Laura, I have several friends who are wealthy enough to stay but still left because of the taxes and the non-transparent politics.
I agree - it would be sad to see Lincoln become a Sudbury where the for sale sign is in the front yard a month before graduation. Many of my good friends in this town grew up here but they're leaving fast for the reasons above. Kind Regards, Scott Clary 617-968-5769 Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors On Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 4:41 PM Laura Glynn <[email protected]> wrote: > I wish we knew why people were moving out of Lincoln - and which groups > are leaving > > Certainly some people leave because of new jobs, retirement, health and > other issues > > But I believe that a number of people, especially elderly and/or lower or > middle income are leaving or have left because of the taxes > > It would be ironic if the town spends more and more money to offer middle > income housing when the tax increase drives out the very people we are > trying to keep > > Yes I know the town has a property tax work off program but that only > helps a small group > > I was a big law corporate lawyer for 40 years and I struggle to pay these > damn property taxes > > I can’t image what these tax increases have done for those Lincoln > residents on fixed income or who don’t have family money to keep them afloat > > It seems that finding out why we are losing residents to other towns > should be something we should care about > > If any of the brokers in town can give me a list of property sales and > names of sellers for the last 5 years I would be happy to Investigate and > report back > > I hope we don’t want a town limited to people who move in for the schools > and move out when the kids graduate to or from high school. > > Laura Glynn > Tower Road > -- > 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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