Architects on January 17 revealed the latest floor plan as well as images of two possible design directions for the community center (both for the same price) — one with a flat roof and one with sloped rooflines (see pictures below). The Community Center Building Committee was split on which direction they prefer, so they’ll…
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Efforts underway to reduce community center borrowing by several million dollars
A group of residents has kicked off a fund-raising effort to help lessen the impact of community center construction on property tax bills and hopes to get several million dollars in pledges before the Town Meeting funding vote on March 23. The Town Meeting motion, which hasn’t been drawn up yet, will include a request…
Residents share their thoughts about marathon Town Meeting
At the December 2 Special Town Meeting, voters approved the 100% option for the proposed community center, Option C for HCA rezoning, and “yes” for allowing expansion at The Commons in Lincoln. Since the Lincoln Squirrel was unable to cover the meeting, we invited residents to share their impressions afterwards. Following is an edited sample of…
My Turn: Reflections on a community center for Lincoln
By Barbara Slayter Over the years, there has been a lot of discussion about the pros and cons as well as the specific characteristics of a community center that we might eventually have in Lincoln. Three contributions to the Lincoln Squirrel’s “My Turn” in recent weeks have shaped my thinking about how to vote at…
My Turn: Thoughts on a community center
By Craig Donaldson On Saturday, a key vote will determine the future course of the proposal to build a town community center. As I have considered our best course over the last year, the answers to several key questions have gradually become clearer: Does the town have sufficient resources now to support current and future…
My Turn: The tax impact of Option 1 for the community center
By Lynne Smith On December 2, many of us will go to the Donaldson Auditorium in our new school to vote on the options for a community center. The newsletter sent by the Selects last week estimated the tax impact of three building options. Here I will focus on Option 1, the 100% option that…
How will you vote on Saturday? Take a Lincoln Squirrel poll
How do you plan to vote on the three issues at the Special Town Meeting on Saturday, Dec. 2? Or if you don’t plan to attend, how would you have voted? If you aren’t a Lincoln Squirrel subscriber, see the item between the red stripes near the top of the right-hand sidebar on this page….
My Turn: A community center for Lincoln
By Dilla Tingley I hope everyone was able to review the community center options recently published in the Lincoln Squirrel and the Special Town Meeting mailing that went to all households in Lincoln. The Special Town Meeting on December 2 is an opportunity for us to greatly improve the inadequate facilities occupied by our very…
Three community center schemes finalized for December vote
The Community Center Building Committee on November 15 eliminated one of the two 75% options that had been under consideration and will present the three final plans (100%, 75% and 50%) for a “preferred option” vote at the Special Town Meeting on December 2. Whichever option wins will be sent on for developing more detailed…
My Turn: How would you use a community center?
By Ellen Meyer Shorb A friend asked me the other day, “Do you really think you will use the community center?” Absolutely, I said. Another friend leaned in to the conversation and said, “If we don’t build a community center, I may not stay in Lincoln.” The first friend said, “Tell me, how do you…