Perkins Presentation To Planning Board 12 September 2007

North Londonderry Neighbors Against Commercial Re-zoning of Perkins Road


Heather Anderson31 Perkins Rd


We, the undersigned, object to the application to rezone the east side of Perkins Road south of the Sleep Inn as commercial (ref: Petition for Zoning Change Map 16, Lots 1, 2 & 3 – Perkins Road and subsequent mixed use development plan by PD Associates, LLC) on the grounds that any commercial development would result in significant traffic problems in the local area, have detrimental impact on the environment and would destroy the residential nature of our neighborhood

Petition Against Re-zoning Perkins Road

• Petition circulated amongst abutters and neighbors on Perkins Road, Danbury Court, Bartley Hill and Stonehenge to determine how many were in opposition to re-zoning.

• Petition read:

PETITION – Rezoning application objection


Petition Against Re-zoning Perkins Road

Of 111 people contacted 109 were against re-zoning and only 2 were in

favor


Area Covered


Doug Robbins35 Perkins Rd


Perkins Rd. and Rte 28 already overloaded –

Narrow residential road –Safety is a concern!

2004 Master Plan


Little open space in North Londonderry –

Trails along 93 linkundeveloped land north

and south.

2004 Master Plan


Trails along 93 linkundeveloped land north

and south.

2004 Master Plan


Perkins Road ProposalHistorical Considerations


Zoned AR-I. Rezoningagainst 2004 Master Plan

Setting a bad precedent?


Chris Davies29 Perkins Rd


Financial Considerations


Financial Consideration

Valuation Annual Tax Notes

Current Valuation of Sleep Inn $4.2M $76,776 Sample evaluation used for calculation Developer Estimate of Proposal Approx $27.35M* $500,000 From estimate on previous slide

Adjusted Valuation 1 $16.8M $307,104 Estimated at 4 times value of Sleep InnAdjusted Valuation 2 $21M $383,880 Estimated at 5 times value of Sleep Inn

tax rate 18.28 per 1000

Proposed development valuation - Method of Calculation


Perkins Road 10% Devaluation($23,426)+ Danbury Court 10% Devaluation ( $ 9,707)

TOTAL DEVALUATION ($33,133)




BREAKEVEN 53 STUDENTS (OR LESS)


Philip Cleobury31 Perkins Rd


First Name Laura Last Name: Walker 16Street: Bartley Hill Town: Londonderry 0First Name Keri Last Name: Routhier 7Street: 2 Danbury Court Town: Londonderry 1First Name Heather Last Name: Anderson 7Street: 31Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 0First Name Brad Last Name: Thomas 6Street: 5 Danbury Court Town: Londonderry 0First Name Esther Last Name: Davies 7Street: 29 Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 0First Name Katelyn Last Name: Thomas 6Street: 5 Danbury Court Town: Londonderry 9First Name David Last Name: Schmitt 16Street: 14 Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 8First Name Scott Last Name: Lanier 0Street: 42 Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 5First Name James Last Name: Fabiano 4Street: Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 2First Name Doug Last Name: Robbins Total Years 6Street: Perkins Road Town: Londonderry Total Months 8First Name Tara Last Name: Fabiano 4Street: Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 2First Name Phil Last Name: Cleobury 7Street: 31 Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 0First Name Chris Last Name: Davies 7Street: 29 Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 0First Name Tom Last Name: Sheehy 26Street: 8 Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 6First Name Esther Last Name: Sheehy 26Street: 8 Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 6First Name Michael Last Name: Eide 8Street: 45 Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 0First Name April Last Name: Robbins Total Years 6Street: Perkins Road Town: Londonderry Total Months 8First Name Lynne Last Name: Eide 8Street: 45 Perkins Road Town: Londonderry 0First Name William Last Name: Kullman 8Street: Bartley Hill Road Town: Londonderry 0

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Neighbors Surveyed


Survey Overview

Yes 0 No 19 N/C 0

Yes 11 No 8 N/C 0

Yes 3 No 16 N/C 0

Were you aware of this proposed development prior to receiving this information?

Were you aware of past attempts to develop the land at the end of Perkins Road? (i.e. - the box store proposal presented two years ago)

Have you been approached by anyone else regarding this potential development prior to receiving this information?

Total accumulated years Residents have been at their current address? Total Years 177 Total Months 11

This document summarizes the common consensus of opinion of the persons listed in this document, whom are residents of North Londonderry and the abutting area. All completed a questionnaire of their own free

will. Due to circumstances beyond their control may have not been able to attend the Meeting of the Londonderry Planning board 12 September 2007 but wished their opinion to be made known to the Planning

board of Londonderry during the public hearing response to the Development proposal of PD Associates, LLC and the Petition for Zoning Change Map 16, Lots 1, 2 & 3 – Perkins Road and subsequent mixed use

development plan.

Other Comments/Concerns:

8Out of the 19 or so home directly affected by the development how many of them are your 88 reg voters that were in favor?


• Respondents do not see any benefit in re-zoning this property commercial

Survey Observations (1)

Strongly Disagree

1 Disagree Don’t mind Agree 2Strongly

Agree14

Yes 0 No 19 N/C 0

Yes 3 No 16 N/C 0

Are you in favor of increased commercial development along Perkins Road?

Do you feel like there is undue pressure to develop exit 5?

Are you aware that agreeing to this plan would involve creating a “sub” master plan that would override the town master plan?

Other Comments/Concerns:2

3I feel that there is already too much commercial growth at the end of Perkins Road.

This is not what was expected when we bought this house 8 years ago.



• Respondents are not convinced of any tax savings to them as a result of such a development

Yes 19 No 0 N/C 0

Yes 0 No 18 N/C 1

Reduce your taxes

0Keep them the same

1Increase

taxes18 N/C 0

Yes 0 No 19 N/C 0

Do you feel that such a development would require additional resources in the form of policing, snow removal etc?

Do you feel that Londonderry has adequate resources to support this development once completed?

Are you willing to have your taxes increase to support such a development?

Do you believe that the benefits versus costs of such a development would?

Other Comments/Concerns:7 Our taxes have doubled in the last 8 years and I am sure they will definitely continue to rise.



• People think that this will have a negative effect on property values in the area

Add to the value of

your property

0

Reduce the value of

your property

19 No Effect 0

Do you think that adding a development such as this would?

Other Comments/Concerns:

6In the last 6 months there are at least 5 to 6 houses that are "for sale" and are still on the market as they are not selling, also we know a few people on this road that will sell their house if this does go through.


Survey Observations (4)• People have huge concerns as to traffic on the street

already. “Perkins Road could be renamed Perkins Highway”

Yes 18 No 1 N/C 0

Yes No 19 N/C 0

Yes 19 No 0 N/C 0

Yes 17 No 2 N/C 0

Yes 19 No 0 N/C 0

Would you like to see additional means of traffic calming?

If this development were built would you be in favor of blocking off Perkins road to restrict through traffic?

Do you have any concerns about the future volume of traffic along your road as a result of future development?

Do you have any concerns as to the current volume of traffic along your road?

Do you feel that the speed limit is effectively controlled along your road?

Other Comments/Concerns:1

4

5

9 Perkins road should be renamed Perkins Highway

When leaving our driveway we get "the middle finger" at least several times a week, while they are the ones that are speeding.

"TRAFFIC"

Traffic is already excessive at all times of the day.


Survey Observations (5)• Not enough is being done to keep Londonderry green

Strongly Disagree

10 Disagree 6 Don’t mind 1 Agree 0Strongly

Agree0

Yes 7 No 10 N/C 2

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Retail

CondosSenior Housing

Recreational park

Category

Natural public

Groomed

Un-groomed

Baseball field

Light IndustryHeavy industry

Description

Single Family

Duplexes

What alternate use would you like to see for this land?

Do you feel that enough is being done to keep Londonderry green?

Were you aware that Londonderry has a town master plan for development that expires in 2011 that has this land zoned as agricultural?

Agricultural Leave as is - farms

Commercial zoning

Residential zoning

Residential zoning

Turn it into parkland

Commercial zoningCommercial zoningCommercial zoningCommercial zoning






Summary of Survey Observations

• Respondents do not see any benefit in re-zoning this property commercial

• Respondents are not convinced of any tax savings to them as a result of such a development.

• People think that this will have a negative effect on property values in the area

• People have huge concerns as to traffic on the street already. Perkins Road could be renamed Perkins Highway

• Not enough is being done to keep Londonderry green


In Summary

• The original petition of 88 signatures that was presented to town council did not fairly represent the opinion of residents of North Londonderry

• Of the 13 residents signing the original petition from Perkins Road (outside the immediate families selling the houses) we could only find 2 still in favor based on additional information as to the size and scope of the development


In Summary

• The majority of North Londonderry residents on Perkins Road, Danbury Court and Bartley Hill are AGAINST re-zoning Lots 1, 2 & 3 (Map 16) – Perkins Road as commercial

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