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WILL AM V. DOLAN Chief (9 8) 6 6-959
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To: Kathleen Bradley-Colwell,
Town Planner
From: Fire Chief Dolan
Re: Messina property—Winter St.
Date: 6/11/98
Jim Rand has provided the fire department with a plan of the proposed "hammer head"
for fire department use if a structure is built on proposed Lot IA.
The fire department does not object to this arrangement for the following reasons:
• The roadway is to terminate at the hammerhead.
• If the roadway were to be extended it would be brought to Town road standards.
• The present road has been widened and provides access for fire department vehicles.
• The 10"water main has been extended with new hydrants installed.
• The hammerhead would provide sufficient area if maintained in all weather
conditions for the fire department apparatus to turn around one at a time.
We would also request that this residence be required to have a residential sprinkler
system installed as part of the order of conditions for this project.
Please contact either Lt. Melnikas or me if you have any questions regarding this matter.
William V. Dolan
Fire Chief
Cc: Jim Rand, DPW
Lt. Andrew Melnikas, Fire Prevention
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TO: Ms. Kathleen Bradley Colwell, Town Plannrf
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FROM: James Rand, Jr., Director of Engineering
DATE: June 11, 1998 '
SUBJECT: Winter Street- Messina „
This departments has met with the engineer on this project and finds the
proposed roadway design acceptable with the following exceptions.
1. That where possible a four foot rip-rap shoulder should be provided instead
of sloped granite curbing.
2. The hammer head design needs the review of the Fire Department..
cc: J. William Hmurciak, P.E.
Michael Howard, Conservation
John Chessia, P.E.
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TO: Ms. Kathleen Bradley Colwell, Town Plqrier J
FROM: .lames Rand, Jr., Director of Engineering.. '
DATE: June 25, 1998 /
SUBJECT: Winter Street- Rose Meadow- Meslna;/'
The following items should be details should be added to the plan and reviewed
by this department.
1. Road Cross-section
2. Leaching Catch Basin
3, Drain Line
4. Water main
5. Hydrant Detail
6. Watergate needed where extension begins
7. Note for testing of water main to all Town standards.
cc: J. William Hmurciak, P.E.
Michael Howard, Conservation
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Ta: Ms.Kathleen Colwell,Tawn Planner
From: Jim Rand, Jr., Director Of Engineering
CC: J.William Hmurclak, Director DPWa ; \
Tim Willett, Staff Engineer
Date: October 6, 1998
Re; Winter Street-Rose Meadow-Messina
This department has reviewed the latest revised plans foe this site and find them acceptable.All
comments from my memo dated June 25, 1998 have been completed.
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TO: Ms. Kathleen Bradley Colwell, Town Planner
FROM: James Rand, Jr., Director of Engineering
DATE: June 25, 1998
SUBJECT: Winter Street- Rose Meadow- Messina
The following Items should be details should be added to the plan and reviewed
by this department.
1. Road Cross-section
2. Leaching Catch Basin
3. Drain Line
4. Water main
5. Hydrant Detail
6. Water gate needed where extension begins
7. Note for testing of water main to all Town standards.
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cc: J. William Hmurciak, P.E.
Michael Howard, Conservation
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Me .' Kathleen Colwel,i
Town Planner
30 School Street.
North Andover, MA 01845
Re : DPW ' s Recommendations for
Winter Stz'eet. Improvements
Dear Ms , Colwell :
A new mainline sewer will be installed as part of the town' s next
sewer extension contract:, Phase 3C, on the "abandoned" portion of
Winter Street. from South Bradford Street to the existing Winter
Street Pump StatioD (see attached map) . Currently this stretch of
Winter Street i�, a 4ravel road and therefore not maintained by the
town , The fina; Product of Winter Street as specified by the Phase
3C Sewer Pxoje= ~. u.ill be a gravel road similar to its present
condition .
Sewer stubs to existing homes and vacant lots will be installed,
which will create the potential for some lots to be developed,
Development of t.-.hese lots should require construction of a roadway
with sufficient: width,, grade and construction as outlined in the
town' s rules alid regulations . Winter Street cannot be made a
thruway to Great F;3nd Road, therefore a cul-de-sac will also be
required and tho lcts will have access from South Bradford Street
only.
This Division understands the unique nature of this situation and
will work with r,he Planning Department if the above recommendations
prove to be infeasible.
very truly yours ,
Timot y/J . Willett
Staff Engineer
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MEMORANDUMi
Issue: Is Winter Street from Great Pond Road to South Bradford Street in
the Town of North Andover a way which can be used for access to
lands abutting said Winter Street portion .
Answer Yes , in my opinion according to the attached information , Winter
Street from Great Pond Road to South Bradford Street is either a
Town way or a private town way, however, the Town of North Andover
has no obligation to maintain or to keep all or any part of this
way in repair.
.issue: Can this portion of Winter Street be used as a way for the purpose
of development of land along said Street.
Answer: Subdivision control may be avoided if it can be shown that this
portion of Winter Street was in existence when the subdivision law
became effective in North Andover, and further, in the opinion of
the North Andover Planning Board , if this section has sufficient
width, suitable grades and adequate construction to provide for
the needs of vehicular traffic in relation to the proposed use
of the land, and also for the installation of municipal services to
serve such land and the buildings to be erected thereon .
Facts:
A. Maps and Plans, All plans , unless indicated , are recorded at the
Registry of Deeds.
1 . Winter Street from South Bradford Street to Great Pond Road
is shown on the old plan mounted at the Town Clerk' s office.
2. Plan 2496 shows this portion of Winter Street but notes it is
"discontinued. "
3. Plan 5970 shows Winter Street as a boundary. .
4. Plan 7437 shows Winter Street to scale measuring approximately
30 feet in width. This plan notes Winter Street as "abandon. "
5. Plan 7436 shows Winter Street but it is not named. Also, Frank
G. Gelinas decided to place the boundary to the middle of Winter
Street.
6. Plan 9390 shows Winter Street with an opening onto South Brad-
ford Street.
7 . Plan 7548 shows Winter. Street. The plan notes Winter Street
as "abandon. "
,[)AND CgI1t-N 8. Assessor' s Plan, Sheet 103, shows Winter Street with no notations
RNFYS AT LAW and further opening onto both South Bradford Street and Great
F1ManuAHE Pond Road and Bridle Path.
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9. Official Town Map shows dotted lines indicating where Winter
11 Street would connect South Bradford and Great Pond Road.
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B. Town Records,
I . Official Town Street Card shows this portion of Winter Street
as being "public" until Town Meeting of 1930,
2. In Article 31 of the March 1930 Town Meeting Warrant, a copy
Of which is on Page 16 of the Annual Report, there was a pro-
posal to the voters either to discontinue as "town ways or
private town ways" the following section of "streets or ways
in town" - the list includes "Winter Street from Great Pond
Road to South Bradford Street ," or in the alternative to
discontinue maintenance of said streets and ways .
Y It is important to note that in 1930 this section of Winter
Street was identified as a "Town way or private Town way. "
It is also important to note that it was voted NOT to discontinue
these streets or ways but only NOT to keep them in repair.
C. Deeds recorded at Registry of Deeds of abutters.
I . Book 381 , Page 668. Original deed into Naruszewicz. Fourth
Parcel , Rose Meadow, is locus. Spofford Road is our section of
Winter Street, probably named after Spofford Woodland at inter-
section of Winter Street and Great Pond Road, see plan 2496.
Description states "bounded northerly by Spofford Road. . . . . "
2. Book 842, Page 97 . Description uses Winter Street section
as bound. Notes Winter Street was formerly Spofford Road,
Indicates long use as a read and access.
3. Kook 816, Page 405, and Book 984, Page 175 state as a bound "a
discontinued roadway once known as Winter Street. "
4. Book 1315, Page 746. States Winter Street as a bound. Same as
Book 842, Page 97 above.
5. Book 1896, Page 49. States Northerly and Northwesterly bound as
Winter Street. This is Santo Messina deed .
The Law:
Research as indicated herein finds that at no time was this section
of Winter Street either discontinued as a public or private way or street or
was abandoned . This section still appears on Town maps and in Town records ,
although in varying dotted line forms. This section still appears as boun-
daries in deeds and on plans of record. The official Town meeting vote was
only to not maintain this section of Winter Street,
It is an established rule of law that an owner whose property is
bounded by a way which connects at each end with a road leading to a highway
A11050 AND colt ICN is entitled to have access going tin either direction , if all roads appear
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According to M.G. L.A. c. 183, Sec . 58 ''every instrument passing
title to real estate abutting a way, whether public or private, . . , shall
be construed to include any fee interest of the grantor in such way. . . ''
In this case there is the right of access to pass and repass .
The public's right: to pass and repass and the abutting land owner' s
rights of access do not appear to Have been extinguished, discontinued, or
abandoned by the town or, any of the landowners.
The Town , through its planning board , has the authority to determine
that a way of varying with an acess onto a public road of a width less than
50 feet, may still be used for the development of land along that way. In
North Andover, usually Mr. Cyr will make a recommendation as to the suitabi-
lity of the way to accommodate the needs of vehicular traffic and municipal
service and whether said way and bottleneck access has sufficient width,
suitable grades , and adequate construction .
North Andover requires a 50 foot width, but will accept a 40 foot
width. It will be necessary to apply for a waiver, at both access points ,
to the 30 foot width shown on the recorded plans.
Therefore, the Planning Board has the authority to grant a Corm A,
if in its discretion it votes to waive the 50 foot width requirement for this
street.
However, the Planning Board may require, as a contingency to its
approval , that this portion of Winter Street be improved to meet Town
standards as the suitability to accommodate the needs of vehicular traffic and
municipal services ,
It is important to note that except for that portion of Winter
Street having access onto South Bradford and Great Pond Road , the middle
portion of this road abuts land owned by Mr. Messina enabling this section
to have a constructed width according to the Planning Board ' s decisions .
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present had and trouble breeding features of the roaclvway'_ c 4 1 .
Peti ,ion of William G. Davis.
Unfavorable action talten under this article but Syitir
tice recommendation that the street be nut fn passable con-
dition and that expense incurred .be lateen from tice ap-
propriation made for Streets, lliOiwayg and Bridges,
Article EA To see if the town will (rote to a wise and
9ppt•opriate the sum of $600.00 to construct a surfact: drain
oil Sargent Street beginning at l:lodges Street and continuing- .
westerly the entire lengfh, a distance of approximatelY
450 feet. Petition of Leo Murphy and others.
Voted to raise and appropriate the such of six hundred`
dollars Co construct drain mentioned in this article.
Article'31. To see if the town will Grote to discon- i
finue as town 'mays or private town ways, under chapter
eighty-two of the Getceral Laws, all or any of the follow- ,
ing sec:tfon of streets or ways in the town, namely: (1) Far-
t; num Street from the Saw Mill to Ash Street; (2) Fern Street
t from Partcham Street to Berry Street; (3) Berry Street
r1 from the residence of Mr. Towne to Ash Street; (4) 1�'inier
I Street from Great Pond Road to South Bradford Street; (6)
Short Street from Great Pond Road to the intersection of
the road coming from the residence of Mr. Frost; (6)
` Towue Street from'the Turnpike to Farilbacn Street, (7)
Abbott Street from the house of Joseph Mullen to the
house of Victor Verdes;-or as an alternative, to see if the
town ~Fill vote to instruct the selectmen as officers haying
charge of the laying outj of higliways, in conjunction witih
3 ' the Committee on Rond$, to petition the county commis-
signers, under chapter 289 of the Acts of 1924, for relief
from the obligation of peeping all or any part of said ways
hi re air. Petition of C6mmittee on Roads. t
rotecl the alterti�titte;l_11int the town instruct its Se-
lectmen as oflicet's having charge of the laying out of higli-
t Wayg, in conjunction WWI the committee on roads to peti � .
tion lice County Commissioners, under chapter 289, of the
Acts of 1924, for relief from the obligation of beeping all
or any part of said ways in repair. ;
Article 82. To see If the town will vote to accept
Norman Road from Railroad Avenue to Michicjgham Road, a
distance of about 400 feet as laid out can plan of Pacific
Mills land, " Petition of;Eugene Boeglin and others.
Voted. that this article he referred back t T the pett- �.-�
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Article 31. To see if the town will vote to discon- �
Einue as t(Lwtj ways_or rivate to��-n ways, under chapter
eighty-two of the General Laws, al! or any of the follow-
ing section of streets or ways in the town, namely: (1) Par- JJ'
num Street from the Saw Mill to Ash Street; (2) Fern Street 1
from Parnham Street to Berry Street; (3) Berry Street
from the residence of Mr. Towne to Ash Street; (4) Winter
Street from Great Pond Road to South Bradford Street; (6} i
Short Street from rea Pond Roado ie Fn ersee ion of
the road coming from the residence of Mr. Frost; (6)
Towne Street from the Turnpike to Farnham Street; (7)
Abbott Street from the house of Joseph Mullen to the
house of Victor Verdex~ or as an alternative, to see if the
town will vote to instruct the selectmen as officers having
charge of the laying out of highways, in conjunction with
the Committee on Roads, to petition the county commis-
sioners, under chapter 289 of the Acts of 1924, for relief
from the obligation of keeping all or any part of said ways
in repair. Petition of Committee on Roads.
Voted the alternative;Ihat the town instruct its Se-
lectmen as officers having charge of the laying out of high-
ways, in conjunction with the committee on roads to peti-
tion the County Commissioners, under chapter 299, of the
Acts of 1924, for relief from the obligation of keeping all
or any part of say ways in re ail. ----- 4�
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Form - L
Departmental Referral Form
To: Building Inspector
Open Space Committee
Director of Community Development
Director, Public Works
Fire Chief
Health Agent
Police Chief
From: Town Planner and / or Planning Secretary, Planning Office
Re: Preliminary Plan
Lam' Definitive Subdivision
Special Permit
Site Plan Review
Date: Or
A Public Hearing has been scheduled for _ p.m. on
to discuss the plans checked above. (Preliminary plans do not require public hearings.)
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The Technical Review Committee Meeting is scheduled for:
Thank You.
Division of Public Works Phone 978-685-0950
384 Osgood Street Fax 978-688-9573
North Andover, MA 01845
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Memo
Tw Heidi Griffin,Town Planner
From. James Rand, Jr., Director Of Engineeri
CC. J.William Hmurciak, PE, Director of im Willett Staff Engineer, Chief Dolan,
Superintendent John Cyr.
Date: December 27, 2000
Re: Hammer Head Turn—a—Round Winter Street Subdivision
On the Winter Street Subdivision developed by Ann Messina a problem has recently arisen. I have
just been made aware that our recycling truck cannot turn a round in the designed location. It appears
that the grade may be too severe. I was also informed that the trash pickup truck has been backing
down Winter Street, I have not to this date been able to confirm the cause for their backing up and not
driving down the street and using the hammerhead.
Chief Dolan is on vacation until January 2, 2001. 1 will contact him then and find out if the Fire Trucks
and Emergency Vehicles can turn around satisfactorily. Please call if you have any questuins.
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05/18/01 FRI 10:00 FAX 978 688 9$73 NORTH ANDONTR DPW 0 001
TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS
384 OSGOOD STREET
N'OXrH ANDOVEI�,MASSACIIUSETTS 01845-2909
3, WILLYAM RMURCTAK,DMUCTOR,P.E.
ThnotllyJ. Willett a ,.oRTh'� Telephone(978) G85-0950
Slaf Engineer ��o�'�..p Fax (978) 588-957.3
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May 18,2001 3, C*t S�h
Ms. Heidi Orifin
Town planner
27 Charles Street
North Andover,MA 01845
RE:Rose Meadow Subdivision
Dear Ms. Griffin:
The Division of Public Works needs an As-wilt Drawing of Winter Street in order to analyze the
construction of the roadway, drainage, and other items of concern.
Very truly yours,
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Timothy J. Willett
Staff Engineer
CC: Bill Hmurciak
Jim Rand
RECEIVED
MAY 1 8 2001
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RE: Rose M itsid::n::,
Bond Release-"eiiiest::
Dear Ms. Griffin:
The Division of Public W&ks l as�r uiee+ier3 the above captioned subdivision and does not recommend
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a release of funds at this titii1Tli�paveiiieiitAop course has yet to be installed, and there are
unresolved grading issues wi i fide i i e eazi
Very truly your$,
Timothy J.V�&
Staff Epp'n �r
CC: Bill Hmurciak
Jim Rand
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July 6, 2000
Ms. Heidi Griffin, planner
North Andover Planning Department
27 Charles: Street
North Andover, MA 01845
Re: Winter Street
.Dear Ms. Griffin:
It was a pleasure meeting with you yesterday to discuss the status of the Winter
Street improvements as well as minor changes to the approved plan. As I mentioned the
contractor has installed the water line and hydrant, leaching eatchhasins and piping, and
the roadway has been rough graded to subgrade. Minor changes were necessitated as a
result of Mass. Electric poles and discussions with the neighbor. The changes will consist
of the following:
The 2'-3' of rip rap along the edge of pavement will be reduced to l'-2' in some
locations. This was necessitated by the placement of utility poles after the approval of the
plaits and the narrow width (i.e. 25') of Winter Street in a few locations. The twenty feet
of pavement will be maintained as specifically required by the DPW.
The profile of Winter Street will be less steep from approximately station 7+50 to
11+00. The original Platt called for a slope of almost eight percent. By coordinating the
grading with the abutter, the contractor is able to construct a less steep slope of perhaps
4-5 percent. The result will be a roadway that is safer for vehicular traffic.
These minor changes will not, in my opinion., change the intent of the approved
plans for the roadway. Drainage and vehicular travel will not be affected.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at 978-
683-6595.
Sincere
J. �1SERWATKA
J. Serwatka, P. _ CIVIL ,
Mo.36941
cc: Anne.Messina