Exactly! show up and vote or you are spitting in the wind - isn’t one evening worth saving this town from turning into weston?
And csn we please shut down the pickleball court discussion ? The noise from pickleball makes adjoining properties unsaleable We don’t “need” pickleball courts On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM Seth Rosen <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep. It’s now a $27m project. > > There’s a $2.3M gap from the original $24m project and they refuse to > adjust the scope more than $386k (which itself involves cutting things like > the playground!) > > The issue is quite simply that people who want the project want it done at > any cost. And they all show up to vote. > > The people who think it’s unreasonable do not show up in force to vote. > > So if people don’t show up and encourage their friends to show up, they > will get the project they bargained for and the tax increases to pay for > it. > > Seth > > > > On Jun 3, 2025, at 9:38 AM, Lynn DeLisi, M.D. via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > There were 3 choices for MAXIMUM budgets that had been voted for and the > most expensive budget won. > PLEASE stay within that budget and just eliminate certain items within the > building so that you can do that. This is what any responsible homeowner > does. > Do not even bother to come back to the Town to ask for more money. Please > please take it off the agenda for the special Town meeting. > Thank you. > I speak up only as a tax paying resident of Lincoln > Lynn DeLisi > S Great Rd > > > > On Monday, June 2, 2025 at 10:54:25 PM EDT, Sara Mattes < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Could please share, in this forum, the dollar amounts? > - original budget, how much was raised privately, and the amount you will > be asking? > Will you also discuss where cuts might be made to stay within budget. > This is what we, private homeowners, must do when our home project design > exceeds the budget. > Thank you. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jun 2, 2025, at 8:42 PM, Krystal Wood < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > *CCBC General Contractor Budget and Funding* > > > > The Community Center Building Committee (CCBC) wishes to provide an > important update on our project and the construction bidding process that > has recently concluded. > > > > Over the past year, we have worked diligently to advance the conceptual > plans presented at Town Meeting 2024 to be ready to begin construction this > coming summer. Throughout this process we have focused on exploring design > modifications and value-engineering opportunities to deliver the best > possible facility within our approved budget—and without compromising > programmatic functionality, safety, or energy efficiency. > > > > Despite these extensive efforts, we must report that the bids we have > received for General Contractor have come in over our current budget. While > this outcome is disappointing, it reflects the broader construction market > conditions that are impacting projects across the country. > > > > As such, at Lincoln’s Special Town Meeting on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, > we will be seeking approval from the community to utilize some of existing > town reserves to augment our current budget. This additional allocation > will allow us to deliver the community center that Lincoln residents have > been anticipating in the most fiscally responsible manner. You will hear > more about this in the coming days. > > > > *Public Forum* > > We understand that you have questions, and we invite you all to join us > for a public forum where we will present detailed information about our > work over the past year, discuss the bidding results, and outline our path > forward. This will be an opportunity for residents to ask questions, > provide input, and better understand both the challenges we are facing and > the solutions we are implementing. Our current forum date is below, but > more will be added as necessary: > > > > *Date:* Wednesday, June 11, 2025 > *Time:* 7:00 PM > *Format: *Hybrid* (*Donaldson Room, Town Hall; and via Zoom—link to be > provided on the town website) > > > > The CCBC remains committed to transparency throughout this process and to > delivering a community center that will serve as a cornerstone of Lincoln's > civic life. We appreciate the community's continued support and patience as > we navigate these challenges. 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