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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous - 250 CLARK STREET 4/30/2018 (3)SIEVE ANALYSIS 06/25/13 OFBANK SAND KINGSTON MATERIALS A Division of Torromeo Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 2308, Methuen, MA 01844 978-686-5634 Kingston Plant at 18 Dorre Road, Kingston, NH Methuen Plant at 33 Old Ferry Road, Methuen, MA ..... ................... ............... ............... .......... ....... ... - .............. .............. ......... . ......... ' M............ ......... t '1 ....... I ........ ......... . ........ . ... . . .. .. ....... 00 .. ........ RT : .......... ............. 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Dear Mr. Florence, This correspondence is in regards to your complaints made to the Health Department concerning the condition of the area of the road leading to your property at 250 Clark Street, North Andover, MA. Your concern in particular noted, in February of 2009, a problem of excessive trash along the road, but also specifically had questions regarding the recycling center known as Integrated Paper at 21 Clark Street, North Andover, MA. The February complaint was acted on by the Health Department Inspector. Integrated Paper was ordered to clean up the area over the winter and compliance was received on that order. June's complaint was investigated by the Health Nurse and no jurisdictional hazard was observed. The staff has acted appropriately on each item under our jurisdiction and will continue to do so as warranted by the severity of the issue. Recently, a question provoked the issue about the jurisdiction of the business regarding the conditions specifically on the property at 21 Clark Street. In response to your inquiry we have researched the file, the applicable regulations, spoken with the solid waste division of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Agency and note the following. 1) The Health Department files note similar questions of jurisdiction in the years 1997 and 2000, resulting in confirmation that the recycling center falls under the MA DEP's purview 2) Recycling Facilities are not regulated by Boards of Health unlike other types of trash facilities 3) 310 CMR16.05 (3) details the operation of a recycling operation (see attached) 4) The MA DEP has been receiving proper documentation from Integrated Paper and has no outstanding issues with the property at this time It is my hope that this information assists you. If you have additional questions or continued concerns regarding operations of recycling centers in general, or the Clark Road facility specifically, please contact the MA DEP. Sincerer; r f Susan Sawyer,.REHS )public Health Directo Cc: File Attachment: Copy of Regulation 310 CMR16.05 — re: Conditionally Exempt Recycling Operations 1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 Phone 978.688.9540 Fax 978.688.8476 Web www.townofnorthandover.com 310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF EgNMONMENTAL PROTECTION 16.05: continued (a) Hazardous Waste Facilites. Facilities that manage hazardous wastes which are regulated Pursuant to 310 CMR 30.000; (b) Waste Water Treatment Residuals Facilities. Facilities which manage waste -water treatment plant residuals subject to the siting process pursuant to M.G.L. 'c. 83, § 6 and regulated pursuant to 314 CMR. 12.00, provided that 310 CMR 16.00 does apply to solid waste management facilities which co -dispose waste -water treatment plant residuals with solid waste; (c) Small Combustion Facilities. Solid waste combustion facilities that are rated by the Department at one ton per hour or less pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 150A; (d) Farming Operations. The use or application of agricultural manures in normal farming operations. (e) Solid Waste Storage Containers. Dumpsters, roll -offs, or other temporary storage f: containers located at, and used exclusively for the collection of solid waste generated by an apartment housd or=complex, condominium association, school, recreational areas, industrial or commercial establishment, office, individual residence or farm, construction site or I! demolition site, other than a CRT Operation; � (f) Manufacturing and Industrial Operations. The following classes of manufacturing or industrial operations which temporarily store and/or utilize pre-sorted recyclable materials 1 in the manufacturing or industrial cess -including: o pro ding: L� 1. 'paper mills, including.de-inking plana and paperboard manufacturers; � I. steel mills; 3. ;aluminum smelting oPerations and mills; 4. glass manufacturing plants; 1 5. plastic manufacturing plants; 6. ire re -capping' plants; 7. de -tinning, plants; 8'. asphalrbatching plants; (3) Conditionally Exempt Recycling Oyerations. The following recycling operations or activities do zdt require a site assignment provided the operation incorporates good management practice, is carried out ima manner. ttiat.prevents anunpermitted discharge of pollutants to air, water or other natural resources of the Commonwealth and results in no public nuisance: (a) Recycling Droo- Centers. Recycling drop-off centers. (b) Bottle -Bill Handling Operations. Operations.which collect, store, and .process only beverage containers subject to the provisions of M.G.L c. 94, §§ 321 through 326. (c) Paper 6idin andiiandhiig., Baling and handling operations that process only recyclable paper (includes all grades of paper and paperboard). (d) Recycling Operations. Operations. processing, transferring or temporarily storing recyclables, but not including operations which recycle construction and demolition debris or special wastes, which comply with the following additional conditions: 1. the operation receives only recyclable material pre-sorted by the original generator; 2. the operation receives no more.rhan 100 tons per day (tpd) of recyclable materials, including incidental solid waste, but not including paper, 3. the operation receives, handles and stores recyclable materials, incidental solid waste and residues only within an enclosed handling area or adequately covered containers or trucks; 4. the amount of residue generated, by a processing operation does not average more than 15% of'the weight of the recyclables processed during any quarter. 5. there is no speculative accumulation of any material- For purposes of 310 CMR I6.05, speculative accumulation shallbe presumed to occur if materials, whether in their as -received, in -process or processed condition, are stored for more than 90 days from the date of their receipt at the recycling operation. This time limit may be exceeded in the case of storage of a processed material pending accumulation of a transportable load (one full truck load). 6. accurate records are maintained and certified reports are submitted every 90 days for the first year of operation and once a year thereafter which provide information to enable the Deparyment to determine that the operation has complied with the conditions set forth at 310 CMR 16.05(3)(d)l. through 5. (Reports shall. be filed with the appropriate Department regional office and with the board of health); and R/4/00 C-, A 310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 16.05: continued (a) Hazardous Waste Facilites. Facilities that manage hazardous wastes which are regulated pursuant to 310 CMR 30.000; (b) Waste Water Treatment Residuals Facilities. Facilities which manage waste -water treatment plant residuals subject to the siting process pursuant to M.G.L c. 83, § 6 and regulated pursuant to 314 CMR 12.00, provided that 310 CMR 16.00 does apply to solid waste management facilities which co -dispose waste -water treatment plant residuals with solid waste; (c) Small Combustion Facilities. Solid waste combustion facilities that are rated by the �! Department at one ton per hour or less pursuant to M.G.L c. 111, § 150A; (d) Farming Operations. The use or application of agricultural manures in normal farming operations. (e) Solid Waste Storage Containers. Dumpsters, roll -offs, or other temporary storage containers located at, and used exclusively for the collection of solid waste generated by an (' apartment house or complex, condominium association, school, recreational areas, industrial or commercial establishment, office, individual residence or farm, construction site or .� demolition site, other than a CRT Operation; (f) Manufacturing and Industrial Operations. The following classes of manufacturing or industrial operations which temporarily store and/or utilize pre-sorted. recyclable materials sI in the manufacturing or industrial process, including: L paper mills, including de -inking plants and paperboard manufacturers; 2.. steel mills; E .3. aluminum smelting operations and mills; 4. glass manufacturing plants; 5. plastic manufacturing plants; 6. tire re -capping plants; 7. de -tinning. plants; 8: asphalt batching plants; (3) Conditionally Exemnt Recvclinc, Operations. The following recycling operations or activities do zit require a site assignment provided the operation incorporates good management practice, is carried out in a manner that prevents an unpermitted discharge of pollutantsto air, water or other natural resources of the Commonwealth and results in no public nuisance: (a) Recycling Drop -Off Centers. Recycling drop-off centers. (b) Bottle Bill Handling Operations Operations which collect, store, and process only beverage containers subject to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 94, §§ 321 through 326. (c) Paper Baling and Handling. Baling and handling operations that process only recyclable paper (includes all grades of paper and paperboard). (d) Recycling Operations. Operations processing, transferring or temporarily storing recyclables, but not including operations which recycle construction and demolition debris or special wastes, which comply with the following additional conditions: 1. the operation receives only recyclable material pre-sorted by the original generator; 2. the operation receives no more than 100 tons per day (tpd) of recyclable materials, including incidental solid waste, but not including paper; 3. the operation receives, handles and stores recyclable materials, incidental solid waste and residues only within an enclosed handling area or adequately covered containers or trucks; 4. the amount of residue generatedby a processing operation does not average more than 1590 of'the weight of the recyclables processed during any quarter. 5. there is no speculative accumulation of any material.. For purposes of 310 CMR I6.05, speculative accumulation shall be presumed to occur if materials, whether in their as -received, in -process or processed condition, are stored for more than 90 days from the date of their receipt at the recycling operation. This time limit may be exceeded in the case of storage of a processed material pending accumulation of a transportable load (one full truck load). 6. accurate records are maintained and certified reports are submitted every 90 days for the first year of operation and once a year thereafter which provide information to enable the Department todetermine that the operation has complied with the conditions set forth at 310 CMR 16.05(3)(d)l. through 5. (Reports shall be filed with the appropriate Department regional office and with the board of health); and 8/4/00 z t n nA /n c -r A I Bk 11399 Ps251 :31338 12-11-2408 a 1 O a 49c► COLLATERAL ASSiGNNIENT OF LEASES A i��RENTALS This Assignment made this Aday of December, 2008, by Miehad Florence d/b/a Out Parker Street Comp=W of 1 Parker Street, Lawrence, MA 01843 (hereinafter referred to as the "Assignor"), to TD Bank, N.A. of 370 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the "Mortgagee"). WITNESSETH: i For value received, the Assignor hereby grants, transfers, conveys and assigns to the Mortgagee, the lease or leases, with amendments, if any, which leases cover portions or all of the real property described in Schedule A. (hereinafter referred to as the "Premises'), and any extensions and renewals of any thereof and any guarantees of all present and future lessee's obligations under any thereof, and all rents, income and profits arising from said leases and extensions and renewals thereof, if any, and together with all rents, income and profits due or to become due from any and all leases or tenancies for the use of occupation of the Premises or any part thereof which may be created in the firture during the term of this Assignment, whether or not recorded; together with and including the Assignor's entire interest in any lease, tenancy, rental or occupancy agreement now existing or which may be made hereafter affecting the Premises (said lease or leases hereinafter referred to as the "Lease"), and together with all the right, power and authority or Assignor under the Lease; for the purpose of securing (a) payment of all sums now or at any time hereafter due Mortgagee as evidenced by a note of even date herewith, including any extensions or renewals thereof (the "Note") and secured by a mortgage to the Mortgagee of the Premises of even date herewith (the "Mortgage") which Mortgage will be recorded on the date that Y� this instrument is recorded, and (b) performance and discharge of each and every obligation, covenant and agreement contained herein and in the Mortgage and Note. Present and future lessees are hereinafter referred to as the "Lessee." The Assignor and the Mortgagee further agree as follows: 1. Alteration of Lease. Assignor shall not alter, modify or change the Lease or terminate the term thereof or accept a surrender thereof or cancel the Lease or waive or release the Lessee from the performance or observance by the Lessee of any obligation or condition thereof; or execute an assignment of the Lease or the rents and profits therefrom, or agree, permit or consent to a subordination of the Lease to a mortgage or alter, amend or modify any guaranty of said Lease or 1 Bk 11399 Pg252 #31338 cancel or terminate such guaranty or consent to an assignment or subletting under the Lease or anticipate rents, or any other payments thereunder for more than thirty (30) days prior to accrual without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee, said consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 2. Performance of L.essoes Obli bons. The Assignor shall fulfill or perform each and every condition and covenant of the Lease by it as lessor to be Uffiled or performed and not to do or permit to be done anything to impair the security thereof, give prompt notice to the Mortgagee of any notice of default by the Assignor under the Lease received by the Assignor together with a complete copy of any such notice and, at the sole cost and expense of the Assignor, enforce, short of termination of the Lease, the performance or observance of each and every covenant and condition of the Lease by the Lessee to be performed or observed. 3. Transfer. So long as the Note shall remain unpaid or the Mortgage unreleased, the Assignor shall not convey the Premises to any Lessee now or hereafter occupying the Premises or any part thereof, unless the deed or other conveyance contains a provision in form satisfactory to Mortgagee that the Lease of such Lessee shall not merge in the fee by reason of such conveyance and that the Lease, together with the obligation to pay rent and other charges thereunder, shall continue in full force and effect. 4. Subsequent Leases. All subsequent leases and tenancies for the use and occupation of the premises or any part thereof shall be and are hereby made subject to all of the terns of this Assignment and the Assignor shall further assign and transfer the same to the Mortgagee by assignment satisfactory to Mortgagee upon their creation, if the Mortgagee so requests. 5. Limitation of Liability. The Mortgagee shall not be obligated to perform or discharge any obligation under the Lease by reason of this Assignment, and the Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify the Mortgagee against and hold it harmless from any and all liability, loss or damage which it may or might incur under the Lease or under or by reason of this Assignment and of and from any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against it by reason of any alleged obligation or undertaking on its part to perform or discharge any of the terms of the Lease. Should the Mortgagee incur any such liability, loss or damage under the Lease or under or by reason of this Assignment, or in defense against any such claims or dernands, the amount thereof, including costs, expenses and reasonable attorney's fees, together with interest thereon at the rate set forth in the Note, shall be secured hereby and by the Mortgage, and the Assignor shall reimburse Mortgagee therefor immediately upon demand and, upon failure to do so, the Mortgagee may declare all sums evidenced by the Note and secured hereby immediately due and payable. This Assignment shall not operate to make the Mortgagee responsible or liable for the care, control, operation, maintenance or repair of the Premises or for carrying out the terms and provisions of the Lease. 6. Remedies. Upon or at any time after default in the payment of any indebtedness secured hereby or in the performance of any obligation, covenant or agreerment herein or in the 2 Bk 11399 Pg253 #31338 Mortgage or the Note or in the covenants to be performed by Assignor as lessor under the Lease, the Mortgagee may, at its option, without notice, and without regard to the adequacy of the security for the indebtedness hereby secured, in person or by agent, with or without bringing any action, suit or proceeding, enter upon and take possession of, the Premises, and have, hold, manage, lease and operate the same on such terms, employing such management agents and for such period of time as the Mortgagee may deem proper; and may demand, collect and receive an rents, issues and profits of the Premises, including those past due, with full power to make from time all alterations, renovations, repairs or replacements thereto as it may deem proper and make, enforce, modify and accept the surrender of leases; fix or modify rents; and to do all things required of or permitted to the Assignor as lessor under the Lease; and do any acts which the Mortgagee deems proper to protect the security hereof until all indebtedness secured hereby is paid in full, and either with or without taking possession of the Premises, in its own name, sue for or otherwise collect and receive all rents, issues and profits, including those past due and unpaid, and apply the same, less costs and expenses of collection and of managing, operating and maintaining the Premises, including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees, management agents' fees, all taxes, charges and assessments against the Premises, all insurance the Mortgagee deems desirable, the cost of alterations, renovations, and repairs or replacements and, if the Mortgagee manages the Premises with its own employees, an amount equal to the customary management agents' fees charged for similar property in the area where the Premises are located, upon any indebtedness secured hereby in such order as the Mortgagee may determine. The Mortgagee shall not be accountable for more monies than it actually received from the Premises; nor shall it be liable for failure to collect rents for any reason whatsoever. The Mortgagee shall not be liable for any loss sustained from its failure to let the Premises after default or from any act or omission in managing the Premises after default unless loss is caused by the willful misconduct or bad faith of the Mortgagee. It is not the intention of the parties hereto that an entry by the Mortgagee upon the Premises under the terms of this instrument shall constitute the Mortgagee a "mortgagee in possession" in contemplation of law, except at the option of the Mortgagee. The Assignor shall facilitate in all reasonable ways, any action taken by the Mortgagee under this paragraph and the Assignor shall, upon demand by Mortgagee, execute a written notice to each lessee and occupant directing that rent and all other charges be paid to the Mortgagee. 7. ftMgmikons. The Assignor represents and warrants that: (a) The Assignor has not executed any prior assignment or pledge of any of its rights, nor are its rights encumbered, with respect to the Lease, except as they are encumbered by the Mortgage and herein; (b) The Assignor has good right to assign the Lease; (c) The Assignor has not done anything which might prevent the Mortgagee from or limit the Mortgagee in acting under the provisions hereof; (d) The Assignor has not accepted rent under the Lease or under any rental or Bk 11399 Pg254 #31338 occupancy agreement more than thirty (30) days in advance of its due date; (e) The Lease is valid and enforceable and unmodified except as stated in Schedule A and there is no present default by any party thereto; and 8. Collection of Rent. So long as there is no default in the payment of any indebtedness secured hereby or in the performance of any obligation, covenant or agreement herein or in the Note or in the Mortgage or any other instrument securing said indebtedness, the Assignor shall have the right to collect, but not more than thirty (30) days prior to accrual, all rents, issues and profits from the Premises and to retain, use and enjoy the same. The Assignor hereby authorizes and directs the lessees under the Lease or other occupants of the Premises, upon receipt from the Mortgagee of written notice of a default as provided in this paragraph, to pay over to the Mortgagee all rents, income and profits arising from the Lease or the Premises and to continue to do so until otherwise notified by the Mortgagee without obligation to inquire whether a default has in fact occurred. 9. Assignment. In addition to all other rights the Mortgagee may have at law or in equity, the Mortgagee may assign its rights hereunder to any subsequent holder of the Note. 10. Release. Upon the payment in full of all indebtedness secured hereby, as evidenced by the recording or filing of a full release of the Mortgage executed by the then holder of the Mortgage, this Assignment shall become and be void and of no effect. I Communications. All communications required under this instrument shall be in writing, and shall be sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the Assignor or the Mortgagee at the addresses set forth in the heading of this instrument, or at such other address as the addressee may designate in writing. 12. Miscellaneous. The Mortgagee may take or release other security, may release any party primarily or secondarily liable for any indebtedness secured hereby, may grant extensions, renewals, or indulgences with respect to such indebtedness, and may apply any other security therefor held by it to the satisfaction of such indebtedness without prejudice to any of its rights hereunder. Nothing herein contained and no act done or omitted by the Mortgagee pursuant to the powers and the rights granted it herein shall be deemed to be a waiver by the Mortgagee of its rights and remedies hereunder or under the Note and the Mortgage, but this Assignment is made and accepted without prejudice to any of the rights and remedies possessed by the Mortgagee under the terms thereof. The right of the Mortgagee to collect said indebtedness, and to enforce any other security therefor held by it may be exercised by the Mortgagee either prior to, simultaneously with or subsequent to any action taken by it hereunder. Any failure by the Mortgagee to insist upon the strict performance by the Assignor of any of the terms and provisions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of any of the terms and provisions hereof and the Mortgagee may thereafter insist upon strict performance. This Assignment shall be binding on the Assignor, and its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Mortgagee, its successors 4 Bk 11399 Pg255 #31338 and assigns. This Agreement may not be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing and signed by the party or parties against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought. In this instrument, the use of any gender shall include the other genders and either the singular or the plural shall include the other. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Assignment has been duly signed, sealed, acknowledged and delivered by Assignor on the day and year first above written. Witdewy Mieel Floreaee, d/b/a One Parker Street Company Comrionweem of blax4acAwe& Essex, ss December Z 2008 On this , 4��day of December, 2408, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared Michael Florence, d/b/a One Parker Street Company, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was/were drivers licenses, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding or attached document, an,0 aclanowl to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose, --� /"17// My commies' n fres: 5 Bk 11399 Pg256 #31338 EXMIT 'A' A certain parcel of land containing 1 acre, located in the Town of North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts (the "land'), as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in North Andover, Massachusetts, owned by National Aerial Advertising, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "site Plan') with improvements thereon, recorded as Plan #11669 in Essex North Registry of Deeds. The improvements consist of a one story building (the "Building") containing approximately 9,600 square feet of gross floor area, surface parking which will be located to the Northwest of the building containing a total of 14 parking spaces and associated grading, utilities, site work and drainage facilities, as shown on the Site Plan, collectively the ("Improvements'). wrial reconnaissance takes off for company - The Boston Globe Page 1 of 3 °S oh coal BUSICI�SS ETH Home News AIDE I Business I Sports Travel Your Life Cara Jabs Beal Estate Yellow Pages Markets Your Money Technology Healthcare Columnists Latest news Message Boards Small Business Advertisement LATEST TECHNOLOGY NEWS • HOME > • BUSINESS > • TECHNOLOGY Aerial reconnaissance takes off for company Firm wnn Armv invpntinn award ► More technology news BOSTOWCOM'S MOST E- MAILED Vie fOstaaftbe SEARCH THE ARCHIVES Donald Florence, chairman and CEO of Flight Landata of North Andover, and a plane equipped with the patented BuckEye program, which collects intelligence from sensors and cameras. (JOANNE RATHE/GLOBE STAFF) By Davis Bushnell, Globe Correspondent I September 13, 2007 Flight Landata Inc., a small North Andover firm, has developed high-resolution digital -imaging systems to collect reconnaissance images of Iraq and Afghanistan that are shot from aircraft. The company, which has 25 employees and is based at Lawrence Municipal Airport, recently won a 2006 "Army Greatest Invention of the Year" award for the patented BuckEye program, which collects intelligence from sensors and cameras. The Army's Topographical Engineering Center at Fort Belvoir in Alexandria, Va., and several other contractors also shared the honor. The center is part of the Army Corps of Engineers. "To date, the BuckEye program has collected over 500,000 individual color images, representing 17,000 square kilometers of data, primarily over cities in Iraq and Afghanistan, facilitating urban warfare planning, ..." the Army Corps of Engineers stated in a release. Flight Landata was founded in 1991 as an aerial photography specialist. The privately held firm owns three small turboprop planes and leases others as needed. But its focus shifted to military work after Sept. 11, 2001, chief executive Donald Florence said last week. Three years later, Florence, 62, traveled to Iraq to oversee the original BuckEye system, which weighed 279 pounds. The current system weighs only 20 pounds, thanks, he said, to refinements made by the firm's chief scientist and vice president, Xiuhong Sun. Sun, 54, left his native China in 1989 and did postdoctoral work in remote -sensing technology at All Globe stories since 2003 are now FREE 0 Today 0 Yesterday Q Past 30 days 0 Last 12 months 0 Since 1979 ► More search options ADVERTISEMENT http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/09/13/aerial reconnaissance take... 7/7/2009 14 �erial reconnaissance takes off for company - The Boston Globe Page 2 of 3 the University of Dundee in Scotland. He joined the North Andover firm 12 years ago. It is remote -sensing capabilities that are at the heart of the firm's business of capturing thousands of images from aircraft on reconnaissance and surveillance missions. Since 2004, Flight Landata has received more than $10 million in Army contracts and "several million dollars" from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said Florence, one of the firm's initial investors who bought out two partners' interests in 1997. He became chief executive officer four years ago. He is also chairman. It's expected that total revenue this year will be "well over $10 million," compared to between $6 million and $7 million last year, he said. Another large Army contract "is in the works" for aerial -survey work in Afghanistan that could begin this fall, Florence said. An Andover resident, Florence is a well -traveled entrepreneur who kiddingly refers to himself as "an airport bum." Michael Miller, general manager of Lawrence Municipal Airport, described Florence as "a Jimmy Buffett -type character, a great guy." "He's a pilot, a race car driver, and has been involved in real estate development," Miller said. "He built 20 hangar units here - among other successful ventures." But, for now, Florence said he's focusing solely on defense work, including pursuing contracts with the other armed services. " A big part of this business is military contracts, so, at this point we don't want to get involved on the commercial side," he said. Meantime, Flight Landata's technological efforts indicate that the firm is on the right track, according to an Army official and a technical consultant to NASA. "It's incredible what Flight Landata has been able to do as a very small business," said Joe Pimenta, a deputy program manager for the Army's BuckEye program. "The firm's sensors have helped a lot with our mapping, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Moreover," he said, "the firm is always ready to troubleshoot anything very quickly." Over the last six years, NASA has purchased Flight Landata instruments "that look at reflected energy in specific wavelengths," said Fran Stetina, a consultant to the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "As a result, colors of oceans and agricultural lands, for example, indicate the health of marine life and crops." One NASA assignment last fall involved flying from Yuma, Ariz., "to have our equipment look at 26 different caves in three states to see whether there was water in those caves," Florence said. "This was in line with NASA's Mars research." Florence said his firm has no direct competition because "nobody has the technology that we have." Because of the firm's unique technology, several large defense contractors have come calling to discuss a possible acquisition, but nothing has gone beyond the discussion stage, he said. "Right now," Florence said, "we're concentrating on our own security business."■ © Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. More from Boston.com L.. bYnfor More: • Business section • Latest business news http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/09/13/aerial reconnaissance take... 7/7/2009 1 . 1 Cntlt1uu11N�1111�1 bt �In�rl►rllusell� ` rOITN—O 1 IVIu:��r►Cllileutte '107,' JUL - 91996 r3SO 6 iAk ' , '_�L�'111�.i1IU11tt11' 1 � �-- _ �`�'--� i • 1 ` • g��lelmuun0 , 1 � ''" , �' ; t�11d1tII1�1 I�UIt1lNlli + • UAIQ b� t ull�l►II�� � ' " . A 1 VOL�J }Cw1,t1h �HI W . 1 to 1 Cues U) t�R�pluull 1'al i S�sleut i'ulniieJ b� . • . ,.. . Cutlletlll.Ilnlllle11r�1 Its! . , r°i �. i)ole liisl,erll�r ,:.; f i 1 ,1 p u CA L TL1 V 4--J