This sounds like deja vu all over again. Every time this issue comes up, people ask for a fresh analysis of the needs and to brainstorm “new” ideas. This has been done repeatedly and always gets the same answer.
If someone has a great new idea, please put it forward. It is magical thinking to expect that a whole new approach can be discovered at this point after so many years of looking for one. The new building has been studied and reviewed and studied again. The constraints of geography and population and budget have all been looked at. There are no magic solutions. That is what the town needs. Now, let’s get on with it. > From: Seth Rosen <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] INF: CCBC Forum Opinion > Date: May 8, 2023 at 12:20:00 PM EDT > To: Barbara Low <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: June L Matthews <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Lynne Smith > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Lincoln <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Connie Ohlsten <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Barbara, it seems to me that we could brainstorm solutions to problems like > that, which I acknowledge do need to be addressed. > > Do we really believe that issue (and issues like it) can’t be solved without > constructing a brand new 8-figure building? That’s our best idea? > > The feedback I’m hearing, which I wholeheartedly agree with, is that we need > a fresh analysis of the needs. Along with a recognition of true budget > constraints. > > Remember though, we’ve authorized the expenditure of $325,000 on > architectural plans to build a building. And we will get a set of > architectural plans, because that’s what we’ve asked for. The cheapest > “option” will be $12.5m… and up from there. > > And if we aren’t careful, we’ll build a big building we don’t need and can’t > afford. It will be underutilized and way oversized. And we’ll have to > maintain it and the payments on the loan we had to take out to build it. > > And shortly thereafter we’ll have to make even harder tradeoffs on the rest > of the capital expenditures coming our way in the near future…. > > I hope folks who think this is fiscally irresponsible speak out and show up > to vote. > > Seth
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