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“Sales Spin” Verses “Actual Reality”
If someone told you that they would build you a residence less than 50 feet from an active railroad and it would have no adverse impact on your quality of life, would you conclude that to be “sales spin” or the expected “actual reality”?
Engineer No Show, Public Hearings Continued
There were two public hearing scheduled and posted on the agendas of the Millbury Planning Board and Millbury Conservation Commission this week that James Tetreault, the project engineer from Azimuth Land Design, LLC, did not attend and therefore the public hearing were continued, even though neighbors were in attendance and ready to provide public comments. The developer, Steven F. Venincasa of Whitney Street Home Builders, LLC, was in attendance for the Millbury Planning Board meeting for the Canal Street project, but left immediately after that public hearing concluded.
General Health Effects of Transportation Noise
The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored the preparation of the “General Health Effects of Transportation Noise” to support a rulemaking process about the use of locomotive horns and the accompanying environmental impact statement. “General Health Effects of Transportation Noise” reviews select current and past research on the effect of transportation noise on the physiological and psychological health for both people and wildlife.
Noise Impacts
At nearly every Millbury Planning Board public hearing for the proposed Rice Pond Village project, increased noise concerns have been raised by the neighborhood due to the proposed development plans to basically clearcut the natural undeveloped property containing mature trees and vegetation and then manipulating the existing grade to accommodate the proposed plans to build 52 condominiums at 17 Rice Road in Millbury, Massachusetts, which directly abuts an active Providence & Worcester Railroad and traffic noise from Providence Street (Route 122A).
Revised Site Plans v2
At the July 21, 2021 Millbury Planning Board Meeting, the engineer for the proposed Rice Pond Village project located at 17 Rice Road in Millbury, Massachusetts, James Tetreault of Azimuth Land Design, LLC, submitted revised proposed Rice Pond Village Site Plan of Land (v2).
Rice Road South Main Street Intersection
A resident submitted an alternative concept for the intersection of Rice Road and South Main Street to mitigate the known issues.