With all the concern about Housing Choice much of Lincoln Talk discussion about the Community Center Build has been very quiet. I would strongly urge the town to support the 75% building option at the December 2nd meeting. While I would personally prefer the 100% choice, I believe that most folk would prefer the 75% option. The 50% choice serves no one. It could not possibly meet the needs of either the Recreation Department or the Council on Aging and Human Services.
I believe that Lincoln needs a Community Center. Recently I visited the COA in Arlington and it is a thriving and exciting environment. Many folks spend time visiting with each other before and after classes. As noted in a recent report from the U.S.Surgeon General it is reported that many senior citizen suffer from loneliness, isolation and /or depression. One of the ways that older people remain healthy is through the social connections they maintain. And a Community Center is the perfect place for this kind of connection to happen. I have been following the C.C. discussion for over ten years (even before I considered myself old) and I was disappointed as each time the proposed build was shot down. I know that I sound redundant when I say once more that many of us were assured that the Community Center would follow the school build. I only hope that this promise can and will be kept at this time! I am very concerned that if we don’t build in the near future that a Community Center will never happen. The costs of labor and materials continue to rise and there will always be something considered more “important” by Lincoln residents. Please let’s bite the bullet and support the tremendous work that the Community Center Building Committee and the architects have provided. Thank you! Sally Kindleberger
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