Board of Aldermen Page 16
May 10, 2016
three cars per home, 12 to 18 cars which would ultimately cut through Sagamore Road to Conant Road.
Finally, if this property is subdivided it would put an undue financial burden on my husband and me. The
property value would be lowered even more. We would have a harder time selling the house. For privacy we
would need to get a variance to put up a higher fence. Also, any drainage issues would need to be addressed.
As we get closer to retirement, we should not have to take on such burdens. These are just a few of the many
concerns my husband and | have, and we ask for your support on this issue. Thank you for your time.
Ms. Marta Langlais, 30 Sagamore Road
We have a water problem and it is due to the runoff of a spring that runs from the property at 396 Main
Dunstable Road. This floods our basement. The flooding in our basement is due from the flooding over there.
If the 396 Main Dunstable Road property is excavated there will be more flooding. If you refer to the minutes of
April of 1987, the previous owners of our home also had flooding at that time and had many water problems.
Our home is at the corner of the lot next to 396 Main Dunstable Road. If a road is built behind our house, % of
our property will be surrounded by pavement creating an island affect and depreciating the value of our home.
The noise of any construction or excavation due to the ledge in the area would startle my son who has cerebral
palsy. He startles very easily. This would also disrupt the children and the families in our area, distract anyone
from working from their home. | know | don’t have time to go over the multiple issues, but thank you for your
time.
Ms. Donna Schleiper, 20 Sagamore Road
My boyfriend and | recently purchased our home in August of 2015. This may be a shock to you but obviously
the sale of 396 was a shock to us. When we were recently notified of the sale of this property, we were
obviously very disappointed. One of the selling points of our house when we purchased it was the private lot.
A lot of the other homes in our price point offered a lot of the features that we were looking for but not a private
lot. Clearly when we heard about the sale, we were very disappointed. We were also very concerned when
we heard about the sale that our home, being the last property of the houses that would be affected, would be
the closest to a home that would be built on this abutting property. If you were to put a home that close to our
house, our foundation would be in severe affect. We're very concerned about the blasting that would be taking
place like Teresa previously mentioned. We're very concerned about the overall property damage that would
affect our foundation as well as our property structure. As well, we’re not from this area. We're originally from
Maine. If we were to sell our home, we are very concerned about the overall reduction of property value that
would result in a house being built so close to our property line. It would be about 150 — 200 feet away from
our property line. Pretty close. We are also very concerned about the runoff that would as the result of a
home being built that close to us. We also have some issues in and around our property that we are
concerned about as well from the natural spring that comes from 396. Thank you for your consideration.
Thank you very much.
Ms. Kristi Durette, 27 MacDonald Drive
My husband and |, David, have been proud residents of Nashua for 19 years now. We're really proud of the
fact that all of the neighbors that abut the property that’s in question, 396, are unanimously working together
because we take great pride in the neighborhood that we’ve been a part of. Most of our neighbors on
MacDonald Drive that abut the property have lived in their homes and been owners for probably 10 all the way
to the original owners of the development. Many of the issues that have been raised by folks who are at the
bottom of the hill, we sit at the very top of the hill, and can already see a lot of the effects of the runoff through
the winter and into the spring. We’re really particularly concerned that we had the same thing when we moved
in in 1997. Really had us understanding of a lack of landlocked situation. As | listen to you talk about revenue
and property values, at least ten properties bordering that particular piece of land and really changing the
whole feel and quality of life that happens in that little Main Dunstable community in Ward 5. We know that
you're not ultimately the decision makers. We are really trying to make sure we understand how the zoning
board works and looking at what conservation possibilities are and looking at how we’ve seen that habitat
evolve over the years. Looking at zoning. We just really wanted to be put on the record to have you know that
