it
actually can provide?
Dennis Picker
Page Rd
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onable low cost option is offered, I will vote for it.
Dennis Picker, Page Rd
On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 6:34 PM Lis Herbert wrote:
> I don’t believe for a second that numbers don’t matter — far from it.
>
> But I have no doubt that there is a vocal minority of people who seem to
> be
y that any
option that does not provide that amount of space falls short of meeting
the town’s needs. Don't be misled into supporting a too-large for our
needs new building.
Dennis Picker, Page Road
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replicating those spaces, if you want to see a true “no frills”
option-- then it is important that your voice be heard.
Dennis Picker
*APPENDIX WITH THE DETAILS*
Here are specifics from the Special Town Meeting, the 3/8/23 CCBC meeting
and the RFQ and Contract documents
*11/30/22 SPECIAL T
lls option.
Dennis Picker
On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 1:14 PM DJCP wrote:
> Actually, Dennis, this sounds like it's your opinion.
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 12:59 PM Dennis Picker
> wrote:
>
>> The kitchen is an example of including nice to have vs. essential needs
>>
about the kitchen it is about the absence of
needs/wants clarity, the absence of a no-frills choice to consider.
Dennis Picker
On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:35 PM DJCP wrote:
> Why the harping on the kitchen? Do you think cutting the kitchen is going
> to save $10 million? The cost is
I cannot objectify "significantly
less." None of us is in a position to speak for anyone else about what
level of cost is/is not significant to their personal situation.
I am opposed to trying to resolve this via price target mechanisms.
Dennis Picker
On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 7:01 PM Alex Ni
" can sort enough of this out through this type of dialog
to avoid chaos and confusion tomorrow night if it comes to amendments.
Fingers crossed.
Dennis Picker
On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 1:30 PM Andy Wang wrote:
> Dennis,
>
> I agree that you are not distorting the sentiment of the statem
orporate the work to flesh out and cost estimate a version that
has "center of gravity and new construction at Hartwell, but some things
might be elsewhere" that is NOT re-hashing 10 years of work and decisions.
It is finally completing important work that I wish we had done earlier in
this
making it anonymous :-)
Dennis Picker
On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 11:54 AM Barbara Low
wrote:
> I just looked through my email today and found a town-wide mailing against
> the Community Center proposal.
>
> Not a single name appears on this mailing piece. It is hard to take
> seriousl
ns.
This is not analysis paralysis.
Dennis Picker
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ing options that are not a
single facility that includes everything.
I would add that those well-intentioned committees did not indicate to me
that they carefully distinguished between wants and needs. I agree that
"doing nothing" is not an option, but we are being asked to "do eve
nter. How
much are they aiming for? $100,000? $5 million? Until I see a
fundraising goal along with some binding leadership pledges that would lead
me to believe that the goal is attainable I will not factor this intangible
offset into my evaluations of the tax burden of the project.
Dennis Pi
the current monolithic approach. I am mindful
of the other financial needs in the near future: raises for teachers as a
result of the next contract negotiations, serious issues at the DPW yard
that require capital investment.
Dennis Picker
On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 9:42 AM sally kindleberger
wrot
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From: Dennis Picker
Date: Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] The meaning of community
To: melinda bruno-smith
I agree this would be an interesting option. A few observations:
-If we located some town service at the Lincoln Mall, the
spaces around the town is that
it might complicate the efforts of the COA to record visits which they use
to help justify funding requests.
Finally, regarding the reference to the pool table and the musical The
Music Man, the key takeaway is that the good citizens were conned :)
Dennis Picker
On
classes. As for senior lunches, why not get
take-out/catered food and just reheat it? Why pay the capital cost for a
full-blown kitchen to allow us to cook it all from scratch for the
relatively few times when these meals are provided?
Not sure where the support for the sound room came from, b
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