Also, if we have different senior facilities in different areas, such as swimming at Hanscom, meetings at Bemis, classes at Town Hall, and so forth, what about Lincoln contracting a sort of bus, or shuttle service in town? What might that cost a year? It could also make stops at Donelean’s too for those seniors who cannot drive.
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 10:44 AM, Lynne Smith <[email protected]> wrote: 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 Smith5 Tabor Hill RoadLincoln, MA 01773 781-258-1175Sent 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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