I found this from a quick Google search… seems like the property is owned by the federal government and is being sold
https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/minutes/minutes_joint_housing_committee_oct._23.pdf Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 28, 2022, at 12:12 PM, Allen Vander Meulen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I believe that neighborhood is in Wayland. So, using my “Lincoln Housing > Commission” hat, I have no knowledge or input on that; but would be > interested myself (as a private citizen) in what is going on there. > > - Allen > >> On Jan 28, 2022, at 11:35, Heather Silvestro <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> On the subject of affordable housing, could someone educate me about the 11 >> vacant, seemingly abandoned-in-the-middle-of-the-night, single-family, >> ranch-style houses on Launcher Way and Oxbow? I’ve driven by this deserted >> neighborhood for six years now on my way to LSRHS, and wondered how such >> waste of would-be affordable housing stock is possible. Why isn’t it being >> used? >> Heather Anderson >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Jan 28, 2022, at 9:47 AM, Victoria Benalfew <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> Hi Patrick, >>> >>> You raised many good points that I agree with. I do want to point out >>> though that having a full time "good-paying" job isn't enough anymore (or >>> maybe the wages of what one can consider a "good paying" job has changed >>> considerably). >>> >>> Take the job that pays $20. At 40 hours per week, that is $800. Monthly pay >>> before taxes will be $3200. Now assume this person is a single parent of >>> one child or the caretaker of elderly parents with meager Social Security >>> incomes. >>> >>> A 2 bedroom apartment costs roughly $2000. Already over 50 percent of >>> their pre-tax income has been taken for rent. Utilities are additional, as >>> are food, childcare, et cetera. >>> >>> This is why in addition to the need for physical housing in accessible >>> areas, there is a need for truly affordable housing, which I would consider >>> as income-driven rents, where families can afford to live and make ends >>> meet. >>> >>> Thank you for reading, >>> >>> Victoria Benalfew >>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2022, 9:05 AM Patrick B <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi Lincoln, >>>> >>>> To understand the housing situation, we must understand what is happening >>>> in Boston and the region: >>>> When housing costs go up in Boston, it goes up everywhere. >>>> Affordability of housing is not just about cost, it's about access to >>>> public transportation and jobs. >>>> Builders have been building fewer houses since 2008. They are building >>>> houses and apartments mainly in high income areas (along 128). >>>> Another factor is that people who used to retire and move south are now >>>> staying because of the quality of our healthcare system here in Mass. >>>> I think the solution is real full time jobs that pay well (at least $20). >>>> Another positive thing that I see happening in the next 5 years is >>>> conversion of many office and commercial spaces into apartments. >>>> I hope this helps. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> P >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 7:04 AM Christine Damon >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I am so happy Housing is being discussed here! >>>>> >>>>> I love the proposal for more units close to the train station and I love >>>>> the proposals for more accessory apartments as residents recognize that >>>>> they can comfortably live in much smaller spaces and help reduce their >>>>> ecological footprint. >>>>> >>>>> Like Susan, I have looked in vain for affordable units in eastern Ma when >>>>> I was the director of a migrant educational program and my students faced >>>>> eviction during the pandemic. >>>>> >>>>> Now I teach at HAB and hear students talking about how their parents plan >>>>> to retire from the military but struggle to find housing in the region. >>>>> >>>>> A small group of us here in Lincoln have been looking for two years for >>>>> an affordable apartment in town for a single mother of 3 who is a social >>>>> worker in her country of origin but who works as a cleaning person at an >>>>> elder care facility while she learns English. Her monthly income is less >>>>> than the cost of a 2-bedroom rental. >>>>> >>>>> I feel hopeful both that environmental awareness is speeding up >>>>> downsizing and that awareness is growing about the damage of systemic >>>>> racism in housing realities and about how that works to maintain >>>>> America’s caste system. >>>>> >>>>> I love this town but struggled to sustain the love, especially during >>>>> the large house building boom of the 1990s. Currently my love is >>>>> strengthening as I see the pendulum shifting in a healthier direction on >>>>> so many fronts and on so many issues. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you all for all you do and for choosing to live in this special >>>>> place. >>>>> >>>>> Chris Damon >>>>> >>>>> 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. >
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