Do you consider 117 a highway? And Sudbury did this so they wouldn’t have the development in their historic center so they swapped land
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 5:18 PM Stephanie Smoot <[email protected]> wrote: > Such a deliciously horrible cheap package typical of Pulte development. > Yes,there are undisclosed HOA fees. No you cannot get anywhere without a > car unless you can walk along a highway with no shoulders. People WILL make > this home, but Im really surprised Sudbury approved this. Perhaps some > suprises await us. > Regards, > *Stephanie Smoot* > > 857 368-9175 work > 781 941-6842 personal cell > *617 595-5217 *work cell > 126 Chestnut Circle > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/126+Chestnut+Circle+Lincoln,+MA+01773?entry=gmail&source=g> > Lincoln, MA 01773 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/126+Chestnut+Circle+Lincoln,+MA+01773?entry=gmail&source=g> > > > > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 4:20 PM Ted Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Here's the starting pricing at the monstrosity Sudbury built abutting >> Lincoln/Concord. >> >> >> https://www.pulte.com/homes/massachusetts/greater-boston-area/sudbury/preston-at-cold-brook-crossing-210742 >> >> On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 4:01 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Agreed! >>> >>> The disappearing middle class in Lincoln (there still is one, but dying >>> off) is what we need to focus on…a point I have been making (publicly) for >>> some time. >>> We can do this, to a degree, with a change in how we calculate property >>> tax. >>> But, that is only one mechanism, and needs to be coupled with others. >>> We need to get creative, and, so far, we have shied away from potential >>> tools that will require much work to develop.. >>> >>> I would argue that adding 200-500 condos in S.Lincoln/Lincoln Station >>> will not address this. >>> It will offer another type of housing, but not what most middle class >>> families seek. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Sara Mattes >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 25, 2022, at 3:54 PM, Bob Kupperstein <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> This is a case where median income gives a very misleading picture. >>> Our median is the result of a very distorted income distribution - simply >>> put, there is virtually no middle-class in Lincoln. >>> >>> Look at the town-by-town section in the Globe's reporting on the data: >>> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/21/metro/charts-whats-wealthiest-town-massachusetts-see-census-data-income-poverty/ >>> (Lincoln is on page 4) - our numbers are very skewed (to the high-income >>> end). >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 3:35 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> This is telling and offers some data points. >>>> Linocln is not in the top 25, in spite of the fact that there are over >>>> 130 folks who make over $1 million/yer. >>>> >>>> If you look at our state certified affordable housing, that makes up >>>> 14%. >>>> 1/3 of our homes are condo, townhouses or apartments. >>>> 1/3 of us are over 60. >>>> >>>> While we are not racially diverse, our housing stock and other measures >>>> indicate a degree of diversity that might surprise some…and should factor >>>> in as we plan, going forward. >>>> >>>> Sara >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The median household income of $84,385 made Massachusetts the >>>> third-richest state in the nation, according to new Census data. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://patch.com/massachusetts/across-ma/these-are-richest-poorest-towns-massachusetts?utm_source=shared-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Sara Mattes >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> <Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 3.53.45 PM.png> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Ted Chan >> [email protected] / (781) 856-8686 >> > >> -- >> 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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