I think the area you're referring to is in Wayland. If you Google "Lincoln MA" you'll get a map showing the town borders in red.
Alice Waugh On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 11:35 AM 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: >> >> 1. When housing costs go up in Boston, it goes up everywhere. >> 2. Affordability of housing is not just about cost, it's about access >> to public transportation and jobs. >> 3. Builders have been building fewer houses since 2008. They are >> building houses and apartments mainly in high income areas (along 128). >> 4. 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. >> 5. I think the solution is real full time jobs that pay well (at >> least $20). >> 6. 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. > >
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