The nearby Emery at Coldbrook units are considered "affordable" as the whole package is a 40B thing, though I'm surprised they're allowed to have that 55+ age limit, which does nothing for the younger families being squeezed by the statewide housing crunch.
Alice Waugh On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 5:22 PM Richard Panetta <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >> -- > 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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