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TOWN OF NORTH ANNDOVER , IAI ,ANNMN INA'kC BOARD,
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�pI!.. "r"b��ti'.N.py N„�'V"6E OF SI�VIRPA,Ia IIUSI,NgESS OWNERS I��°T Iwp��tld�gE I1�'mNTE��y;'h,Igna7m Y,C�.�,n INN,),°�(� "w..��rM TURNPIKE AND
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PETERS r T E R S STREETS �(R 14�!k a S 1 1 N AND ti D A 3.� ) I,.N NORTH.�R p I�W"li r'�N 7��.�r'Nfy VY v I;'�:iu
11I°OR ALMOST 'I"H.IIEE YEARS NOW , MAN I ILI.SM MERCHANTS AND I HAVE IA.NDINhNI'D TNAI.NAI)
CONSTRUCTION ; NId ACENNT TO OUR LOL°AA"I,"IO➢A>I ON R°C"E 114 CONSTRUCTION WHICH WAS
DEEMED NECESSARY TO AAOI°NINI;CT A SERIOUS TRAFFIC T"R.O]AmN,EM CAUSED BY THE
INTERSECTION OF O N I.. HEAVILY TRAVELLED TWO LANE R O A n y. RT E 133 , WITH A k°N OT H E I'"i
MULTI —LANE TIIOILO4NGUFARE (RTE 114 ) .
THIS PROBLEM WAS ALIAEGId DI T FURTHER COMPOUNDED D BY VEHICLES ENTERING AND
LEAVING THE SHOPPING CENTER I O'-N'N:"1II.Y THE PERCEIVED SOLUTION INI°�N°�4`r,°, WAS To
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RESTRICT TURNS II I�'�,�N ENTERING AND
d�'W�D LEAVING MY SHOPPINGC CENTER (ONTO ������° A 14)
AND TO INSTALL rA CI^dN`N°I°Iw.I"N LANE ISLAND TO ELIMINATE ANY IN TURNS . ADDITIONALLY ,
INA"I"IA. 1.3.I , ( PETERS S'1INlC:1:.T) WAS MODIFIED TO INCLUDE TURN LANES AT THE N.N",TE 114
INTERSECTION .
EIN,`NEq`.TI.ON
TIIIu,RE IS CURRENTLY ON FILE WITH A"OULN. DEPARTMENT ENNT AN APPLICATION FOR N'L.NRB
CUTS AT THE INTERSECTION OI.;"" II'I"ES . 314 AND I25 , ( °BAN 5 SA"AINEM '1`uNI°N,NNPtINN{:, NOfIN`IµII
9A..NuN DO 4! I".R., MA , ) F I I a Er P MY W°F I"y N N'b K D wY[ DEVELOPMENT CROUP. (A ..lbw, z A . FIRST STREET
DEVELOPMENT
EVEL9 ' ENT ), . I I I PURPOSE OF rIX APPLICATION I S O ALLOW FOR O S R C I O,,I
OF' A SMALL SHOPPING CENTER AT
THAT INTERSECTION .
°I"II&IN DEVELOPER HAS ALSO FILED APPLICATION WITH THE NORTH AND OVER
CONSERVATION COMMISSION (HEARING DATE JI,,.i Ntfi I',. 01 , 1904 ). .. UNDER THE NAME �.>�v
K NNNNEDY DIa'N"IY,I.OPMI',C^N'T GROUP AND TO THE MAN'SAN;LIINNAI:T"I"`wA HIGHWAY I.NEPA'"AIINI"Nw'Id`NT
( ARLI'IANC"ION ) III"A°DI',R THE NAME OF IA°IRI^rT NwT1NrIg;L°T nI;VKL.OT'MRNI COINT"NNRA'ATIT:I�N Ir"01`.
PERMITS RELEVANT TO THEIR PROPOSAL .
IT IS MY OPINION THAT WHAT THESE GKNd'I"LENANEM (KENANI".DY ,°A. K .A. FIRST S"I"INNpET)
ARE PROPOSING IS TANTAMOUNT TO CREAA"I" ICNC AANA IDENTICAL , IF NOT WO]N',.SI:'
SITUATION AT
°T"INE RTE. 1 N 4 AND 03 I:NNNTIry.IN,NNI",CT 10,N^N'
'1HI;°t° PROPOSE OSE A SMALL SHOPPING CEN°NTI'NI:N AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO HEAVILY
TRAVELLED AII.-I,°T,I LAANIQ ROADS , IN°I`X I Z5 ANO 114 ,, INCLUDING AA NEW
I:NIwIA,ATNWAY OIN"N"
TO RTE 1 2 NN
THIS SITUATION WILL HE Ir'H.NIT°,TIII°.R compohP„ANIII n HY TRAFFIC IN AND OUT ni.T.6 TNN,1,.
SHOPPING CENTER N°"IN:OM IrM°INE N 'N,-- _I`IwO,M Al IIRIAIAC: I^N COIAI,H'TN'R— 4N-.."TININNS ON IN"I E 1 I 4........
AI"III'INN AIN .�L,9NIL FROM THE IIN.TYAAI, CREST APARTMENTS -0 - TURNS ON R,TE 125 AND
ADDITIONAL TRANSIENT CONGESTION WHICH WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO MORE:
ACCIDENTS . I DON ' T KNOW WHAT "I"'I"PE OF "I"INAAPP I L,N S'I'Ldlms"A THE PETITIONER H ANSI
SUBMITTED TO YOUR DEPARTMENT BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE ACCIDENTS IS SIMPLY
UNDENIABLE _... 1°eVEN "~,IOI'NE "AO, IX FACT , N°AN"IfII',YAN ONE CON"AIIDEI S ".I.'UE RATE OF mMIAFI°"IN
AT WHICH VRHICLES U' QATELY TRAVEL THAT STRET( OF RTE 125 . . . . IT FA l
EXCERDN ANY EVER SEEN ON PETERS STREET !
YOU MAY PERCEIVE THAT AS AN AREA MERCHANT I PEAR COMPETITION . . LET ME SAY
THAT I HAVE BEEN IN NORTH ANDOVER ALMOST TEN YEARS NOW -- - I ' VE WATCHEI)
COMPETITION COME AND GO— AND IF ANOTHER HUSINKSS WANTS TO COME TU TOWM .
THKN 50 HE IT- WEAL EACH HE JUDGED ON OUR OWN MERITS---BUT PENALIZING ONE
SHOPPING CENTER FOR ITS TRAFFIC IMPACT WHILE PERMITTING ANOTHER TO CREATE,
AN IDENTICAL SITUATION BOASTS WELL NEITHER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH , FDR THF
TOWN OF NORTH ANUOVPM , NOR POR ANY OTUER PIRTIES INVOLVED.
THE APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN AS IT APPKARS WITHIN PROPUNALS ON FILE AT ITE
NORTH ANDOVER PLANNING BOARD (AS OF MAY 20Tn ) , WITUOUT PROVrR RECARD TO TUE
POTENTIAL TRAFFIC !MPACT , IS UNrAIR BOTH TO THV CITIZENS OF NORTH ANDOVEI(
AND THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH , WHO SUALL ULTIMATPLY nAVE TO UANKROLT,
YET ANOTHER RE-DESIGN THE 114 ROADWAY -- PERHAPS INCLUDING RTE 125 AS WELL
THIS TIME.
I DO NOT TO ASK THE BOARD TO AFFORD PETERS STREET MERCHANTS ANY SPECIAL
EDGE AGAINST POTENTIAL COMPETITION . I ' M SIMPLY UP THE OPTNION THAT ANY
ENTITY SEEKING TO LOCATE HERE IN TOWN SBOULD BE AYFORDED NO CREATER
TMMUNITY FROM CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY THAN TnE REST OF =
IT IS INCUMBENT UPON THE DEVELOVEk TO ADDRESS THIS ISSOE AND 1 WOULl',
RESPECTFULLY SUGCEST THAT RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER TO THE E=NT AS To
PROVIDE FOR THE PRESENT AND. M94A IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT BE MADE A
CONDIT= OF ANY PERMIT TF AND WHEN THE GOOD JUDGEMENT OF YOUR BOARD PLES
FIT TO GRANT ONE ,
I SHALL LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU' ON JUNE 07 , 1994
VERY TRULY YOURC
DAVID A .
The Honopablc Jnmcs D . Jajugu , State SonAtor
The Honorablo Donna Fo"vniar-Cuomo , State
Mr . Chaplow Mibfpella , M . H . D. Pepmil DivisioD , AvljDgLon
Ms . Richard North Andavor Planning BoavJ
Lawrence Eagle Tribune
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MemoranaQm
To: rile
From: EBC
Date; June 6 , 1994
Re: 525 Turnpike Street
I Spoke with Lynn Tilley today regarding the proposes Osco Drug.
she lives on Marion D£iv@ and exp£e8k@6 Strong concerns about the
increase of traffic on 2t 114 . She said that there are accidents
that happen on £t 114 all the time and that a store such an Osco
will have a major impact on the traffic. She also pointed out that
the vote at Town Meeting to rezone the property was based on
keeping the church with small retail stores, She will not be at
the June 6 meeting but will attend the- June 21 meeting. She Will
also tell her neighbo£k to attend the June 21 meeting.