Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

John, Your history is a bit off. It was not 40 year ago, or even 20. Lincoln was making decision consistent with Mass General Law Part 1, Title VII, Chpt.40, Section 8C, the charge to the Con.Comm., the stewards of our open space and trails "Section 8C: Conservation commission; establishment; po

Re: [LincolnTalk] the airplanes have been non-stop in south Lincoln

Thanks. That “ heads up “ got lost in the shuffle. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 20, 2022, at 8:21 PM, Jennifer Glass wrote: > > This was posted in April: > > Elder, Peggy elderp at lincolntown.org > Tue Apr 26 13:47:34 EDT 2022 > I'm writing to inform you that Hanscom Field is expecting a si

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

I would like to know how bikes will affect habitat. We have worked to purchase and protect connected conservation parcels for wildlife as well as people. I read that one person believes that heavier bike traffic will not affect habitat. Does the conservation commision or Land trust or naturalists

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

Yep-this first sentence is all that’s required. Might be time to stop the innain rhetoric. “ I think we have to learn to accommodate everyone.” Vic On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 8:47 PM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln < lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > I think we have to learn to accommodate every

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

Yes Nicholas, but some enjoy the convenience and pleasure of riding out your back door, often for a quick loop. Kind Regards, Scott Clary 617-968-5769 Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors On Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 8:24 PM Nicholas Ribush wrote: > We’ve seen this argument bef

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

I think we have to learn to accommodate everyone. I am personally irked by snowshoers sometimes trampling the classic XC ski tracks on the trails too… but we cannot ban them. The focus of concern should be safety. The primary safety concern in my personal opinion is any apparatus, animal, or bein

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

I'd rather ride my bike on trails out my back door than to drive somewhere to ride. I'd rather my kids bike on the trails than on the road or be driven somewhere else to ride. Just seems like a greener choice. And we are not an island in this regard. Spreading usage over a wider area is also a

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

We’ve seen this argument before. Since there are so many bike trails in neighboring towns, riders presumably don’t need more trails and maybe Lincoln can be the place where people who prefer to walk where there are no bikes can go. n. On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 4:45 PM John Mendelson wrote: > I mu

Re: [LincolnTalk] the airplanes have been non-stop in south Lincoln

This was posted in April: Elder, Peggy elderp at lincolntown.org  Tue Apr 26 13:47:

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

I am tired of dog owners who let their dog come right up to scaring me, tired of bikers who give me no warning until dangerously on top of me. I wish that these experiences of many of us be respected. Yes, not everyone, is a problem, but enough are that not allowing all usages on trails make sense

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

The argument, IMHO, still a good one despite a few voices to the contrary, is that too much "mixed usage" leads to issues of quality of experience. I disagree with notion that "bikers have learned". That is not my experience. Why the big push to homogenize all towns, all trails (which this roun

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

I meant to say Monday-Friday at Mt Misery and it is far from exclusionary … (weekends I walk other trails because so many walkers come to MM on weekends I can’t get parking…Lincoln is not exclusionary… ) I’ll just address one point here.. I can assure you that our current > guidelines are not exc

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

I’ll just address one point here.. I can assure you that our current guidelines are not exclusionary. I walk every day Monday-Friday, 50 weeks out of the year, with people from Sudbury, Concord, Lincoln and Maynard. I’ve made friends walking with people from Weston, Waltham and beyond. These walker

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

My family and I have walked the Weston, Concord and Carlisle trails and have found the bicyclists to be considerate. I would like our wonderful resources to be shared with those interested. While there may be some bad apples on bikes, there are also some dogs that rub their dirty noses and/or

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

You are thinking back to a different time, Sara. Our roads were safer. Trail biking was in its infancy. I could go on. Just because excluding bikes was the right decision 40 years ago doesn't mean it is the right decision today. Trail bikers are just as likely to be stewards of the trails and t

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

Spot on John. However, when he mentioned an island of exclusion, I think perhaps he forgot to mention he was speaking about biking. We are definitely not an island of exclusion from others outside of town using our trail system. As I have stated before, most all mountain bikers I know are very re

Re: [LincolnTalk] the airplanes have been non-stop in south Lincoln

OK-apologies for use of acronyms. FBOs-Fixed Base Operators (Hangers) HATS-Hanscom Area Towns The Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS) is the Growth and Development Policy Committee established under M.G.L. 40 § 4I with Bedford, Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln as member municipalities. In the pas

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

Margaret is exactly right. I am not saying anyone's right to walk should be restricted. Rather, we should accept and welcome people who want to safely and respectfully enjoy the trails in other ways. Why is that wrong? On Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 5:37 PM Margaret Olson wrote: > Mike Farney did acti

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

Mike Farney did actively recruit large numbers of bikers, and those bikers were not always respectful of the trails or other users. But that was over 20 years ago! The biking community learned to police it’s own and the serious bikers moved to other much more interesting venues. Look at the trails

Re: [LincolnTalk] the airplanes have been non-stop in south Lincoln

All, Anyone who has spent time sitting outside at The Commons (or in the vicinity) will find conversation regularly interrupted because of aircraft noise. It is likely to get worse, if this development includes FBOs. Here is an article from the 6/17/22 edition of The Bedford Citizen. Massport Aw

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

I would strongly disagree with the general statement that we are perceived as “an island of exclusion,” because of our current trail policies. The number of cars parked along our roadways all during the pandemic, and the walkers that came from them would say otherwise. We are well-known for the r

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

I do not find that a good approach, "for sake of reputation" with out some proportion. If so, than Lincoln should do away with 2 acre zoning, and become like Waltham, more equitable. I do not see keeping a higher percentage of trails bike-free vs what other towns do as inequitable. It means Linc

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

Lincoln has a venerable history of conservation use - yes we are privileged. No doubt about it. But how about we are known as the town that welcomes walkers - particularly since biking opportunities abound around us. As I said in my letter - quiet, undisturbed time in the woods is critical to ou

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

I must point out that both Concord and Weston (and other towns mentioned) allow cycling on a significant majority of their trails at present. We are very much our of step with our peer towns in terms of restricting usage of our trails. And these policies give us a reputation, deserved or otherwis

Re: [LincolnTalk] Trails Continuance

Deb, Thank you for sharing the zoom link and reminder for the 6/22 vote. Interest from Lexington, Wayland, Andover, etc seems to be a sign of outside recreational bike groups looking to get access to Lincoln trails and I feel that the Conservation Commission's considering to lower the bar on protec

[LincolnTalk] cat sitter

Dear List, Any recommendations for a cat sitter for our two adorable 4-month-old kittens? We need someone to come twice a day to care for and spend some time with them while we are away. (And someone who would also be willing to refill the chickens’ waterer a few times would be ideal!) Th

Re: [LincolnTalk] moths

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[LincolnTalk] Reliable used car for sale?

If anyone has a used car for sale, please let me know. Thanks! Victoria -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change

Re: [LincolnTalk] In Need of Cat Sitterr

Hi Sandys, We had a good experience recently with Melissa Shea (508-423-2760). There are other recommendations listed here: tinyurl.com/lincolntalk-recs Alice Waugh On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 8:46 AM Sandys Moore wrote: > Hello neighbors, > We are in need of a cat sitter (3 lovely cats) from Ju

[LincolnTalk] SOLD - Adjustable Freestanding Basketball Hoop

Thank you for the several inquiries. The Basketball hoop has been taken. - Allen > On Jun 18, 2022, at 12:33, Allen Vander Meulen wrote: > > For Sale, Adjustable outdoor freestanding Basketball hoop with sand ballast > in base. > > Brand new units identical to this go for $200 > (https://ww

[LincolnTalk] FS: Books for the Young Unicorn Lover

We are cleaning out my daughter's bookshelves to make room for a run to the used book store to replenish for the summer. She has read, loved, and outgrown the unicorn books below. There are 6 series (in some cases she stopped reading before the series ended, so we may not have the final book/s) a

Re: [LincolnTalk] Dog sitter

Pam in Bolton +1 (978) 881-4429 She’s wonderful!!  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, June 20, 2022, 8:43 AM, Carol Anania via Lincoln wrote: Hi I am looking for a dog sitter or boarding option for a couple of weekends this summer.  Thanks Carol Sent from my iPad -- The Lincoln

Re: [LincolnTalk] the airplanes have been non-stop in south Lincoln

I remember reading a warning of increased traffic into Hanscom due to all the private jets hauling people to the US Open. On Sun, Jun 19, 2022 at 10:04 PM Scott Clary wrote: > Flight paths are mostly dictated by wind direction. It has been blowing > northwest the last few days - so that is my as

[LincolnTalk] In Need of Cat Sitterr

Hello neighbors, We are in need of a cat sitter (3 lovely cats) from June 26th to July 2nd. Please contact: Sandys Bureau 109 Old Sudbury Rd., Lincoln 617-699-4053 -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.

[LincolnTalk] linens - Free

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Re: [LincolnTalk] the airplanes have been non-stop in south Lincoln

Lincoln has a liaison  for Hannscom. Sorry don't remember name.Lynne L Sent from the all new AOL app for Android On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 12:01 AM, Stephanie Smoot wrote: It must be a huge cluster in Logan tonight.  And the skies over Lincoln are busy.    Regards,  Stephanie Smoot 857 368-

[LincolnTalk] Dog sitter

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[LincolnTalk] Queen platform bef

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