11th Hour Changes to the Water & Sewer Projections Imposed by City
Here is the latest chapter in our continuing saga in trying to get the permits for River Park. The City Engineer has finally prepared her recommendations to the City Council, which will be heard tonight at City Hall. Apart from the fact that this report was supposed to have been completed weeks ago, we were absolutely stunned to learn that the City Engineer and DPW altered the assumptions given to the outside consultant regarding water and sewer volumes without our knowledge.
Letter to Lebanon City Council and Planning Board from Our River Park Neighbor, Lauren "Duff" Cummings
The following letter was sent to the members of the Lebanon City Council and Planning Board by Lauren "Duff" Cummings, whose home abuts the River Park West Lebanon site. Duff is a member of the "Friends of River Park" and his letter has been republished here with his permission.
Urgent Alert: October 5th Lebanon Planning Board Meeting
Lyme Properties filed our subdivision and site plan applications for River Park on June 14th, 2010. Subsequently there have been three separate public meetings with the Lebanon Planning Board– on July 12th, July 21st, and August 17th– regarding the preliminary subdivision approval, the initial step in Lebanon's site plan approval process. The next meeting on October 5th will be a watershed moment for the River Park project, and we ask the Friends of River Park to come show their support.
Voters Prevail
Once again the voters prevailed. Last night the Lebanon City Council voted unanimously to delay advertising their new zoning change that would effectively nullify Amendment #1 until July 7, 2010. I am satisfied with this outcome. Lyme Properties will work diligently to complete and file the site plan application that protects the River Park Plan. I expect the City Council to honor their pledge and I trust the planning staff will work cooperatively with Lyme to achieve the outcome we all want.
River Park Zoning Alert!
Apparently, the overwhelming support of the citizens of Lebanon is not enough to deter some members of the City Council from their opposition to the River Park Master Plan. We discovered this morning that next Wednesday, March 17th, the City Council will vote on a new zoning change that will nullify the results of Amendment # 1.
Thank You Lebanon!
River Park West Lebanon was overwhelmingly approved by the voters on March 9, 2010. Voters in all three wards supported the zoning change, 1,975 to 949. Thank you Lebanon! We especially want to thank the Friends of River Park who kept the faith and worked so diligently to deliver this victory.
'Yes In My Backyard' - A Letter of Support From One Of Our Immediate Neighbors
Duff Cummings and his wife Sandy have been attending River Park planning meetings from the beginning, and I have been greatly appreciative of their input on the project and their support for a development in their neighborhood. In fact, the Cummings' house abuts the River Park site...
The Inspiration for River Park West Lebanon
After the first neighborhood meeting that Lyme hosted to introduce our ideas for the former Bailey Bros. site, I received a letter from a West Lebanon neighbor. In the letter she said, “We recently lost Jean’s Ice Cream Shop. That unassuming little place was a tremendous asset to our community and will be missed. Many older citizens recall fondly the soda fountain in the Red Cross Pharmacy in old West Lebanon. These places had soul, in their own way. I want some soul in old West Lebanon to balance out the lack of it on Route 12A.”
Why the River Park site in West Lebanon is unique.
My goal is to make River Park the best example of smart growth and sustainable practices in the Upper Valley. Come see for yourself. Lyme will open the site on Saturday afternoons (12 Noon-4:00 PM) starting February 13 until March 6 to allow residents to view the scale model of the River Park Master Plan and the surrounding neighborhood.