A midweek meeting when people are getting home from work, dealing with dinner, feeding kids, graduations, Summer Camps, summer plans . How convenient. I'm surprised it's not at noon. The FP crowd will show up in droves. Many are beyond the kids stage.
Kind Regards, Scott Clary 617-968-5769 Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors On Tue, Jun 3, 2025, 1:51 PM Laura Glynn <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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