It's amazing how some of our citizens are so casual with money. Why don't some of the Lincoln gazillionaires simply contribute and write off a mil each.
Kind Regards, Scott Clary 617-968-5769 Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors On Mon, Jun 9, 2025, 11:48 AM Karla Gravis <[email protected]> wrote: > Many towns (see Concord and Winchester) run excellent after-school > programs within their school buildings using shared space. And those towns > don’t even have the benefit of a recently built $98 million school, > designed for 700 students but currently serving only about 550, like we do. > We also have new information that is ominous: the CC project is already at > a cost overrun and it hasn't even broken ground. Are we confident that this > is the last time we are going to be asked for more money? > > Concerns about setup logistics don’t justify a $27 million facility. > Schools regularly host after-hours programs, and those challenges can be > managed with planning, not new construction. > > And let’s not forget: the Community Center would also bring more traffic > and drivers to the school campus right during peak times, introducing new > safety concerns that haven’t been fully addressed. > > Thanks, > > Karla > > > > > On Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM Bob Kupperstein <[email protected]> wrote: > >> LEAP can function in the school building on a temporary basis, but no one >> should think this is an optimal or even adequate solution. >> >> LEAP, in its own building, has dedicated space for educational, artistic, >> recreational, tech and media activities. In the school building, they >> would not 'own' any space - so anything they use on a daily basis would >> have to be set up and stored away each day. This puts an unrealistic >> burden on staff and creates logistical issues with the setup needing to >> happen just as the school is emptying out and the clean-up/storage having >> to happen during the pick-up hours, while the students have a range of >> pickup times. The activities and programs that make LEAP such a great >> after-school program would have to be scaled back. >> >> I can also imagine safety/security issues, with students in the school >> building after most school staff have left, leaving large parts of the >> building unmonitored. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Bob >> >> On Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM Karla Gravis <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> ... >>> We’ve already set aside $6.75 million for the Community Center, and now >>> we're being told we can afford to spend another $2.3 million from reserves, >>> without any impact to town services. *That means if the project is >>> voted down, a total of $9 million could safely be returned to taxpayers*. >>> For the average household, that’s roughly $5,000 back, plus avoiding a $515 >>> annual payment for the next 30 years. How is using surplus funds to deliver >>> real tax relief *not* financially responsible? >>> >> > >> Leap can remain in our brand-new school building as it will be hosted >>> there for the next two years anyway. >>> >>> Karla Gravis >>> Weston Rd >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Sara Lupkas <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Sun, Jun 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Vote No to the Community Center, save >>>> yourself a tax payment! >>>> To: Listserv Listserv <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> David Cuetos wrote: "After adjusting for structurally inflated budget >>>> lines, our true operating budget is likely closer to $46–47M—implying a >>>> reserve target of around $7M. That leaves as much as $18M in excess >>>> reserves available." >>>> >>>> What is meant by structurally inflated budget lines and how are you >>>> calculating our "true operating budget"? Implying that citizens should >>>> somehow equate not passing the Community Center Warrant article with the >>>> town not needing to collect taxes in the fall seems a huge reach and not >>>> very financially responsible for our town. And if our reserves are so >>>> healthy, why is there even an argument against allocating an additional >>>> amount to cover the Community Center shortfall? >>>> >>>> Let's also not forget that if the Community Center somehow fails now, we >>>> would still need to renovate Bemis and the LEAP pods, so this wouldn't >>>> free up *that much* in the town budget. This is reminiscent of the first >>>> school building project getting voted down and then a more expensive >>>> project (with no state matching funds) finally passing years later. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Sara Lupkas* >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> -- > 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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