Re: [LincolnTalk] Car insurance

[Louis Zipes]

I think all you can do is make sure you get all of the discounts your
particular situation might allow.

For example:

1) If grades are good enough then that usually gets a discount
2) when/if the young driver goes to college and it is a certain geographic
distance away then that should also get a reduced rate but you need to let
them know.
3) Driver’s ed

I guess you could marry off the young driver since I think married people
get a lower rate but that might come with other expenses.  😀

We use Marie Perlatonda at WT Phelan so it can’t hurt to check in with her
or another independent agent to see if another insurance might give a
better rate.

On Sun, Aug 4, 2024 at 12:20 PM lisa freedman  wrote:

> Hello-
> I have had liberty mutual forever for car insurance. We added a young
> driver two years ago and rates have gone through the roof. I am looking
> around for new insurance.  Looking to hear about others experiences- any
> companies really bad or really good?
> Thank you.
> -Lisa
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[LincolnTalk] Goofus and Gallant

[Louis Zipes]

Saw this and laughed. Gallant = Andy Payne,  everyone else (including me)
in town = Goofus.
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[LincolnTalk] Wow 800 Lincoln folk vote at STM

[Louis Zipes]

I'm neutral on this topic but that won't stop me from making some comments
and asking some questions:

First, a few thoughts about comments of younger persons with families.
Remember that 80 year olds (ex. Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, etc.) are having
babies so don't forget about the older people with young kids! In fact,
probably with the exception of our Hanscom residents, the average parent in
Lincoln running around with the kids are probably 'older' than the cohort
elsewhere (especially compared to Hanscom). Many people in all age brackets
are going to have an issue hanging out all day. Older people might have
medical issues that preclude them from spending the entire day. Do we know
how those ratios changed as the day went on? Maybe the younger people
stayed and voted more as the day went on. The most important thing I
learned during that day is that Happy Hour starts a lot earlier for some
age groups. 😀

Also, do the percentages of people in each demographic that showed up
actually roughly hew to the percentages of each demographic overall in
Lincoln? I don't know. I'm asking that question out loud. Also,
realistically will the 18 to say the 23 or 24 demographic actually be in
town for the vote even in March? They will be most likely at college,
studying abroad or in some instances serving in the military. They are
probably never going to be voting in large numbers unless there is some
kind of absentee ballot. So right there you are really looking  at a
certain demographic that will never be adequately represented. Even worse
if you are asking them to leave their studies on a weekday to come and
vote. At least on a Saturday there is a more realistic hope of getting them
to vote if they are somewhere within a drive of Lincoln.

Also, most importantly any committee would also need to understand that the
public is not consuming the information that is being put out even online.
Andy Payne, who you could argue presents the most important piece of
information, which is the money part, admitted that his video got a limited
amount of views. Maybe the mailed out information gets more attention but
not sure how you could track that and you are not going to be able to send
that out in time. We would need to make sure that the information that is
put out during the non-voting sessions are actually going to be consumed.

By all means, let's continue the conversation but splitting it up to two
days presents challenges and you might still end up with the same voters.

A lot to think about!


On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Peter Buchthal  wrote:

> A town meeting is an all day plus affair which disenfranchises many
> younger voters with families and other voters who are unable to attend all
> day meetings.
>
> At our last special town meeting in early December we had 878 voters
> check-in with the following distribution of voters by age.
> 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+
> 2% 5% 14% 16% 23% 24% 16%
>
> With only 640ish cast ballots for preference votes for the Community
> Center and HCA rezoning, we lost 16/% of our checked-in voters as many
> didn't stay to participate in both important votes.  Please note that only
> 21% of the vote is 49 or under.
>
>
> With a poor representation of our younger residents, We need to revamp our
> Town Meetings to better engage our 4876 registered voters.  Certain votes
> require 2/3 of a town meeting and with such poor voter turnout, the power
> of a few well organized groups can dominate the decisions of the town
> unjustly.
>
> I propose
> 1) The town should purchase electronic voting devices to speed up all town
> meetings.  At least 60 towns in the commonwealth already successfully use
> these devices.  I bet we could save at least a couple of hours at each town
> meeting by using this proven technology. List of Mass Towns
> 
>
>
> 2)  We should explore Andy Wang's earlier suggestion of separating the
> debate/amend parts of a Town Meeting from the voting part.  The town should
> create a working group to explore the many different ways to increase voter
> participation at Town Meetings.  Maybe we can even get this new style of
> Town Meeting ready for our March meeting.
>
> Many towns like Concord have town meetings that last several days and have
> even poorer voter participation than ours Concord Town Meeting
> Participation
> .
> The working group should explore separating the time consuming parts of a
> Town Meeting from the voting part.   The first day of the Town Meeting
> could work through, amend and debate all contentious warrants up to an
> actual vote.  At a certain point when a warrant is ready to vote, the
> moderator should table the vote until the continuation of the 2nd day of
> the town meeting.  Information about the 1st day's work will be posted
> online with a video that voters would 

Re: [LincolnTalk] Primer on units in Options C and E

[Louis Zipes]

Hi Greg,
I'm glad you highlighted the subjective nature of your figures. Therefore,
as a Supporter of Proposal C in that spirit I'm going to try and summarize
your scenario under E using another calculation:

*Option E: ~160 net new units built at Lincoln Station,* *increasing
Lincoln's overall housing stock by ~8%*

   - 100 units built at the *Village Center *in 3 story buildings through
   Town Meeting (see below*)
   - 0 units built along Codman road * --> True!*
   - 39 net new units built along Lincoln Rd / Lewis St  -->* Who knows,
   after all some of the property owners are fervent Option E supporters but I
   will still add it in. *
   - 18 net new units built at Lincoln Woods
*--> Maybe, maybe not because we have no idea what a private Developer will
   do but still I will add it in. *

**Village Center:* So since we have moved from Proposal C, which was
overwhelmingly supported at SOTT and then we moved to D1-D3 and now also
somehow Proposal E was included in the mix I'm not counting on anything for
the Village Center if Proposal E somehow wins tomorrow.

So I'm going to count the Village Cente*r as zero.* If you can't imagine a
more limited amount of housing under C then I'm not going to give the same
courtesy for E and some kind of redevelopment for .

So we are at *57 total *net new units in the best case scenario with
Proposal E. Which even if the commonwealth somehow calls us compliant would
mean that we over 7 years, if you factor from the completion of Oriole
Landing (2022) to your 5 year into the future horizon (considering that
zoning probably won't be fully completed to 2024 or maybe even later
because of course people are saying 'why are we rushing!') we will have
produced a grand total of of *5.7* affordable units (using the 10% floor)
meaning *less than one affordable unit per year *by 2029*.  *

Plus over that 7 year time frame (2022 - 2029) we would actually produce
total housing yearly output (*8.14 units per year*) lower than our already
paltry 14.28 units per year of housing we have built per year over the last
57 years. I'm basing this on the 800 units built between 1966 to 2022 that
we were told to be proud of. Let's not even get into how many of those
units are specialized let alone the fact that a bunch of us are sitting on
low interest rate loans so we are probably not going anywhere from our
current houses in the next 20 plus years so a bunch of housing is
essentially off the market for the next few decades.

I think that is it for me for the night. I'm going to play a little
Spelling Bee, rest up and get ready for tomorrow. I might come up with a
Bingo Card ala my first effort back in 2019 to fill out when I hear people,
on both sides, bring up certain topics and arguments.

Best, Louis


On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 6:36 PM Greg H.  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A handful of friends who have been following the HCA debate less closely
> have asked for my expectations of what development will realistically look
> like under different scenarios (i.e. how to read the tables). I thought it
> might be helpful to share here in case others have similar questions. While
> there is subjectivity introduced in any projection, I've tried to keep to
> the facts where possible and use conservative assumptions. I welcome any
> questions or challenges to assumptions.
>
> *Here are my assumptions (based on a 5-year horizon):*
>
>- Assume the Village Center is developed to zoning limits*
>- Where zoning overlays on existing condos, assume no new development
>- Where zoning overlays on existing apartments (Lincoln Woods), assume
>units built = 50% of the difference between existing units and capacity
>- Where zoning overlays on existing single family or commercial,
>assume 50% of property owners sell and condos are built to zoning limits*
>- If "E" wins tomorrow, assume the Mall will be developed to 100 units
>separately at town meeting (highly likely since all C/D supporters and many
>E supporters would be supportive)
>- *Note that zoning limits are different from modeled units and are a
>more realistic measure of what can be built
>
> *Summary of net new units built in medium term*
>
> *Option C: ~400 net new units built at Lincoln Station, increasing
> Lincoln's overall housing stock by ~20% *
>
>- 178 units built at the Village Center in 3 or 4 story buildings
>- 114 net new units built along Codman road
>- 87 net new units built along Lincoln Rd / Lewis St
>- 18 net new units built at Lincoln Woods
>
> *Option E: ~160 net new units built at Lincoln Station,* *increasing
> Lincoln's overall housing stock by ~8%*
>
>- 100 units built at the Village Center in 3 story buildings through
>Town Meeting
>- 0 units built along Codman road
>- 39 net new units built along Lincoln Rd / Lewis St
>- 18 net new units built at Lincoln Woods
>
> *Disclosure*
> I will be voting for Option E tomorrow, but have tried to be impartial in
> 

Re: [LincolnTalk] Changes to Options C and D made as recently as yesterday

[Louis Zipes]

Attention Option E war room. The attachment/image not come through.

On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 2:25 PM Karla Gravis  wrote:

> With the flurry of emails on the topic, I thought I would summarize the
> evolution of Options C and Ds, and all the changes that have been made to
> them in recent days.
>
>
>- The town submitted Option C, as developed by Utile, to the State on
>October 12th
>- There was an error found in Utile's model submission: it included an
>extra 18 acres of land that had not been approved. The HCAWG confirmed and
>corrected this mistake.
>- On November 8th, Ms. Glass confirmed that the Lincoln Woods density
>would be adjusted down to 8 units/acre from the 20 units per acre in the
>original submission for all options. Lincoln Rd density was also dropped to
>14 units per acre in the Lincoln Rd district.  150 Lincoln Rd was dropped
>from the parcel list. It is unclear whether either of these corrections has
>been sent to the State.
>- *On November 29th, Ms. Glass confirmed that the density for the
>Codman Rd and Lincoln Rd districts was reduced because of
>over-zoning concerns, across all options C-Ds.*  It is also unclear
>whether the corrections to Option C have been sent to the State.
>
> I have taken the liberty of mapping out the changes in the table below.
>
> I will leave it up to readers to interpret whether Option C as presented
> at SOTT and submitted to the State on Oct. 12th is the same as what is
> being voted on Saturday.
>
> [image: image.png]
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Reminder: Polls on Saturday's Town Meeting questions close at 8 p.m.

[Louis Zipes]

I will be suspicious if there are 117,000 total votes.   😀

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, Alice Waugh  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> If you haven't already checked a box (or three) in the polls about the
> issues (community center option, Commons expansion, Housing Choice Act
> rezoning), the online polls close at *8 p.m. tonight.* The polls can be
> found on the Lincoln Squirrel website but you don't have to be a subscriber
> to participate. Go to the Lincoln Squirrel home page at
> www.lincolnsquirrel.com and look for the item just below the Search box
> near the top right of the page. The results will be reported in a Squirrel
> post and on LincolnTalk.
>
> NOTE: These polls also appear in a subscribers-only post on the Lincoln
> Squirrel website — *please do not take any of the polls twice.* Thanks.
>
> Alice Waugh
>
> Editor, The Lincoln Squirrel  and The
> Lincoln Chipmunk 
>
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>
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>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive - fee in lieu of affordable housing

[Louis Zipes]

Let’s also remind our residents of other things in Option E outside of
decoupling the mall from HCA.

1) Concentrates more than 50% of compliance parcels at Battle Road Farm
which is essentially a non starter in terms of future Development. So zero
new units there now and in the future. That is the spirit!

Option C doesn’t make such a cynical deal in the first place by avoiding
that area all together knowing that it is already under pressure from the
airport and the environmental challenges that come along with that
location.

2) Has been generated by a private group with no visibility into partners
that they are working with.

As to the earlier comment about the Developer behind the Commons finding
this such an appealing place to build, let’s remember their justification
for wanting to build in their own words:

*While the Commons currently operates profitably, the expansion will
provide further economies of scale by spreading operating costs over a
greater number of units, which should ultimately serve to increase the
financial stability of the community,”*

It is almost like more units in Lincoln might also help us spread the costs
of town services in the same way.


On Tuesday, November 28, 2023, Karla Gravis  wrote:

> "If the Town continues to make development unattractive to developers" -
> makes the assumption that we have been unattractive to developers. Civico
> is actively looking to work with us again, and their input is being
> considered for our zoning bylaws. Like many others have posted, we have the
> highest percentage of multi-family housing in the area. Oriole Landing was
> opened as recently as 2020. The Commons is looking to expand. That does not
> paint a situation of us being unattractive.
>
> The RLF has said that they will submit a plan to redevelop the mall in
> March, either as part of the winning HCA option or outside of it, so it is
> a valid assumption that development of the mall will happen regardless. The
> issue I see is that bundling the Mall with HCA compliance  muddies the
> water on the topics being voted on. We are being asked to vote on something
> this coming Sunday without understanding all the implications. Let's
> remember that the mall acreage doesn't even count for compliance.
>
> Open meeting discussions point to a lot of possible concessions to private
> entities (applying for grants on their behalf, in lieu fees, increasing
> height restrictions to 48", quid pro quo exchange of land, reduction of
> commercial space at the mall). Option E is the only one that allows all of
> the pieces to be disclosed to residents with time to deliberate and
> understand the various issues at play without having to vote down
> compliance with the HCA in March.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 5:47 AM Andy Wang  wrote:
>
>>
>> Or...the town just doesn't include that clause from the *DRAFT* bylaw.
>>
>> Or...the fees are significant enough to provide suitable funds to the
>> Affordable Housing Trust to support development elsewhere.
>>
>> Or...we understand that changes to bylaws still have to be approved at
>> Town Meeting
>>
>> Though the inclusion of 'in lieu of' fees is still a hotly debated topic
>> in general, I would contend that it's the structure of those fees that are
>> more important than the inclusion of them.
>>
>> When drawing the conclusion that "Option E would actually be the only
>> way to ensure that affordable housing will be built at the Mall", the
>> assumption is being made that development in the Mall would happen
>> regardless of zoning changes. If the Town continues to make development
>> unattractive to developers, I would argue that 15% (or 25% or whatever) of
>> 0 development, is still 0 development of ANY type of housing, affordable or
>> otherwise.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 5:30 AM Karla Gravis 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The planning board bylaws draft contemplates allowing the developer to
>>> pay a fee in lieu of building any affordable units.
>>>
>>> Therefore, Option E would actually be the only way to ensure that
>>> affordable housing will be built at the Mall.
>>>
>>> Please see below for screenshot of draft bylaws shared by the PB last
>>> week, which showcase this fee in lieu of affordable housing.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -- Forwarded message -
>>>> From: Louis Zipes 
>>>> Date: Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 18:59
>>>> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive
>>>> To: David Cuetos 
>>>> CC: Sara Mattes , Lincoln Tal

Re: [LincolnTalk] A request to assist in N. Lewis St. historic preservation

[Louis Zipes]

*Michael wrote:*
*Why can't this variable be eliminated so that ALL options either follow
the Historic Society's recommendation - or not?*

Fine, the solution should be that the Option E group should *add back in
all of these parcels so there is no variable in this regard to C, D or E*.

The Lincoln Historic Society is a private entity, right? It doesn't have
veto power but yet is just another group within the town that can advise
and advocate for some of their projects. *The fact that the private group
that put forward Option E, has agreed to take it out is inconsequential. It
could have been done for purely vote gathering reasons or real preservation
concerns or maybe both or maybe neither. It is a private group not subject
to open meeting laws. I'm sure we will hear the answer within the hour. *

We live in an old town so there will be history everywhere you look.
Historic Preservation can also be used as a tool to keep a certain
'character' of a town. As to why the process was interrupted, I was new to
town back then but maybe the 2012 school was voted down and that burned up
all of our attention for the next 6 or 7 years? I don't know. More
enlightened people can add some of the history. I do know that the list of
possible study items from 2003 contained over a hundred possible
preservation targets. Another indicator that if you really want to you
could find something to preserve in this town or conversely slow down
sensible development.


On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 7:21 PM Sara Mattes  wrote:

> Thank you, Michael.
> I am not sure why we cannot eliminate N.Lewis St form all options and
> allow us a better chance at pursuing the National Historic designation that
> was interrupted in 2012.
> Perhaps you are correct-less rush to a vote might allow further
> consideration of this historical objective.
>
>
> --
> Sara Mattes
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 26, 2023, at 5:49 PM, Michael Dembowski 
> wrote:
>
> Following up on Sarah P. and Carl's emails  - and confirmed by Sara M -
> Why is it that ONLY Option E - developed by the Alternative Group - aligns
> with the Historic Society's recommendation?
> Why can't this variable be eliminated so that ALL options either follow
> the Historic Society's recommendation - or not?
> The North Side of Lewis Street will never be the deciding factor given the
> options as they are now defined.
> It seems nonsensical that the options differ on North Lewis Street - and
> that the Town's Working Group and Historical Society hold opposing
> positions in the options being brought to Town Meeting.
> If the Working Group *might* consider the Historical Society's
> recommendations but believe they do not have the time to revise their
> options - that only reinforces the point often heard - the process is being
> unnecessarily rushed.
>
> Michael Dembowski
> Conant Road
>
> On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 7:49 PM Sara Mattes  wrote:
>
>> Hello Carl!
>>
>> I am delighted to learn of your interest in the history of the north side
>> of  Lewis St. and its role in the development of the station area.
>> The town deemed this area  of such importance  that a report was
>> commissioned , in collaboration with the Lincoln Historical Society, to
>> prepare a report for submission for placement of a North Lewis Street
>> district on the National Historic Register. (see attachment)
>> The creation of such a district is still on our agenda.
>>
>> The development of the station area began in 1869, and these building
>> were the only commercial buildings for many years.
>> The area we now call “the mall” did not become available for any
>> development until the 1960s as it was a part of the Codman estate until
>> that time.
>> N. Lewis St. housed pickle factories (Underwood Deviled Ham was one), the
>> first PO in the area, a small store for provisions and a livery/garage and
>> a tenement to house workers.
>> It was the first hub of commerce in Lincoln.
>> The buildings you see today on the north side of Lewis St. are the only
>> remaining physical reminders of the turning point in Lincoln’s history.
>>
>> While some may call them “ugly,”  beauty is in the eye of the beholder
>> and to those of us who value all of the important reminders of our recent
>> and distant past in our built environment, north Lewis St. certainly has
>> it's own unique  “beauty.”
>>
>> For further information on this development and more of Lincoln’s
>> history, I commend to you Jack MacLean’s *A Rich Harvest*, available at
>> Something Special, the Old Town Hall Exchange, the Lincoln Library, and, or
>> course, the Lincoln Historical Society.
>>
>> And, here is a link to a talk, given by Jack MacLean years ago (the video
>> will date it!), filled with wonderful images of those bygone days.
>> cloud.castus.tv
>> 
>>
>> 
>> 

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

[Louis Zipes]

And our emergency services are quite familiar with our part of 117 since
there are so many accidents due to our bucolic scenery and other historical
roadways.

I especially find it fascinating that Lincoln was the first town in
Massachusetts to adopt two acre housing. So much history to be proud of!

On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 12:01 PM Ken Hurd  wrote:

> Sara,
>
> Your comment is very misleading.
>
> Cold Brook Crossing is not at all what one might see in Lincoln Station
> because of the controls that the Planning Board would have over any complex
> with the Site Plan Review section of Lincoln’s Zoning Bylaws that are
> already in place.
>
> Cold Brook Crossing is an example of Chapter 40B housing in which
> developers are allowed to bypass zoning when the SHI (Subsidized Housing
> Inventory) is under 10%.  These are two different animals.
>
> I’m sorry you felt you needed to resort to such a scare tactic in this
> discussion.
>
> Ken Hurd
>
> Lifting the Human Spirit by Design
> 781-259-3300
> 781-259-8900 cell
> www.keha.com
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 26, 2023, at 11:27 AM, Sara Mattes  wrote:
>
> 117 offers a lovely drive from Lincoln to Leominster, and a history lesson
> as you see the landscape and the towns change as you head west.
>
> Nearby, is a starling lesson.
>
> Just past Nine Acre Corner in Concord, and over the Sudbury line, on your
> right as you head west, you will see Cold Brook Crossing.
> It is a new housing development, many units completed and more under
> construction.
> It is a model for what we might see on Lincoln, esp. at the mall.
>
> Take a drive and see.
> Is that what we want?
> You be the judge.
>
> --
> Sara Mattes
>
>
>
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[LincolnTalk] HCA fiscal impact

[Louis Zipes]

Just a reminder that Prop 2 1/2 would limit any tax increase to a maximum
2.5 percent per year unless there is a 2/3rd override.

The last time we had to do a formal Prop 2 1/2 override was after we turned
down state funding for the school and decided to pay for it all out of our
own pocket.* Chef's kiss for that one.* I believe even then we set up some
privately funded mechanisms to supplement our established circuit breakers.
To my knowledge, I don't believe they were ever utilized.

Before that, I believe 2007 (FY2008) was the last formal override. Even
dating back to the 1990s, when overrides seemed to be more common in that
decade and the first half of the aughts, they seemed to be very limited in
scope. This is as we added Battle Road Farm, the Commons, Oriole Landing,
and other individual housing (I'm sure I'm missing some) to the town's
housing rolls and their attendant expenses that come with supporting these
new residents and providing them town services.

Basically, we managed it with yes, some overrides but they seemed to be in
the lower end range when they did occur. *Residents that were around back
then might be able to add more context to those overrides and if they were
the result of structural issues or not.*

So right there we have real data about how we managed to* add hundreds of
housing units*, to our rolls without busting our budget wide open. If we
had a structural issue with too many residentials units, and an overtaxing
of our town services with the revenue they generate, then they would have
already appeared. I assume we can do it again with our able and trusted
partners among our Town staff and government using the same revenue that we
would get from the taxes on these additional properties as we scale up.
They would make it work!

Remember also, these new units will not show up overnight if at all.

On Saturday, November 18, 2023, Karla Gravis  wrote:

> It is naive to think that adding hundreds of incremental units to Lincoln
> would have no downstream impacts that would actually go against what we are
> trying to achieve in the first place. The impact on municipal services
> would require an increase in property taxes that would force the most
> vulnerable residents out of town. The argument made below that by
> increasing units by 1,000 we would get 100 affordable units misses the fact
> that this would make the town unaffordable for current residents.
>
>
> The HCAWG has not provided a response as to why no study has been
> conducted to estimate the actual impact (all they have shown is an analysis
> conducted for Oriole Landing, which uses a cost per pupil that is
> completely wrong), but we have two analyses we can use to triangulate. One
> conducted by a professional consultant in 2005 for a very similar scenario,
> and another conducted by a town resident, both of which point to a
> potential increase of almost 30% in property taxes (approximately $6,000 to
> the average homeowner per year):
>
>- The town actually asked a consultant (Sasaki Associates) to conduct
>a similar study back when a Hanscom Air Force base closure was in the cards
>around 2005. In that scenario, Lincoln would have had to absorb 850 new
>housing units at Hanscom. By happenstance this would be roughly equivalent
>to the impact of Option C. Option C could lead to 950 incremental units as
>it would rezone for up to 1,135 units versus the existing 185.
>- The Sasaki study concluded that expenses would go up by 63% and
>revenues would only go up by a corresponding 28%. The implication is that
>taxes for existing residents would need to increase by 27%. The study can
>be found at the HCAWG’s website.
>- David Cuetos’ analysis
>
> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1L4j2Hr0CF0cSSW5ay12Ja-14Gcva0YY1Hx_oHWHT6sA/edit>
>of the fiscal impact of HCA rezoning leads to similar proforma tax
>increases (29%) in a full-buildout scenario.
>
>
>
>
>> -- Forwarded message -
>> From: Louis Zipes 
>> Date: Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 11:37
>> Subject: [LincolnTalk] November 21st meeting - question
>> To: ٍSarah Postlethwait 
>> CC: LincolnTalk.org , rsaga...@gmail.com <
>> rsaga...@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Even in the scare tactics of  '1123 max units' that would be pretty sweet
>> to have an additional, minimum 112 non age restricted affordable rate
>> units. Basically, you are coming close to same number of actual SHI units
>> (I mean the number of actual units that are accessible and not just puffed
>> up to count against total affordable inventory) that we have scraped
>> together over the last 60 plus years. 60 years! 60 years of Town Meetings,
>> studies, volunteer time, elected offic

[LincolnTalk] November 21st meeting - question

[Louis Zipes]

 Even in the scare tactics of  '1123 max units' that would be pretty sweet
to have an additional, minimum 112 non age restricted affordable rate
units. Basically, you are coming close to same number of actual SHI units
(I mean the number of actual units that are accessible and not just puffed
up to count against total affordable inventory) that we have scraped
together over the last 60 plus years. 60 years! 60 years of Town Meetings,
studies, volunteer time, elected officials time, professional staff time,
etc. that tends to get overlooked when people look at an end result.

https://www.rhsohousing.org/node/9293/housing-inventory

(Ex Oriole Landing is counted as 60 but really it is 15 that are
affordable).

Remember that the affordable rate is a sliding scale and not just one
number that a person or family needs to meet to qualify.

And if Developers could actually sell 1011 'million dollar' units, because
let’s face it, that is what they would sell for in our neck of the woods,
we will definitely help our neighboring towns by taking out those buyers
from their  housing pool. Even better that these type of people would
choose to live on much smaller lots and close to each other instead of
spreading out on one plus acre lots.

I think they will be a great resource for our town!








‪On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 8:47 AM ‫ٍSarah Postlethwait‬‎ 
wrote:‬

> I seem to be having an issue with my email, as it deleted most of what I
> wrote- here is the full reply I intended to send originally (hopefully!)
>
> __
>
> I think it's important to correct the misinformation here.
>
> The Lincoln Residents for Housing Alternatives have proposed E options
> that *DO* allow for development.
>
> They have also proposed E options that are completely overlaid with
> already developed areas and take credit for Lincoln's history of diverse
> housing opportunities, which may not result in housing units being built
> immediately.
>
> They have also proposed E options that are a mixture of the two above
> options.
>
> A wide *RANGE* of options have been proposed by the LRHA, because there
> is a wide *RANGE* of ways to comply with the law, and a wide *RANGE* of
> beliefs about how Lincoln should comply with the law. The LHRA believes
> that Lincoln's citizens should have been given the opportunity to have
> their range of voices represented on the December Ballot.
>
> The expansive E options were developed to represent the range that the
> HCAWG's proposals do not represent.
>
> Options C, D1, D2 and D3 only represent one side of the spectrum, and due
> to flaws with the state model, allow for almost *twice* the number of
> units to be built than what our town has been designated to zone for.
> The current revised Option C allows for more than a *50% increase *in
> Lincoln's current housing stock when you compare it to the 1123 max units
> that can be built. For reference, we have been tasked with rezoning for 635
> modeled units.
>
> What is different about LHA's Options, is that they take into account the
> flaws of the HCA and the state model, and they do not allow the "Maximum"
> units that could be built to get out of control, as a 50% increase in
> Lincoln's housing stock would have major ramifications for this town.
>
> Furthermore, it's worth correcting this common HCA myth: the "letter of
> the law" actually allows communities to take credit for existing housing
> developments, and rezoning areas that are already developed is not frowned
> upon. "*Whether the proposed new district is currently undeveloped or
> "built out" with multi-family will have no bearing on compliance. *
>
> Thoughtful communities are finding a balance between receiving credit for
> the redeveloped areas that already exist while at the same time allowing
> for smart development opportunities near transit that will not have major
> unforeseen negative consequences on the town.
>
> Sarah Postlethwait
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 8:36 AM ٍSarah Postlethwait 
> wrote:
>
>> You have been misinformed.
>>
>> The Lincoln Residents for Housing Alternatives have proposed options that
>> DO allow for development.
>>
>> Furthermore, the HCA “letter of the law” allows communities to take
>> credit for existing housing developments. “Whether the proposed new
>> district is currently undeveloped or “built out” with multi-family will
>> have no bearing on compliance.
>>
>> So rezoning areas that are already developed is not frowned upon.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 6:45 AM Rebecca Blanchfield 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In response to the Selects’ post about the December 2nd Special Town
>>> Meeting, I’d like to pose a follow up question. To quote Andy Wang, “all
>>> the ‘E’ alternatives provided by the Lincoln Residents for Housing
>>> Alternatives are set up so that the majority of the land that is re-zoned
>>> are on existing multi-family areas and unlikely to be developed…So in that
>>> case, whatever 10% 15%, 25% o

[LincolnTalk] Let’s use the HCA to create affordable housing in Lincoln

[Louis Zipes]

‘*Just last year, thanks to the town meeting process, Winchester was able
to negotiate much more affordable housing (67%!), climate protection
concessions and a payment to the town.’*

Checks notes….after 10 plus years of inaction/stalling/debate, etc.
Actually, some articles quote 20 or so years since the property could have
been potentially been redeveloped. I will take a minimum 10% now versus a
hypothetical 15-20% in the future.

Reminder that Lincoln Woods remains affordable through at least 2045.

Just one person’s opinion.


On Thursday, November 16, 2023, Karla Gravis  wrote:

> I wholeheartedly share the goal of increasing affordable housing. However,
> I think the HCA as designed actually constrains our ability to do so. I
> am not suggesting we don’t comply, but it’s misguided to think that the HCA
> will actually help towards the goal of increasing affordability.
>
>
> Currently, the town retains leverage with developers because projects
> require town meeting approval. HCA changes to “by right” zoning and we
> cannot ask for more than 10% affordability. Just last year, thanks to the
> town meeting process, Winchester was able to negotiate much more affordable
> housing (67%!), climate protection concessions and a payment to the town.
> The town of Winchester was able to get that because the vote failed at the
> first town meeting and the developer (Civico) had to make concessions to
> get the project passed.
>
>
> Once we rezone an area as part of our HCA district, the town meeting
> process is gone and our only recourse is to pay developers to “make them
> whole”.
>
>
> For Oriole Landing, because we already required 15%, the hurdle to get to
> 25% affordability was lower than it would be under HCA. Back then, we gave
> them a $1M payment for 6 units. Adjusted for inflation (the Greater Boston
> CPI index is up 20% since then), the cost per apartment today would be
> $200,000.
>
>
> If we consider the Mall, which will be zoned for 100 apartments,
> increasing affordability from 10% to 25% would cost us $3M if we need to
> make the developer whole. The Affordable Housing Trust doesn’t have that
> kind of resources.
>
>
> It’s naive to think that once we rezone and the developers can build by
> right, that we will have any leverage to increase affordable housing.
>
>
>
>
>
>
 On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 19:42 Kristen Ferris 
 wrote:

> I wanted to add my voice to the housing discussion that has been going
> on here over the past few weeks.
>
>
>
> Affordable housing is a priority that's been close to my heart since
> moving to Lincoln, and especially as I raise my kids here. I want my kids
> to grow up in a place where they have access to many different points of
> view, backgrounds, life experiences, and identities. I want them to live 
> in
> spaces where they practice empathy and understanding across different
> perspectives daily, and work to deconstruct their privilege and build a
> more just community.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately housing policy in our country and in our town has
> historically been a barrier to this – it’s worked to enshrine privilege 
> and
> exacerbate inequality. We’ve chosen to maintain the segregation by race 
> and
> wealth created by redlining and other explicitly racist policies through
> exclusionary zoning. I believe that creating denser and more affordable
> housing in Lincoln is our most critical tool to begin to right these
> historical wrongs, and create the kind of town that I want my children to
> grow up in.
>
>
>
> Committing to the rezoning that the HCA requires is an important
> start. But, zoning does not equal housing. As I review the proposals on 
> the
> table at town meeting in a few weeks to create more housing density in
> areas of Lincoln, my most critical criteria will be this: will developers
> come and actually build the housing that each proposal allows? The HCAWG
> has worked hard to develop proposals in the spirit of a yes to this
> question -- and I believe the only clear "yes" is Lincoln Station. 
> Rezoning
> proposals that do not include Lincoln Station are far less likely to
> actually result in more housing. As such, in my view, these options don't
> align with a vote in favor of affordable housing. And as has been noted in
> previous discussions, although only 10% of new development is required to
> be affordable, as a town with so many voices in favor of affordable
> housing, we can choose to subsidize a higher percentage as we've done with
> Oriole Landing. But first the additional housing needs to be built -- and
> it likely won't be outside of Lincoln Station.
>
>
>
> I ask too that you consider this criteria as you weigh the options on
> the table. Many towns will try to do as little as possible as they comply
> with the

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing Choice Act and Exclusionary Zoning Report-the HAC will make us even more exclusive.

[Louis Zipes]

   - The Planning Board released a Lincoln Station Planning Study in 2014.
   The study concluded that each 100 units added would only support 2,500 sq
   ft of space. For reference, Donelan's footprint is 20,387 sq ft. Study
   here
   

   - 2,500 sq ft of commercial space per 100 units is probably a very
   optimistic number. The Study assumed that the leakage (% of convenience
   buys by residents that happen outside of Lincoln Station) would come down
   from 80% to 50%. If we use the actual 80% leakage, those 100 units would
   only support 1,000 sq ft of space.


Another reason to go with Option C then to have the most units available to
support any retail! 😀

On Sunday, November 12, 2023, Karla Gravis  wrote:

> I thought the premise of locating 100% of rezoned units around the train
> station and giving away our town meeting negotiating power was to "support
> and maintain our small commercial center" and "promote decarbonization
> and climate change adaptation by rezoning near transportation and
> amenities.
>
> But we are now being told that the plans for the mall will reduce
> commercial space and that we may not even be able to keep Donelan's. So why
> do we insist on putting all rezoned housing into the same spot where there
> are likely to be fewer amenities in the future? The train schedule is
> limited and unreliable enough that it is naive to think people will take
> the train to do a grocery run. It sounds like a situation where the cure is
> worse than the disease.
>
> *It is not true that much of the study was conducted at noon on a public
> holiday.* The consulting team conducted field studies across 8 days, none
> of which were public holidays. (April 12, 13, 16, 17, 24, 27, and 29, and
> May 8, 2013. Page 25 of the study).
>
> https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/65765/
> Lincoln-Station-Planning-Study-3-27-2014bwfinal
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 11:02 AM melinda bruno-smith <
> melindabr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I too thought the town was interested in developing or at least
>> maintaining its commercial center.
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> Melinda Bruno-Smith
>>
>> On Nov 12, 2023, at 10:44 AM, Margaret Olson 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> We have no guarantees that the RLF will maintain Donelan's either. If
>> Donelan's is not sufficiently profitable they will leave, and the RLF may
>> or may not be willing and able to set their rent at a level that keeps them
>> profitable.
>>
>> A note on the 2014 study: much of the research on the impact of the train
>> was conducted at noon on a public holiday.
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 10:07 AM Karla Gravis 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I want to emphasize that the Mall is currently a profitable concern.The
>>> RLF disclosed a rental profit of $164,571 in 2022. Details here
>>> .
>>> However, if we rezone it by right, Civico would get to decide what
>>> mix of commercial and residential to build. As a private enterprise, they
>>> will choose to build whatever leads to the highest profits, which we know
>>> is residential. Ms. Barnes mentioned that commercial space will be
>>> reduced during the forum on Wednesday. We have no guarantees that
>>> Civico would maintain Donelan's or any of the existing commercial space. 
>>> This
>>> outcome would be at odds with our goal of supporting our commercial center
>>> and reducing the town's carbon footprint. This is one of the reasons why it
>>> is so important that the Mall redevelopment goes through Town Meeting.
>>>
>>> It is also important to puncture the myth that building units at Lincoln
>>> Station would do much to boost the commercial prospects of the area:
>>>
>>>- The Planning Board released a Lincoln Station Planning Study in
>>>2014. The study concluded that each 100 units added would only support
>>>2,500 sq ft of space. For reference, Donelan's footprint is 20,387 sq ft.
>>>Study  here
>>>
>>> 
>>>- 2,500 sq ft of commercial space per 100 units is probably a very
>>>optimistic number. The Study assumed that the leakage (% of convenience
>>>buys by residents that happen outside of Lincoln Station) would come down
>>>from 80% to 50%. If we use the actual 80% leakage, those 100 units would
>>>only support 1,000 sq ft of space.
>>>- In all likelihood the leakage is actually higher than 80% today
>>>given the increased penetration of online sales in the nine years 
>>> elapsed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: DJCP 
 Date: Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 08:14
 Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing Choice Act and Exclusionary Zoning
 Report-the HAC will make us even more exclusive.
 To: Listserv Listserv 


 The best way to make sure commercial st

[LincolnTalk] Bulk flour

[Louis Zipes]

Congrats on a worthwhile endeavor! However, for a second I had a flashback
to March 2020.  😀☹️

I believe I saw bulk bags of King Arthur flour at Market Basket.

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Iwona Pawlikowska via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I started baking sourdough bread on a regular basis and I’m wondering
> where I could buy a good quality flour in bulk- I mean not commercial sizes
> but for personal use, say 25lbs. Do you know about a flour mill that will
> sell flour like that?
>
> Iwona
>
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[LincolnTalk] Lincoln Woods and the year 2032

[Louis Zipes]

Can someone please explain what happens to Lincoln Woods in 2032 as it
pertains to our town’s Subsidized Housing Inventory pool.

I see a comment in the 2013 Housing Report that ‘Affordability Expires’ in
2032. Not sure if that is still valid or not.

Just looking for the facts and not bring this into the larger HCA
conversation although I reserve the right to at a later point.  😀
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[LincolnTalk] Arlington passes their HCA re-zoning plan

[Louis Zipes]

*RIP my inbox*

For those with a Boston Globe subscription or other means to view the
article, they reported that Arlington passed their HCA Zoning changes
earlier this week. I'm sure that people here will look at what they did and
take away their own different conclusions and will give counter-points
and examples of towns slow-walking the process (Holden!) but just wanted to
give some news in the spirit of looking outside of our little slice of
heaven.

Although, I will note that I certainly hope that the police will not need
to be called to any of the remaining forums like they did at one planning
board meeting in Arlington!

For those that wanted to know if the vote was close, it wasn't. Several
amendments were offered up and rejected as documented in the article.

Residents opposed to it were also quoted as saying

"*This will be the biggest change for Arlington in our lifetime"*
*"increase property taxes while doing little to help create more affordable
housing. It will make living here harder for people on fixed, lower, and
middle incomes. It will promote only an affluent class.”*

On a side note, this might be my* 'favorite' *on line comment to the
article:

 *Build middle class houses. These ideas are exactly what Beijing and
Moscow do.** Arlington is becoming very similar to Beijing and Moscow. 😀 *

Have a good weekend!
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[LincolnTalk] What is going on with the 117 commuter rail crossing?

[Louis Zipes]

Sorry to interrupt the CC Building committee talk here but cars have been
backing up and train horns have been blowing all day but I have been too
lazy to walk down and check out the situation. What is going on with the
railroad crossing?
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[LincolnTalk] Sad news from last month but a nice opportunity for a good deed

[Louis Zipes]

I haven't seen it widely publicized so in case people have not had a reason
to go by Doherty's Garage, because they haven't needed gas or an inspection
sticker or a repair lately, Charlie Young, a mechanic a lot of have
interacted with and recommended on this very mailing list, passed away in
early July.

His obituary is here and there was a mention of any memorial donations
being directed to Society of St. Vincent de Paul Lincoln & Weston (the
local food bank).

https://obits.fowlerkennedyfuneralhome.com/charles-young

On a personal note, I happened to see him the day of his passing when Mark
was giving me an estimate and I'm glad I stopped, reversed myself and
leaned back for a wave and a hello as he had his back turned to me working
on something for most of my visit. Not to be philosophical but a reminder
to take time for that quick greeting or conversation.
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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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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center location

[Louis Zipes]

Correct. My response does not endorse a viewpoint

On Thursday, May 4, 2023, Seth Rosen  wrote:

> Hi Louis - I think you meant that YOUR response does not endorse a
> viewpoint.  I thought you meant that MY response does not endorse a
> viewpoint.  I was responding from my phone and didn't see the italics.
>
> I may have misread your note, and if so, I apologize.
>
> Seth I Rosen
> Cell: 617-771-5602
> Email: rosen...@gmail.com
>
>
> On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 12:15 PM Seth Rosen  wrote:
>
>> Hi Louis, that is an important distinction and I appreciate you pointing
>> it out.
>>
>> While the thresholds for approval are important, I don’t think that’s
>> germane in the context of my note. I feel my viewpoint was unambiguously
>> expressed.
>>
>> Seth
>>
>> On May 4, 2023, at 12:00 PM, Louis Zipes  wrote:
>>
>> 
>> *This response does not endorse a viewpoint.*
>>
>> *Such is the democratic process.  The folks who feel strongly about this
>> will show up in force and can be a majority of the vote despite being a
>> minority of the town.  The folks who do not show up will be paying most of
>> the bill.*
>>
>> If you are referring to the final funding vote that would be coming next
>> year, then remember that just like with the initial vote last November it
>> is not a 'majority', at least how most people would understand a majority
>> to be (50% plus one) that will decide on the eventual project's funding. To
>> approve funding it will take a *super-*majority, during the Town Meeting
>> part of the vote, so actually the people that will be in favor of it will
>> need to turn out more voters than the people opposed to it. Apologies if
>> you were not referring to that part.
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:54 AM Seth Rosen  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ned, I agree with you and Sarah.  Candidly this was my fear and why I
>>> was such a vocal opponent of authorizing the funds.
>>>
>>> What was green-lighted to be an exploration of various alternatives is
>>> rapidly turning into a foregone conclusion that will cost at least $12.5M,
>>> with options up to $25M or more.
>>>
>>> For example, I am quite certain that no one is going to propose a $3 or
>>> $4m renovation of the pods and attendant alternative uses of other
>>> pre-existing spaces. I’d be most supportive of something along those lines,
>>> as I think it’s prudent, responsive to the community’s needs, correctly
>>> sized in proportion to our population, and fiscally responsible.  But that
>>> proposal is not coming.
>>>
>>> Such is the democratic process.  The folks who feel strongly about this
>>> will show up in force and can be a majority of the vote despite being a
>>> minority of the town.  The folks who do not show up will be paying most of
>>> the bill.
>>>
>>> If folks feel such a large expenditure is imprudent, they will need to
>>> show up to vote it down.
>>>
>>> Seth
>>>
>>>
>>> > On May 4, 2023, at 10:25 AM, Edward Young via Lincoln <
>>> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I certainly heard what Sarah heard at the Spc. Town Meeting.
>>> > The process we have seen to date is not the process I expected from
>>> the discussion at the meeting.
>>> >
>>> > Sarah wrote:
>>> >
>>> > "And, finally, I respectfully disagree on the sense of the amendment
>>> passed at Spc. Town Meeting.
>>> > My read was there was a clear desire for continued use and potential
>>> expansion of use of alternative spaces for programming?an expanded use of
>>> spaces off campus.
>>> > I am curious what others heard."
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center location

[Louis Zipes]

*This response does not endorse a viewpoint.*

*Such is the democratic process.  The folks who feel strongly about this
will show up in force and can be a majority of the vote despite being a
minority of the town.  The folks who do not show up will be paying most of
the bill.*

If you are referring to the final funding vote that would be coming next
year, then remember that just like with the initial vote last November it
is not a 'majority', at least how most people would understand a majority
to be (50% plus one) that will decide on the eventual project's funding. To
approve funding it will take a *super-*majority, during the Town Meeting
part of the vote, so actually the people that will be in favor of it will
need to turn out more voters than the people opposed to it. Apologies if
you were not referring to that part.

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On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:54 AM Seth Rosen  wrote:

> Hi Ned, I agree with you and Sarah.  Candidly this was my fear and why I
> was such a vocal opponent of authorizing the funds.
>
> What was green-lighted to be an exploration of various alternatives is
> rapidly turning into a foregone conclusion that will cost at least $12.5M,
> with options up to $25M or more.
>
> For example, I am quite certain that no one is going to propose a $3 or
> $4m renovation of the pods and attendant alternative uses of other
> pre-existing spaces. I’d be most supportive of something along those lines,
> as I think it’s prudent, responsive to the community’s needs, correctly
> sized in proportion to our population, and fiscally responsible.  But that
> proposal is not coming.
>
> Such is the democratic process.  The folks who feel strongly about this
> will show up in force and can be a majority of the vote despite being a
> minority of the town.  The folks who do not show up will be paying most of
> the bill.
>
> If folks feel such a large expenditure is imprudent, they will need to
> show up to vote it down.
>
> Seth
>
>
> > On May 4, 2023, at 10:25 AM, Edward Young via Lincoln <
> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
> >
> > I certainly heard what Sarah heard at the Spc. Town Meeting.
> > The process we have seen to date is not the process I expected from the
> discussion at the meeting.
> >
> > Sarah wrote:
> >
> > "And, finally, I respectfully disagree on the sense of the amendment
> passed at Spc. Town Meeting.
> > My read was there was a clear desire for continued use and potential
> expansion of use of alternative spaces for programming?an expanded use of
> spaces off campus.
> > I am curious what others heard."
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Old window repair and reglazing

[Louis Zipes]

 We did the same operation in Cambridge, back in 2008, but in looking at
our previous contractors whom we either got quotes from or actually did the
work, restorationwindows.com , who's domain is now available for sale, it
seems our list is not relevant. However, one clue that might help you find
an existing contracter is that some of the original recommendations we
received came from the Cambridge Historical Commission so an email to them
might be a good first step. Not sure if there is the equivalent group/org
here in Lincoln or nearby.

One final comment is that your email sent me down the rabbit hole of quotes
I received back in those days (you can still search @yahoo.com emails!). Be
prepared to pay a lot to save those older windows as our quotes were during
the 'great recession' and reminds me how not cheap this was even during
that period. I only assume less kids have gone into this business since
then...

Good luck!

On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 10:02 PM Seth Rosen  wrote:

> Does anyone have a recommendation for old wood window repair / restoration
> / reglazing?
>
> If so I’d be most appreciative
>
> Best
>
> Seth Rosen
> 53 Bedford
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[LincolnTalk] UPDATE - Dead Trees marked by Eversource

[Louis Zipes]

Just spoke with the arborist and he said that they would probably be
starting this spring in Lincoln. There were some trees that had to go
before the conversation committee so they wanted to wait until those were
approved before starting town-wide.

On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 1:20 PM Louis Zipes  wrote:

> Hi LT,
> Earlier this year, Eversource marked a few of our dead trees to be cut
> down. Has anyone with those blue markings actually had any trees removed
> yet?
>
> They had mentioned a fall timeframe.
>
> Thanks!
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Is it just me, or is there something wrong with the Town of Lincoln web site?

[Louis Zipes]

I guess I missed my opportunity to buy the domain name LincolnTown.org and
sell it to the Town of Lincoln, Vermont  😀

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 4:57 PM Dolan, Michael 
wrote:

> My apologies for the outage this morning. I missed an ICANN confirmation
> email, and our domain DNS servers were temporarily changed. This was an
> administrative email, and it was unclear to me that any action was required
> since our information had not changed, and our domain had NOT expired. We
> are still registered, and our domain name is still good.
>
>
>
> Sorry for the interruption,
>
>
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> *Michael J. Dolan*
>
> Director of Information Technology
>
> Town of Lincoln, MA
>
> Phone: 781-259-2702
>
> Email: dol...@lincolntown.org
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Re: [LincolnTalk] And, 27 more to come-serving even larger aircraft.

[Louis Zipes]

I do remember how one house listing in Lincoln last year talked about its
proximity to Hanscom as a selling point so maybe a case of 'patient heal
thyself'  🤔



On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 9:41 AM Sara Mattes  wrote:

> Note the comments by satisfied customers.
> These types of flight series are not primarily to serve a business economy.
> 50% (according to the WSJ) provide service for vacation travel.
>
>
> Magellan Jets Private Terminal At Hanscom Field In Bedford, MA
> 
> magellanjets.com
> 
> [image: site-logo.png]
> 
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[LincolnTalk] Slippery conditions

[Louis Zipes]

Meanwhile on RT 117 the amount of times people crash into the telephone
poles, including yesterday evening, we would go broke fixing them if we had
our version of Concord’s Municipal Electric Company. 😀

On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Sara Mattes  wrote:

> For those who have not ventured out, if/ when you do, use extra caution.
> There is sleet mixing with snow and it is icy and heavy shoveling.
>
> The good news- this too shall pass.
>
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[LincolnTalk] Old Sudbury Rd on Chronicle tonight (Monday)

[Louis Zipes]

There goes the nay-borhood. 🐴

On Monday, January 16, 2023, Margie Brown  wrote:

> A bit of a spoiler ;)
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[LincolnTalk] Asked ChatGPT about building a Community Center

[Louis Zipes]

I'm sure a lot of us have heard about ChatGPT being the well-read and
educated community that we are. Heck, I'm sure some reading this probably
actually helped build it. I decided to ask if we should approve a Community
Center but the answer was indecisive and unfortunately didn't give an
answer : )

I guess Town Meeting > Artificial Intelligence (for now).


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Re: [LincolnTalk] NPR's "The Puzzle"

[Louis Zipes]

Haven’t listened to it but does he give credit to GBH or BUR?!

On Sunday, December 11, 2022, Nicholas Ribush  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Dan Peirce of Lincoln Massachusetts killed it this morning!
>
> n.
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Last night’s meeting

[Louis Zipes]

First rule of town meeting is we don’t talk about town meeting. 😀

On Thursday, December 1, 2022, Carol Ryan  wrote:

> Wondering what the outcome was of last night’s meeting. We left at 11:15.
> Thanks, Carol R
>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] COMMUNITY CENTER

[Louis Zipes]

Not to mention all of the volunteer and paid staff effort that went towards
that first school project. Still boggles my mind how we snatched defeat
from the jaws of victory. We would have been long past the school project
AND the Community Center and having our hardworking volunteers and paid
staff working on other projects for the town.

These projects and proposals don't magically appear. Remember that when you
are voting tonight.

On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:08 PM Andy Wang  wrote:

> Part of it was the lost of state funding, but costs to build the school
> about doubled.. between 2012 and 2018
>
> In 2012, the school building was going to be $49M,  $21M was from state
> funding + $28M was from the town.
> In 2018, we ended up spending about $94M
>
> So the building costs almost doubled ($49M --> $94M)
> But the town ended up paying more than triple ($28M --> $94M)
>
> State funding is not on the table here for the Community Center
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 11:34 AM Richard Panetta 
> wrote:
>
>> Wasn’t in part to the loss of funding from the state.
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 11:11 AM Lis Herbert 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Sara:
>>>
>>> Do not try to contort the meaning of my words and frame me as
>>> insensitive. Don’t.
>>>
>>> I didn’t say that I think $25 million is something to sneeze at. I said
>>> it will seem like peanuts if we delay, ie when the town is presented with a
>>> 40M price tag down the road.
>>>
>>> The history of these projects has shown that 11M can balloon to 25. The
>>> first school vote was for roughly half what the new school ultimately cost.
>>> That’s mostly the result of waiting, and little else.
>>>
>>> Lis
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2022, at 9:19 AM, Sara Mattes  wrote:
>>>
>>> Calling $25 million “peanuts” is a bit much.
>>> While it may be “ peanuts” to you, a significant portion of our
>>> population would find it otherwise.
>>> And, to date, no one is talking about the Town operating budgets and
>>> what they will look like, going forward- after we address teachers
>>> contract, the hiring a new Superintendent, changes in Town Office staffing
>>> and the impacts of inflation across the board.
>>>
>>> I suspect we will see the need for an override to support the staffing
>>> needs.
>>>
>>> That is part of the total tax package that has an impact on individual
>>> households.
>>>
>>> So, what may be “ peanuts” to you, may have serious and crushing impacts
>>> on others.
>>>
>>> We need to be mindful and sensitive to that reality.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2022, at 9:05 AM, Lis Herbert  wrote:
>>>
>>> Sara:
>>> If this process is delayed or stopped entirely, again, the price tag for
>>> needs may well exceed current “wants” — many of which, judging by the
>>> survey results the CCBC circulated yesterday, are pragmatic, and reflect a
>>> community’s needs in 2022, not 2012.
>>> $25 million will seem like peanuts when it’s time to vote on whatever
>>> the next iteration of this process is 5 or 10 years down the line. And
>>> people will surely wonder then, if the vote is for a center in some unknown
>>> location near Donelan’s, why it isn’t sited at Hartwell?
>>> And around and around and around we can go, forever.
>>> Lis
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2022, at 8:51 AM, Sara Mattes  wrote:
>>>
>>> That was then, this is now.
>>> We have gone through some radical changes in the last several years.
>>> Our economy is volatile.
>>> Our work lives have changed, as have commuting patterns.
>>>
>>> Should put our fingers in our ears, hands over our eyes and act as if it
>>> is 2012 all over again ?
>>>
>>> We need to be more flexible and creative to meet the needs ( and be
>>> careful about “ wants”) of the town in 2022 and beyond.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2022, at 8:41 AM, Sara Mattes  wrote:
>>>
>>> Times have changed, and so must we.
>>>
>>> There is an opportunity tonight to be more creative.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2022, at 8:26 AM, DJCP  wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> Oh great, let's wash 10 years of work down the tube so we can start on a
>>> new project.
>>> Diana
>>> Giles Rd
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 8:16 AM  wrote:
>>>
 Hello friends, I will *not *be voting in favor of the community center
 project now… for several reasons explained below.  If these considerations
 and others you have give you pause, I hope you will join those of us who
 are interested in further discussion.



 First, Lincoln’s once in  a generation Comprehensive Plan, approved at
 Town Meeting ~ten years ago prioritized revitalizing  our South Lincoln
 commercial center. *Without a vibrant place to gather, we risk
 becoming an inert, mono-culture suburb,* of increasingly high priced
 single family homes and residents who can afford them. A vital Mall at our
 center would be a place to gather, meet with friends, and exchange idea

Re: [LincolnTalk] on property taxes

[Louis Zipes]

It is interesting that the column for 'Single Family Tax Bill as % of
(Home) Value' actually puts us in the middle of the pack statewide. With a
total property value for the entire town worth 1.9 billion (yes, I know
that taxed value always runs behind actual value) maybe someone should buy
out the entire town and take it private. Sarcasm of course. See everyone on
Wednesday night!
[image: image.png]

Top 10 Towns with the highest percentage of tax compared to property values.

[image: image.png]

On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 2:12 PM Karla Gravis  wrote:

> Hi Rich,
>
> While the hypothesis you presented seems reasonable, the facts show
> otherwise. If you look at the site you just linked, there are many Greater
> Boston Area towns in that list with lower population density than Lincoln,
> lots of open space, very little commercial base AND* much lower property
> taxes. *None of the towns in the table below are contemplating a $25M
> Community Center.
>
> Note: I have taken the population and density data from the site you
> linked and the average property tax rate is from the Department of Revenue
> https://dlsgateway.dor.state.ma.us/reports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=AverageSingleTaxBill.SingleFamTaxBill_wRange
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 1:04 PM Rich Rosenbaum  wrote:
>
>>
>> There has been a bit of discussion regarding LIncoln's property taxes
>> compared to other towns. One reason taxes may be higher than similar towns
>> is our low housing density.
>>
>> Lincoln has consciously and deliberately limited density with land
>> acquisition, zoning regulations, agricultural easements and more.
>>
>> The result is that there are fewer houses to distribute fixed costs. If
>> you have two similar towns with the same number of miles of road, the less
>> housing-dense town will pay more per family to maintain those roads. The
>> same goes for many other services provided by the town.
>>
>> All of this wonderful open space that we all enjoy is not free.
>>
>> --
>> Here are some statistics from this site
>>  (not
>> sure of the date but I assume it does not change quickly):
>>
>> *TownPopulation / sq. mile*
>> Bedford 926.37
>> Wayland 819.52
>> Sudbury 683.63
>> Weston  664.03
>> Concord 656.11
>> Lincoln 359.11
>>
>> Our limited commercial base is also a factor.
>>
>>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Waiting for Andy Payne

[Louis Zipes]

(sheepishly has to admit that I didn't RTFM or in this case watch the
presentation yet so I'm off to do that)

I like all of the Andys on LT equally!

On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 1:44 PM Andy Wang  wrote:

> He did, he's the chair of FinCom. Did you catch the State of the Town
> meeting last night? I thought he did a nice job of outlining the
> assumptions and where the town stands (and also where there are still
> unknowns).  If not, here's the Zoom Link of the recording.
>
>
> https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/NTEsrGUhsk73GsHcXlAtlw4n84IMnMVpIJZ2eaKr2EShagQ77fe2jcRYqHQxCETz.Y4lKyFe_21BBXwXO
>
> If there's something specific, he's also willing to answer questions.
>
> One Andy responding for another,
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 1:17 PM Louis Zipes  wrote:
>
>> Like Jon Ralston for Nevada elections, I await Andy Payne to break down
>> the proposed Community Center finances.  😀
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[LincolnTalk] Waiting for Andy Payne

[Louis Zipes]

Like Jon Ralston for Nevada elections, I await Andy Payne to break down the
proposed Community Center finances.  😀
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[LincolnTalk] Dead Trees marked by Eversource

[Louis Zipes]

Hi LT,
Earlier this year, Eversource marked a few of our dead trees to be cut
down. Has anyone with those blue markings actually had any trees removed
yet?

They had mentioned a fall timeframe.

Thanks!
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[LincolnTalk] Just watched the school ribbon cutting ceremony on Zoom

[Louis Zipes]

Great achievement by all involved! It is amazing to think about what took
us to get to this point and in a pandemic no less. Now onto discussing the
(possible) Community Center.
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Re: [LincolnTalk] community center

[Louis Zipes]

Maybe I missed it and I could be very wrong it but I think part of this
project also takes into account the Hartwell Pods/Bemis Hall and the cost
to sustain those/replace them going forward. That might or might not factor
into the overall cost and design we are seeing.

There have been community center meetings so I think I personally need to
go back and watch them to be better educated.

https://www.lincolntown.org/1019/Community-Center-FAQs





On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> What about the cost for ages 65 to 79?
>
> I do think low cost *access* to indoor year-round swimming is important
> for our older population.
>
> Many might find $199 a year to be a lot.
>
> If there is some kind of access to certain facilities at Hanscom for
> seniors that would be very good information to have. Hanscom has fantastic
> health & fitness facilities.
>
>
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
> 
>
> On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 7:55 AM, Maureen At Beede <
> maureensbeedeem...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lots of Lincoln seniors use beede center in concord.  Full access for
> $199/year if over 80.
>
> On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 7:52 AM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln <
> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
>
> Just out of curiosity, I wonder if our Lincoln seniors could ever be
> granted *certain* access to any of the phenomenal health and fitness
> facilities at Hanscom?
>
>
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
> 
>
>
> On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 7:41 AM, Elaine Hawkes <
> elainehaw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you Seth and others for bringing up the community center. It’s
> something I have been discussing with other youngish seniors (LSRHS class
> of 1971)and have a number of concerns.  Although I don’t yet use the senior
> senior, and do think one with an elevator is important, I’m not sure how
> many older adults in town use it regularly. In my cohort, there is a
> greater worry about high property taxes and whether we can afford to
> continue to pay them if a community center is built.
>
> “If you build it they will come” (https://www.lincolntown.org/
> documentcenter/view/35385) Is this true, particularly with ongoing concerns
> about covid and availability of classes and meetings on Zoom?
>
> There are few offerings for adults through the Rec Department. Is that
> from lack of space or lack of interest? Most people I know go out of town
> for programs.
>
> I’m not happy with the design which appears to have a lot of wasted space
> in its “open concept”. With heating prices going up, how much will it cost
> to heat this big building?
>
> I also think the world has changed since 2017 when this community center
> was first discussed.  I would rather the town spend its money on mixed
> income housing, for example, which it needs. And, Lincoln’s older homebound
> adults could stay in their homes if they had more services paid for by the
> town. This would be a good use of money for seniors.
>
> Lastly, if an expensive community center must be built, can we at the same
> time look at allowing more Lincoln homes to build accessory apartments and
> backyard cottages? This would help seniors pay their higher taxes, and stay
> in their large homes while benefiting non-high income folks looking for
> Lincoln housing.
>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] ISO House for sale

[Louis Zipes]

Should we be offended that they are only now thinking of us after
exhausting other options?  : )

On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 11:55 AM DJCP  wrote:

> I know this is a long shot, but former neighbors of ours in Somerville
> have been househunting for literally years and are expanding their search
> to Lincoln - finally (!!) realizing what a gem of a town this is.  They are
> lovely, civic-minded people and have a young son and a second due to arrive
> any minute. If anyone is thinking about putting their house on the market
> soon and would consider speaking with them, please let me know.  I would
> love to be able to help pull this off for them.
>
> Thanks,
> Diana
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[LincolnTalk] ANSWER: New Transfer (Dump) Sticker question

[Louis Zipes]

*Answer from Susan Donaldson is below:*

The new stickers should be considered a* “First Sticker” *as they are for
the new 2 year period starting September 1, 2022.   Replacement stickers
are for stickers that are lost, damaged, etc.  Not a big deal if you select
replacement at this time.





*Susan Donaldson*

*Office Manager*

*Town of Lincoln*

*Department of Public Works*

*781-259-8999*

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 2:12 PM Louis Zipes  wrote:

> Hi all,
> Since I can't water my plants I thought I would use that extra time to
> order new Transfer (Dump) stickers we will all need starting in September
> (according to the sign at the Transfer Station). I went to the website to
> order new ones but I'm not sure what I should mark here. It seems like a
> Replacement Sticker would be the 'best' choice but not sure. Anyone know?
> [image: image.png]
>
> Apologies if I failed to RTFM correctly but there doesn't seem to be a
> manual to read. 😀
>
> - Louis
>
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[LincolnTalk] New Transfer (Dump) Sticker question

[Louis Zipes]

Hi all,
Since I can't water my plants I thought I would use that extra time to
order new Transfer (Dump) stickers we will all need starting in September
(according to the sign at the Transfer Station). I went to the website to
order new ones but I'm not sure what I should mark here. It seems like a
Replacement Sticker would be the 'best' choice but not sure. Anyone know?
[image: image.png]

Apologies if I failed to RTFM correctly but there doesn't seem to be a
manual to read. 😀

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[LincolnTalk] All of this talk about Mecca Motors

[Louis Zipes]

Strange that after all these years we are talking about Mecca Motors and
then I read an article that mentioned one of their former mechanics. At
least I think it is *that* Mecca Motors.

I'm sure some of you Lincolnites that also move in the Cambridge world know
some of these people. : )

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/07/25/the-vw-bus-took-the-sixties-on-the-road-now-its-getting-a-twenty-first-century-makeover
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[LincolnTalk] UPDATE: WATER OUTAGE

[Louis Zipes]

1) Do the crews need any food/drink? I f so then is there a central drop
off point? 2) Are there any areas we should avoid?  3) are there any
vulnerable people that will need water or other supplies?

On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, Ruth Ann Hendrickson 
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> The water shutoff now extends along Lincoln Road all the way from Codman
> Road to Weston Road. Emergency crews are on site. The Department expects
> the outage to last until after midnight. All hands are on deck to restore
> water as soon as possible.
>
> Ruth Ann Hendrickson(She, her)
> Water Commissioner
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Re: [LincolnTalk] (LTurek): Verrill Farm prepared meal containers are fully compostable

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The road leading up to the transfer shed station entrance shed would be a
good place to put sandwich boards containing the latest information about
what can be recycled or not. A captive audience...

On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 9:45 AM Jennifer Glass via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> At last night’s Select Board meeting, we learned that the composting
> program at the Transfer Station is reducing the amount of solid waste we
> generate by many tons. In addition to the environmental benefits, every ton
> that doesn’t go into the trash stream saves the town money.
>
> Also, currently we recycle a little more than 40% of what is allowed to be
> recycled.
>
>
>
> On Jun 28, 2022, at 9:27 AM, Leslie Turek  wrote:
>
> Correction: I see that compostable plastic is not suitable for home
> composting; only commercial composting. Says that right there on the label,
> and I found more information on compostable plastic on the link below. Note
> that compostable plastic is different from biodegradable plastic.
> Biodegradable plastic still has some plastic in it, which remains after it
> breaks down. Compostable plastic has no petrochemicals and breaks down into
> carbon dioxide, water, and biomass. So still better for the earth, even if
> it goes into the landfill.
>
> https://www.worldcentric.com/journal/compostable-plastics-the-next-generation-of-plastics
> Leslie Turek
>
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 6:54 PM Jefferson Eaton 
> wrote:
>
>> Quoting from embossed messages on top and bottom of Verrill's "prepared
>> meals" containers:
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>> .
>> Quoting from inside the container:
>>
>> certified COMPOSTABLE
>> PLANT FIBER will turn
>> into soil in 90 DAYS in
>> a commercial composting system
>> WORLD CENTRIC
>>
>> and then the cover -- which for all the world looks like perfectly clear
>> ordinary plastic -- has embossed in it:
>>
>> WORLD CENTRIC
>> MAKE AN IMPACT
>>
>> Made from plants, not petroleum
>> CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE
>> Turns into soil when commercially composted
>>
>> In Googling "World Centric"  I immediately realized that I had been
>> exposed to other of their products... i.e. compostable knives, forks and
>> spoons.
>>
>> The Verrill containers may be deposited for composting in the "compost
>> shed" at the Transfer Station, thanks to Emily Haslett and others.
>>
>>
>> Jeff Eaton
>> Land line:  (781) 259-0321
>>
>>
>> *"What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put
>> it on?"*
>>
>> *-
>> Henry David Thoreau*
>> In a message dated 6/27/2022 1:02:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> leslie.tu...@gmail.com writes:
>>
>>
>> I got some prepared meals from Verrill Farm yesterday and noticed they
>> seem to have switched from plastic to some sort of cardboard material for
>> their takeout containers. Still had plastic tops, and plastic containers
>> for soups, but it's an improvement.
>>
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[LincolnTalk] Prius is sold (eom)

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[LincolnTalk] Used Car for Sale

[Louis Zipes]

Hi LT,
Selling our 2007 Prius and wanted to come to LT before I put it on the open
market.

The good: About 133,500 miles. Never been in an accident, Hybrid Battery
was fully replaced back about 4 or 5 years ago (it gave out right before
the 10 year warranty so Toyota replaced it), various things have been fixed
as they have worn out including the trunk hatch (a common failure in the
Northeast when you have too much snow/ice on the back windshield), fairly
new tires, new AC blower motor, 12 volt helper battery recently replaced
(only my second time since owning the car) and finally, two key fobs which
right there is basically worth 600 dollars. Anything that failed we fixed
and didn't go the duct tape route (no judgement). Has backup camera and
push button start. The technology has held up remarkably well! I have all
repair receipts in the glove box dating back to day one (we are the
original owner).

The bad: Not sure. I'm still getting pretty good mileage out of it and you
should be able to keep it on the road for a lot longer.

The ugly: It has its shares of dents and scratches as befitting a 15 year
old car but at this time I'm really the only one driving it. The carpet on
the drivers side is worn out but it is only cosmetic.

It is the quintessential six thousand dollar car that that you can't find
anymore. I will sell it to you for $5500 before I go to the open market
with it.

Please email if interested and I can share more details.

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[LincolnTalk] Boiler Repair/Tune Up providers

[Louis Zipes]

Hi LT,
I buy my heating oil independently, to try to keep costs somewhat lower, so
Woodacre after grandfathering me in for their maintenance/repair finally
dropped us (they only service those boilers where they also sell oil). In
Alice's list, I don't see a list of boiler repair people so can I please
have some recommendations. Bonus if they also do AC repairs/yearly tuneups
so I can have one provider for both but not necessary since they will do
the AC tune ups if needed.

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Saab Service

[Louis Zipes]

Mecca Motors, which I just checked is still open, is where I brought my
Saab 900 back in the day. The 'day' meaning the late 90s/early aughts...

On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 9:41 AM Lis Herbert  wrote:

> Lincoln Saab owners:
> Please will you share where you bring your cars for service?
> Thank you,
> Lis
>
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[LincolnTalk] ISO: Looking for Recommendations for Insurance Agent

[Louis Zipes]

Interesting. I have always been happy with Marie Perlatonda at WTP.
Admittedly I haven't had to make a claim but anytime I have had a question
or changes to my policies she has been responsive.

Not sure if you can switch agents or not within an agency.

On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 10:54 AM stephanie kramp via Lincoln <
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> Hello neighbors,
> I am looking for recommendations for a new insurance agent (car and home
> insurance).  I have been using WT Phelan, and have really been unhappy with
> their service for a few years now.  It is time for a change, I would
> appreciate any suggestions!
>
> Thank you!
> Stephanie Kramp
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Car battery charger suggestions for an electric car (not a Tesla)

[Louis Zipes]

Has anyone just gotten away with a regular 120v outlet? I know that is
super slow charging but I'm just commuting to the other end of my house
each day so it will be interesting to see what people are doing (or not
doing).

On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 2:55 PM Sara R via Lincoln 
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> Hello-
>
> We have just purchased an electric car and our electrician suggested we
> ask the Lincoln listserv what 40 amp chargers people have recently had
> success with.  He likes the juice box brand but suggested we just see if
> folks have new brands of chargers they like.
>
> Thanks so much!
> Sara Brown
>
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[LincolnTalk] Matching existing wood siding panels

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Hello,
We need some replacement wood siding panels to match some existing wood
siding panels on our house. Do any shops/stores around here specialize in
that?

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Re: [LincolnTalk] FS: Red Sox tickets for tonight's game

[Louis Zipes]

Do you know that George Soros raised Shohei Ohtani to be able to pitch AND
hit. It's true! Try to prove me wrong. Red Sox should be given that win
yesterday.

On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 11:52 AM Rob Stringer 
wrote:

> Take a break from thinking about lost elections and think instead about
> (almost) lost seasons!
>
> I’ve got 3 tickets for tonight’s Red Sox game against the White Sox, loge
> box 125, row MM, seats 9-11. Behind home plate on the first base side.
> Bought them for $124. Most of the family can’t go, so now I’m looking for
> best offer.
>
> Play ball!
>
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[LincolnTalk] Don’t leave us in suspense…

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So was the election ‘problem’ solved yesterday evening? I assume he dug
into the issue of Mark Meadows being registered to vote in three different
jurisdictions, right?
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[LincolnTalk] Bemis Hall Rental rules

[Louis Zipes]

I don’t disagree that the person has the right to speak. That is correct. I
also agree that this conversation on LT is giving oxygen to a subject that
most (notice I’m not saying all) find abhorrent.

Whether he has the right to speak at Bemis based on the rules for the
facility is another matter. Who is the Lincoln person and/or group who set
this up? If that person or group is from Lincoln then once again probably
‘fine’. The rules are the rules.

The problem seems to be that something was booked under  possibly spurious
circumstances and Bemis/Lincoln conveys a legitimacy that booking a
conference room at a Marriott or a setting up in a dirt patch in the middle
of a field doesn’t.




On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Richard Panetta  wrote:

> As stated the man has a right to speak, whether any of us agree or not.
> Just because we don’t agree with his views it shouldn’t restrict him. I
> highly doubt there will be any issues
>
> If people truly have an issue or need to know more info contact the town.
> It really doesn’t need to be discussed here as nothing can be done here
>
> Just my thought
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 7:09 PM Louis Zipes  wrote:
>
>> Note that the rules for a Bemis Hall Rental highlight the following:
>>
>> *It is the policy of the Board of Selectmen* that Bemis Hall be available
>> as a community resource for Lincoln based organizations and Lincoln
>> residents. *
>>
>> ***outdated language but still in the .pdf
>>
>> Full regulations are found at:
>>
>> http://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/10187/FEES-AN
>> D-REGULATIONS-FOR-USE-OF-BEMIS-HALL?bidId=
>>
>> *So is this organization or person sponsoring it from Lincoln or
>> represents a Lincoln Organization?* Also, this could be a big time sh*t
>> show as it is unclear where it is being advertised so is the police
>> department aware of this and planning accordingly?
>>
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[LincolnTalk] Bemis Hall Rental rules

[Louis Zipes]

Note that the rules for a Bemis Hall Rental highlight the following:

*It is the policy of the Board of Selectmen* that Bemis Hall be available
as a community resource for Lincoln based organizations and Lincoln
residents. *

***outdated language but still in the .pdf

Full regulations are found at:

http://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/10187/
FEES-AND-REGULATIONS-FOR-USE-OF-BEMIS-HALL?bidId=

*So is this organization or person sponsoring it from Lincoln or represents
a Lincoln Organization?* Also, this could be a big time sh*t show as it is
unclear where it is being advertised so is the police department aware of
this and planning accordingly?
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Pizza places

[Louis Zipes]

Good article on how Greek Style pizza came to be so common/popular in New
England

https://www.pmq.com/true-greek-pizza-isnt-just-olives-and-feta-cheese/

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Vicki Konstandakis 
wrote:

> Marsala’s in Waltham thin crust Italian
> Lexington House of Pizza, Lexington Greek pizza.
>
> On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Betty Green via Lincoln <
> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
>
>> Belmont Pizza
>> Trapelo Rd
>>
>> Our go to Sunday nights
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 28, 2022, at 5:23 PM, Rachel Marie Schachter <
>> rachelmarieschach...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> We like Crust & Curry Indian Bistro , which
>> kinda baffles me as the name of a restaurant, *but* whose pizza
>> we really like, both with and without interesting Indian toppings. It's
>> also nice if people don't totally agree on what they want, since it's a
>> unique variety.
>>
>> Rachel
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 5:21 PM Elizabeth Maciolek <
>> elizabethmaciol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Any recommendations for good pizza in our area?
>>>
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[LincolnTalk] 8 wide Mens soccer cleats wanted

[Louis Zipes]

Hello,
Any of your kids done with their 8 wide (mens) soccer cleats or aren’t
using them this spring? They are hard to find and we are just looking to
make it through the spring season.

We will make a donation to the local food bank in exchange for them.

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Re: [LincolnTalk] Question about contested 2022 Lincoln races

[Louis Zipes]

Michelle,
Personally for me the biggest thing, for the LSSC (LSRH) races, is how each
candidate looks upon the Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Agreement. As
I understand there might be a clamoring from Sudbury residents that Lincoln
is not 'paying its fair share' and they want to re-open the agreement.
Apologies if I'm mischaracterizing this but apparently there was a
committee that was formed to look at this question so we should have some
wariness about this and seek to clarify their positions on this.

Keep in mind that at certain points in our time in this long compact we may
have thought we were getting the short end of the stick so I would defer to
people with longer institutional knowledge to give some historical context
here.

I second that the evening was a great way to meet and hear from candidates
from some of the boards that get less visibility. Hurrah for all of the
people putting themselves out there to help our community.

- Louis

On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 10:31 AM Michelle Barnes via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> Dear LincolnTalk,
>
> I’m wondering whether the candidates challenging incumbents in the two
> 2022 town elections, or anyone else for that matter, might be able to shed
> any light on why they’ve entered the race? From the candidate forum I did
> not get a strong sense of that. (Rightly so, in order to keep the
> discussion civil, the parameters around the evening would’ve made that
> conversation difficult. The moderators, Carol Casper and Rob Stringer, did
> a truly superb job of pulling that evening together and moderating it, and
> I’m so very grateful to all the candidates for putting their hat into the
> vital ring of public service. We are so lucky to have so many super
> talented, capable, caring and committed people in our community,  wow!)
>
> Our daughter will be entering the eighth grade this fall, so I am
> particularly interested in (and mystified by) the LSRH school committee
> race. From the candidates forum, on the face of it at least, stated
> objectives and values were reasonably similar across the incumbents and
> those challenging the incumbents although styles were clearly very
> different (for both contested races). This leaves me wondering what I am
> missing? If you’d like to, or are at least willing to, discuss this with me
> privately, please email me back and I’ll give you my personal contact
> information so that we can discuss it by phone or meet for coffee at the
> Twisted Tree or whatever is most comfortable and convenient for you. It
> might be good for all of us to learn the answer to this question directly
> from the candidates challenging incumbents though.
>
> Thank you very much,
> Michelle Barnes
> S. Great Rd.
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Japanese Restaurants

[Louis Zipes]

Speaking of where the diplomats around here like to go for good Japanese
food, a few years ago the Washington Post asked the various ambassadors
where they liked to eat in DC. While most of them gave answers you would
expect, if you were familiar with DC dining circa 2019, I give the
Colombian ambassador some credit for being down to earth:

*Colombia: Francisco Santos ,
ambassador since 2018*

*“My staff gives me a hard time about it, but I’m a freak for Taco Bell
. I go to the one in Union Station because it’s
near the embassy. I chow down. I get Combo #1: a burrito supreme and
hard-shell taco with Diet Pepsi and the red packet of salsa — fire,
obviously. I went to college at the University of Texas at Austin and began
eating Taco Bell there. Now it reminds me of when my life was beginning and
everything was new and full of ideas, for days when I have more memories
than ideas.*

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/we-asked-ambassadors-where-they-eat-when-theyre-homesick-we-did-not-expect-taco-bell-and-ikea/2019/05/15/bb766eae-7005-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html


;

On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 12:46 PM Brad Rosen  wrote:

> Like Dennis and Ted, I’m fairly obsessed with this subject and have to
> chime in. My picks for most authentic and fresh sushi are:
>
> 1. Toraya in Arlington (Japanese owner, no frills, ultra fresh fish)
>
> 2. Oga’s on Natick - I’m told this is where Hapanese diplomats go. It’s
> very good.
>
>
> Secondarily - Oishii II, Fugakyu
>
> And yes, Oya is a special night out.
>
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 4:28 PM Dennis Liu  wrote:
>
>> Ah, a question near and dear to my heart.  If I may?  There’s what I
>> would categorize as “Asian fusion-ish, suburban Japanese” and “really
>> authentic Japanese”, which apply both to sushi and other Japanese dishes.
>> Some infer a value judgment there, but there are plenty of very good
>> restaurants offering the former; I just differentiate between the two
>> because there IS a difference.
>>
>>
>>
>> In the former category, for places near Lincoln, there are two
>> sub-categories:  (a) decent & acceptable; and (b) quite good, for what it
>> is.  😊
>>
>>
>>
>> Decent & acceptable Asian-fusion-ish Japanese near Lincoln would include
>> Umi (across the street from Costco), Sakura on the top of Moody St in
>> Waltham, Sushi House near the prison rotary in Concord, and Takara and
>> Fugakyu in Wayland.  Better than that would be Dabin (Japanese and Korean)
>> in Lexington center, and Ginger in Bedford center.  More upscale, and 
>> **definitely
>> pricier**, would be Daikanyama in Lexington center, Karma in Concord,
>> and Oishii Too in Sudbury.
>>
>>
>>
>> The best **authentic** Japanese would be Café Sushi in Cambridge, and my
>> **favorite**, *Oga’s in Natick*.  If you’re a sushi fan, sit at the bar
>> at Oga’s and order the omakase.  Yes, it’s a major splurge, but they fly
>> fish in from Tokyo weekly, and the artistry is impressive.  And way better
>> bang for the buck than O Ya in Boston (and easier to get to, with free
>> parking!  At the intersection of Rt 9 and Rt 27.)
>>
>>
>>
>> Note that these recommendations don’t include those focused on ramen, or
>> the popular new trend – and well worth checking out – Japanese
>> izakaya-style restaurants.  Think tapas + bar snacks.  Nor does it include
>> the poke places that are like Chipotle, nor the AYCE places.
>>
>>
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>>
>>
>> --Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Lincoln  *On Behalf Of *Elizabeth
>> Maciolek
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 1, 2022 4:01 PM
>> *To:* lincoln@lincolntalk.org
>> *Subject:* [LincolnTalk] Japanese Restaurants
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Lincoln Peoples,
>>
>>I really like everybody's comments and suggestions. Thanks for all
>> your help so far.  Can anyone recommend a delicious japanese restaurant
>> close to Lincoln?
>>
>> Thank you all.
>>
>>
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[LincolnTalk] Mini HDMI cable wanted

[Louis Zipes]

Hi LT,
Before I go out and buy yet another cable, I was wondering if anyone had a
mini hdmi cable that they weren't using:

It is similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/mini-hdmi-usb/s?k=mini+hdmi+to+usb

I can come and pick it up.

(Lincoln FreeCycle isn't that active so why I'm coming to LT)

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Re: [LincolnTalk] The Twisted Tree at deCordova is expanding their menu!

[Louis Zipes]

Avocado Toast...no wonder no young person can afford a home in Lincoln. I'm
being very sarcastic of course and it is nice to see the expanded menu!

https://archive.curbed.com/2018/5/15/17345156/avocado-toast-millennials-cant-afford-homes-tim-gurner

On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 2:49 PM Mary Balogh 
wrote:

> The *Twisted Tree at deCordova* will begin serving additional menu items
> on Tuesday, February 2nd. Delicious Avocado Toast and Strawberry Parfait
> will be available for breakfast along with bagels and pastries. The tasty
> lunch menu includes the Soup of the Day, Arugula Salad, Kale Salad, and
> Turkey BLTs.
>
> *Cafe Hours**:*
> Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
>
>
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[LincolnTalk] PSA

[Louis Zipes]

If you see a person with a clipboard at the Transfer Station, especially in
this weather, then they might be collecting signatures to get in the ballot
for a town post. Just go ahead and sign it. You don’t need to vote for them
but if they are taking time to help out the town then make their lives
easier and sign it.

I think this would be non controversial but who knows these days. 🤔
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Where to find Binax

[Louis Zipes]

This site has seen us through since March of last year.  First with Flour
back in the early days of the pandemic and now with covid tests.

https://www.nowinstock.net/home/healthhousehold/covidtests/


On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 4:42 PM David G  wrote:

> You can order tests from https://wyze.com/
> We just got some from them-- it took a few weeks though.
>
> good luck
> David
>
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 4:21 PM Debra Daugherty 
> wrote:
>
>> Ask the people at your local drug store when they expect a shipment and
>> then show up on that day. Walgreen's in Lexington told me to show up on
>> Thursday a couple of weeks ago and they had tons of them that particular
>> day. Of course, completely sold out by the next day. Lng lines to buy
>> the tests because everyone was calling their friends to come down. Anyway,
>> they can tell you when they expect them to come in.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 12:27 PM Bob Wolf  wrote:
>>
>>> Walmart online had them today for $19 for two tests.
>>>
>>> > On Jan 6, 2022, at 2:45 PM, Cj Sizer  wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Does anyone know where I can find some Binax Rapid COVID Tests? The
>>> pharmacies seem to be all sold out.  Thank you for any feedback!
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[LincolnTalk] Why is Sherman’s Bridge Road’s bridge wooden?

[Louis Zipes]

I know this is a Wayland bridge but since we use it to get to the high
school anyone know why it is a wooden bridge?   Is it to cut down on heavy
trucks using it?

Any one know the history?  My 22 seconds of searching didn’t reveal the
answer.

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Re: [LincolnTalk] coffee maker suggestions

[Louis Zipes]

Not commenting on French Press but anytime someone mentions Keurig, here is
a meme about what I'm thinking😀



On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 11:50 AM ROY HARVEY  wrote:

> Try searching "french coffee press health carcinogen" in your favorite
> search engine.
>
> Roy
>
> On 10/01/2021 11:36 AM Caitlin Hogue  wrote:
>
>
> I second the question on the french press -- why is it unhealthy?
>
> Katy Hogue
>
> On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 11:17 AM Sara Lupkas < sara.lup...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I love my aeropress, it's like a french press but quicker and can make
> just one cup at a time. The Keurig K-cups are not recyclable, and when I
> tried using a reusable k-cup my machine started to malfunction.
>
> On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 10:53 AM Dan Paul < bankscr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don’t think it’s unhealthy at all … just somewhat inconvenient.
>
> On Oct 1, 2021, at 10:51 AM, Kathryn Anagnostakis <
> kanagnosta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Why is a French press the least healthy?  That’s all my husband uses 😬
>
> Sincerely,
> Kathryn Anagnostakis
> 617.794.0410
>
> On Oct 1, 2021, at 10:45 AM, Dan Paul < bankscr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Deb, et al…
>
> This is so interesting! We’ve had virtually the same experience…including
> using the French press. Just two days ago our three month old Keurig (our
> third machine) began smoking and literally burned out during the descaling
> process.  I called Keurig Customer Service and the good news is that l,
> because I registered the coffeemaker, they are sending me a free
> replacement.
> Of course now I’m wondering just how convenient these machines really are.
>
> I’ll look forward to any recommendations, including single cup machines,
> especially those that make really hot coffee.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Dan
>
>
> On Oct 1, 2021, at 10:12 AM, debwallace...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hi All – I am in search of a coffee maker that will last more than a year.
> I have had two Keurigs in the past 18 months and both died (leaky seams in
> both). I use a French press occasionally but that is the least healthy way
> to make coffee even though I think it makes the best coffee.  So, I am
> looking for recommendations for a filter coffee maker. I have had
> Cuisinarts but not very recently. I found them quite bulky but reliable.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for your suggestions,
>
>
>
> Deborah
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[LincolnTalk] 3 tickets wanted tonight for Red Sox

[Louis Zipes]

Before I go out on stubhub and buy the 3 tickets for tonight, does anyone
want to get an early night's rest and sell their 3 tickets?  I'm realistic
about what these tickets cost but I thought I would try to locally source
them first before giving 'big ticket' their money in another hour.

Let me know.

- Louis
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[LincolnTalk] List of Attorneys Handling Re-fi I eceived

[Louis Zipes]

Hi all,
In case anyone else needs this same service then here is the list of
lawyers I received in no particular order (apologies if I missed any). All
had high praise for the attorneys. Note that I only contacted a few of them
and those few were courteous and patient. Now hopefully the house is still
standing after Henri passes through.  : (

Lima Agranovich, Esq.
Agranovich & Genin Legal, LLC
Centre Place
1320 Centre Street, Suite 201
Newton, MA 02459
Office: 617-965-5529

Alan Sharaf at SKM.
https://weclosetheloan.com/alan-sharaf-esq/

Beth and Tony Nolan, in Weston: 781-788=9800

I highly recommend D|R Law LLC in Chelmsford. http://www.drclosings.com.
Rick Dunn and his team are highly experienced, responsive, and a pleasure
to work with. We have used them to both sell and buy properties. They
handle real estate transactions all day long and do it very well!

Trudie Hale
617 448 4341

Nolan & Nolan in Weston

Randy Barron, Esq. Concord:  978-521-4737.

781-893-2233
kdela...@delaneylaw.com

Scafidi Juliano

Howard S. Gold, Esquire
Gold Law Firm, LLC.
83 Walnut Street
Suite 150
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
tel: 781-239-1000
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[LincolnTalk] Lawyer for a mortgage refinance

[Louis Zipes]

Hi LT,
Anyone have a local lawyer they have used for what should be a
straightforward mortgage refinance?

Thanks, Louis
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[LincolnTalk] Lincoln had 10% population growth this past decade

[Louis Zipes]

Pretty interesting that according to the latest Census data released this
week that while the US as a whole had a 7.4% population growth, Lincoln had
a 10% percent population growth.

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lincolntownmiddlesexcountymassachusetts/PST040219

Sun Belt population growth has nothing on Lincoln.  😀
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