Hello friends,
We hope you are well.
If you believe like we do that Lincoln needs it's commercial center and
should comply with the spirit and intent of the Housing Choice Act, please
vote for "OPTION C" at Town Meeting tomorrow, Saturday December 2.
Although the Housing Choice Act is technically complex, at its heart, this
is a straight-forward matter.
Lincoln has proven over generations that we can manage the persistent forces
of change.Just look around at our sublime built and natural environments.
Our town leaders and we share a sense of place . we perceive and experience
Lincoln in much the same way.
This matter of density at a commercial and housing district in South
Lincoln is not new.Lincoln has constantly addressed it for the last 100
years.In our time in Lincoln there been charettes and in 2013 Town Meeting
voted unanimously for Lincoln's Comprehensive Plan.
Our Town meeting, our experience, our volunteer based system of government
assures that our voices will be heard as the development process proceeds.
We will get what we want.
The stars are aligning now.the HCA is a response to a housing shortage in
Massachusetts and the Rural Land Foundation, who has led us by example for
decades, is in transition now.
Please vote for Option C!
Best, Dana and Joe
The Long Range Plan, now 13 years old, is great and the "Goals" you sent are
too. The public planning process to date has principally been about how to
comply w/ the HCA.where the zones that bring compliance might be. There has
been other great work.partnering with Selects, RLF and Lincoln Woods owners
on several matters has been outstanding. But for some.we'll soon see for how
many.change is too scary.
People care about "sense of place". We perceive and experience Lincoln in
our special, idiosyncratic way. Emotions, children, grandchildren now,
imagination, old experiences, stories we pass along, driving past our
churches and library, the look and feel of our authentic architecture, psalm
soup, our trails, fields and woods, Codman farm.these are characteristics
that we are hard-put to verbalize but make Lincoln central to our lives.
That make us feel attached to Lincoln and belong here.
These emotions are popping in our subconsciousness when change is discussed.
So we push change away to places we cannot see it.Oriole Landing, The
Commons.
The design guidelines convert the Plan Goals you sent me into a collective
sense of place vision that can assuage the fear of some people and with the
right committee and review process represent the interests of the town once
approval is given. Yes, this should have been a long public process.I feel
it would have helped a great deal. Now, there is little time particularly as
the Holidays and the pressure of town meeting builds.
But it should begin now and include people who can articulate our collective
sense of place to the satisfaction of the community. And the town should be
assured that this or another committee will work ably with the developer in
the town's interest once one is chosen.
Hugs, Joe
Lincoln is a town that cherishes its rural, agricultural character, its
small town heritage, its open space, and its historical legacy.
The Town is committed to:
* Achieving a balance between preserving these values while making
reasonable provision for citizens' safety and convenience;
* Fostering economic, racial/ethnic, and age diversity among its
citizenry through its educational, housing and other public policy;
* Excellence in its public educational system; and
* The Town Meeting form of government and the traditions of civic
leadership and volunteer public service.
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