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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-11-19 Abutter Comments SPR August 5, 1998 Mr. Robert Halpin Town Manager � ��' � Af North Andover,MA 01845 LANNING Dear Mr. Halpin, - � As concerned residents of the Mcadowood Development,we would like to bring to your attention issues regarding the proposed 4-story office building at the intersection of file Route 125 Andover By-Pass and Hillside Road, Tile proposed site sponsored by Mesiti Develpment of Tewksbury,MA.will include 80 attached parking spaces and a single entrance/exit onto Hillside Road. Of paramount concern to our neighborhood will be the exacerbation of an already horrendous traffic situation on and about the Hillside Road area. Existing problems include: ♦ Extensive traffic backup, especially during both the morning and evening commutes, resulting in an extremely long,and sometimes dangerous wait to merge onto Route 125. (There have been at least four reported accidents at this intersection since February, 1997.) We fear that Meadowood Roach (via Bucklin Road, Peterson Road, Nadine Lane) will become yet another point of egress for frustrated commuters. Thus,more and more non-residents and non-visitors will use our neighborhood as a "cut-through,"unaware of the large number of young children in the area. ♦ Chestnut Green office park being used as a"cut-through" between Route 125 and Route 114, creating an increasingly large volume of high speed traffic on this narrow street. (See attached.) ♦ Left turn restriction from Chestnut Green office park onto Route 114 which forces drivers to use Hillside Road in order to travel west on Route 114 or south on Route 125. (See attached.) ♦ Overflow parking from Chestnut Green. We have serious concerns that with the advent of the Mesiti development this condition will reach critical mass. ♦ Extensive sewer and drainage problems in the area. Our fear is that these will only worsen with the additional disturbance of construction and occupation. + Other contributing factors will be roadside snow accumulation and additional traffic generated by the new Stop & Shop on Route 114. For our safety and that of our children,we hope that these concerns will be addressed with the diligence and priority they deserve. + We strongly urge that a traffic impact study be commissioned for the area. We are confident this will prove that our concerns are valid. + We request that serious consideration be given to placing an exit from the proposed office park onto Route 125, as there is with the Osco on the corner of Route 125 and Route 114. While the traffic issue is our primary concern, we hope that proper attention will be paid to other items such as aesthetics, landscaping, lighting,construction 11ois.0,etc, We apprcciate your lime and attention to thcse 111aiters. Sincerely, �t 1ee L, Catalano 37 Bucldin Road North Andover, MA (978-689-7964 Home) (978-567-9596 Business) cc: Mr, Richard Slanley, Chief of Police Mr. Bill Scott, Chairperson-Traffic Advisory Committee Mr, Richard Rowen, Chairperson-Planning Board (At(achments) For our safety and that of our children,we the residents of Meadowood hope that the aforementioned concerns will be addressed with due diligence and priority. i NAME ADDRESS h�•—Z. L_ C, a-o- 4{S 37u c.C-�.. I2.r-r�(� icl. y c'� �,r; l�vf �t � � AdAV" �'J� �2v1✓� f2J � �� r L3UcK O ti R-D, N, t4q PuL � moA1LAt,CbU�_r TaLl/* J Beer) t tO , Cl�(C\ A ) /!�/�-� ��l�lr �•` t ��/7LrliN 4 f l'£.- y�} N'l ! J I l_ /f NAME ADDRESS 1VOIS Ll AYNA rjv v- ry\ 0 Y'A c AL e 5i5 c,, RJ w"O Cr 1,L ILL 11,4�11 NAME ADDRESS kb-' GG'✓ v� � S � , im, Yz Oval alb 1171Y ti 5 1 Cj1 Gln� �olrev� ; Jr n,�s, } �2 its. i i i Route 12 5 An entrance to Merrimack - College Proposed entrance Hillside Road for an 80 car �►; parking lot Hillside Road Hillside Road Bucklin Road Peterson Road film Meadowood adine Lane Road Another 26 houses in Route 114 a self contained road not shown. This reap is not drawn to scale. However,the Meadowood community consists of 85 houses which have been accurately represented on this map. An Informal Traffic Study On August 8, 1998 an informal traffic study was conducted from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Cars were counted entering and exiting Hillside Road in ten-minute periods. Residential traffic is defined as all traffic either entering or exiting a driveway on Hillside Road or entering or exiting Bucklin Road. All other traffic was counted as Non-Residential traffic. Ina three and a half-hour period a total of 340 cars used Hillside Road,which is labeled a dead end road by a street sign. Only 24%of this traffic was residential. The other 259 cars used Hillside Road to either enter or exit the office park or as a cut through between Route 125 and Route 114. Residential Traffic vs.Non-Residential Traffic 25 --------------- 20 _ __ - v 15 - ------ — ----- - 0 10 _ _._ _. z 5 - -- - - - i 0 T T T -, Time *Non-Residential ❑Residential L } 1 _ Y s f' Al t gv a '' +`_:; MA jyj TWO v MUM r 1 � 9 9 a : x„ it '! �^ � 3 4' e s �, � n u • P. u} 4 k ANDERSON 303 Hillside Road North Andover, MA 01845-5916 Horne Phone(978)682-4029 t August 24, 1998 � Mr.Richard S.Rowell I' I North Andover Planning Board 146 Maier Street North Andover,Ma 01845 re,UGLY DEVELOPMENT @ HILLSIDE Rd. /Rte 125 Dear Sir: I have Just read again,ire disbelief, the article published in the Lawrence Eagle Tribune on August 21, 1998 regarding the proposed development for the corner across Rte. 125 from our address an Hillside Road, My wife and I have lived here for the past decade. I am a graduate of Merrimack College and have lived in the area since 1980. I have watched on a daily basis the ever increasing volume of vehicular traffic along Rtes. 125, 114 and Hillside road,along with the subsequent problems as a result . This development would serve only to add to the traffic volume and demands on town services. Additionally, the area is a refuge for wildlife, a vernal wetland,and serves as a buffer zone for adjacent neighborhoods. The environmental impact of such a development could only serve to contaminate and displace the ground water and wildlife in the area and increase the amount of trash and other pollutants,as a result . A better use for this area would be to maintain its current status as open and undeveloped area for the protection and well=being of the water table and the surrounding residents. It does not serve the community and residents to develop all the open spaces and leave nothing but ugly buildings,parking lots and polluted water. c Robert E Anderso Jr. ' cc: Katherine Ogden,Lawrence Eagle Tribune James F. Towle + ' 19 Meadowood Rd. North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 689-9795 October 2, 1998 North Andover Planning Board Office of Planning and Development Charles Street North Andover, MA 01845 Dear Board Members; Enclosed please find a copy of a letter I have sent to the MASS HIGHWAY in regard to the traffic situation on Rte. 125 in No. Andover, and specifically at the intersection of Hillside Rd. This is a situation I have been involved in since the first phase of the Meadowood Developments, and it now becomes even more important with the planned office building by Mesiti Development Corp, Prior to the planned building by Mr. Mesiti, and even the new Stop & Shop, this was THE MOST HEAVILY USED INTERSECTION ON RTE. 125. As you can see by the following charts, the traffic at that intersection is massive: RTE. 1251 HILLSIDE ROAD a) 27,000—• 33,000 VPD traveling Rte. 125 at Hillside b) 3400 VPD IN/OUT of either side of Hillside Rd. RTE._114 .(& STOP & SHOP ( A signal installed) a) 28,989 VPD traveling Rte. 114 b) 4300 VPD IN/OUT Stop & Shop c) 2176 VPD new vehicles to the roadway because of store d) 73% of all traffic to come from or go North (how much of those new vehicles will make use of Rte. 125) RTE, 125 / SALEM STREET a) 1328 VPD IN/OUT of either side of Salem St. ( Traffic signal being considered) RTE. 125 / PROSPECT STREET a) 628 VPD IN/OUT of either side of Prospect St. (Traffic signal being considered) I t RTE. 125 I WILDWOOD a) 1848 VPD IN / OUT either side of Wildwood (Traffic signal being considered) RTE. 125 / VINE STREET a) 1355 VPD IN / OUT either side of Vine Street (Traffic signal being considered) It now becomes very plain that other than the Stop & Shop entrance on Rte. 114, this is the most widely used intersection in the area, AND overall the most heavily traveled road around. Keeping in mind the heavy growth now happening, and only more to come (I'm sure the old Citgo station at Hillside will soon be re-developed) let's take the bull by the horns and control the problem now. Ladies and gentlemen, I urge you to strongly consider requiring the Mesiti Development Corp. to install a traffic signal at that intersection in conjunction with the building of their office building. This would be the most ideal solution, as the cost will be borne by a development corporation, NOT THE, TAXPAYERS. In lieu of that, I request that you delay issuing a permit for that development until a final decision is made as to the solution to this very grave problem, Thank you very much for your consideration to this very serious situation, and I look forward to a speedy remedy. Sin c rely yours Jim Towle CC: North Andover Selectmen Chief Richard Stanley Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. Commissioner Kevin Sullivan a James F. Towle t; 5 'rtic 19 Meadowood Rd. North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 689-9795 October 2, 1998 Mr. Kevin Sullivan Mass Highway Commissioner Massachusetts Highway Department Ten Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Dear Mr. Sullivan; I would first like to thank you for all the help you have given to me in my efforts to lower the speed limits on Rte. 125 in the No. Andover/Andover area. Although they have been lowered to 45 MPH from Royal Crest to the Andover line, I'm hoping that at some point you and I may sit down and discuss a way that we may be able to get at least another 5 MPH reduction, but that's for another time. The reason for this letter is to discuss with you the possibility of having a light installed at the corner of Rte. 125 and Hillside Road. Within the last five years (5) the construction and expansion in that area has been tremendous, from the 89 homes on 19 acres we now have within the Hillside Rd,/ Rte. 125 corner, to Osco Drug at the corner of Rte.114, to a new office building that is planned for the Hillside Rd,/ Rte. 125 corner. Along with that expansion has come an enormous increase in traffic. According to a traffic study that was done by Dermot J. Kelly Associates, Inc. in Andover, there were approximately 27,000 to 33,000 VPD that passed the Rte. 125 I Hillside Rd. intersection on Rte. 125. Also they determined that approximately 1100 to 1300 VPD passed IN /OUT of the easterly side of Hillside Rd. Couple this with the 2200 VPD actual traffic count done by the Andover Police Department on the western side of Hillside Rd, at Rte. 125, and you have 3400 VPD using that intersection to and from Hillside Rd. I then compared this to traffic counts received from Mass Highway for the southern end of Rte. 125. Given that the Rte. 125 traffic itself No. / So. will be approximately the same I noted the crossroad traffic, and found them to be significantly lower at all the intersections on the southern end of Rte. t 125 where signals are being considered. The closest southern intersection VPD was a little over one-half, at 1848 VPD. Considering the amount of traffic that tries to enter and exit Rte. 125 at Hillside Rd. now, coupled with the increase from both the new proposed office building on Hillside Rd. by the Mesiti Development Corp. and the Stop and Shop soon to open on Rte, 114, will make this THE MOST HEAVILY USED INTERSECTION ON Rte. 125. Regarding Stop and Shop, their traffic study noted that 73% of the 4300 VPD exiting their parking lot will turn north, one must wonder how much of that traffic will end up on Rte. 125. Mr. Sullivan, I urge you to strongly consider the installation of a signal at this intersection. In many, many cases developers are required to install signals as part of their conditions, and whereas there is to be construction at this intersection soon, this will probably be the best time to alleviate the problems. By working hand in hand with the planning board and selectmen of No. Andover now, a situation can be solved before it becomes any worse. I am passing along a copy of this to the No. Andover planning board who will be meeting on Tuesday October 6, 1998 to further discuss the matter of the office building planned by the Mesiti Development Corp. I will also forward a copy to the selectmen for their review, and to Representative Bradley Jones, who has been very helpful in regards to the traffic matters in this area. I thank you very much for your time and energy in this matter and I look forward to working with you to solve these problems very soon. Sincerely yours- Jim Towle CC: No. Andover Planning Board No. Andover Selectmen Police Chief Richard Stanley Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. e A James F. Towle 19 Meadowood Road North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 689-9795 October 2, 1998 Chief Richard Stanley North Andover Police Department Main Street North Andover, MA 01845 Dear Chief Stanley; Enclosed please find copies of letters to Kevin Sullivan at MASS HIGHWAY and the North Andover Planning Board in regard to the traffic situation on Rte. 125 and Hillside Rd. Knowing exactly the problems faced there. I would greatly appreciate any assistance you may be to reach a solution to the problems now being faced, and the ones to come because of present and future development. If you can work with the planning board, the selectmen and / or the state in requiring a traffic signal there, the headache that now exists will be resolved. I will be at the planning board meeting on Tuesday October 6`h, to discuss this matter, and if you feel that you can be of assistance, I would hope that you can be there also. In the meantime, I will keep you informed as to the happenings, and by working together as a town, a very scary situation can be alleviated. Thanking you in advance for your time and effort in this matter, I remain. Sincerely yours; Jim Towle CC; North Andover Planning Board North Andover Selectmen Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. 1 i� J �,3 James F. Towle 19 Meadowood Road North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 689-9795 October 2, 1998 Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. House of Representatives The State House Boston, MA 02133-1020 Dear Representative Jones; I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your help in trying to reduce the speed limits on Rte. 125 in the No. Andover/Andover corridor, Although they weren't lowered to the extent I would have originally hoped, the reduction has made a great difference, In regard to another matter in the same area, I have enclosed letters to Kevin Sullivan, the No, Andover Planning Board, Chief Richard Stanley, and the North Andover Selectmen outlining the traffic problems at the Rte. 125 / Hillside Rd. intersection. This is the most heavily trafficked intersection in the area, and something needs to be done in regards to a signal. The MASS HIGHWAY Dept. is considering signaling the southern intersections on Rte. 125, where there is far less cross traffic, and completely ignoring the Hillside Rd. corner, where there is the most cross traffic of any area around, except maybe Wilson corner. To add to the problem, there is a matter before the planning board to build a 4 story office building at the Hillside Rd /Rte. 125 corner, Couple this with the new Stop & Shop on Rte. 114, and you can see the increased mess we will be in, I would appreciate your continued effort on our behalf with this matter, whether it is with the No. Andover Planning Board, the MASS HIGHWAY, or whomever. I will be attending a meeting of the planning board on Tuesday October 6`h, and if you felt it helpful, you might consider attending also. Thanking you in advance for your efforts in this matter, and your continued help, T remain, Sincerely yours; Jim Towle CC: Commissioner Kevin Sullivan North Andover Planning Board Chief Richard Stanley North Andover Selectmen • 1 Plannti,t,Department 27 Clark Street • North Andover,MA 01845 facsirn�eransrnttal To: Paul Hajec Fax: 557-1185 From: Kathleen Bradley Colwell,Town Date: 10/05/98 Planner Re: Hillside Road/Rt. 125 Traffic Review Pages: CC: ❑ Urgent ❑ For Review ❑ Please Comment ❑ Please Reply ❑ Please Recycle Notes: Attached is a copy of a letter I received fiotn one of the neighbors in the Meadowood Development who is requesting a traffic light at this intersection, Please review the request and be ready to respond at least initially to the request. The Board needs some solid advice on this advice on this issue, I NORTH ANDOVER Me o To: Kathleen Bradley Colwell !' 9 From: Robert Halpin CC: Board of Selectmen 6 Date: October 23, 1998 Re: Jim Towle letter of October 2, 1998—Rt. 125 and Hillside Rd. Could you kindly review the suggestion contained in the above referenced letter concerning the installation of traffic signals by the developer of the office park in the vicinity of Rt. 125 and Hillside Ave. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. •Page 1 1 P 1 i I James F. Towle 19 Meadowood Rd. North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 689-9795 October 2, 1998 : Board of Selectmen Town of North Andover Main Street North Andover MA 01845 1 Dear Board; Enclosed please find a copy of correspondence I have had with the planning board in regard to the traffic problems in the Rte. 125 /Hillside Road area. The massive growth in this area, coupled with the shortcut to Rte. 93 has caused this intersection to gain in traffic continually, with no controls. Also, most recently, we have the addition of the Stop & Shop, and a planned office building at the Rte. 125 /Hillside corner. I think it would be very wise for your board to monitor the situation in that area to see that the needs of the town and its taxpayers are being met, and that the safety of the entire region is protected. I have also been in contact with Chief Stanley in this regard, and as a unified team, hopefully we can see an end to the madness that takes place over there. I am available daily at my business in Andover if you wish to discuss this further. I may be contacted at 470-4999. Thanking you in advance for your attention to this matter, I remain. Sincerely yours; Jim Towle E I i Tames F. Towle 19 Meadowood Rd, North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 689-9795 October 2, 1998 North Andover Planning Board Office of Planning and Development Charles Street North Andover, MA 01845 Dear Board Members; Enclosed please find a copy of a letter I have sent to the MASS HIGHWAY in regard to the traffic situation on Rte. 125 in No. Andover, and specifically at the intersection of Hillside Rd. This is a situation I have been involved in since the first phase of the Meadowood Developments, and it now becomes even more important with the planned office building by Mesiti Development Corp. Prior to the planned building by Mr. Mesiti, and even the new Stop & Shop, this was THE MOST HEAVILY USED INTERSECTION ON RTE. 125. As you can see by the following charts, the traffic at that intersection is massive: RTE. 1251 HILLSIDE ROAD a) 27,000 — 33,000 VPD traveling Rte. 125 at Hillside b) 3400 VPD IN/OUT of either side of Hillside Rd. RTE. 114 STOP &SHOP ( A signal installed) a) 28,989 VPD traveling Rte. 114 b) 4300 VPD IN/OUT Stop & Shop c) 2176 VPD new vehicles to the roadway because of store d) 73% of all traffic to come from or go North (how much of those new vehicles will make use of Rte. 125) RTE. 1251 SALEM STREET a) 1328 VPD IN/OUT of either side of Salem St. ( Traffic signal being considered) RTE. 1251 PROSPECT STREET a) 628 VPD IN/OUT of either side of Prospect St. (Traffic signal being considered) i RTE. 125 / WILDWOOD a) 1848 VPD IN f OUT either side of Wildwood (Traffic signal being considered) RTE. 1251 VINE STREET a) 1355 VPD IN / OUT either side of Vine Street (Traffic signal being considered) It now becomes very plain that other than the Stop & Shop entrance on Rte. 114, this is the most widely used intersection in the area, AND overall the most heavily traveled road around. Keeping in mind the heavy growth now happening, and only more to come (I'm sure the old Citgo station at Hillside will soon be re-developed) let's take the bull by the horns and control the problem now. Ladies and gentlemen, I urge you to strongly consider requiring the Mesiti Development Corp. to install a traffic signal at that intersection in conjunction with the building of their office building. This would be the most ideal solution, as the cost will be borne by a development corporation, NOT THE TAXPAYERS. In lieu of that, I request that you delay issuing a permit for that development until a final decision is made as to the solution to this very grave problem. Thank you very much for your consideration to this very serious situation, and I look forward to a speedy remedy. Sinc ely your Jim Towle CC: North Andover Selectmen Chief Richard Stanley Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. Commissioner Kevin Sullivan I 1 James F. Towle 19 Meadowood Rd. North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 689-9795 October 2, 1998 Mr. Kevin Sullivan Mass Highway Commissioner Massachusetts Highway Department Ten Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Dear Mr. Sullivan; I would first like to thank you for all the help you have given to me in my efforts to lower the speed limits on Rte. 125 in the No. Andover/Andover area. Although they have been lowered to 45 MPH from Royal Crest to the Andover line, I'm hoping that at some point you and I may sit down and discuss a way that we may be able to get at least another 5 MPH reduction, but that's for another time. The reason for this letter is to discuss with you the possibility of having a light installed at the corner of Rte. 125 and Hillside Road. Within the last five years (5) the construction and expansion in that area has been tremendous, from the 89 homes on 19 acres we now have within the Hillside Rd./Rte. 125 corner, to Osco Drug at the corner of Rte.114, to a new office building that is planned for the Hillside Rd./Rte. 125 corner. Along with that expansion has come an enormous increase in traffic. According to a traffic study that was done by Dermot J. Kelly Associates, Inc. in Andover, there were approximately 27,000 to 33,000 VPD that passed the Rte, 125 I Hillside Rd. intersection on Rte. 125. Also they determined that approximately 1100 to 1300 VPD passed IN/OUT of the easterly side of Hillside Rd. Couple this with the 2200 VPD actual traffic count done by the Andover Police Department on the western side of Hillside Rd. at Rte. 125, and you have 3400 VPD using that intersection to and from Hillside Rd. I then compared this to traffic counts received from Mass Highway for the southern end of Rte. 125. Given that the Rte. 125 traffic itself No. / So. will be approximately the same I noted the crossroad traffic, and found them to be significantly lower at all the intersections on the southern end of Rte. 6 E 125 where signals are being considered. The closest southern intersection VPD was a little over one-half, at 1848 VPD. Considering the amount of traffic that tries to enter and exit Rte. 125 at Hillside Rd. now, coupled with the increase from both the new proposed office building on Hillside Rd. by the Mesiti Development Corp, and the Stop and Shop soon to open on Rte. 114, will make this THE MOST HEAVILY USED INTERSECTION ON Rte. 125. Regarding Stop and Shop, their traffic study noted that 73% of the 4300 VPD exiting their parking lot will turn north, one must wonder how much of that traffic will end up on Rte. 125. Mr. Sullivan, I urge you to strongly consider the installation of a signal at this intersection. In many, many cases developers are required to install signals as part of their conditions, and whereas there is to be construction at this intersection soon, this will probably be the best time to alleviate the problems. By working hand in hand with the planning board and selectmen of No. Andover now, a situation can be solved before it becomes any worse, I am passing along a copy of this to the No, Andover planning board who will be meeting on Tuesday October b, 1998 to further discuss the matter of the office building planned by the Mesiti Development Corp. I will also forward a copy to the selectmen for their review, and to Representative Bradley Jones, who has been very helpful in regards to the traffic matters in this area. I thank you very much for your time and energy in this matter and I look forward to working with you to solve these problems very soon. Sincerely yours; rJimwle CC: No. Andover Planning Board No. Andover Selectmen Police Chief Richard Stanley Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. r James F. Towle 19 Meadowood Road North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 689-9795 October 2, 1998 Chief Richard Stanley North Andover Police Department Main Street North Andover, MA 01845 Dear Chief Stanley; Enclosed please find copies of letters to Kevin Sullivan at MASS HIGHWAY and the North Andover Planning Board in regard to the traffic situation on Rte. 125 and Hillside Rd. Knowing exactly the problems faced there, I would greatly appreciate any assistance you may be to reach a solution to the problems now being faced, and the ones to come because of present and future development. If you can work with the planning board, the selectmen and / or the state in requiring a traffic signal there, the headache that now exists will be resolved, I will be at the planning board meeting on Tuesday October 6`", to discuss this matter, and if you feel that you can be of assistance, I would hope that you can be there also. In the meantime, I will keep you informed as to the happenings, and by working together as a town, a very scary situation can be alleviated. Thanking you in advance for your time and effort in this matter, I remain. Sincer y yours; c� im Towle CC: North Andover Planning Board North Andover Selectmen Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. I James F. Towle 19 Meadowood Road North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 689-9795 October 2, 1998 Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. House of Representatives The State House Boston, MA 02133-1020 Dear Representative Jones; I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your help in trying to reduce the speed limits on Rte. 125 in the No. Andover/ Andover corridor. Although they weren't lowered to the extent I would have originally hoped, the reduction has made a great difference. In regard to another matter in the same area, I have enclosed letters to Kevin Sullivan, the No. Andover Planning Board, Chief Richard Stanley, and the North Andover Selectmen outlining the traffic problems at the Rte. 125 /Hillside Rd. intersection. This is the most heavily trafficked intersection in the area, and something needs to be done in regards to a signal. The MASS HIGHWAY Dept. is considering signaling the southern intersections on Rte. 125, where there is far less cross traffic, and completely ignoring the Hillside Rd. corner, where there is the most cross traffic of any area around, except maybe Wilson corner. To add to the problem, there is a matter before the planning board to build a 4 story office building at the Hillside Rd /Rte. 125 corner. Couple this with the new Stop & Shop ozi Rte. 114, and you can see the increased mess we will be in. I would appreciate your continued effort on our behalf with this matter, whether it is with the No. Andover Planning Board, the MASS HIGHWAY, or whomever. I will be attending a meeting of the planning board on Tuesday October 6 ', and if you felt it helpful, you might consider attending also. i 6 i Thanking you in advance for your efforts in this matter, and your continued help, i remain. Sincerely yours; Jim Towle i CC: Commissioner Kevin Sullivan North Andover Planning Board Chief Richard Stanley North Andover Selectmen 0