Has anybody asks them how they are doing and what changes in the environment 
would hurt/help them?
How are they doing now?
Lots of new foot traffic a plus?
RIse in rents a dela killer?

I have not seen them asked and/or invited to meetings, so how do we know?



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Sara Mattes




> On Dec 16, 2023, at 4:01 PM, Rich Rosenbaum <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I would note that mall 'viability' goes beyond its P&L statement. Do the 
> stores get enough foot traffic to remain viable?
> Is the mall considered high enough quality space to attract new retail 
> tenants? Keep the ones we have?
> 
> I don't know the exact answer to these questions but a mall without tenants 
> won't remain profitable.
> 
> As has been pointed out, the challenges we face are complex and 
> multidimensional and (in my opinion) cannot be reduced to any single factor.
> 
> Rich Rosenbaum
> member of town committees but speaking as a citizen of Lincoln
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 3:33 PM Karla Gravis <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> I would like to address this statement in the email below:
>> 
>> “The facts are that the Mall needs help to remain viable”
>> Let's not conflate the RLF finances with the Mall finances. 
>> 
>> The 990 filings indicate that the Mall itself has been consistently 
>> profitable over the last five years 
>> <https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/46132391/202222509349300837/full>:
>> 2018: $80,399
>> 2019: $191,279
>> 2020: $122,519
>> 2021: $111,795
>> 2022: $164,571
>> Now, in terms of the RLF finances, if there is a concern about its 
>> sustainability, perhaps there should be a reflection about its cost 
>> structure. The Concord Land Conservation Trust, which oversees double the 
>> acreage (more than 1,000 vs more than 500 acres in Lincoln), has expenses of 
>> $187K versus $334K for the RLF/LLCT 
>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rFLf4j0m6zzM3qOox3b_I0xDz2RCX0Bxxw_W8msll_A/edit>.
>> 
>> 
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