The August 20 article headlined “Architects zero in on three design options for community center” had several errors: The cost estimates given for the three schemes were the target costs (i.e., the maximum as stipulated by the November 2022 Town Meeting vote). The actual cost estimates are $22.75 million for scheme 1, $18.7 million for…
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Architects zero in on three design options for community center
(Editor’s note: this article was updated on August 22 to reflect corrections in the square footage of scheme 1 and the three estimated projects costs.) ICON Architecture presented three design options to the Community Center Building Committee on August 16 and will forward them to the company’s cost estimator to get firmer price tags before…
My Turn: Community Center Building Committee ponders problems
By Lynne Smith The agenda for the August 9 Community Center Building Committee working group was to be a discussion of the State of the Town presentation on September 30. However, the issues that have occupied the committee from the very beginning superseded that discussion: What is a community center for Lincoln? Is it a…
Correction
In the July 30 article headlined “My Turn: Schools drive CCBC discussion at July 26 meeting,” a broken link at the end of the paragraph starting with “A low-cost option…” was corrected, and a late-breaking correction was made to the bulleted list of cost options. Also, Alison Taunton-Rigby’s quote (“All three programs…”) was removed from…
My Turn: Schools drive CCBC discussion at July 26 meeting
Editor’s note: this article was updated on July 31 at the author’s request to correct a link at the end of the paragraph starting with “A low-cost option…” and make a late-breaking correction to the bulleted list of cost options. Alison Taunton-Rigby’s quote (“All three programs…”) was also moved from what the editor believes is…
My Turn: CCBC offers revised site plans but no cost estimates
By Lynne Smith Editor’s note: the CCBC’s next regular meetings (Zoom only) are scheduled for July 26 and August 16 at 7:30 p.m. See the CCBC home page for Zoom links. At the June 28 Community Center Building Committee meeting, ICON offered three new site plans that differed significantly from the earlier plans — the…
My Turn: CCBC meetings focus on building size and parking lot
By Lynne Smith One of the reasons many of us suggested looking at other buildings in town to host programs for seniors was to reduce the size of buildings required on the small Hartwell campus. The space there is precious, especially the green space that hosts the approximately 150 children at LEAP and Magic Garden….
Architects unveil cost estimates for community center
At a June 13 public forum, architects presented five basic site designs for a community center that satisfy the three cost parameters approved by residents in November 2022 — but some residents were disappointed in some features of the lower-cost options. All five concepts call for 60 parking spaces behind the “solar-ready” community center (a…
My Turn: CCBC authorizes a 75% program option for ICON cost estimation
By Lynne Smith Community Center Building Committee Sarah Chester opened the CCBC’s May 31 meeting by reiterating the group’s commitment to two cost options for a community center: 50% and 75% of the 2018 project cost of $25 million, as required at the Special Town Meeting in November 2022.The committee is focused on a consolidated…
My Turn: Site plan shows the downside of a consolidated community center
By Lynne Smith (Editor’s note: the Lincoln Squirrel was out of town on May 23 and unable to cover the forum.) Before the May 23 Community Center Building Committee forum, I walked with several others around the campus to understand what the new site plans would mean for the existing property. It was a beautiful…