Wow! What a great suggestion, Joanna. I hope someone with Town authority can follow up on this idea of Hanscom facilities use. I can already imagine the security issues that will arise but we are all accustomed to airport measures so maybe this would not be so different, especially for those over 65.
I am in favor of creative solutions that maximise existing facilities. I’m also in favor of spending for routine maintenance instead of demolishing older buildings and building new ones. I believe Town Offices was remodelled for about $9 million. It is a beautiful, energy-efficient repurposing of a classic building. Surely we could do the same with Bemis for an amount less than $24 million. I know that many people have invested their time in this potential new center. I will review carefully the links to these earlier meetings prior to the November vote. Lynne Smith 5 Tabor Hill Road Lincoln, MA 01773 781-258-1175 Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Oct 2022, at 10:24 a.m., Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > I guess I am having trouble wrapping my head around this $25 million price > tag. > > As Seth Rosen has said, Lincoln has a small population that also includes an > even smaller, but measurable percentage of active duty and other military > personnel at Hanscom. > > So some parts of Hanscom AFB are in Lincoln. > > Lincoln has a small population compared to all other neighboring towns. > > “Hanscom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located > predominantly within Bedford, Massachusetts, with portions extending into the > adjoining towns of Lincoln, Concord and Lexington. The facility is adjacent > to Hanscom Field which provides general aviation and charter service” > > The Lincoln Public Schools and the Hanscom AFB Schools together make up our > school district: > > “In addition to the Lincoln School, the district operates the Primary and > Middle Schools at Hanscom Air Force Base through a contract with the federal > government. Approximately 580 students attend the Hanscom Schools.” > > I am a U.S. Army Veteran who served my 4 year stint after college. > > I cannot use the Hanscom facilities as a Veteran because I am not a retired > (20 years) Veteran, or a Veteran with special status, such as a combat > disabled Veteran, for example. > > I had the privilege a ways back of having access to Hanscom because my long > time friend is a field grade reserve officer in Air Force Intelligence. > > Back when I was still running all the time she asked me to help train her for > her first post-partum Air Force physical fitness test. > > I was able to sample and experience all of their incredible facilities for a > few months as her guest: > > Fitness & Sports Center | 66th Force Support Squadron > > Fitness & Sports Center | 66th Force Support Squadron > The Fitness and Sports Center provides services, programs and > state-of-the-art equipment to enhance and encourage your continuing > commitment to health and physical fitness. Whether you want to stay in > regulation fitness standards or just get healthie > > > > I in no way would want to overcrowd or negatively impact Hanscom AFB for our > active duty and retired warfighters and their families. > > They and their families should always be the number one priority for Hanscom > AFB. > > That being said, what is our current population of seniors, say 65 and over, > living in Lincoln? > > Military installations have been known in certain situations to be quite > flexible and innovative in terms of working with their local communities. > > Lincoln is unique given our small population (lower tax base) and our > “marriage” of sorts to Hanscom AFB. > > Is there a solution here where just our Lincoln seniors (65+, let’s say), > could have some regulated access to Hanscom facilities that would not > negatively impact our warfighters? > > Something tells me there must be. > > Thoughts? > > Joanna > > > -- > 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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