
presented as Option C, and it appears that it will satisfy both the legal 
requirements as well as the spirit intended by the Housing Choice Act.  And, 
keep in mind that the Act does not require that housing must actually be built, 
but only that it could be built as-of-right.  
 
With this re-zoning, it also allows the current mall to become eligible for 
redevelopment, thus consolidating decades of work that go back to the 1990’s.  
That effort began with a vision of transforming the Lincoln Station area to 
become a walkable village center, and that vision was ultimately ratified by 
Town Meeting in 2010 when it adopted the Long-Range Comprehensive Plan.
 
In addition to this story boding well for a win-win outcome over the long-term, 
I want to commend the members of the Housing Choice Act Working Group for how 
they navigated this journey.  In my opinion, despite the well-meaning 
intentions of the law as initially promulgated, it was nevertheless confusing, 
and in some ways simply badly written and therefore often misunderstood.  
Getting a consultant’s help when necessary, the committee set about to 
understand fully the problem that needed to be solved, sought and incorporated 
as much public input as possible and appropriate, built consensus among many 
stakeholders, and demonstrated the initiative and leadership that we’ve come to 
expect in our town.  
 
In my mind, this is Lincoln at its best, a committee representing a community 
that respects tradition and its legacy as a responsible member of a 
metropolitan area, yet embracing the kind of change that is relevant in a 
modern era.  I h

Re: [LincolnTalk] Seeking electrician experienced in fire alarm wiring

[Jack Fultz]

Check with the Lincoln fire department

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> On Sep 26, 2023, at 10:27 AM, Ellen Davis  wrote:
> 
> 
> Does anyone know of an electrician who can hard-wire a fire alarm?
> Thank you in advance.
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[LincolnTalk] hospital bed

[Denise Bienfang via Lincoln]

Free hospital bed. Yours for the moving. Denise Bienfang
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[LincolnTalk] Electrician

[Brian DePasquale via Lincoln]

Hi, Looking for recommendations for an electrician. Thanks!
Brian DePasquale (102 Lincoln Rd)
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[LincolnTalk] Seeking electrician experienced in fire alarm wiring

[Ellen Davis]

Does anyone know of an electrician who can hard-wire a fire alarm?
Thank you in advance.
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[LincolnTalk] Lincoln-Sudbury Youth Wrestling

[Ted Chan]

Hi everyone,

Registration is open for Lincoln-Sudbury Youth Wrestling!  We are building
a great program, with 50 kids out from K-8.  We have both girls and boys at
both levels, including my daughter.  Wrestlers in Grades K-2 will meet
Tuesdays from 6-7PM and Grade 3-8 practices are held Monday, Wednesday &
Thursday 6:00-7:30PM at LSRHS.

At the K-2 level we are focused on having fun learning the basics, and
burning A LOT of energy.  We're also very focused on sportspersonship and
taking care of our teammates.  We especially love the social/emotional
development we see over the season from kids who are shy or have a lot of
energy. We practice on the high school mats, have cool hoodies, a weekly
hammer award, and if your child feels ready, dual meets with walkout music
and lights.

https://www.sudburywrestling.com/2023-24-registration

Wrestlers in Grades K-2 will meet Tuesdays from 6-7PM and Grade 3-8
practices are held Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 6:00-7:30PM at LSRHS.


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2023-24 L-S Youth Wrestling Registration FAQ


ABOUT THE CLUB

Lincoln-Sudbury Youth Wrestling is a non-profit organization run by
volunteer coaches.  LSYW, part of Friends of Sudbury Wrestling, is
affiliated with the Mass. Wrestling Association and is one of over 75 such
clubs in Massachusetts.

The primary goal of the program is to introduce K- 8th graders to amateur
folkstyle wrestling in a competitive environment, foster a young wrestler's
potential through their commitment to the sport and act as a feeder program
for the L-S High School wrestling team.  No prior experience is necessary
and is open to all students from Lincoln, Sudbury, Framingham and all area
towns.


MEMBERSHIP/FEES

The fee for the 2023-24 season is $300 for Grades 3-8, $150 for K-2 and
covers L-S facility rental fees, equipment, insurance coverage and team
apparel.


PRACTICES

Wrestlers in Grades K-2 will meet Tuesdays from 6-7PM and Grade 3-8
practices are held Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 6:00-7:30PM at LSRHS.


SCRIMMAGES

Wrestlers participate in scrimmages with other local wrestling clubs
throughout the season.  They are typically held on Saturday mornings and
are optional but highly encouraged. No standings, team scores or
wins/losses are recorded at scrimmages.  They are appropriate for all
levels and are a great way to get live wrestling experience in a
low-pressure environment and a short amount of time.


DUAL MEETS

LSYW will compete against other local youth wrestling clubs throughout the
season. Coaches coordinate ahead of each dual meet to match wrestlers based
on weight, experience, and age. Dual meets are typically held during
regularly-scheduled practice nights. Individual match results contribute to
an overall team score for the meet. Coaches from both teams coordinate
ahead of each meet to match wrestlers in order to get in as many matches as
possible in a short amount of time.


TOURNAMENTS

Tournaments are scheduled throughout New England on many weekends in
December, January, February and March.  The coaches will determine which
tournaments are appropriate to attend based on previous experience with the
tournament (how well it’s run, competition, etc.) and consult with parents
and wrestlers to decide which tournaments they wish to compete in.

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center- size considerations

[Lynne Smith]

Dennis,

Thank you for your thoughtful discussion of the Community Center size.  I agree 
that the CCBC has not responded to the questions that many have been asking 
regarding space needs for existing programs.

The 13,000 sq ft space not including LEAP or Maintenance is clearly too much.  
In fact, I think the 11,400 sq ft proposed as a minimum by ICON is still too 
much. We could easily accommodate most programs with 10,000 sq ft on the 
Hartwell Campus, supplemented by use of space at Pierce House, Bemis Hall, 
First Parish Stone Church, and/or St Anne’s Church. 

CCBC maintains that a single building offers many casual encounters: people 
coming for one activity run into people coming for another.  This may be true 
but I do not think it is justification for abandoning activities in the other 
lovely buildings with convenient parking that Lincoln uniquely offers.  I also 
agree that there is no reason a staff person has to be at off-site activities 
if the designated teacher or a COA volunteer will be present.

Lincoln needs to 'do something’ about the state of the COA/HS facility  but if 
the ‘something’ is too costly, I fear the Town will vote it down.  I still hope 
to see a really good option for the cost of $12.5 million. That amount probably 
cannot include LEAP so other funding must be ‘found’ for this school-related 
activity.



Lynne Smith
5 Tabor Hill Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
cell:  781-258-1175
ly...@smith.net



> On Sep 25, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Dennis Picker  wrote:
> 
> The amount of finished interior space is a major driver of the cost of the 
> proposed community center.  There are some who believe that even the bloated 
> 2018 proposal is not large enough. That design included yet another lecture 
> hall (Bemis, the Learning Commons and the Brooks auditorium are not enough 
> for a town of this size?),  a sound recording studio, an appliance fix-it 
> shop, and facilities for cooking classes.
> 
> 
> 
> In May, 2023, ICON architects presented the CCBC with a trimmed down space 
> proposal of 13,000 sq ft (not including space for the Lincoln school 
> maintenance needs or for LEAP).  This a 10,000 sq ft reduction from the 2018 
> proposal, and was achieved by removing some of the obvious excesses of that 
> earlier proposal.  In its communications, the CCBC proudly states how big a 
> reduction they have achieved with this proposal.  This was a good start, but 
> it was an easy first step.  The CCBC has never deliberated over key aspects 
> of that proposal, and instead continues to use it as a benchmark, claiming 
> that it represents what Lincoln needs.  The CCBC has pointed out how much 
> each of the three options falls short of the 13,000 sq ft proposal and in 
> doing so, they seem to have convinced some people that the proposals do not 
> allow the town to offer the set of PRD and COA/HS programs currently offered, 
> let alone account for future growth.
> 
> 
> 
> I have repeatedly asked the CCBC to discuss the assumptions leading to the 
> 13,000 sq ft proposal at public meetings.  They discussed and voted to accept 
> capacity numbers for various programs (many of which are quite large compared 
> to one-time peak, let alone average attendance—ie, these numbers have lots of 
> growth built into them).  These capacity numbers drive the size of various 
> program spaces.  But the CCBC did not review the programming schedule matrix 
> which leads to utilization figures which in turn leads to the type and number 
> of program spaces to be built, nor the size and type of administrative 
> spaces.  They did not explore the pros and cons of holding some programs at 
> Bemis or Pierce instead of providing space for them in the community center.  
> When I questioned some of those aspects at multiple meetings, ICON responded 
> that “this is what is needed” and there was no further discussion.
> 
> 
> 
> I urge you to carefully examine the assumptions behind the 13,000 sq ft 
> proposal, which are presented in the document that ICON submitted.  Those 
> assumptions build in a huge amount of growth in program attendance and 
> offerings.  You can find that 5/31/23 document here 
> 
>  as posted on the CCBC web site.  Study the material, ask questions of the 
> CCBC and come to your own conclusions.
> 
> Here are some points to explore:
> 
> 1.   ICON architects have said that they target utilization of program 
> spaces to be in the 60-70% range.  They said that this utilization strikes a 
> balance between not having underutilized space, while still providing 
> capacity for new programs to be added to the schedule for the various rooms.  
> The utilization numbers in the 5/31 document, which the CCBC did not explore, 
> are grossly overstated:
> a) The utilization %  were based on how many hours a space is used out of a 
> 40 hour  9-5 week.  However, many pro