27 % High Pine Avenue
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063
March 4, 2022
City of Nashua
Planning Department
P.O. Box 2019
Nashua, New Hampshire 03061
Dear Planning Board Members:
We are writing to you with very serious concerns about the proposed subdivision that is being
planned across the street from our private home. We do not feel that it is a good fit for our current
block and we also have serious safety, drainage, esthetic and health concerns as well.
In June of 1989 we moved our family to our current home on High Pine Avenue because we
wanted a better quality of life for our family. My brother had moved his family to Nashua many years
earlier and we simply fell in love with New Hampshire. It was not an easy move for us, requiring many
years of waiting for a job transfer to come through. We had all grown up in overcrowded, noisy New
York where the taxes and cost of living made it difficult for middle class families to raise their children.
This June makes 33 years since we moved to our current home in New Hampshire and we are still very
much in love with our adopted state; however, we have seen quite a lot of changes in Nashua during
these years. Little by little, our town taxes have increased almost every year and once again it is
becoming increasingly difficult for a middle class family to afford even a small size private home such as
ours. Another upsetting change has been the amount of over- building, overcrowding and shrinkage of
green spaces in the cities in which to enjoy the quality of life we moved to New Hampshire to enjoy.
When we moved to this block 33 years ago, the lot across the street, where the current
subdivision is proposed was green space, filled with some very large, old, beautiful trees. Over the
years, and after a few very powerful storms, one or two of the trees was heavily damaged and required
removal. It was upsetting to see not just the damaged trees removed but the entire area denuded of
any trees. When we observed grass being planted we had hoped the owner might beautify the denuded
area with smaller bushes and trees, not as susceptible to storms. We noticed that the family in the
current duplex next to the proposed subdivision has young children and we had hoped to see a swing
set or jungle gym for the children to enjoy. A white picket fence would further beautify the corner
property and keep the children safe at the same time.
When the trees were first removed and the lot was measured, we were informed that the lot
was not large enough to build a home on. The lot is the same exact size today as it was then. We
viewed the plans and see that the proposal is to turn the duplex around so that it faces our home. This
makes the address High Pine Avenue instead of Flagstone Drive and would overcrowd that corner. The
deck of the current duplex would have to be removed, leaving very little green space for the family to
enjoy. The proposed building would not fit in well on the corner and would have the appearance of
being squeezed into a much too small space. In addition, a building that size will block the sunlight
