I'm with john, Lis, Wendy, Katherine, and others in this thread and others in town who say: let's build a decent, attractive community center, don't cheap out.
The arguments for it being located at Hartwell seem compelling. We have smart people on FinComm. They do NOT believe the town’s current debt is outrageous for a town this size. (In fact, I believe they have explained that too little debt compared to traditional metrics makes a town look bad - looks like it's underinvesting.) - Paul Shorb On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 1:48 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > Amen > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Sep 26, 2023, at 6:23 PM, Margo Fisher-Martin < > [email protected]> wrote: > > John, > > This is about affordability and what makes sense. Everyone is entitled to > an opinion, but there should be no public shaming - ever- regardless of > one’s views. > This is not a tolerance or acceptance situation. > This is a small town and we cannot always afford everything we want. > > Best, > Cookie Martin > > > On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 6:03 PM john gregg via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I am so surprised that a community that encourages acceptance and >> tolerance would further not doing the right thing like providing a place >> for kids, adults and elders should be able to congregate. >> >> It is about space, about money, about having to be held accountable for >> past neglect like providing a school for children. A place where the kids >> would be provided safe care at LEAP for parents who work. A place where >> adults could allow care for the ones who actually took care of them if they >> move back home. >> >> This is the same discussion when deciding about a new school, a bunch of >> intellectuals debating why things should not be provided to others like was >> provided to them. >> >> Best Regards, >> John Gregg >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [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]. > 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]. > 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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