Done. And, if you has noticed, I have been encoring skeptics and enthusiast alike to do the same.
As Richard says, we do not want a repeat of the failed school vote. We need to be students of that history to inform us now. ------ Sara Mattes > On Apr 20, 2023, at 10:52 AM, John Mendelson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Then fill out the survey. The last question provides a free form opportunity > to say whatever you like. > > On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 10:51 AM Richard Panetta <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> We also saw how the first school building vote went. So concerns should be >> listened to unless we want to waste more money on a proposal that might have >> a good chance at failing >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 10:47 AM Sara Mattes <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> A cautionary note- >>> Where there’s smoke, there is fire. >>> >>> The heated/fiery debate during a chaotic Spc.TM indicated lots and lots of >>> concern(s). >>> The vote was a compromise and a way to move forward. >>> >>> Smoke continues to surface. >>> >>> It should not be so readily dismissed. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Sara Mattes >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Apr 20, 2023, at 9:42 AM, John Mendelson <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Does a few people emailing Lincoln Talk really constitute "widespread >>>> concern"? The email clearly states that the survey is intended to get >>>> more feedback from Lincoln residents "as it develops plans for a community >>>> center." This does not mean the survey itself is flawed. >>>> >>>> The community already voted at the town meeting last November to spend >>>> $325,000 to "develop “a range of Community Center design choices and >>>> budgets, including options not to exceed 75% and 50% of the current >>>> project estimated cost of $25 million, for the Hartwell Complex, >>>> supplemented or not with existing available town space.” There will be a >>>> vote on the preferred option at another STM a year from now, and a funding >>>> vote in March 2024." See: >>>> https://lincolnsquirrel.com/2022/12/voters-ok-community-center-design-funds-after-lengthy-debate/ >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 8:07 AM Anne Warner <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> Krystal - there is pretty widespread concern about this survey. Nowhere >>>>> on it is there a question about whether the person taking it wants the >>>>> community center at all. Every question assumes it will be built. The o >>>>> my place to register dissatisfaction is the blank section at the end for >>>>> additional comments. Also, we have heard that the CCBC is presuming that >>>>> if people do not answer the survey that they support the center. This is >>>>> very far from being the truth. People who don’t fill out the survey may >>>>> not do so because they are opposed or don’t care, but they certainly >>>>> should not be assumed to support it. >>>>> >>>>> The only way to correct this situation is for the CCBC to send out a >>>>> second, separate survey that asks people to say, on a scale of 1-10, how >>>>> much they support the center at all. Or, it could simply be a multiple >>>>> choice: do you support the center or not or are you neutral? Without this >>>>> additional data, the first survey must be disregarded. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings! >>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 18, 2023, at 8:02 PM, Krystal Wood >>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> CCBC Values Survey <https://tinyurl.com/CCBCvaluessurvey> >>>>>> >>>>>> REMINDER: >>>>>> >>>>>> Your responses on the Values Survey for the Community Center Building >>>>>> Committee will help the committee to understand the priorities of >>>>>> Lincoln residents as it develops plans for a community center. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you haven’t already completed the survey, please do so by Friday, >>>>>> April 21. >>>>>> >>>>>> You can find the survey here <https://tinyurl.com/CCBCvaluessurvey>. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>>> 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] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> 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] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> 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] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> 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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