Chiming in to say I agree with Rob. To be clear, I don't support the 5 (previously 18) options proposed by the Lincoln Residents for Housing Alternatives. (A few, such as E2, don't seem too bad. Others, such as E4 which focuses density in the Farrar Pond wildlife corridor, do.) My point is that support for additional survey options isn't dependent on support for the options themselves.
For one thing, adding "other compliant option" and "do not comply" options would allow the people who hold those preferences to feel heard. For another, it also gives more accurate information. If a C or D option is still the top choice it gives us confidence that it is the best option to bring to town meeting, whereas if the “other” option is the top choice then it gives us time to address concerns and course-correct before taking it to a vote. On the other hand, attempting to draw inferences from empty ballots may underestimate dissatisfaction just as attempting to draw inferences from Lincoln Talk overestimates it. And it also conflates those who might support a different compliant option with those who would never support *any* compliant option. These are awkward and uncomfortable questions but ignoring them doesn't help us avoid a "nay" vote, it just means we won't know where we stand until then. Carl Codman Rd On Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 8:27 AM Robert Ahlert <robahl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all - > > As of this morning, I believe there is still no option being added to the > Dec 2nd Ranked Choice Survey on the HCA for "More Time, More Options" or > "None of the Above" > > Please email the Selects and HCAWG as well as talk to your friends and > neighbors about your concerns with the Options put forward by the HCAWG. > > Also, please visit our website for updated E alternatives. It provides > some examples of what we believe would also comply, just with a different > set of strategies. > > > https://sites.google.com/lincolnresidentsforhousingalternatives.org/info/a-fairer-approach > > [image: image.png] > > Rob Ahlert (not the spokesperson, just a member) > 185 Lincoln Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773 > -- > *Robert Ahlert* | *781.738.1069* | robahl...@gmail.com > -- > 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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