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Home My WebLink About2005-11-15 Abutter Comment SPR °�� iSEP 0 7 2005 NORTH F�4•,04G DEPARTMENT Zn 101,10; . . ........ Zee_ _._W4�-IIIIIII 11111111' -A 1.1-01 t—A9 Zoll I � ' . JA a f J sue..�.....,. �..n_ ..T. ¥ 1 , F J i _ f k I 4 2�1 Or --Low ��___ ................ ........ - _ _. a t F } y r 1 WWW Nye I +W uAp r f J L LETTERS 0 THE EDITOR n,d,ove r V U E%:r 1C CJL h i As publisher ofl""he Eagle-Tribune: northern portion of the load, i �that the wetlands + rce t the parce has and Ia. tru,stee of the Lawrenice Eagle- rezoning r i g would permit these h people t the effect cutting 'tile, l n( �int Tribune Realty Trust,which owns land sell their homes to a commercial d vel small,unusable pieces,In the interior. across Route lld from our, newspaper oper since-sur*roundin , business rises pleat, I find myself in an awkward,situ- have made there unatmactive to yell as '17he fact is the lard is more e suitable l tl n as North Andover residents pr e* residences. The second reason cited,I for development along the roadways pare to, vote oil rezoning the herd this time by town planners, is that the thian off"of them. ow reed by the Trust at a special "' bylaw geld lde flex,iblilit in,con- Meeting neIxt Saturday,Nov..4. trolling d ° �1� ment and would rr� err- have told the Planning .Board ge d �l r r t "tl lrrt r•I i bout the d ficien e tiro this r 1 1. An editorial comment in this p - 'the , the interior portion being "rr�r the start � maintained that per �'� proposedrezoning �,; "' � that l ,�1 " �" °�°��' " theremay good��eas to rezonethe � advancingthe . land and we agree that the homes own- n interest. I there are some things Unfortunately, the proposed bylaw ers creed some relief But this proposal it is important for voters in N it t doesn't w lrrr � �r�atlr� r t vrrp�l real t d+ tlr t know before,e casting their doesn't do,what the proponents, want It vote on this important measure. to do. What t we suggest is that the whole matter be thoroughly studied and So l am choosing this method,open to Let's take the I I landowners s first-, more e ensihl l n devised,, one that all readers,r s,to communicate. trust you The proposed bylaw provides,for a min' beIgin,s with ldentlt" 'ire the feed's char- will ill tau m clomments in the spirit it in ir�r�um lot of 25 square Feet 5. r�* � � t r tr+ red hllr r�tr �r ��e t � hl h they are intended—a�s ium r t sores).The �,homestogether sit w lots able fordevelopment. � r M ' rret. ir� r�rrtirr r�oc'r rawrl who, �� s totaling � � M � infra- studied b rit ar* feet I � the matter cr� l'�.rll � ��rrrrrrrw t� "'r Patterns s eer-y � sold t the sage developer,per, structure..And e suggest considering,e u access,to,facts that are w wr r sharing. the developer still would not have a lot range of development options with l �r� � r h to h i 11,` � �� respect T n i red nvioly dslitsore the west � � � �� t tl�� t �� needs and brr �� id Rote 1.� r�rr l Street), d � ; In r�d r�t ,get such, lot, e � r eallti , including how discrete, ete, north Peters Street (Route 133), the developer would ha, to also, -I smaller parcels might ht he developed r�rtlr t tie boundary betweenspart the Eagle-Tribune Realty effectively i harmony moray with rr d r a- Andover and North Andover and south- Trust land, tneighborhood ends and pater- r.r � r��d r �: " �� d try east of 'Waverly Road. It is, somewhat we have plans r�developing� it.The tl�l 'Impacts,. triangular�In shape. "h � 2 h l will t help these people sellFinally, �we pledget cooperatewith . ' rust Dens, their homes., t will, r fact, make it , in the v nIty 2MS f which are r � each study, on 'Involving the town off' acres North Andover and , ld haffected drf`r It ;North AndlovIer, the a hb r s, and, any by the,proposed zoning. The reasons the second.goal on"t be other'Interested parties.. 'i a wachieved� are more p The before "e rr Meeting �''h�t r proposed r� the tramr�� rrlr� ,t�d, but h ed C i,r er c l Development, n less, clear, Simply put, as a practical, has been hurried through to this point. the:town' zoningbylaw that old set matter than bylaw makes the interior d tag�t pa,t l� hr� thI dsome certain conditions, oil development of, the land Lards lopaal le. t n"t bore seriouslionlewor k and come up with, tine laird and allow for review ~ any you lth all.the details,but the hags lot Asir that truly serves the community. development by the Planning Board., size and other r bylaw restrictions, including requiring 300 feet of fron ta ge, Irving E.Rogers Jr. 'Them have been two reasons given restrict the potential what remaining for the change One, advanced by wn developable laird there is.This,coupled ers of It, residential sites on, the fare with the fact that much of the interior is Eagle-Tribune Realty Tryst 1 f Ye i I (, Jr/ A Rezoning 's s m ort t 'To the Editor: l which� ��y actually help reduce the traffic. While it is, s town,,,t decide M1th t nti a `h �+ s �� s � h � th �� rezoning 0the � t east- side of Turnpike Street bought ��r bound side of Turnpike Street homes back when this was a tAvo_ (Routs' ,it is also a necessary labs country road and cannot one.One hopes that the residents,of behave the gay the road has � N tt Andover not only consider changed.In the,late 1,980,s we were what it is like to live such road,, tied by the state that there wouldbe but also how such rezoning would one line along the eastbound side,, ro'benefit,the town. (with a breakdown lane)and two The North Andover � and side., Boardhas been westing or rl ' "� �that s what happened. year now Ion this"slue and has put a. We lost quite a bit of our frontage,, "lot of t1ime and atom into making all of ourtrees,and,with,no break- thissituati on work for both the sI" down lane,we take ur,hues,into, ur Aents and the town.it has proposed hands every time pull pan and out new zone tailed the Planne.d Com of our driveways.Not only'has,the Development District iseI i d �� , ;ti li C ,so it can,p ntr l wh t type but due to the new sidewalk,and of business would I t this area,. curbing on our side,there is. n9where for visitors to park.Several Neither th. 'board Hole rent�� - interested , � �.�s have tad t iell ��homes, g at are int e t c h geeing Route many times t avail. t has 114 become like route 28 i Salem, t t+ that ti is area N.H.This rezoning Proposal will n longer t residential my allow the homeowners within living., the rezoned areal to,perhaps,get oft s is busy street,1ut will Also bring W strongly believe that tide in much needed revenue for the rezoning proposal for the PC , and town'., the subsequent rezoning 'the east,The issue of additional traffic has bound side of Tumpike Street should be approved at the Nov.4. come Up olften',and although we Find Town Meeting. . t h and to believe that t could get much worse,we also,feel that there 9 s strong si alit he that at I I M and development goes at this area,the, EP� sand J � I entrance could be located n Waver- Nbrth Andover n l (0a',;, '✓u '4) ";I"Ii'dr• „yir, 'V / (, v. rrn. 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