Michelle Barnes from the RLF can confirm, but I believe Donelan's will remain after the mall redevelopment.
A reminder: zoning affects what the property owner has a right to do with their property. It does not dictate that anything be built or changed. On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 4:38 PM Terri via Lincoln <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > If I am reading the rezoning plans correctly.... the Reduction in retail > includes eliminating Donelans and the Bank. > Is this correct? > > Theresa K > > > On Friday, November 10, 2023 at 11:25:26 AM EST, Sara Mattes < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Is the alternative for the nation area to fill it with dense housing, > while we are told there will be reduction in retail? > And, that housing will only reflect the wealth gap-only 10% affordable, > and the rest, high-end? > > What happened to the concept of a “vibrant commercial center?” > What happened to a “walkable village?” > What will everyone walk to as retail is reduced? > Each other's units? > > Let us be more creative in what we can develop. > As Ken has suggested, we have done it in the past. > We seem to have lost our mojo. > Let’s get it back. > > The HCA is NOT the answer. > > > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Nov 10, 2023, at 10:55 AM, Ken Hurd <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello LincolnTalkers, > > During the discussion on the Zoom forum hosted by the HCAWG on Wednesday > evening, I mentioned the recently released report on the history of > exclusionary zoning in the Boston area. And also, for those of you who > couldn’t stay to see it following the Wednesday morning forum at Town Hall, > below is the link to hear the presentation sponsored by The Boston > Foundation. > > Unless we know our history, it is known that history has a tendency to > repeat itself. With respect to objections raised to the options offered by > the Housing Choice Working Group, I do hope that current residents can > follow the example of earlier Lincoln leaders from the 1970’s who worked > with, rather than against, the 40B mandate from the state to provide more > affordable housing. That, and their efforts to preserve land in a way that > could be shared with others, made Lincoln a model community that attracted > national attention. > > With the Housing Choice Act, there is no less an opportunity to combine > our responsibility to provide more housing in the greater Boston region > with helping to revive the ailing Lincoln Station area. After all, given > our current manner of approving development around Lincoln Station and the > fact that there has been no interest by developers in doing so for the past > eighteen years, even with more favorable economic conditions, why should we > expect anything different other than more empty spaces available for lease > going forward? > > I urge us to affirm the work of the Working Group to fulfill the spirit of > the Housing Choice Act by supporting Option C, including the rezoning of > the mall, to address this conundrum. > > Here is the link to the report: > > Exclusionary by Design: An Investigation of Zoning’s Use as a Tool of > Race, Class, and Family Exclusion in Boston’s Suburbs, 1920 to Today > <https://www.tbf.org/news-and-insights/videos/2023/november/exclusionary-by-design-20231108> > tbf.org > <https://www.tbf.org/news-and-insights/videos/2023/november/exclusionary-by-design-20231108> > <tbfico.png> > <https://www.tbf.org/news-and-insights/videos/2023/november/exclusionary-by-design-20231108> > <https://www.tbf.org/news-and-insights/videos/2023/november/exclusionary-by-design-20231108> > > Respectfully, > Ken Hurd > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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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