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At y%mr mqnsl, we ClUildmAcd a site node smey at Me Buy 11111 prolietty locMed oil,Orchard
11111 Road & NOW1 Widow. A.PEI cast&RUMV U75 'ThiSIOU01 SUmmariLQs our
measurements.
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As desoxibud above, Um We m Mcil pycent to Route 125, 'floc iij-,jjor z1o,iscgoln-ce t1tat ex%sa,-
at die pile is (be heavy Yalmne Orhum or, iiouw 125 During my visit on the afierrinciii ciftlw
Docent ber 2 1 a', the Wc cmm= Pmehly of Cause, hill lal ge trucks occilsionailly pamed Q,We
us %YCH. 11wre own umme mise due to comMiel"Jall activity 'M the ticighboring L-Com building,
blit lhiS was ARM uvm%hib was Be My olha ths"itiM nuke obsme'd
dumg the vY,
Applivuble(,rlterla
Tho l lNpssua duuuscuus Eeop,,irj,mcr,)4 W'Envirommenial Ptolawi:icin Nals defined [ht alubicut 116se level
m the background A-weighled mu d level that iN exceeded;90% of A Umu memumd MAL;
equipmenlolmoUghwur
Art (NWny Comml Policy, irtb,ulrrwwauwll,aaruad sotrnd level is iticreased to more tan 10 dRA
above ambient, or it in a candithm ofa -pure: tone", A "pure tom" is dahned as any
ummu band cenm hapeeml smmd Fuessure level exceadins;the two u4j,'icum cunimfi-quency
!iourtd pressuro luvols by 3 dBA or MUTM We hou mumumd It ambfunt mise Imel at A Bay
HAI She in Order'to,c-slablkh it use level Or comparison aner the ntw hijilLijilg is
Rimorements
For 111issitc 11101se survey, we pci-fim-med two sets "I be AM invulwd it
handheldspoctrum armlyzcq which VMS awd to record Ilic iaoise lvvel in the aftemoini oif
Decuider 21'tin tho sic and at do a0acem Wom budding. 'rhe ambient (I"'),no se lievels as
boilt sites w0te imasumd io be about �45 dFAA. A h(,-quency pliol gad 1110 L!" mjoj'se�level jssjjowuj
4-ef. 9 VA rm On I Prloym A"wo un mid JAidialeful
FILE No, 721 12/23 ' 3 13:55 ID.Wr`,[TECH INC 617 499 8074 PAGF ?
Mr- Sine Fosler
Decem110- 23, 1998
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The seGnild set of JlWijs►1rc111011s was obtAjT1l d witl1 a comtinipous n onitor that was teft a [be siEc
En}`a timm periutl of[tcady 24 hou", sl+'kk'tktit,at about 2:3 0 RM on Dcc%. lmher 2I"and tillding of
about 9:00! M,kit Deuctu_i�r 22"'L
Tl,s; imbkrnt s1o!$1i Tcv4:k,(L,,) varied fi`c n the Iow ko mill 40's d1#A during the Out Y raofiliIT,
III;Eels of be111 day:', 1'eard1ing-t m iniinuFn betwceii I A and 3 AM. 011 Docember 2 "d, these
3eYeIs 3'o se to IIIe M1111tr 40's to In kE 5O's dB during Ihe,daytime hours. Niglittimc ainbiunt
Ik:vcls IIkBi1 dfDpped apk11 to the Mid 40's ci-BA. Figure #2 is a plat of tho L.,,s, noisy levels
k' CE}I�EI gi Ovtr The d1I3'alim of the 111c surul cni- Doring Iltc first houir l}fFrlCE15k�I�IT1�11��, �a 11adUY
wa'q Ope# ung Oil the site. 'lhh1 restiked in SiI1usually high Eini(Aujit noisc ick+els durEE1})' thi�i tSYrk[:
SYI iCh Ai'o 4v11 lIt On I{lg l'C #2-
ninmary
ntI resmiis,ofjire meiistirc1111±ilt.,sJ1{}w typical v kr1,'4I71Ia1 PI ;inib1eal rF viusliJi'.ITFS i(I . A [I:1y131110
anibiCilE Noise Ievel ofi ihouE 45 dBA woo 3w ordud by tic; biFidhil Id ;poutnun amil+f2 3 oil
Doccrmbin-2 1"and ES conFAs1r,M w11l1 that mtNisttFud by IIIV G4lttI11wty$ I11031itoT-. 1-1OWL- cu. [tit
day 6me mibient noise Iovels nieasklred oil 1)t±cer ber 22"'vv crG fl1tFC11 I1ighl 1-r NitUhing tllc mid
to tlpp yr 50% dBA. Evcaing,Lmbi(-nt 316j'O JCVejs gj-'l(jl[:511]+ SII'0I2pe31 II urn 1110 daylilnc Ivvuls tv
the mid 40's(IDA, vvith Elfghtliwcl m)js;c leveis k)1•:111g 1tjv.jSt[vcgJ M thie low In mid 40'b LIHA,
Vie 110pe i1113 P17L1w11 US YotL wItIl tllc ill Ic)rmatj0r? Ihat Ir+ 31ccu5zi11ry 11t Illis titm I ryntl have
gliesIiolas, pledge fuel Gee: Et,L'1}1luivi 3no at 617-499-K70.
i7113E1'� }'ours,
11C'PI "I 'C j WC RPORAITM
Rebecca Shuman
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TO: AMEEN COLW LL-TOWN PLANNER TOWN OF NORTjR s flOVMMA.
FROM:STEVE POSTER
DATE'l 1111I98
R -NOISE MEASUkMENTS
AS RE QUES m-D PLEASE]BE ADVISED TTIAT DU-170N&GARFIEFD NC,. IS INTi'ENrDINCJ ro
CONTRAST tf 'ASCJEN'tL•CH' OF CAMBRlDCEAIA, TO PROVIDE`BASE-S.,kNV SOUND
A A$LTEIVIENTS AT THE ABOVE PRO GT;N ACCORDANT WTTH THE SPECIAL
CONDITIONS NOTED WITRW I Hffi SITE PLAN REVW- -SPECIAL P1=.RM11,
X-PF FUL€.ERTON Or, `ASCENTECH'(11L_f 617-499-8059)FS PREPARINCT A MOPOSAL vk FRC .
DUTTON& GA FIE-L.D„INN. SHOULD RECEIVE Dy 71113199. WE.WILL FORWARD A COPY OF
SANE TO YOU WHEN RECEIVED AND ALSO PR VTDE A SCUEOULE FOR FMI1 D WORD{
SOUND Nd EASURE TS
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