Hello all Lincoln residents, Lincoln needs the people like David. Although he is neither Farrington’s abutter nor Panetta's abutter, he has the courage to publicly speak out for justice. I’d like to let everyone know our random sampling on streets reveals that the level of Lincoln residents’ disgust at RLF/Civico is as high as 85% in ~80 samples within 2 days. So, don’t let the previous voting results mislead us! Don’t let hundreds of minorities represent thousands of Lincoln residents. Go to the town meeting on 6/25 and cast your vote that truly reflects your own mind! This time you won’t waste several hours. This time, you are not voting for others but for you, for Lincoln’s future. If this project is passed, who knows who will be the abutter of next project proposed by RLF/Civico?
Cindy Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2025, at 11:41 AM, David Cuetos <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I thought it was important for everyone to be aware of the following five > facts about the Nature Link Project as the consider their vote at Town > Meeting on June 25th. > The conservation of part of Farrington need not be tied to dense development > Town residents have not been presented with meaningful alternatives, but it > is important to understand that a different deal, one that protects more of > Farrington’s dryland, could have been proposed and may still be possible. > Farrington could apply directly to the state for permission to improve its > Route 2 access, a process that takes no more than 40 business days, instead > of relying on a permanent easement across the Panetta land. [See here]. > > Three quarters of the land being conserved is already unbuildable wetlands > Of the 77 acres placed under conservation, fewer than 20 are buildable > dryland. [See an estimate here]. A key tradeoff of this deal is that more > than one third of Farrington’s usable dryland, about 10 acres, will be > clear-cut for housing and septic infrastructure. The septic will also create > a 14-acre Nitrogen-Restricted-Area, where water quality is particularly > susceptible to nitrogen pollution, primarily from on-site sewage disposal > systems. > > The trail on Farrington’s property is neither new nor 1.5 miles long. Despite > promotional claims, the trail is not a new amenity. It already exists and is > merely being “officialized.” Its actual length is only 0.7 miles. [See proof > here]. > > Taxpayers are subsidizing Civico again > While it is technically true that Lincoln’s tax dollars will not go directly > to the developer, they will compensate Farrington, who in turn is granting > Civico land to build five housing units and install a septic system to serve > all 20 units. Farrington would not be giving Civico this land without the > $950,000 payment from the town. > > Civico is only paying the assessed value of $3.3 million for the Panetta > parcel, a sum that would typically permit just three homes on that land under > normal zoning. > > This is not “mixed-income housing” by Lincoln’s standards > Of the 20 homes, 14 will likely sell for $1.1 million or more, three for > around $400,000, and three for over $2 million. [Comparable sales data > available here]. > > The $990,000 estimate for the “smaller” homes included in the study appears > to be a public relations move, crafted to allow proponents to claim the homes > will sell for “under a million.” These figures are not binding in any way, > and it is unrealistic to suggest that the sale prices of unbuilt homes can be > predicted with 1% precision. > > For context, the median home sale in Lincoln over the past year was $1.1 > million. In other words, half of the homes in town sold for less than this > development’s expected prices, and half sold for more. [Check the list of > properties sold]. > > Also, Lincoln’s lower-cost housing stock is not being “decimated.” Only one > teardown has occurred in the past two years according to the data from the > town’s building commissioner. > > This development is pitting neighbors against each other > There are clear winners and losers here. Residents near Route 2 and the > Panetta land face a dramatic increase in density and the greatest disruption. > Meanwhile, residents further down Page Road who abut Farrington stand to > benefit from a new conservation restriction that protects their own backyards > from future construction. > > It is not a coincidence that this latter group has been involved in the > planning process long before the public was informed and that they are among > the strongest supporters of the deal, while the more affected neighbors have > been left out of the conversation. > >
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