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Home My WebLink AboutMiscellaneous - 70 FLAGSHIP DRIVE 4/30/2018 (4) /psi 5� C�y'^.,�0 /a:'.��. I ,. / � i � I i, i �� 1 i �� i i I i i r Sawyer, Susan From: lefitzgerald@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday,June 19, 2014 8:21 PM To: Sawyer, Susan Subject: Re:complaint Thanks so much for looking into this for us.We appreciate it. Laura & Paul Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2014, at 10:39 AM, "Sawyer, Susan"<ssawyer@townofnorthandover.com>wrote: Thank you for your patience. The.Health Department has conducted an onsite investigation of your complaint and compiled some additional research.A couple of the links are below.An audio clip was also provided to me by my inspector. It was taken at your property last week. The difficult task of determining whether noise rises to the level of a nuisance is not an exact science,so we use what is available to determine "reasonability" in complaints such as this. The descriptions of various sounds and their usual decibel can be found below.On the audio clip;the noise from the industrial park is clearly evident; however there are also chirping birds heard above it. Looking at the chart;general neighborhood noise is shown as at 30 dba and birds at 10 dba above. It is also resembles, but is well below that of a babbling brook.Therefore,the noise appears to be within the state's criteria as being allowable. In addition,when listening to the"comparative noise" link below is seems that it is most like a "red noise", (described sometimes as soothing),versus a number of other types such as"white" or"blue",which are very piercing in nature. It is interesting to listen to the samples on this site to see what we all call "white noise" really is. For these reasons, it has been determined by the Health Department that,at this time,there is no clear evidence that this noise exceeds the 10 decibels over the ambient, nor does it exceed.the threshold of what is reasonable for the type of equipment in the office park. Additional action will not be taken by the Health Department in this matter, however this determination does not preclude you from taking further actions on your own.Also, if we can be of any assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to contact the office. Thank you Susan http://www.industrialnoisecontrol.com/comparative-noise-examples.htm htto://www.noisehelp.com/white-noise-generator.htmI Susan Sawyer Public Health Director Town of North Andover 1600 Osgood Street Suite 2035 North Andover,MA 01845 Phone 978.688.9540 1 r Fax 978.688.8476 Email mailto:ssawver@townofnorthandover.com Web www.TownofNorthAndover.com <image001.jpg> Please note the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office has determined that most emails to and from municipal offices and officials are public records.For more information please refer to:http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preidx.htm. Please consider the environment before printing this email. <IMG 1153.mov> it .2 Sawyer, Susan From: lefitzgerald@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday,June 19, 2014 8:21 PM To: Sawyer, Susan Subject: Re: complaint Thanks so much for looking into this for us.We appreciate it. Laura & Paul Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2014, at 10:39 AM, "Sawyer, Susan" <ssawyer@townofnorthandover.com>wrote: Thank you for your patience. The Health Department has conducted an onsite investigation of your complaint and compiled some additional research.A couple of the links are below.An audio clip was also provided to me by my inspector. It was taken at your property last week. The difficult task of determining whether noise rises to the level of a nuisance is not an exact science,so we use what is available to determine "reasonability" in complaints such as this.. The,descriptions of various sounds and their usual decibel can be found below.On the audio clip;the noise from the industrial park is clearly evident; however there are also chirping birds heard above it. Looking at the chart;general neighborhood noise is shown as at 30 dba and birds at 10 dba above. It is also resembles, but is well below that of a babbling brook.Therefore,the noise appears to be within the state's criteria as being allowable. In addition,when listening to the "comparative noise" link below is seems that it is most like a "red noise", (described sometimes as soothing),versus a number of other types such as"white" or"blue",which are very piercing in nature. It is interesting to listen to the samples on this site to see what we all call "white noise" really is. For these reasons, it has been determined by the Health Department that, at this time,there is no clear evidence that this noise exceeds the 10 decibels over the ambient, nor does it exceed the threshold of what is reasonable for the type of equipment in the office park. Additional action will not be taken by the Health Department in this matter, however this determination does not preclude you from taking further actions on your own.Also, if we can be of any assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to contact the office. Thank you Susan http://www.industrialnoisecontrol.com/comparative-noise-examples.htm htto://www.noisehelp.com/white-noise-generator.html Susan Sawyer Public Health Director Tow of North Andover 1600 Osgood Street Suite 2035 North Andover,MA 01845 Phone 978.688.9540 1 i Fax 978.688.8476 Email mailto:ssawver@townofnorthandover.com Web www.TownofNorthAndover.com <image001.jpg> Please note the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office has determined that most emails to and from municipal offices and officials are public records.For more information please refer to:http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preidx.htm. Please consider the environment before printing this email. <IMG 1153.mov> 2 Sawyer, Susan From: Sawyer, Susan Sent: Tuesday,June 17, 2014 10:39 AM To: 'lefitzgerald@yahoo.com' Cc: Blackburn, Lisa; Grant, Michele Subject: complaint Attachments: IMG 1153.mov Thank you for your patience. The Health Department has conducted an onsite investigation of your complaint and compiled some additional research.A couple of the links are below.An audio clip was also provided to me by my inspector. It was taken at your property last week. The difficult task of determining whether noise rises to the level of a nuisance is not an exact science,so we use what is available to determine"reasonability" in complaints such as this. The descriptions of various sounds and their usual decibel can be found below.On the audio clip;the noise from the industrial park is clearly evident; however there are also chirping birds heard above it. Looking at the chart;general neighborhood noise is shown as at 30 dba and birds at 10 dba above. It is also resembles, but is well below that of a babbling brook.Therefore,the noise appears to be within the state's criteria as being allowable. In addition,when listening to the"comparative noise" link below is seems that it is most like a "red noise", (described sometimes as soothing),versus a number of other types such as"white"or"blue",which are very piercing in nature. It is interesting to listen to the samples on this site to see what we all call "white noise" really is. For these reasons, it has been determined by the Health Department that, at this time,there is no clear evidence that this noise exceeds the 10 decibels over the ambient, nor does it exceed the threshold of what is reasonable for the type of equipment in the office park. Additional action will not be taken by the Health Department in this matter, however this determination does not preclude you from taking further actions on your own.Also, if we can be of any assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to contact the office. Thank you Susan http://wwW.industrialnoisecontrol.com/comparative-noise-examples.htm http://www.noiseheIp.com/white-noise-generator.htmI Susan Sawyer Public Health Director Town of North Andover. 1600 Osgood Street Suite 2035 North Andover,MA 01845 Phone 978:688.9540 Fax 978.688.8476 Email mailto:ssawver@townofnorthandover.com Web www.TownofNorthAndover.com 1 2 Sawyer, Susan From: lefitzgerald@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday,June 05, 2014 9:39 PM To: Sawyer, Susan 1 Subject: Fwd: questions regarding e-mail noise complaint Hello Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Here are the answers to the questions you asked. My husband did walk back through our yard to the back of the buildings and drove around to the front to try and pinpoint the noise. Thanks so much for looking into this. Laura Fabiano Sent from my Whone From: "Fabian, Paul M" <fabiano.pAtbcam.com> Date: May 27, 2014 at 12:06:10 PM EDT To: "lefitz eg raldgyahoo.com" <lefitz eg raldnyahoo.com> Subject: RE: questions regarding e-mail noise . From: lefitzgerald@yahoo.com [mailto:lefitzgeraldC&yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 11:25 AM To Fabiano, Paul M Subject: Fwd: questions regarding e-mail noise complaint o Begin forwarded message: From: "Sawyer, Susan" <ssawyer@townofnorthandover.com> Date: May 7, 2014 at 10:20:22 AM EDT To: "'lefitz eraldgyahoo.com <lefitz erald @yahoo.com> Cc: "Blackburn, Lisa" <LBlackbum@townofnorthandover.com>, "Grant, Michele" <m rg ant@townofnorthandover.com> Subject: questions regarding e-mail noise complaint Good morning, I just left a message at your home. I am looking at a satellite photo and have located the properties in question and have a couple of questions before we involve a state agency. (see attached) 1) You identified#70 Flagship(found as Jomat LLC)as the noise generator; could you tell me how you came to this conclusion? 1 I Both 70&80 Flagship Drive have manufacturing/HVAC equipment on their roofs. 70 Flagship Drive also has equipment on the side next to 80 Flagship Drive. 70 Flagship Drive has more equipment. Even walking up to the buildings, it's difficult to pinpoint the source but it seems to be 70 Flagship Drive. 2) How would you describe the noise; is it continuous; intermittent; low pitch etc? Day or night? The noise is continuous/constant day and night, 24/7. 3) Is there a certain time of day that there appears to bean increase or decrease? No. The noise is continuous/constant day and night, 24/7. I 4) Have you contacted anyone at#70 to explain your position on the nuisance? No. a. If yes,whom have you spoken to and when and what was the result of the conversation? Thank you From: Sawyer, Susan Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 5:29 PM To: 'lefitzgerald@yahoo.com' Cc: Blackburn, Lisa; Grant, Michele Subject: FW: e-mail from town website Dear Paul and Laura I apologize that I have not emailed you until now.As you know the health Department has many regulations to enforce; such as septic systems. We also investigate nuisances like noise on occasion. I may be mistaken, but believe that I may have spoken to you last summer in regards to your moving to Marian Drive and that you were an abutter to that industrial area. Unfortunately,local Health Departments do not own noise monitoring equipment, but sometimes the state will assist us with theirs to establish decibel rates. I will email my contact with that division of Dept of Env. Protection and let you know if you when I get a response. Thankyou Susan Sawyer Susan Sawyer 2 Public Health Director Town of North Andover 1600 Osgood Street Suite 2035 North Andover,MA 01845 Phone 978.688.9540 Fax 978.688.8476 Email mailto:ssawver@townofnorthandover.com Web www.TownofNorthAndover.com Please note the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office has determined that most emails to and from municipal offices and officials are public records.For more information please refer to:hfto://vwuw.sec.state.ma.us/ore/oreidx.htm. Please consider the environment before printing this email. 3 70 FLAGSHIP DRIVE 107.C--0079 Complaint Detail Report Printed On:Tue Apr 29,2014 Complaint#: CT-2014-000049 Status: 10pen GIS"#: 7842 Violator: Jomatt,LLC max,,-n6 Address: 70 FLAGSHIP DRIVE Map: 107.0 Address: ONE THOMPSON SQUARES -:• Date Recvd.: Apr-29-2014 Time Recvd.: 11:06 AM Block: 0079 v, CHARLESTOWN,MA 02129 Category: Noise Lots Type: Commercial ago GeoTMS Module: 113oard of Health District:` Trade: Manufacturing Recorded By: ILisa Blackburn Zoning: r Structure: Description Complaint: Email sent from Laura&Paul Fabiano of 89 Marian Dr.regarding noise complaint from commercial building at 70 Flagship Dr.OOhnson Matthey Pharmaceutical). Comments: Inspector Assigned to Complaint: Susan Sawyer i Contacts Contact Type Date Time Name Phone Best Time To Reach Recorded By Response Letter Apr-29-2014 11:06 Laura&Paul Fabiano (978)684-2063 0 Lisa Blackburn Follow-Up by Health AM Director Actions Taken GeoTMS Module Status Date Time Response Type Action Taken Comments Board of Health REFERRAL GeoTMS®2014 Des Lauriers Municipal Solutions, Inc. Page 1 of 1 Sawyer, Susan From: Curran, Bernadette Sent: Tuesday,April 29, 2014 11:06 AM To: Sawyer, Susan Subject: e-mail from town website Attachments: Attach0.html From: laura fabiano [mailtodefitzgerald(ftahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:50 AM To: Curran, Bernadette Subject: Comments About the Web Site/ Report a Broken Link Request From: laura fabiano Email: lefitzgerald@yahoo. com Source IP: 108 . 49. 203 . 9 Address : 89 marian drive City: north andover State— ma Zip: 01845 Phone: 978-684-2063 Organization: Hello I live on Marian. Drive. We moved here over the summer. We are #89, right behind the industrial buildings . In the summer, you could not see the buildings because of the trees . In the winter, it is a different story and they are clearly visible. I understand we bought this house and knew about the buildings, but I want to be sure they are operating within their noise restrictions etc. They are very very loud. I think it ' s their HVAC units? but not sure. Are they required to block some of the noise? with a small wall or something? Also are they allowed to park behind the buildings, abutting our property? Should people be back there? Also delivery trucks, time of deliverys etc. I am fine with the buildings, but just want to be sure it could not be a bit quieter o r have less commotion going on. I would really appreciate someone looking into this matter. We would love someone to come by and look at what we see and hear from our yard. Not sure how you measure the noise but if it ' s over the limit it would be great if they could make it quieter somehow. Thanks you Also, my husband put an email together with more specifics but not sure where to send it. Thanks Laura Fabiano Please note the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office has determined that most emails to and from municipal offices and officials are public,records.For more information please refer to:http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preidx.htm. I 1 i s Sawyer, Susan Q_ From: Curran, Bernadette Sent:. Tuesday,April 29, 2014 11:06 AM To: Sawyer, Susan Subject: e-mail from town website Attachments: Attach0.html From: Laura &Paul fabiano rmailto:lefitzgerald@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:02 AM To: Curran, Bernadette Subject: General Comments to the Town Request From: Laura & Paul Fabiano Email: lefitzgerald@yahoo. com Source IP: 108 . 49 . 203 . 9 Address : 89 Marian Drive City: North Andover State: MA Zip: 01845 Phone: 978-684-2063 Organization: Hello, I moved to Marian Drive a while back. I abut. 70 Flagship Drive (Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical). which has many HVAC & . manufacturing units, primarily on their roof, running 24/7 . The noise could be classified as white noise in that it is constant but it can be a nuisance, more so at night. There doesn' t seem to be any sound attenuating equipment (sound walls/absorbers, etc. ) . Has this noise ever been metered on a Marian Drive abutters property? Would this noise fall under the scope of the MassDEP (310 CMR 7 . 00) in that noises exceeding 10 dB (A) above ambient may require mitigation steps? I'm not . familiar with what this would even equate to or what type of level this noise is at. Thanks, 1 Paul k & Laura Fabiano I just sent a message as well. This is the email my husband wrote. I believe this should go to the health department . Please note the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office has determined that most emails to and from municipal offices and officials are public records.For more information please refer to:http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preidx.htm. Please consider the environment before printing this email. 2 Request' From: Laura & Paul Fabiano Email: lefitzgerald@yahoo. com Source IP: 108 . 49. 203 . 9 Address,: 89 Marian Drive City: North Andover State: MA Zip: 01845 Phone: 978-684-2063 Organization: Hello, I moved to Marian Drive a while back. I abut 70 Flagship Drive (Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical) which has many HVAC & ,manufacturing units, primarily on their roof, running 24/7 . The noise could be classified as white noise in that it is constant but it can 'be a nuisance, more so at night. There doesn' t seem to be any sound attenuating equipment (sound walls/absorbers, etc. ) . Has this noise .ever been metered on a Marian Drive abutters property? Would this noise fall, under the scope of the MassDEP (310 CMR 7 . 00) in that noises exceeding 10 dB (A) above ambient may require mitigation steps? ' I'm not familiar with . what this would even equate to or what type of level this noise is at . Thanks, Paul & Laura Fabiano I just sent a message as well. This is the email my husband wrote. I believe this should go to the health department. Please note the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office has determined that most emails to and from municipal offices and officials are public records.For more information please refer to:http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preidx.htm. Please consider the environment before printing this email. � 2 i Sawyer, Susan From: Sawyer, Susan Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 5:29 PM To: 'lefitzgerald@yahoo.com' j Cc: Blackburn, Lisa;Grant, Michele Subject: FW: e-mail from town website Attachments: Attach0.html Dear Paul and Laura, I apologize that I have not emailed you until now.As you know the health Department has many regulations to enforce; such as septic systems. We also investigate nuisances like noise on occasion. I may be mistaken, but believe that I may have spoken to you last summer in regards to your moving to Marian Drive and that you were an abutter to that industrial area. Unfortunately, local Health Departments do not own noise monitoring equipment, but sometimes the state will assist us with theirs to establish decibel rates. I will email my contact with that division of Dept of Env. Protection and let you know if you when I get a response. Thank you i Susan Sawyer Susan Sawyer Public Health Director Town of North Andover 1600 Osgood Street Suite 2035 North Andover,MA 01845 Phone 978.688.9540 Fax 978.688.8476 Email mailto:ssawver@townofnorthandover.com Web www.TownofNorthAndover.com From: Laura &Paul Fabiano [mailto:lefitzgerald(abyahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:02 AM To: Curran, Bernadette Subject: General Comments to the Town 1 ' I North Andover MiMAP Flagship and Marian May 7, 2014 , A owSh-ee�y� 114 x ya lite}Q k d, �a a C f Interstates, - - - _I SIR - Horizontal Datum:MA Stateplane Coordinate System,Datum NAD83, --Roads Meters Data Sources:The data for this map was produced by Merrimack Ci Easements - - NORTIy Valley Planning Commission(MVPC)using data provided by the Town of pf rter '�4 North Andover.Additional data provided by the Executive Office of Q MVPC Boundary - ? ba�t� ��00 - Environmental ABairs/MassGIS.The information depicted on this map is Parcels 3' _ L for planning purposes only.It may not be adequate for legal boundary f F definition or regulatory interpretation.THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MAKES NO WARRANTIES,EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED;CONCERNING # r► THE ACCURACY,COMPLETENESS,RELIABILITY,OR SUITABILITY OF THESE DATA.THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER DOES NOT # o�+ .. ,�' • - ASSUME ANY LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OR MISUSE OF THIS INFORMATION ,SSACMus#t 1"=312ft ^�°