I believe that many existing units count. Could someone please clarify? Planning Board?
Many of us want to help with the housing crisis in this part of MA. And i appreciate that there are differing opinions. May we continue to be civil as we are doing now. Joan On Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 7:54 PM Debra Daugherty <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess I wish they would just take into consideration the housing we > already have. There are 120 units next to the Hanscom bus stop (Battle Road > Farm) not to mention all the HAFB units. That's a ton of units. There's a > lot of open land on the Hanscom Air Field lot right across the street from > the bus stop, but I'm not sure what the status of that land is. In town we > have lots of units in Lincoln Woods right next to the train. Not sure why > that shouldn't count toward our quota. > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 7:06 PM Bob Mason <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't (yet) have a POV on the specifics of this legislation nor the >> feasibility for Lincoln, but I do wonder about a moral responsibility to >> reconsider wholesale housing policy in towns like Lincoln. >> >> It is my understanding that part of the housing crises that have plagued >> San Francisco, Los Angeles and other metropolitan regions across the US all >> have to do with too much NIMBYISM. At some point, for us to have a >> functional society, we need to rethink our physical infrastructure and how >> that can create stronger communities, have greater economic impact and >> reduce environmental pressures. >> >> Perhaps the specifics of this legislation is untenable for the >> geographical constraints of Lincoln, but maybe we need to lean even more >> into being part of the metropolitan solution. >> >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 6:49 PM Richard Panetta <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Margaret, >>> >>> >>> Would the property near the bus stop be an area of concern as well then? >>> Or would most of that land be in the National Park district? >>> >>> Rich >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 6:45 PM Margaret Olson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Sara, >>>> The original map published in the Squirrel was incorrect. This is my >>>> fault - I made that map and made a mistake in the GIS. This was brought to >>>> my attention in the comments; Alice contacted me and she updated the >>>> article with the corrected map. >>>> >>>> What the updated map shows is that in order to comply we would need to >>>> rezone some of the current R1 (single family 2 acre) zone that is within a >>>> half mile of the station. Depending on how the regulations shape up after >>>> the comment period the town may be facing some difficult choices. >>>> >>>> On the question of the MBTA station - we also have a bus stop, at >>>> Hanscom. We are a bus service town under the draft rules. >>>> >>>> Margaret >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 5:53 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Very interesting, and there will be serious push-back. >>>>> >>>>> Note-"That is the message Massachusetts is sending to 175 cities and >>>>> suburbs in the Boston area, as a bill passed last year to boost housing >>>>> production begins to take effect >>>>> <https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/01/13/new-state-rule-would-force-suburbs-to-legalize-thousands-of-new-apartments-near-t-stops/> >>>>> *.** Almost every jurisdiction in eastern Massachusetts, from the New >>>>> Hampshire border to Worcester to the Cape Cod Canal…**”* >>>>> >>>>> Certainly some serious pressure will and should be placed on State >>>>> Reps. once other towns realize the implications. >>>>> >>>>> Lincoln already has grasped the implications. >>>>> >>>>> For Lincoln, as was shown in a recent article in the *Squirrel,* the >>>>> land available, given the map proposed by MAPC and this new >>>>> growth initiative (NOT a mandate), the proposed 750 units would have to >>>>> fit >>>>> into a very small land mass. >>>>> In order to reach 750 units, we would need to redevelop with 5-6 story >>>>> buildings, at a minimum. >>>>> >>>>> It simply is not feasible. >>>>> >>>>> We should all be contacting our current and future State Reps. to ask >>>>> their positions, and to explain. >>>>> >>>>> We have regularly added multi >>>>> family housing, including affordable housing to our inventory, and, >>>>> I expect we will continue to do so, but not in this manner. >>>>> >>>>> Sara Mattes >>>>> >>>>> *------* >>>>> Sara Mattes >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 24, 2022, at 5:29 PM, Lynne Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> An interesting article for Lincoln. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://slate.com/business/2022/01/massachusetts-zoning-apartments-housing-transit.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Lynne Smith >>>>> 5 Tabor Hill Road >>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5+Tabor+Hill+Road+Lincoln,+MA+01773?entry=gmail&source=g> >>>>> Lincoln, MA 01773 >>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5+Tabor+Hill+Road+Lincoln,+MA+01773?entry=gmail&source=g> >>>>> 781-258-1175 >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> -- >>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>> Browse the archives at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>> >>>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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