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> On Sep 13, 2023, at 8:57 PM, Ruth Ann Hendrickson <raand...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >  > I urge people not to put this project off. The escalation in building costs > in the last few years has been breathtaking. If we put it off, we won't be > able to afford it at all. The plan is not yet final. The Committee will hear > and act on your ideas. Give them a chance. > > I am strongly in favor of separating out the costs for upgrading the Leap > building. The charge to the Community Center Committee did not include the > $3,000,000 needed to do this work. Reducing the size of the Community Center > because we have to include this unforeseen project is not fair. I can see > that doing the work on the Leap building at the same time as the Community > Center will save the town a lot of cost, but I think that the Leap Project > should be presented separately by the School Committee and voted separately. > > Ruth Ann Hendrickson > (She, her) > On 9/13/2023 7:39 AM, Lynn DeLisi, M.D. via Lincoln wrote: >> Wednesday September 13, 2023 >> >> Dear LT, >> >> I am posting my personal views, not as a member of the Town Planning Board, >> but as one resident of this unique town. I want to thank the Community >> Center Building Committee and the Architects for their hard work for our >> Town over the last several months. However, after listening to the Community >> Center Building Committee’s Forum last evening, it has become very clear to >> me that the Town’s vision to improve facilities for the COA cannot be >> accomplished on the school site as “selected” by residents of the Town a few >> years ago. We hired excellent architects who have listened to the committee >> and the public now for several months and have come up with 3+ major plans, >> recommending the middle priced one that is at 75% the original very >> expensive estimate given to us last year. The lowest price option was shown >> to be inadequate for COA activities and would be only as one person said >> “moving the COA from one deficient site to another”. >> >> It was also clear that remaining on the school site means we “must”, >> according to the committee leadership, include in our community center >> renovating or rebuilding space for the after school program called “LEAP”, >> despite many residents giving input that this program is the school’s >> responsibility and not that of a Community Center. In addition there are >> safety issues related to traffic patterns, increased cars and children >> walking or on bikes to get to and from school and activities. >> >> Furthermore, it was clear from the lack of discussion on the topic last >> night, that there was no SERIOUS consideration by the committee of other >> sites throughout Town that could be appropriate for a community center, >> particularly COA functions. While Bemis Hall and the Pierce House have been >> visited, no details about what it would take to renovate them have been >> presented, nor has anyone taken the time to investigate whether the Town >> could use other buildings or space, historic or otherwise, along Lincoln Rd >> or nearby and renovate any of them for a community center that at least >> houses the COA. Mainly, the committee remains on the school campus because >> it is the best place for Parks and Rec to be and many people want to mix >> generations in a “Community Center for All”. >> >> I would like to propose that a new Town Committee be formed of concerned >> residents, who would still like to see the Town have a safe and up-to-date >> improved space for a COA, to conduct activities, but do not want taxes >> raised any further, and be a committee that SERIOUSLY examines existing >> sites that could be renovated, even if it means the cost of purchasing them >> for the Town. I would be happy to serve on such a committee. In the mean >> time until this committee does its work, we should put the Building >> Committee and architects on hold and not have a special Town Meeting to vote >> on the School site options in December. When Town’s residents selected the >> school site as the “best” for a community center, they did not know what we >> know now. >> >> Lynn DeLisi >> >> 125 South Great Rd >> >> >> >> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > 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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