Good morning, everyone, As noted, the Community Center process has been ongoing for several years. However, it appears that the updates consist only of increasing the cost, not re-thinking what is necessary and what is on the "wish list if money were not an option".
We are being asked to commit $325,000 which will help us decide between something that costs $24.8 million or $26 million. In either case, it is very expensive and as others have noted, contains amenities that are not necessary. It would be nice if the Committee were to offer a lower-priced option, many suggestions for which have been put forward on Lincoln Talk. If we approve the $325,000, the architects are going to work on only two options: $24.8M or $26M. They will not be looking at anything that will cost less. If we desire a Community Center but at a lower price-point, then spending the $325,000 now will be a total waste of time and money. Would you put down a $100,00 non-refundable deposit on a $3.6M Lamborghini when you know you can only afford a Smart car? Thank you to everyone who has posted over the past several weeks. Jeanine ________________________________ From: Lincoln <[email protected]> on behalf of Laura Crosby <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2022 9:30 PM To: Lincoln Talks <[email protected]> Subject: [EXT] [LincolnTalk] Community Center EXTERNAL MESSAGE - TREAT LINKS/FILES WITH CARE Whatever we do, wherever we build it and whatever it costs let us not lose this opportunity to build a much needed Community Center ( or Village Hall as some Europeans call it ). There has been a tremendous amount of thought, time, resources and consensus through multiple committees over ten years to develop a plan at Hartwell. If we vote no on allocating money for architecture and engineering relook/ revamp of existing plans we will have to eventually duplicate dollars for services we have already purchased. My hope is that we can relook at the work that has been done and find a way to reduce costs to a palatable level. Then let’s see what the private fundraising group can do to help reduce taxes further on the project. History shows that a community center can unite a community, offer educational opportunities, provide much needed facilities, promote health and well-being, encourage creativity and culture, enhance the ability to share valuable information, support a wide variety of community projects, combat loneliness, positively affect lives of younger people, provide volunteer activities. Now more than ever we live in challenging times that require us to pull together to bring as much community support as possible to all of our Lincoln residents. I hope you will consider voting YES on Wednesday evening. Sent from my iPhone -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Search the archives at https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/__;!!CYGGtyGZyw!FI9rRiOLarTwPhlLvWD-aeZG_cjstKayRcEGjEtL5pYeozq0g5-Wt0_UgFe65rbwhWaGOyuVUT6587GbtdJxdG6_bN3_r7Vp$ . Browse the archives at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/__;!!CYGGtyGZyw!FI9rRiOLarTwPhlLvWD-aeZG_cjstKayRcEGjEtL5pYeozq0g5-Wt0_UgFe65rbwhWaGOyuVUT6587GbtdJxdG6_bLxPpUML$ . Change your subscription settings at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln__;!!CYGGtyGZyw!FI9rRiOLarTwPhlLvWD-aeZG_cjstKayRcEGjEtL5pYeozq0g5-Wt0_UgFe65rbwhWaGOyuVUT6587GbtdJxdG6_bDODmSso$ . Confidentiality notice: This communication and any attachments are confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is not a waiver of any attorney-client, work product, or other applicable privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or the attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact me or Tufts Medicine’s Compliance Department ([email protected]). Immediately, destroy all copies of the communication and attachments. Thank you.
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