*Are you also speaking as a member of Fin comm?* See my byline. By the way, all opinions are biased by definition.
On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 6:32 PM ٍSarah Postlethwait <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you also speaking as a member of Fin comm? > > It would be much more transparent if members of town boards would include > their respective board in their email signature when commenting on town > matters in LincolnTalk (especially when voicing your own biased opinion). > > It’s also worth noting that we are currently in compliance, and will be > for all of 2024 and qualify for all the funds being discussed. > If our water mains can’t last a couple more months after December 2024 > until the town is able to make an informed decision, then why haven’t we > applied for these funds now while we are still in compliance? > > This rush towards December 2024 is unnecessary. Especially when 4 story > 48’ buildings with no lot limits (besides 25’ setbacks) at the mall are > being discussed in planning board meetings… > > Sarah Postlethwait > > > > On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 5:47 PM Rich Rosenbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> *It’s a little like asking us to make a YUGE leap of faith.* >> >> An alternative would be to take a different leap of faith that none of >> the following happen: >> >> - we end up delaying so much that we miss the deadline for complying >> - we no longer qualify for state funding for needed repairs and >> replacement of our past-the-expiration-date water mains >> - we end up with a bond to pay for a very, very large bill to keep clean >> water flowing to our faucets >> >> Rich >> (speaking as a citizen of Lincoln) >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 5:01 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Amen. >>> It’s a little like asking us to make a YUGE leap of faith. >>> It makes the argument that we should proceed with extreme caution and >>> not make any changes where these questions might come into play, esp. a >>> challenge to our wetlands bylaw. >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Sara Mattes >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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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