Developer Information Sessions
The developer is doing information sessions to discuss this project: Saturday, December 9, 2017 10:00am – Bancroft Elementary School Saturday, December 16, 2017 10:00am – High Plain Elementary Saturday, January 13, …
Dascomb Road Traffic Study
The long promised traffic study from the developer is now available. Click Here to download the Study Click Here to download the Summary from TEC to the developer Notes …
Town Selectman’s thoughts on this project
The only town selectman to abstain from the vote supporting the Residential component of this project was Bob Landry. Note: He abstained and did not vote Yes or No. He …
Town Meeting details
Taken from: http://www.andoverma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=63 2017 Annual Town Meeting Starts May 1, 2017 at 7pm The Andover Annual Town Meeting will be held on May 1st & 2nd and, if additional dates are …
Other Developments in Andover
According to the Merrimack Valley Planning Commision: http://mvmb.biz/andover/ Andover has NINE Priority Development (43D Expedited Permitting Sites) including: South Street 1 Riverside Drive 2 Technology Drive 40 Shattuck Road 300 Minuteman …
Comparisons to other Developments
There have been lots of questions regarding how this development would compare to some of the other developments around Andover and in other towns. Here is the tax breakdown for …
What happens if no Residential?
According to the developer, he will have to change the project to include more commercial/retail. Because the residential would be added by building higher buildings, without residential he will need …
Board of Selectmen Meeting
The Board of Selectmen meeting from Click Here to watch the meeting: http://andovertv.org/sites/default/files/videos/selectmen_20170424.mp4 The details regarding this project start at 46 minutes and also at the 114 minute mark. Points of …
Andover Planning Board Meeting
UPDATE: Watch the Planning Board meeting here: http://andovertv.org/sites/default/files/videos/planning_20170425.mp4 The Town Planning Board voted this evening to endorse the Warrant Articles related to this project and recommend that the Board of Selectmen …
Traffic Safety Audit
There was a Traffic Safety Audit prepared by the town for the Mass DOT reported March 29, 2017 Here is the report: http://thedascombrdproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/T0680_Dascomb-Road_Road-Safety-Audit-FINAL.pdf Please download the report to learn about the …
Developer’s plan to include turf field for Soccer
The developer has issued a new plan which now includes a Soccer field. An email was sent out to the Andover Soccer Association membership yesterday, 4/25/2017, requesting feedback. You can …
Local Neighborhoods
Residents have raised concerns about the impact to the neighborhoods beyond traffic and schools. Here are some additional concerns: Lights from the development at night Noise from the development from …
Sewer
There has been a lot of discussion about the sewer improvements down Dascomb Road and Frontage road. As of now, these improvements are targeted specifically for the areas around this …
Public Transportation
The closest train stations to the parcel are the Ballardvale MBTA commuter rail station on Andover Street and the Andover MBTA commuter rail station on Lewis Street. The MVRTA offers bus service …
Bad Traffic Intersections
It was said at a few of the meetings that the Dascomb Road/I-93 interchange was on the list of the top 75 worst intersections in Massachusetts. So far, we have …
School Budget
According to the Operating Budget, School Department is budgeted for Fiscal Year 2017 $76,099,203 out of a total Operating Budget of $165,465,347. This results in just under 46% of the …
Andover School Committee
The Andover School Committee during the meeting on 4/13/2017 indicated a strong preference for this project and the additional tax revenues provide. Several members spoke about the project and the …
Zoning
The current Andover zoning map can be found here: https://andoverma.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/166 The parcels in question are zoned ID2 for Commercial and Retail use only. They can be found in square C4 on …
Crime and Public Safety
It is hard to estimate the impact of crime based on this development. It is a public place which is a fairly large development in a small area of …
School Impact
Adding a residential component to this project will definitely have an impact on the schools. There’s no way around it. The developer has indicated that his voluntary restrictions on the …