Adam - To be fair, you don't really know the amount of fundraising that could be done
But to your point, until something is 'in the bank', people should not vote based on it either. But that's not really where we are in the movie. This vote is NOT to bond an amount for the Community Center, the vote is for funds for professional services to further define the plan. Nothing can really happen until that occurs, including where we might be able to reduce costs. Now, if you (the royal you, not you specifically, Adam) don't think that there should be a combined community center at Hartwell at all, and I know there are several of folks who don't, then you should vote NO, since I don't think the committee intends to go way back 10+ years to re-hash all those decisions. However, if you are in favor of a combined community center on the Hartwell campus, but are concerned about the cost, then I would encourage people to support the vote with a YES on Wednesday because this is the only way that the project can move forward and further define what the costs will be (and potential cost savings...and to be fair, possible cost increases) and overall impact. And whatever comes out, the town will be back to vote on THAT plan with, hopefully, more information. Granted, $325k isn't a trivial amount of money, but on the scale of town finances, it's not that much either. I mean we voted to pay like $47,410 (2016 Annual Town Meeting) to fund, for historic preservation purposes, the preservation of the Assessor's Valuation Book 1760-1833 - just to pick a random example. Not that my opinion matters to anyone, but I plan to vote YES. This is not because I'm in the camp of 'build this thing at all costs', but I do support having a combined community center at the Hartwell Campus, and I want to give the committee the tools necessary to provide sufficient information to convince me to vote to bond in the future. The mailing that was sent to residents regarding the Special Town Meeting includes a statement from the CCBC that says: "The CCBC intends to explore a range of options, including potential refinements of previously developed concepts, and an exploration of lower-cost options". So I think we should give them funds to pursue and come back to the Town with what they believe will pass a bond vote, which is also a 2/3 vote...so it better be good. - Andy On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 10:35 AM Adam M Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: > I want everyone to be realistic here in town we are not going to be able > to raise a significant amount for this community center. We are a small, > wealthy town and we are probably not going to get major foundations to give > us a large sum. > > Even if every person gave 1k in town that is only 5 million. Still have > 20 million plus to go. > > The funding for this building will primarily come from raising our taxes. > > When I ran for select board I promised when building new housing near the > train station and exploring doing a public private partnership to build a > community within that housing which would have offset the cost but as far > as I know the select board hasn’t moved anywhere in the new housing that is > required by law and is resisting it. > > *Adam M Hogue* > *Cell: **(978) 828-6184 <(978)%20828-6184>* > > On Nov 29, 2022, at 10:28 AM, Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Waiting is not necessary. > It is not uncommon for a plan to be in place, with someone designated to > lead and a target amount to be raised, initial donors identified and worked > with. > When such fundraising is announced, a substantial sum is already “in the > bank." > > There are several accomplished fundraisers in town, and several other > individuals who raise large sums on a regular basis from Lincoln residents > for local organizations. > Before the promise of private fundraising is offered to those about to > vote, a foundation for the appeal needs to be in place. > > To date, we are told, no such groundwork has been done. > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Nov 29, 2022, at 8:58 AM, Laura Crosby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Private fundraising has not begun yet. They are waiting for next step of > project to advance so they will better know what the final project will be. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 29, 2022, at 8:24 AM, Carol Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is it possible to share the amount that has thus far been promised from > private funding? > > Thank you, Carol R > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 28, 2022, at 11:14 PM, Barbara Low <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well said! > > Barbara Low > ------------------------------ > *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:* [LincolnTalk] Community Center > > 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 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. > > > -- > 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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