Wow. Thank you deb! Kind Regards,
Scott Clary 617-968-5769 Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors On Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 9:10 AM Deborah Howe via Lincoln < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Lincoln -- > > I'm writing in a private capacity here. > > I really appreciate all the work done to date on the HCA issues; those > involved have done a tremendous amount to create and present development > options. And I also think that the town as a whole -- not simply the > Planning Dept, or HCAWG, or RLF/Civico -- has further > development/redevelopment opportunities to explore more fully than the > initial effort suggests. > > As a resident of Lincoln Woods, the densest development in the densest > part of town, I’m not thrilled with the prospect of several years of > construction disruption, dust, and noise around here. Also not thrilled > with the idea of filling the Mall/Donelan's open space (paved, but with a > greater view of the sky) with high-density building mass, or with the > destruction of habitat, or the nighttime light pollution, or still more > traffic, or the hardening of the Codman Road corridor with dense multi > family housing where none currently exists. (Despite words at Tuesday's > Planning Board meeting about this area not being part of the state's > Biosphere 2, there is a significant wildlife corridor between the huge > wetland on 126 and Lincoln Road; it covers woods, Farm Meadow, and the > extensive complex of wetland on either side of Lincoln Road, and links up > with Drumlin Farm via Codman Road. It is home to deer, coyotes, foxes, > fishers, turtles (one 14-inch snapper crossed the commuter rail lot last > summer to lay eggs on the bank behind my townhouse), owls, turkeys, and > myriad smaller fauna.) > > I know Lincoln needs housing, and I’m not opposed to building it. But the > balance of density and the burden of disruption needs to be better > distributed than the Town’s options allow. > > And because I’m one of the middle-income citizens who pays LW’s > market-rate rent but certainly don’t see myself living in a place priced a > la Oriole Landing, I heartily agree with the need for more realistically > middle-cost housing. The redevelopment of Lincoln Woods seems likely to me > in the next decade or so. Currently, the complex has tiered pricing -- 40B, > moderate-rate, and market-rate rents; will the redevelopment of this now > privately-owned complex require the continued inclusion of affordable > housing here? > > The HCA has raised so many questions, and I think we should address them > with deliberation and openness. > > In the tree world, fast growth usually produces weak wood and shortlived > trees; slow, steady growth produces dense, durable wood and well-balanced, > long-lived trees. The huge oaks standing at Lincoln Station exemplify the > slow, steady growth I think has stood this town in good stead; let's aim > for that kind of growth, durability, and balance in our planning. > > Deb Howe > > > Sent from iCloud > > > -- > 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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