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 …
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MassWorks Grant Presentation Video
Watch Tuesday’s MassWorks Grant presentation held at 146 Dascomb Road, with remarks from Andover Town Manager Andrew Flanagan, State Senator Barbara L’Italien, Developer Sal Lupoli, and Massachusetts Secretary of Housing …
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 …
Building Details
The developer has indicated a large footprint for this development including the following: Total Sq. Feet: 645,000 Office Space: 200,000 (32%) Residential (no restrictions): 140,000 (22%) Retail/Restaurant: 120,000 (18%) Boutique …
Future Development
Future development in the ID2 zoning area depends upon the results of the Town Meeting Warrant Articles and which ones pass and which ones don’t. If #56, 57, 58 pass, …
Mass Works Grant
The Town and the developer have applied and been granted a Mass Works Grant for this project. The grant is supposed to cover some of the improvements to the roads …
Neighborhood Improvements
The developer has proposed to add additional improvements to the neighborhoods directly affected by this development, most of which are in Southwestern Andover off Osgood Street, the Dascomb Road neighborhoods …
Future Tenants
Future tenants is a topic of concern. The town of Andover has a set of zoning laws which restrict the size of a retail location to 25,000 sq. ft. and …