Thank you for your feedback Allen. I've been paying fairly close attention. I try to stay on point with facts.
Interpret as you will, but nothing I stated is false. "Implying illegal favoritism. Trite and false generalizations." Really. Thanks. Kind Regards, Scott Clary 617-968-5769 Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors On Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 1:57 PM Allen Vander Meulen <[email protected]> wrote: > The claim that the town leadership is "pro development and are reaching > for max density” - as well as implying illegal favoritism - departs very > far from reality, re-casting a very complicated and nuanced landscape with > a trite and false generalization. > > We have a very diverse group of people in leadership in town, with an even > wider range of opinions and perspectives. The one consistent trait I have > seen in all of the town’s leadership - whether we’re talking of those in > volunteer positions on the town’s many committees, boards, commissions and > task forces, or those who are Town employees, is a deep devotion to the > long term best interests of the town and its residents, and a determination > to navigate an incredibly complex legal, economic, administrative, > regulatory, and political landscape to do all they can in service to the > town. > > We certainly disagree on many aspects of what “best interests of the town” > means, exactly, but I deeply believe that we are far stronger and more > effective for having such a wide range of voices engaged in service to > Lincoln and its residents. And, I am grateful that whether they are > volunteers, or paid staff, for the huge amounts of effort they all invest > into making this community what it is, and that they are always striving to > make it ever better. > > The facts are that the Mall needs help to remain viable; and that the HCA > requires the town to adopt "by right” zoning for higher density housing, > with a large set of detailed parameters to define the expectations of what > that means. There are a very wide range of options as to how to accomplish > that, even within the HCAWG and town leadership itself. What we’ve seen > over the last year or so is a prolonged discussion as to how best to > address these two issues. > > The current direction - confirmed by a vote at the recent town meeting - > is a consensus view arrived-at through that long and intense process of > research, discussion, vetting, and negotiation with many parties - > including the State. It is not ideal from my point of view, but given all > of the work that has gone into it, I am certain it is a solid consensus > view that does a good job of finding a middle ground that most Lincoln > residents will accept. > > We will see how the Planning Board turns that statement of direction into > an actionable Zoning Bylaw for presentation and (hopefully) approval at our > Town Meeting in March. > > - Allen Vander Meulen > > On Dec 16, 2023, at 13:33, Scott Clary <[email protected]> wrote: > > You're not missing anything Moira. > > The rlf and town leadership are pro residential development and are > reaching for max density and has indicated there would be a decrease in the > commercial aspect of the mall. Highest, best and most profitable use of > land is typically residential and a developer is going to have by right > zoning at the mall. What do you think they're going to concentrate on? And > there's a caveat - the developer they are negotiating with is a residential > developer and is providing their input for our new zoning bylaws. Hmm. > > And we are lucky to have those four outlets you mentioned. My family > frequents them often and I wish we had a hardware store. > > Kind Regards, > > Scott Clary > 617-968-5769 > > Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors > > On Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 1:11 PM Lindentreefarm Csa <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Why is there talk about no retail at the mall? Aren’t we lucky to have a >> grocery store and restaurants and post office and something special here >> in town? It was great with the hardware store …. Isn’t the point to drive >> less to get necessities? Everybody is happy to drive to Waltham or concord >> for food?is this the choice? More housing and every one drive out of town? >> I am sorry to have missed something here. >> Thank you >> Moira >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- >> 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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