Agree entirely with you Chris Laura Glynn
On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 12:09 PM Chris McCarthy <kb1...@gmail.com> 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 <sa...@bayhas.com> 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 <samat...@gmail.com> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Sara Mattes >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 11, 2023, at 10:40 AM, Colleen Katsuki <coll...@shadowtracks.org> >>> 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 >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > 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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