[LincolnTalk] Need wallpaper installer

[Laura Glynn]

Can anyone recommend a wallpaper installer that can handie a complicated
pattern in a small room - needs to be meticulous about matching the pattern

Thanks in advance

Laura Glynn
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[LincolnTalk] Harris for president sign stolen

[Laura Glynn]

The Harris for President sign I had put at the end of my driveway two days
ago was stolen yesterday evening.

Are these thieves hitting other houses in Lincoln yet?
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln School Project Solar Panels Operations Status

[Laura Glynn]

And while we are at it how about the overpayments towards Hanscom use of
Lincoln schools?



On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 5:34 PM Garrick Niemiec 
wrote:

> Anyone know what the status is on this?
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Unfortunate USPS practice

[Laura Glynn]

Thank you Katie!

I have countless packages delivered, many are left  in my mail box by
delivery persons other than usps

Nothing has gone astray

My mailman always delivers usps packages to my door


They are amazing

I think there must  have been a big miscommunication or misunderstanding
behind your problems

Laura Glynn

Tower Road
On Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 8:08 PM Lido Bigelow  wrote:

> I’m glad to hear you were able to get your package back.
>
> Did you ever think that the USPS carrier thought it was out going mail? I
> cannot imagine they look at packages left in mailboxes to see if the
> package belongs to you. If the carrier “stole” your mail I do not believe
> they would have brought it to the post office.
>
> You are one house on your carriers route. Until you have done their job
> let’s show some respect. Stating that your USPS carrier stole your mail is
> a serious allegation.
>
>
> Katie
> One kind word can change someone's day!
>
> > On Aug 3, 2024, at 6:35 PM, Nicholas Ribush 
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I had a package delivered by a courier service and they made the mistake
> of leaving it in our mailbox. They even took a photo of it as proof (see
> below). But they didn't notify me of the delivery. So a week later when I
> went online to see what was going on I found that it had been delivered, à
> la aforementioned photo. Obviously I hadn't seen it in our mailbox.
> >
> > We've had a couple of other issues with our mailman's pedantry, and I
> don't know if it was the same one here, but remembering that only USPS is
> supposed to leave stuff in mailboxes, I wondered if he had seen it there
> when doing his delivery and confiscated it, perhaps in a righteous fit of
> pique.
> >
> > So, after a bit of unfruitful back and forth with the Lincoln PO counter
> staff, I asked if it was possible that the mailman had indeed confiscated
> it and, as a kind of trophy, taken it back to home base. And sure enough,
> in some kind of black hole tub in the back, there it was. Of course, they
> were not going to tell me. I guess eventually it would have been returned
> to sender (in China) or destroyed or...who knows what?
> >
> > All this to say, if you did not receive your courier-delivered package
> yet you're given photographic evidence that it was delivered, see if it was
> put into your mailbox and stolen by the PO!
> >
> > n.
> >
> > 
> >
> >
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Re: [LincolnTalk] so there are filters on well pumps……

[Laura Glynn]

In case there are any other well nitwits out there like me you will be
happy to hear that most well pumps have  a filter.   my problem was simply
a clogged filter.  Cleaning  the filter was fast and easy once I was
directed to it.

So much better than having to call Skillings!!



On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 9:48 AM Laura Glynn  wrote:

> Is anyone else, especially on tower road, having trouble getting water out
> of a well?  My well is pumping only a trickle of water.  It could be the
> pump or it could be the water source.  Just asking before I call  Skillings.
>
> Thanks
>
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[LincolnTalk] Water well trouble in tower road

[Laura Glynn]

Is anyone else, especially on tower road, having trouble getting water out
of a well?  My well is pumping only a trickle of water.  It could be the
pump or it could be the water source.  Just asking before I call  Skillings.

Thanks
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Re: [LincolnTalk] seeking bluebird midwife advice

[Laura Glynn]

Yes they will

My daddy bluebird feeds the kids off the suet feeder and the mealy worms



On Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 7:06 PM Staci Montori 
wrote:

> Hi LT friends,
> Over here on Codman Road, we have had the good fortune to have a pair of
> bluebirds raising 5 babies. We dealt with the aggressive sparrow by putting
> up a sparrow spooker. It worked!  However, sadly today I found the mother
> dead. My best guess is that she flew into our window and broke her neck. :(
> The male is working his tail feathers off, feeding his young double time
> it seems. I am considering getting a bluebird feeder to help him out. I
> can't imagine he can raise all five successfully without a helping hand.
> I have never put out mealworms for them. Can anyone share if bluebirds
> will actually feed their young from a feeder source? If so, I will head to
> Russels tomorrow and pick up the supplies.
> Any advice is welcome. Thank you.
> Best,
> Staci
>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Terminates

[Laura Glynn]

A second hurrah for aardvark.  She is very careful fir pets and children

On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 5:07 PM Gus Browne  wrote:

> Carla Tomlinsoon d/b/a Aardvark Pest Management  617-323-8638.  We have
> used her services for years as necessary for various Lincoln critters.
>
> -- Gus Browne
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 2:03 PM susan winship 
> wrote:
>
>> Help!! We have terminates. Anyone recommend a pest control?
>> UGHI hate spending money on things like this!
>> Susan
>> Susan Winship, LICSW
>> Executive Director
>> South Sudanese Enrichment for Families
>> PO Box 492
>> Lincoln, MA 01773
>> 781-424-8774
>>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] squirrels

[Laura Glynn]

Cheers!

And the squirrels were here first

They also help make new oak trees

And we need every tree now

On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 3:23 PM Nicholas Ribush 
wrote:

> Better not to kill the squirrels. They have a right to live, too.
>
> Dr. Nicholas Ribush
> 6 Goose Pond Rd.
> Lincoln MA 01773
> (617) 877-1610
>
> On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 3:12 PM wayne vetrone  wrote:
>
>> An easy DIY trap is to put a 5-25 gallon container outside of where they
>> are entering your house with water and some antifreeze (so the water won't
>> freeze) then layer the water with black oiled sunflowers seeds.  The seeds
>> will float on top and the squirrels will jump onto the sunflowers and
>> quickly drown and sink thus "resetting the trap".  empty the trap every
>> couple of days.
>>
>> there are tons of videos on youtube to learn how to make one of these
>> traps.  i have used our city recycling bins that have a lid.  I prop the
>> lid as a ramp.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 2:51 PM Stephen Dirrane <
>> stephen.dirr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Nancy,
>>>
>>> Try First Security Pest Control in Dracut
>>>
>>> Ask for Vincent. They’re excellent.
>>>
>>> Best
>>> Stephen Dirrane
>>>
>>> (978) 957-1222
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Dec 29, 2023, at 1:42 PM, Nancy Bergen via Lincoln <
>>> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> 
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a recommendation for an exterminator that deals with
>>> squirrels?
>>>
>>> Ardvark does not do Squirrels and Dewey is not taking on new customers.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Nan Bergen
>>>
>>>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Town Meeting Moments

[Laura Glynn]

Yes democracy is a terrible  form of government- it just happens to be
better than anything else

Our high tax bills are a product of a tiny population, 40% conservation
land and the desire to provide all the facilities of a much larger town
with much higher tax revenues.

I would be thrilled to see the community center voted down in March.

But I will also accept the decision at the March town meeting.





On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 3:48 PM Adam M Hogue  wrote:

> Yes and there was the famous meeting where few people showed up and voted
> down state funding for the school and cost us 60 plus million dollars
> because the vocal minority showed up.  So we can thank our high tax bills
> on this horrible process.
>
> *Adam M Hogue*
> *Cell: **(978) 828-6184 <(978)%20828-6184>*
>
> On Dec 19, 2023, at 11:19 PM, Sara Mattes  wrote:
>
> Ah-thank you for filling in blanks and adding more nuance.
> I hope others read this and add their memories too.
>
>
> --
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>
>
>
>
> On Dec 19, 2023, at 11:06 PM, iearler...@verizon.net wrote:
>
> I was at that meeting. And after listening to Dr. Wang and others, the
> petition was amended to accept the Peace Pole as a gift from the people of
> Japan, rather than the government.
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:02:10 PM EST, Sara Mattes <
> samat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> During some of those extended debates, I sometimes learned a lot.
>
> There was a famous meeting in the mid 1980s where the town was asked to
> accept a “Peace Pole” form Japan.
> It was a Citizens Petition that no one expected to be very controversial.
> Who would/could be against a Peace Pole?
>
> It was my ignorance not to realize that many who had come from China or
> had descended from those who had, had very strong feelings about Japan.
> Dr. An Wang was one of them.
> He stood before us explain his powerful emotions at the thought-how it
> triggers memories of the brutal treatment he and his family had endured,
> and that other Chinese had endured at the hands of the Japanese during WWII.
> We had a history lesson, but it did not end there.
> Other got up and spoke to the need to heal -if the Japanese could reach
> out to us, after what they had endured too, surely we could all reach out
> teach other.
> The discussion went on for some time…back and forth.
> By the end of the meeting, Dr. Wang expressed his appreciation of our
> willingness to listen and that now he felt it was the right thing to do-to
> accept the Peace Pole.
>
> You will find that pole planted in the SW corner of the town pocket park
> across from the mall that the Garden Club loving cares for.
>
> At this recent Town Meeting, most were held to a strict 2 minutes, not
> goin on for 10.
> In fact, one former town official has his mike cut as he hit the 2.5
> minute mark!
>
> I, for one, am willing to listen to my fellow citizens, all 15 or more.
> Who knows, I might learn something.
>
> --
> Sara Mattes
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 19, 2023, at 8:33 PM, RAandBOB  wrote:
>
> No question annual town meeting could use some improvements. But with
> regard to the line at the mike, imagine each of those 15 people wanting to
> talk for 10 minutes. I have been to many a town meeting where that did
> happen, and believe me, it’s almost beyond enduring.
>
> Ruth Ann
> (She, her, hers)
>
> On Dec 19, 2023, at 7:49 PM, Terri via Lincoln 
> wrote:
>
> 
> Does anyone know what the COST of the Clickers ARE or the breakdown of how
> many we need?
>
> The December 2nd Town Meeting was 100%  proof of how inefficient our Town
> voting process is.  If you have questions about what I am referring to...
> please watch the video of  the Dec 2nd Meeting especially if you left early
> or missed it.
> *It's an eye sore.*... not to mention *disheartening.*. to watch  >
> 15 fellow residents standing in line  at the Mic waiting patiently to be
> "allowed" to speak.. and then abruptly  told to sit down.  Sad indeed.
>
>
> Theresa Kafina
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:38:06 AM EST, ٍSarah Postlethwait <
> sa...@bayhas.com> wrote:
>
>
> Like all things in Lincoln- if you want it, you’ll have to fight for it.
>
> The moderator is against change in general, and it seems that the
> “clickers” are unlikely to be purchased until after March, if at all. There
> was debate about town meeting being a time to “stand and make your voice
> heard” and the clickers make it anonymous.
>
> Sarah Holden Cannon and Kim Bodner said that we need a cooling off period
> after the Dec 2 town meeting. (I fully disagree- this is a perfect time to
> fix the process. The HCA vote was clearly rushed because the other two
> issues took so much of the day and the people in power had their finger on
> the scale. A fair meeting would not allow room for the atrocities that
> happened on Dec 2.)
>
> It sounds like there will be a forum at some point to discuss the issue.
> Then it will get kicked down the road more. Jim seemed on board for minor
> changes, bu

Re: [LincolnTalk] Town Meeting Moments

[Laura Glynn]

Thank you Leslie.  I believe that is correct but I defer to those directly
involved to confirm the facts.


On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 4:08 PM Leslie Turek  wrote:

> As I recall, that vote wasn't at a town meeting, it was through the voting
> process afterward. Where the people voting didn't approve of the design
> that was being presented, and perhaps didn't fully understand the
> implication that rejecting the design would also reject the state funding.
> Leslie Turek
>
> On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 3:49 PM Adam M Hogue 
> wrote:
>
>> Yes and there was the famous meeting where few people showed up and voted
>> down state funding for the school and cost us 60 plus million dollars
>> because the vocal minority showed up.  So we can thank our high tax bills
>> on this horrible process.
>>
>> *Adam M Hogue*
>> *Cell: **(978) 828-6184 <(978)%20828-6184>*
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2023, at 11:19 PM, Sara Mattes  wrote:
>>
>> Ah-thank you for filling in blanks and adding more nuance.
>> I hope others read this and add their memories too.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sara Mattes
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2023, at 11:06 PM, iearler...@verizon.net wrote:
>>
>> I was at that meeting. And after listening to Dr. Wang and others, the
>> petition was amended to accept the Peace Pole as a gift from the people of
>> Japan, rather than the government.
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:02:10 PM EST, Sara Mattes <
>> samat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> During some of those extended debates, I sometimes learned a lot.
>>
>> There was a famous meeting in the mid 1980s where the town was asked to
>> accept a “Peace Pole” form Japan.
>> It was a Citizens Petition that no one expected to be very controversial.
>> Who would/could be against a Peace Pole?
>>
>> It was my ignorance not to realize that many who had come from China or
>> had descended from those who had, had very strong feelings about Japan.
>> Dr. An Wang was one of them.
>> He stood before us explain his powerful emotions at the thought-how it
>> triggers memories of the brutal treatment he and his family had endured,
>> and that other Chinese had endured at the hands of the Japanese during WWII.
>> We had a history lesson, but it did not end there.
>> Other got up and spoke to the need to heal -if the Japanese could reach
>> out to us, after what they had endured too, surely we could all reach out
>> teach other.
>> The discussion went on for some time…back and forth.
>> By the end of the meeting, Dr. Wang expressed his appreciation of our
>> willingness to listen and that now he felt it was the right thing to do-to
>> accept the Peace Pole.
>>
>> You will find that pole planted in the SW corner of the town pocket park
>> across from the mall that the Garden Club loving cares for.
>>
>> At this recent Town Meeting, most were held to a strict 2 minutes, not
>> goin on for 10.
>> In fact, one former town official has his mike cut as he hit the 2.5
>> minute mark!
>>
>> I, for one, am willing to listen to my fellow citizens, all 15 or more.
>> Who knows, I might learn something.
>>
>> --
>> Sara Mattes
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2023, at 8:33 PM, RAandBOB  wrote:
>>
>> No question annual town meeting could use some improvements. But with
>> regard to the line at the mike, imagine each of those 15 people wanting to
>> talk for 10 minutes. I have been to many a town meeting where that did
>> happen, and believe me, it’s almost beyond enduring.
>>
>> Ruth Ann
>> (She, her, hers)
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2023, at 7:49 PM, Terri via Lincoln 
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Does anyone know what the COST of the Clickers ARE or the breakdown of
>> how many we need?
>>
>> The December 2nd Town Meeting was 100%  proof of how inefficient our Town
>> voting process is.  If you have questions about what I am referring to...
>> please watch the video of  the Dec 2nd Meeting especially if you left early
>> or missed it.
>> *It's an eye sore.*... not to mention *disheartening.*. to watch  >
>> 15 fellow residents standing in line  at the Mic waiting patiently to be
>> "allowed" to speak.. and then abruptly  told to sit down.  Sad indeed.
>>
>>
>> Theresa Kafina
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:38:06 AM EST, ٍSarah Postlethwait <
>> sa...@bayhas.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Like all things in Lincoln- if you want it, you’ll have to fight for it.
>>
>> The moderator is against change in general, and it seems that the
>> “clickers” are unlikely to be purchased until after March, if at all. There
>> was debate about town meeting being a time to “stand and make your voice
>> heard” and the clickers make it anonymous.
>>
>> Sarah Holden Cannon and Kim Bodner said that we need a cooling off period
>> after the Dec 2 town meeting. (I fully disagree- this is a perfect time to
>> fix the process. The HCA vote was clearly rushed because the other two
>> issues took so much of the day and the people in power had their finger on
>> the scale. A fair meeting would not allow room for the atrocities that
>

Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA revolt in Milton

[Laura Glynn]

Thank you!

I have come to the point where I automatically delete posts from the “usual
suspects” without opening them

Echo chamber is a great analogy

Thank goodness there is a 2 minute limit on speakers at the meeting and
that a motion to call the question can force a vote if duly approved

It is a little ironic that the same cadre that objects to having to show up
in person is pounding the table for no time limits on speakers or the
number of speakers.

Hey, isn’t that called a filibuster and isn’t that the mechanism by which a
minority of senators can prevent the senate from taking action that the
majority wish to take?



On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 4:18 PM Scott Stewart 
wrote:

> *re: let the firestorm proceed! *
>
> Agree, 100% with Laura and everything she said!
>
> This forum has turned into an echo chamber.  I've lost any, and all,
> interest in anything that comes for the ~12 or so people that feel
> compelled to post almost daily with the same rhetoric.
>
> There is a simple solution.  You can always vote with your feet.
>
> There are 23 homes listed for sale in Milton.
>
> Thanks Laura!
>
> Best Regards,
> Scott Stewart
>
>
> On Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at 12:37:41 pm GMT-5, Laura Glynn <
> mslc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I may be wrong (as usual) but the refusal of the opponents to Option C to
> accept that Option C was duly passed at a duly called and held town meeting
> is eerily similar to those who still claim Biden did not win the duly held
> 2020 election
>
> I have lived in Lincoln for only 30 years.  The New England town meeting
> is the purest form of democracy that exists today and I treasure it.
> Convenience should not be the overriding  goal of government.
>
> In my opinion the issues can’t be very important to you if it isn’t worth
> your time to show up and listen to your neighbors and then vote taking into
> account the discussion.  These meetings are announced far in advance.  No
> one had to hitch a horse and wagon to go through snowy dirt roads to get
> there (as used to be the case).  Except for the truly bedridden everyone
> makes time for Dr appointments, holidays, religious assemblies etc. and
>  showing up at a meeting in your own town is not an outrageous ask or
> burden.
>
> The right to vote is a right but also a privilege.
>
> If our system of government is offensive to you then I am sorry you moved
> to the wrong town.
>
> There is a simple solution.  You can always vote with your feet.
>
> There are 23 homes listed for sale in Milton.
>
> Please stop maligning a system of government that has worked well for
> centuries.  It may be that new technology (clickers) can expedite the
> voting at the meeting but the exchange of views and ideas in person at the
> meeting and before the vote is the essential component of the town meeting
>
> Lincoln talk is not a substitute for the town meeting
>
> So again, we had a duly called and held town meeting at which Option C was
> duly adopted after a motion duly made and seconded as voted by over a
> majority of those who cared enough to devote their time to listening and
> exchanging views and then voting.
>
> I am honestly shocked at the idea that we are to change our system of
> government to make it more convenient for a few with busy schedules
>
> Ok, let the firestorm proceed!
>
> On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 10:57 AM  wrote:
>
> In yesterday’s Globe, a story on how residents of Milton have enough
> signatures to force a town wide ballot question on HCA.
>
> The link is below.
> If it’s behind a pay wall for you, essentially:
> “We’re very pleased with the energy around this effort,” Swenson said.
> The goal of the drive is to force a vote, defeat the zoning article, and
> put town officials back to work to develop a consensus zoning plan that
> can earn wider support.
>
> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/19/metro/milton-state-housing-law/
>
> Other towns have done similarly, some opting out, others suing the
> state.
>
> Also:
> I have yet to hear an answer as to why our housing numbers are lumped
> into those of an Air Force base and why we have not attempted to change
> that?
>
> Regarding town meeting voting. It’s inexcusable, not to mention
> disrespectful, to residents and a major reason that those with families
> cannot/do not attend, for a single vote to take an hour and a half of
> waiting.
>
> I would also suggest that large three or four story condo buildings and
> hundreds of additional cars is a radical change to our town.
>
> Tom Kennedy
>
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[LincolnTalk] Fwd: HCA revolt in Milton

[Laura Glynn]

Name now included

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From: Laura Glynn 
Date: Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA revolt in Milton
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I may be wrong (as usual) but the refusal of the opponents to Option C to
accept that Option C was duly passed at a duly called and held town meeting
is eerily similar to those who still claim Biden did not win the duly held
2020 election

I have lived in Lincoln for only 30 years.  The New England town meeting is
the purest form of democracy that exists today and I treasure it.
Convenience should not be the overriding  goal of government.

In my opinion the issues can’t be very important to you if it isn’t worth
your time to show up and listen to your neighbors and then vote taking into
account the discussion.  These meetings are announced far in advance.  No
one had to hitch a horse and wagon to go through snowy dirt roads to get
there (as used to be the case).  Except for the truly bedridden everyone
makes time for Dr appointments, holidays, religious assemblies etc. and
 showing up at a meeting in your own town is not an outrageous ask or
burden.

The right to vote is a right but also a privilege.

If our system of government is offensive to you then I am sorry you moved
to the wrong town.

There is a simple solution.  You can always vote with your feet.

There are 23 homes listed for sale in Milton.

Please stop maligning a system of government that has worked well for
centuries.  It may be that new technology (clickers) can expedite the
voting at the meeting but the exchange of views and ideas in person at the
meeting and before the vote is the essential component of the town meeting

Lincoln talk is not a substitute for the town meeting

So again, we had a duly called and held town meeting at which Option C was
duly adopted after a motion duly made and seconded as voted by over a
majority of those who cared enough to devote their time to listening and
exchanging views and then voting.

I am honestly shocked at the idea that we are to change our system of
government to make it more convenient for a few with busy schedules

Ok, let the firestorm proceed!

Laura Glynn

On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 10:57 AM  wrote:

> In yesterday’s Globe, a story on how residents of Milton have enough
> signatures to force a town wide ballot question on HCA.
>
> The link is below.
> If it’s behind a pay wall for you, essentially:
> “We’re very pleased with the energy around this effort,” Swenson said.
> The goal of the drive is to force a vote, defeat the zoning article, and
> put town officials back to work to develop a consensus zoning plan that
> can earn wider support.
>
> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/19/metro/milton-state-housing-law/
>
> Other towns have done similarly, some opting out, others suing the
> state.
>
> Also:
> I have yet to hear an answer as to why our housing numbers are lumped
> into those of an Air Force base and why we have not attempted to change
> that?
>
> Regarding town meeting voting. It’s inexcusable, not to mention
> disrespectful, to residents and a major reason that those with families
> cannot/do not attend, for a single vote to take an hour and a half of
> waiting.
>
> I would also suggest that large three or four story condo buildings and
> hundreds of additional cars is a radical change to our town.
>
> Tom Kennedy


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Re: [LincolnTalk] HCA revolt in Milton

[Laura Glynn]

I may be wrong (as usual) but the refusal of the opponents to Option C to
accept that Option C was duly passed at a duly called and held town meeting
is eerily similar to those who still claim Biden did not win the duly held
2020 election

I have lived in Lincoln for only 30 years.  The New England town meeting is
the purest form of democracy that exists today and I treasure it.
Convenience should not be the overriding  goal of government.

In my opinion the issues can’t be very important to you if it isn’t worth
your time to show up and listen to your neighbors and then vote taking into
account the discussion.  These meetings are announced far in advance.  No
one had to hitch a horse and wagon to go through snowy dirt roads to get
there (as used to be the case).  Except for the truly bedridden everyone
makes time for Dr appointments, holidays, religious assemblies etc. and
 showing up at a meeting in your own town is not an outrageous ask or
burden.

The right to vote is a right but also a privilege.

If our system of government is offensive to you then I am sorry you moved
to the wrong town.

There is a simple solution.  You can always vote with your feet.

There are 23 homes listed for sale in Milton.

Please stop maligning a system of government that has worked well for
centuries.  It may be that new technology (clickers) can expedite the
voting at the meeting but the exchange of views and ideas in person at the
meeting and before the vote is the essential component of the town meeting

Lincoln talk is not a substitute for the town meeting

So again, we had a duly called and held town meeting at which Option C was
duly adopted after a motion duly made and seconded as voted by over a
majority of those who cared enough to devote their time to listening and
exchanging views and then voting.

I am honestly shocked at the idea that we are to change our system of
government to make it more convenient for a few with busy schedules

Ok, let the firestorm proceed!

On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 10:57 AM  wrote:

> In yesterday’s Globe, a story on how residents of Milton have enough
> signatures to force a town wide ballot question on HCA.
>
> The link is below.
> If it’s behind a pay wall for you, essentially:
> “We’re very pleased with the energy around this effort,” Swenson said.
> The goal of the drive is to force a vote, defeat the zoning article, and
> put town officials back to work to develop a consensus zoning plan that
> can earn wider support.
>
> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/19/metro/milton-state-housing-law/
>
> Other towns have done similarly, some opting out, others suing the
> state.
>
> Also:
> I have yet to hear an answer as to why our housing numbers are lumped
> into those of an Air Force base and why we have not attempted to change
> that?
>
> Regarding town meeting voting. It’s inexcusable, not to mention
> disrespectful, to residents and a major reason that those with families
> cannot/do not attend, for a single vote to take an hour and a half of
> waiting.
>
> I would also suggest that large three or four story condo buildings and
> hundreds of additional cars is a radical change to our town.
>
> Tom Kennedy
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Re: [LincolnTalk] ISO: Vendor to convert home video to digital

[Laura Glynn]

Newtonville camera (they moved locations) did this for me and they had good
pricing a few years ago

On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 4:50 PM steve schwartzberg via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> Four years ago, I used Everpresent (everpresent.com) to digitalize old
> family movies from the 1960s.  They did an excellent job.
>
>
>
>
> On Sunday, December 17, 2023, 08:15:28 AM EST, John and Margit Griffith <
> johnandmar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> We have a box full of camcorder videos which we would like to have
> digitized.  If you have had this done and loved the results, will you
> please share your vendor's name and contact info.
>
> Thanks,
> Margit
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I had also called a couple of the businesses on the LT recommended list but
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McCabe is expert in custom or really big or heavy garage doors.

And the prices are firm and reasonable!

Could not recommend them more

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Tower Road
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Antisemitism

[Laura Glynn]

Brilliant solution



On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 7:45 PM Anne Warner  wrote:

> I agree both with the formal definition of Semite as including Arabs, as
> well as others, but it is unquestionable that the colloquial understanding
> of the word is anti-Jews.
>
> May I suggest before we go down a rabbit hole here that we simply consider
> a statement that Lincoln stands against discrimination and hate crimes to
> any and all groups of people?
>
> - Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings!
>
> On Nov 8, 2023, at 6:41 PM, Rich Rosenbaum  wrote:
>
> 
> While what you say is true, I believe most people equate antisemitism with
> discrimination against Jews. Also from the Wikipedia
> :
>
> Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility
>> to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews.
>>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 5:54 PM John and Margit Griffith <
> johnandmar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As the discussion progresses toward a statement against antisemitism, I
>> think it's important people understand about whom we're talking.  I thought
>> I saw one post which said we should be in support of Palestinians as
>> well... which we would be affirming with a statement of support for semitic
>> people - who include (from Wikipedia):
>>
>> Semitic Speaking People (historical and present-day)
>> Central Semitic[edit
>> 
>> ]
>>
>>- Amorites  – 20th century BC
>>- Arabs 
>>   - Alawites 
>>   - Ancient North Arabian
>>   -speaking
>>   bedouins 
>>   - Itureans 
>>   - Nabataeans 
>>- Arameans  – 16th to 8th
>>centuries BC[54]
>>
>>   - Akhlames  (Ahlamu) 14th
>>   century BC.[55]
>>   
>>   - Mhallami 
>>- Canaanite-speaking
>> nations of the
>>early Iron Age:
>>   - Ammonite speakers
>>    of Ammon
>>   
>>   - Edomite 
>>   - Hebrews /Israelites
>>    – founded the nation of
>>   Israel
>>    
>> which
>>   later split into the Kingdoms of Israel
>>    and
>>   Judah .
>>  - Jews 
>>  - Samaritans 
>>   - Moabites 
>>   - Phoenicia  – founded
>>   Mediterranean colonies including Tyre
>>   , Sidon
>>    and ancient Carthage
>>   /Punics
>>   . The remnants of these
>>   people became the modern inhabitants of Lebanon.
>>- Chaldea   – appeared in
>>southern Mesopotamia c. 1000 BC and eventually disappeared into the 
>> general
>>Babylonian population.
>>- Druze 
>>- Maltese 
>>- Nasrani
>>/
>>Nazarenes 
>>   - Antiochian Greek Christians
>>   
>>   - Mandaeans 
>>   - Maronites 
>>- Thamud  – 2nd to 5th
>>centuries AD
>>- Ugarit , 14th to 12th
>>centuries BC
>>
>> East Semitic[edit
>> 
>> ]
>>
>>- Akkadian Empire  –
>>ancient Semitic speakers moved into Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium 
>> BC
>>and settled among the local peoples of Sumer
>>.[56

[LincolnTalk] And this will follow at Hanscom

[Laura Glynn]

https://skyharbour.group/

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Re: [LincolnTalk] question

[Laura Glynn]

Agree entirely with you Chris

Laura Glynn

On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 12:09 PM Chris McCarthy  wrote:

> It is interesting to recently see a number of people on here so supportive
> of affordable housing. It is my understanding that the town has had
> committees attempting to do so in S. Lincoln for a decade plus.
> Unfortunately if we had acted sooner as a town our hands wouldn't be nearly
> as tied as they are now.
>
> I'm not a policy maker but the HCA was written exactly as intended to
> prevent things like arguing that traffic studies are flawed, lawyers aren't
> representing our interest, schools will collapse, etc from blocking
> compliance. And of course demanding impossible levels of affordable housing
> is another way to easily stop a proposal in its tracks. Arriving at an
> option D will likely produce a similar degree of "concern". Noncompliance
> is a risk and some folks are surprisingly ready to take it.
>
> It is a lot easier to gum up the works than it is to volunteer, put in the
> work or participate in the democratic process. There have been numerous
> online and in person meetings, surveys, drop in sessions, SOTT to gather
> the prevailing public sentiment. There has been outreach on here, in the
> mail and on town pages along with open lines to the various committees.
>
>
> - Chris
>
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 11:27 ٍSarah Postlethwait  wrote:
>
>> It’s also worth noting that the town of Holden isn’t being sued by the
>> state. It’s a third party- the central Massachusetts housing alliance, a
>> Holden property owner and a low income homeless mother who claims their
>> noncompliance is reducing her chance of finding a home (I don’t think she
>> read the 10% rule, either…)
>>
>> The lawsuit itself and the response from Holden are worth reading, and
>> IMO it’s likely to be dismissed as soon as a judge reads it (they just had
>> a change of counsel due to a conflict of interest). In the very least we
>> should see how it plays out before being scared about an impending lawsuit…
>>
>> Sarah Postlethwait
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 11:18 AM Sara Mattes  wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, we are only allowed to require UP TO 10%.
>>> The exception would be a prospective developer approving an economic
>>> analysis that proved the 15% usually required by Lincoln be profitable.
>>> And what do we think the chance of that is?
>>>
>>> I agree with your analysis-this act is a wolf in sheep’s
>>> clothing…couched as eco- friendly “transit oriented development” while it
>>> includes towns with NO public transit (adjacent communities), and a
>>> addressing a housing crisis while limiting the amount of affordable housing.
>>> All this, brought to you by the former Governors and a legislature
>>> unwilling to address a real crisis - a failed public transit system.
>>>
>>> I am interested to see the law suit in Holden plays out.
>>> The firm of our own Town Counsel is defending Holden.
>>>
>>> The AG has NOT issued a legal ruling, but rather issued a statement,
>>> threatening towns.
>>> So far, there has been no follow-up following her press conference over
>>> 6 months ago.
>>>
>>> This is an ever-evolving story and why I keep asking- “Why rush?”
>>>
>>> Slow, thoughtful, deliberate has made us leaders and models  in both
>>> land conservation and affordable housing.
>>> Let’s keep on keeping on.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 11, 2023, at 10:40 AM, Colleen Katsuki 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Do I understand correctly that the new sate law requires new buildings
>>> under this new law to have only 10% or less affordable housing? Why is
>>> that?  Why can we not have 25% as in Oriole landing? The cynic in me
>>> suggests that this is a sop to the developers, not any real intent to have
>>> more affordable housing.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Colleen Katsuki
>>>
>>> Concord Road
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Re: [LincolnTalk] no no to more parking

[Laura Glynn]

Exactly!!! Parking spaces are bad for the town.  Sounds crazy right? Please
go read Paved Paradise.  Those who want more parking do not know of what
they speak.  No offense intended but I was recently educated by that book
and am now a confirmed convert on the evils of parking lots.

Laura Glynn
Tower road

On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 1:31 PM Margaret Olson  wrote:

> Developers want to have a successful project and potential buyers or
> tenants want parking. The issue will not be getting developers to provide
> adequate parking but rather preventing them from coating the lot in wildly
> excessive amounts of asphalt.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 11:46 PM ٍSarah Postlethwait 
> wrote:
>
>> While we are on the subject of density- is there a limit from the HCA for
>> parking required in the new zoning?
>>
>> Why are we only requiring 1 parking space per unit instead of 1 per
>> bedroom in each of the proposed zoning areas.
>>
>> Generally even 1 bedroom units will be shared among 2 people (especially
>> if they are priced similarly to Oriole Landing) and will almost always
>> require 2 parking spaces. I am curious where the extra cars will end up if
>> option C becomes a reality and the 639 units are built in South Lincoln and
>> even a small portion of those units have 2 vehicles.
>>
>> Not to mention if we DO allow the mixed use area in Model C, we are NOT
>> allowed to require a certain amount of parking for the non residential
>> uses. The 3A guidelines state “EOHLC shall take these mixed-use development
>> districts into consideration as reducing the unit capacity needed for a
>> multi-family zoning district to be "reasonable" (as listed in Appendix I)
>> where… (vii) there are no minimum parking requirements associated with the
>> non-residential uses allowed as of right.”
>>
>> So only 125 parking spots would be required for the 125 units (which
>> could be any number of bedrooms) in the Lincoln center district AND the
>> businesses of this district to share?
>>
>> Sarah Postlethwait
>> Lewis Street
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 5:57 PM Margaret Olson 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> That article uses a somewhat different definition of gross density and
>>> refers to the state’s highly complicated set of calculations. Any zoning
>>> regulation we pass will be net density, as are our current zoning bylaws.
>>> Utile, the consultants we hired to help us with this ( using state grant
>>> money) have run the calculations on our proposed zoning options to ensure
>>> we will comply.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 5:06 PM Robert Ahlert 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Margaret - according to this article, we are required to follow a gross
>>>> density calculation. That’s why I’m afraid that image might be accurate.
>>>> Can someone explain?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/solving-the-mbta-communities-zoning-puzzle/
>>>>
>>>> Also, does anyone know the answer as to whether each property owner can
>>>> sell out separately to separate developers? I don’t think there are any
>>>> requirements regarding who they sell to and when. Might need a couple extra
>>>> headcount in the planning department to deal with the proposals.
>>>>
>>>> Rob A
>>>> 185 Lincoln Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/185+Lincoln+Rd,+Lincoln,+MA+01773?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 3:39 PM Margaret Olson 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We are protected largely by the nature of our land and previous land
>>>>> use measures. The conservation land and wetlands can not be built on. As a
>>>>> practical matter there is no place around the train station where anything
>>>>> even vaguely resembling that image could be built. Issaquah Highlands is
>>>>> 2,200 acres and 4,000 homes, and that image appears to be a schematic
>>>>> showing the types of housing they have.
>>>>>
>>>>> Once again I urge you to look at the images of our existing
>>>>> developments shown in the HCA Working group presentation (
>>>>> https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/85116). That
>>>>> illustrates what 17 and 18 units per acre look like* in Lincoln.*  A
>>>>> giant 2000+ acre development is not going to look like Lincoln - and can't
>>>>> be built here.
>>>>&

Re: [LincolnTalk] where to call for air force noise complaints

[Laura Glynn]

Get an air noise button!  Easy as pie to file a complaint with the click of
a button.  I am now filing almost a hundred complaints a week. There is an
initial charge for the device and then only $6 a month.  Plus I think
neighbors within half a mile can piggyback for free on your complaints.

 The planes wake me up at 6 in the morning and keep me awake at 11 at
night.  If you get the flight radar 24 app you will see how many of these
planes are private planes flying the Uber rich to Martha’s Vineyard or
Nantucket islands or Hamptons or people learning to fly by flying circles
around Hanscom.

We need everyone to file as many complaints as possible.  At least until we
can exercise our second amendment rights at those privileged planes (that
is a joke - regrettably).

Once you start to listen to the planes you realize they are buzzing almost
every few minutes.  Most of us have learned to tune them out as city
dwellers no longer hear police sirens.  Stop and listen and you will be
horrified.

And this will soon seriously impact property values.

Imagine what this noise does to nocturnal creatures like owls who survive
based on hearing.

These new overlords may just have to take their private yachts to their
private islands!

Let’s give peace (and quiet) a chance over Lincoln!

Laura Glynn
Tower road

On Sun, Oct 1, 2023 at 5:25 PM Crispy Perez 
wrote:

> Hello,
> The planes at hanscom are having a hell of a morning. They’ve been going
> on since at least 7 am. I called the hanscom noise compaint phone and left
> a message but for what I know those complaints make 0 impact. If you know
> of another means to put a complaint let me know.
> Thank you..
>
> Cris
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Kohler- generator recommendations

[Laura Glynn]

Forget a Kohler.  There are very few people who service them. I have a
Kohler and have waited two months now to get a repair. the Generator Power
solutions service company in NH were great but they left me hanging this
summer- maybe it was sold or closed but after several years of great
service they completely dropped the ball this summer.  I think the owner
Donna was sick - sad but she needs someone to keep the business going

Get a generac - reliable and lots of service people

On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 6:46 AM Phyllis Wampler via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We are very interested in installing a full home Kohler generator.  We
> want to get this work done correctly and are hoping you can share any
> suggestions on companies that are good to work with.  We need to both
> purchase and install a Kohler generator.  Thanks very much for any
> recommendations you can share.
>
> Best regards,
>
> - Phyllis Wampler
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Thoughts on the community center

[Laura Glynn]

And if an elderly person cannot afford a podiatrist or a $25 pedicure at a
local nail salon how are they going to pay for the increase in their taxes?

On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 2:49 PM RAandBOB  wrote:

> A lot of people have expressed concern that the attendance figures at the
> COA vary wildly from day today and from month to month and nobody really
> seems to understand what volume of people we should plan for. Let me remind
> people that the baby boom cohort just turning 70.
>
> Speaking as a person who is about to turn 80, it is often hard to
> visualize what’s going to happen to you over the next 10 years. For
> example, it is hard to believe that you will ever find a time that you
> cannot reach your toenails. Yet that happens! One can spend $60 to go to a
> podiatrist or $10 to go to the podiatrist at COAHS. If one member of a long
> relationship has died, the remaining member often finds that the help
> offered with taxes or with choosing between health plans is vital. I myself
> have just started to take advantage of their exercise programs.
>
> The number of people looking for these services is about to expand rapidly
> as the baby boomers age. Let’s build for the future, not the past.
>
> Ruth Ann
> (She, her, hers)
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Thoughts on the community center

[Laura Glynn]

We need a $15 million new building to cut toe nails?

On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 2:49 PM RAandBOB  wrote:

> A lot of people have expressed concern that the attendance figures at the
> COA vary wildly from day today and from month to month and nobody really
> seems to understand what volume of people we should plan for. Let me remind
> people that the baby boom cohort just turning 70.
>
> Speaking as a person who is about to turn 80, it is often hard to
> visualize what’s going to happen to you over the next 10 years. For
> example, it is hard to believe that you will ever find a time that you
> cannot reach your toenails. Yet that happens! One can spend $60 to go to a
> podiatrist or $10 to go to the podiatrist at COAHS. If one member of a long
> relationship has died, the remaining member often finds that the help
> offered with taxes or with choosing between health plans is vital. I myself
> have just started to take advantage of their exercise programs.
>
> The number of people looking for these services is about to expand rapidly
> as the baby boomers age. Let’s build for the future, not the past.
>
> Ruth Ann
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Did you know Tower Road is planned to be re-paved in 2024? Concerned about what this will do to vehicle speeds? If so, read below...

[Laura Glynn]

Dear Steve: thank you for your constructive, empathetic and compassionate
thoughts towards drivers.  I have similar warm thoughts towards cyclists
who flout the laws on trails and roads alike but since they have no license
plates or other identifying marks do so with impunity.

How about this for a solution……

Don’t repave Tower Road.

 I am a 30+ year resident (not just passing through) and I see no reason to
repave the road.  The bumpier the better.  We have nature’s own speed bumps
(and craters).

It seems that no one wants it repaved,  not the residents, the cyclists,
walkers or drivers (when threatened with the damages of speed tables, bumps
(or whatever you want to call them) and 1984  inspired speed cameras).

Let’s leave tower road in its natural state.

And save our town a few dollars that it needs desperately because a few
more “absolutely necessary projects” and  only the ultra rich will be able
to afford to live here and pay the taxes.

 I really don’t want to move but the taxes are already crippling,
especially for those retirees on fixed incomes.

A few more tax hikes and we can disband the COA.  The only seniors left
will have their own in home facilities and service providers.

Laura Glynn
tower road (obviously)

On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 10:41 PM Steve Hirsch via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> Speed cameras. I'm not a road cyclist but as a mountain biker I'm far more
> sympathetic to the safety of people riding and walking on the streets than
> any "inconvenience" to today's drivers who'd rather look at their phones
> than the road.
>
> Ticket the F out all of'em.
>
>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Did you know Tower Road is planned to be re-paved in 2024? Concerned about what this will do to vehicle speeds? If so, read below...

[Laura Glynn]

Me too- for a host of reasons.

Laura Glynn
Tower road

On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 12:13 PM Andrew Payne  wrote:

>
> Speed bumps make good sense to me.
>>
>
> Speed bumps are *extremely noisy* for those houses unfortunate enough to
> "win" the speed bump placement lottery.
>
> One strongly opposed resident's view.
>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Vet recommendations - Dental?

[Laura Glynn]

Can anyone recommend a local vet for animal dental work (especially for
cats)?  The dental specialists wanted $3000 per cat for X-rays and an oral
examination.  Even this crazy cat lady balked at that.

Laura Glynn
Tower road

On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 11:37 PM Linda McMillan 
wrote:

> We like Lexington Veterinary Associates for our dog.
>
> On Thu, Sep 7, 2023, 8:49 PM Christina Thompson <
> christinathompso...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We like Concord Animal Hospital too. They've been great for all our dogs.
>> Chris Thompson
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 5:14 PM Rachel Marie Schachter <
>> rachelmarieschach...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Three cheers from our house (two meows and a bark, to be specific) for
>>> Concord Animal Hospital.
>>>
>>> Rachel (and John) (and Willow, Susannah, and Littlee)
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 4:46 PM Brian DePasquale via Lincoln <
>>> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, looking for a recommendation for a local vet for our dog Caesar.
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Brian DePasquale
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Snail Mail in Lincoln

[Laura Glynn]

I met the new postmaster Mark and some of his new team last week and was
impressed by their enthusiasm, commitment, knowledge  and friendliness.  I
hope we can keep them in Lincoln.  How lucky we are to have them here.

I have nothing but admiration and kudos for my mail carrier.  Like ups
drivers (at least until the new ups contract) United States post office
vans have no air conditioning.   These days I don’t know how they retain
these drivers willing to face heat, dogs, road hazards and other
unpleasantness on their rounds.

And then we have the wonderful stamps!  There is a new stamp issue on
 Endangered Species.  And the John Lewis stamp was just released.

 It is still remarkable to me that we can have physical mail and packages
delivered to our doorsteps 6 days a week without having to put more money
into Amazon’s bottomless pit of profits.

I dread the prospect of drones zipping around like green head flies
delivering mail and packages.

For those of you who believe checks have gone astray I would urge you to
have the checks sent certified mail.   Never forget the famous  adage “the
check is in the mail” …..

 Unlike Sarah I am a newcomer to Lincoln- barely 30 years - but I have
never had a check or other mailing to me by usps go astray.

Laura Glynn
115 Tower Road



On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 6:56 AM John Mendelson 
wrote:

> The postmaster's name is Mark Stone.  He's been in the position for under
> a year and is a nice guy so I'd recommend speaking with him if you are
> concerned about service.
>
> I, for one, have not had any issues and I use the post office for work and
> personal mail.
>
> John
>
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 1:12 AM Sara Mattes  wrote:
>
>> 45+ years and minimal, if any problems.
>> I would talk to Postmaster/mistress.
>> It may be specific to your route.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 26, 2023, at 8:38 PM, June L Matthews  wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> I have only occasionally had trouble with my mail in Lincoln, over the
>> last 20 years.  On the whole, service has been good.
>>
>>
>>
>> June
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Lincoln  *On Behalf Of *Jennifer
>> Goodman
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 26, 2023 10:30 PM
>> *To:* melinda bruno-smith 
>> *Cc:* Lincoln Talk 
>> *Subject:* Re: [LincolnTalk] Snail Mail in Lincoln
>>
>>
>>
>> Now that we’re on the topic of Lincoln mail, I've had several letters,
>> some with checks, not delivered at all. About 5 in all since the beginning
>> of the year that I can be certain were sent to me and I never received. I’m
>> sure there were more I didn’t receive but wouldn’t have been waiting for. I
>> also routinely receive mail for random other people in Lincoln. This has
>> been going on since I first moved here in 2003. They are so bad at
>> delivering the mail to the right people in this town, which seems like a
>> basic requirement for a postal service? What’s the best way to address this
>> with the PO? I find it hard to imagine a scenario where they address such a
>> systemic problem. I looked into renting a PO Box in Concord, where they
>> actually deliver all the mail to addresses correctly, consistently, but
>> it’s about $300 per year, so that’s not worth it.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 26, 2023, at 3:50 PM, melinda bruno-smith <
>> melindabr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi neighbors,
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone noticed that it takes a week or more for inter-Lincoln mail to
>> be delivered?
>>
>>
>>
>> Doesn't that seem extraordinarily slow?
>>
>>
>>
>> Melinda Bruno-Smith
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Joni Mitchell, Olive Kitteridge and the Community Center

[Laura Glynn]

I think that is a brilliant idea to ask for the input from the current and
near term senior population in town.  Maybe those over 55.  Find out what
is important to them today, not 5 or more years ago. I know other groups
want to share the space but let’s find out how seniors look at the benefits
of a new center compared to the costs and the resulting tax hikes.
Especially after the tax hikes from the school that I hear is overbuilt and
underutilized.

Also, I just finished the book Paved Paradise- how requirements for parking
spaces and parking garages have killed our cities and town.   Low income
housing is not being built in part because of mandatory new parking space
requirements.   mandatory new parking space requirements are creating urban
and suburban asphalt deserts that go unused much of the time and result in
storm water floods.   The book reports there are now as many as six parking
spaces in the country for every car.   I beseech  everyone on the select
board, zoning board and community center board to find time to read that
book or at least get the gist of it.  It is directly relevant to the
community center and the housing initiative.  Maybe the library can get a
few extra ebook or audio copies.

I look at the parking spaces at the stone church and am baffled how there
is inadequate parking. Except maybe for 2 hours on Sunday morning.   I hope
we aren’t following blindly nonsensical parking requirements (nonsensical
is my take after reading Paved Paradise) that are destroying communities.
 If It is dangerous to cross the street can’t a crossing light be installed?

But, like Olive Kitteridge, I understand nothing.

Laura Glynn
Tower Road


On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 8:22 PM Bijoy Misra  wrote:

> Dear friends,
> I don't express after I saw the blindness during the school vote.
> I think there is a group that thinks of real estate value than the town
> livability value.
> A Senior Center is needed since the population is ageing.  But the group
> that
> drives the project may not be interested in using the Center.
> A poll exclusively among the seniors might yield a pragmatic result.
> Best regards,
> Bijoy Misra
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 9:25 AM Seth Rosen  wrote:
>
>> Hi June,
>>
>> While I agree that a pause in this work would be prudent, it's not going
>> to happen I'm afraid.
>>
>> A few controversial, but I think accurate, points...
>>
>> 1) There is a sub-group of residents who believe that the construction of
>> a community center is a long time in the making.  They believe that the
>> volume of planning work and discussions already done over the years
>> justifies its construction (i.e. we've been working on it for a long time,
>> so it must be a good idea).
>>
>> 2) This same group generally believes that the renovation of the school
>> came with an implied promise to build a community center.
>>
>> 3) This group was massively emboldened by the town's willingness to
>> authorize $325,000 to develop alternatives and create plans at various
>> levels of cost.  These levels were largely arbitrarily determined in the
>> meeting, in real time, in an effort to reflect the town's concern about
>> costs vs. actual needs.  And (mostly) allow everyone to go home since the
>> meeting itself took ten times as long as it needed to.  Most younger folks,
>> especially those with kids, had to leave long before the vote was actually
>> taken.
>>
>> 4) Now the construction project has an architect, and is a solution
>> looking for a problem.  Exercise classes with 4 attendees now need
>> dedicated spaces, staff members need large and new dedicated offices, etc.
>> The list goes on.
>>
>> The CCBC is a community center *building* committee.  They want to build
>> a community center, that's why they didn't ask in the survey if people
>> thought we needed one.  They don't want the answer to that question.  And
>> candidly, I'm inclined to agree with them that it doesn't matter.  The will
>> of the town and the opinions of survey respondents are irrelevant to both
>> sides.  *This will be put to a vote and the only thing that matters is
>> the will of the people who actually show up and vote.*
>>
>> Seth
>>
>> Seth I Rosen
>> Cell: 617-771-5602
>> Email: rosen...@gmail.com
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 8:13 AM June L Matthews  wrote:
>>
>>> I agree that this (a “pause”) would be a good idea.  Back when the CCBC
>>> survey came out a resident wrote to say that it didn’t contain the
>>> important question as to whether the responder was in favor of building a
>>> community center at Hartwel

[LincolnTalk] Compost shed closed

[Laura Glynn]

Does anyone know why the compost collection shed at the dump is not open?
It was closed Wednesday as well.  So compost is going down the trash chute.

Is there someone who can get it reopened?

Many thanks
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Waiting for Andy Payne

[Laura Glynn]

I agree with you Andy.  The school cost has already put a big burden on
taxpayers.  Another tax hike means losing more long term residents, many of
whom are elderly.  Building a community center to service the elderly,
among others, makes no sense if the cost drives the elderly out of town.

I wish this was not the case and I regret the hours devoted to this cause
but it makes no sense to me unless we are prepared to lose economic
diversity.

Lincoln is not Weston or Concord and we cannot use them as valid
comparisons.  The conservation land  and other unique aspects of Lincoln we
treasure impact tax revenue.  We need to face that fact.




On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 7:15 PM Adam M Hogue  wrote:

> As someone you has attended the meetings it is going to be very hard to
> keep the cost under 20 million or even 30 unless we really scale it down.
>
> I meet too many people in town that are having a hard time aging in place
> and paying their taxes.  Also if we want a diverse community as well as an
> affordable one raising our taxes again isn’t the right call.
>
> Also most towns our size do not have a large community center like we are
> proposing.  Most are the size of concord and have an expanded tax base with
> businesses which we do not.
>
> We have a lot of other needs like expanding and fixing sidewalks, roads
> and maintaining current town buildings like the library.  With uncertain
> economic times ahead this isn’t prudent.
>
> *Adam M Hogue*
> *Cell: **(978) 828-6184 <(978)%20828-6184>*
>
> On Nov 15, 2022, at 6:30 PM, Sara Mattes  wrote:
>
> Thanks Bob.
> I agree.
> Andy did a great job of expelling the technical aspects of our town's
> financial capacity.
> And, he did offer the disclaimer that this has no bearing on an individual
> household’s capacity to absorb the increase in property taxes.
> Let me repeat that-*the borrowing capacity of the town has no bearing on
> an individual household’s capacity to absorb the increase in property
> taxes.*
>
> And, as you point out, it leaves little wiggle room of any the potential
> items cited in the presentation or any unforeseen expenditures.
>
> That is why I asked if we vote to expend money for an architect, that we
> condition that vote on give setting a budget, a cap on what we can spend.
> Rather than create wish list of everything that would be nice and ask for
> designs to meets those desires, let us require the design work within a
> budget of $15-16 million and to do their  best to fit in as much of the
> wish list as possible.
> In addition, create a series of designs that demonstrate trade-offs.
>
> This is what most of us have to do when we are building or renovating our
> own properties.
> And, we are cautioned to always have a healthy reserve, a contingency for
> the unforeseen.
> It is called responsible budgeting and we should be able to do that as a
> community as well…to live within our means.
>
> I urge all to attend the Community Center meeting as it will be, sadly,
>  the only opportunity to question and  weigh in before the vote.
>
>
> Sara
>
>
>
>
> --
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>
>
>
>
> On Nov 15, 2022, at 3:11 PM, Bob Mason  wrote:
>
> I concur that Andy did an excellent job presenting some important facts
> that can help inform our decision to vote Yes or No in support of the
> proposed community center project. I still have some questions and
> concerns...
>
> From the presentations last night, two items that stood out to me include:
>
> 1. The dramatic increase in anticipated project cost from $15MM-$16MM to
> $25MM to $26MM.
> 2. The range of possible town projects that may require significant
> capital planning (e.g. roadside repairs, new cemetery, new DPW, major land
> conservation projects, etc)
>
> Assuming the town voted to move forward with a $25MM community center
> project, I would like to understand what limits that may place on our
> ability to finance these other projects over the next decade+.
>
> It was also presented that we basically have $30MM remaining in our
> available capacity to borrow (at reasonable rates in a financially healthy
> form). If $25MM of that is allocated to a Community Center, does that
> restrict our ability to execute these other projects as well? Or does the
> window of additional borrowing capacity increase sufficiently in the coming
> years that we still have capacity to consider additional materially
> important projects.
>
> I wonder if FinCom can prepare a few scenarios that project out in the
> future how these potential future capital projects can be sequenced or if a
> $25MM community center jeopardizes our future optionality.
>
> I think a "community center" that meets the needs of our seniors and other
> citizens would be nice, but a $25MM project makes me very nervous
> especially because I'm concerned it would limit our ability to finance
> these other worthy endeavors. If it was possible to spend $10MM in a
> refurbishment project or overhauling an existing building, then that migh

Re: [LincolnTalk] Need Very Careful Fine Wood Glue Repair

[Laura Glynn]

Thank you Sarah.  I am afraid Restoration services are real artists and
wanted (I am sure with justification) more than I paid for the pieces
originally to do the fixes

Can anyone suggest someone who might do the work for a few hundred Dollars?


On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 11:29 PM Sara Mattes  wrote:

> Restoration Service in Arlington.
>
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>
>
>
>
> On Oct 4, 2022, at 3:21 PM, Laura Glynn  wrote:
>
> My cats are clutzes and broke the two lovely wooden bowls below.  Does
> anyone know a skilled person who could glue these back together?  I have
> all the pieces.  Many thanks. Going forward I will glue down the bowls or
> the cats. Please reply to mslc...@gmail.com
> 
> 
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Trail Use Proposed Changes

[Laura Glynn]

I agree with Barbara.  Bikes are dictating changes to the roads and now the
trails.  Please leave the trails to the two footed walkers and four footed
critters.  I have been on trails in places allowing groups of bikers on
trails and walking on those trails becomes perilous and the opposite of
peacefUl.


On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 1:01 PM Barbara Peskin  wrote:

> Hi Lincoln Talk,
> I haven't had a chance to read all the comments but I know people have
> mentioned that the Conservation Commission is meeting tonight to vote on
> whether to enact proposed changes to trail use that include going from 8 to
> 19 miles of trails for recreational bike use and giving permits to large
> bike groups to use the trails and parking areas.
>
> As a 25+ year walker on Lincoln Trails and cherisher of nature on those
> walks, my main concern with proposed changes is that it will invite metro
> west bike groups to our trails and parking areas. I sent in a detailed
> letter and attended both forums. I can't attend tonight but my hope is they
> will postpone enacting changes and hear from more walkers and nature
> cherishers.
>
> If you would like to get a copy of my letter which is in the public record
> I'm happy to share it - it will give you more info.
>
> I've seen other wonderful arguments and letters asking to keep bike groups
> off the trails for a variety of reasons as well.
>
> I'll close here with the thought that at the last forum one LIncoln biker
> said he appreciates nature when biking on the trails alone - unfortunately
> the proposed sweeping changes to the trail use all over town is going to
> bring in bike groups - it's not about one or two Lincoln bike riders.
>
> Thanks for listening. Please contact me if you would like more thoughts on
> this.
>
> Thanks,
> Barbara
>
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