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ALBERT P. MANZI III
ATTORNEY AT LAW
24 Main Street North Andover,Massachusetts 0184 3 'OV 10 N 2: 1
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OF COUNSEL
Nicole Reilly,Esq.(MA)
VIA HAND & ELTRONIC DELIVERY
November 10, 2008
Rosemary Connelly Smedile, Chairperson
North Andover Board of Selectmen
120 Main Street
North Andover MA, 01845
RF: OPPOSITION TO POLE PETITION
BOXFORD/FOSTER STREET
PLAN NO. 5421722 DATED 9/18/2008
SERVED ON ABBUTER 9/5/2008
Dear Chairman Smedile:
In response to the aforementioned pole petitioned hereinafter ("Petition") for
Boxford/Foster Street incorporated by reference, attached hereto and made part hereof,
served on or about November 5, 2008 to this abutter for a hearing on November 10, 2008,
please note this Opposition per the record as to granting said Petition.
It is requested the Petition for Boxford/Foster Street be denied in its present form, or in
the alternative,it is requested this petition be continued to a mutually agreed date certain the
so as to further investigate to 1) the scope and gravity of the proposed petition; and 2)
Commission a study as to viable alternatives as to the Petition's proposed plan.
As grounds in support of this Opposition please note the following:
1) Notice of the aforementioned petition was received by this abutter via regular
mail on Friday November 7"'which is not adequate time for this abutter to
understand the scope and gravity of the petition and its impact on this abutter's
property. Please note plan petition is dated September 18, 2008.
2) The Petition plan illustrates a"Proposed Anchor" to be installed behind existing
Pole #2. The Proposed Anchor and Pole #2 appear to be at the beginning of
this Abutter's driveway. The plan is "Not to Scale" and the "Distances are
Approximate" as to the actual location of the "Proposed Anchor". The exact
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location of the "Proposed anchor"is unknown and so too is whether the anchor
will encroach on this abutters property. The petitioner should be required to
submit engineered plan stamped by a Registered Professional Land Surveyor as
to metes and bounds of property lines and tie-locations for poles and anchors.
3) The "Proposed Anchor" to be installed behind existing Pole #2 will likely cause
a safety hazard to this abutter,his family, and invitees to the property with
respect to access/egress from his driveway as the "Proposed Anchor"will
visually impair the southerly view of traffic.
4) This abutter's property fronts on Foster and Salem Street. From the intersection
of the two streets to the "Proposed Anchor"to be installed behind existing Pole
#2 are five (5) existing anchor wires;Two were reluctantly granted by easement
from this abutter at the intersection of the streets. Notwithstanding, the anchors
remain unsightly.
Based on the plan of record, the"Proposed Anchor" coupled with the existing
Foster Street anchors will likely cause a safety hazard to this abutter, his family,
and invitees to the property with respect to access/egress from his driveway as to
the southerly view of traffic.
5) An alternatives analysis,including but not limited to underground distribution
should be explored for this Petition and its proposed plan.
6) A site visit as to this Petition and proposed plan is requested.
In closing it is requested the Petition for Boxford/Foster Street be denied in its present
form or alternatively continued to a mutually agreed date certain based on the
aforementioned. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Very truly yours
Albert P. Manzi ll1, Esquire
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