Over 100 letters have been sent by citizens to the Acton Board of Selectman and the MA Housing Authority, expressing grave concerns regarding the condominium project proposed for Piper Lane. Thank you! Your voices have been added to those of our town boards and departments. You've been heard. Now it is time to stand up and be seen.
Please attend the Board of Selectmen Meeting at Town Hall this Monday, November 5th at 7:00 PM in Room 204. The Piper Lane project will be taken up at 7:30 PM according to the BOS agenda. We need as many people as possible to show up. Providing affordable housing in Acton is important. South Acton is home to several of the town's 40B projects in addition to many "naturally affordable" multi-family homes. We do not oppose affordable housing, but the specifics of this poorly and thoughtlessly conceived project: Safety: The single egress for this project is alarmingly close to an intersection with extremely limited sight lines. Emergency vehicles will face challenges entering and exiting. There is no turn around for a fire truck. Children will have to walk down a narrow steep road to wait for the school bus at the dangerous intersection of Piper Lane and School Street. Traffic: School Street and Piper Road cannot handle 100 additional vehicles making multiple trips in and out of this development each day. Traffic on these scenic roads will be even more congested, and wait times at the traffic lights on School/Main and Piper Road/Rte 2 will be even longer than they already are. Loss of Open Space: Great Hill will lose up to 6 acres of precious forest, wildlife and recreational space. Once we lose this resource, it's gone forever. Loss of Character: These 40, architecturally out-of-place units standing at 36 feet tall, would more than double the number of houses on the stretch of School Street from Main Street to Piper Road, destroying the character of this neighborhood which is the heart of the South Acton Historic District. Misaligned with Town’s needs: This project does not meet Acton’s stated need for elderly and rental housing nor does it conform to Acton's 2020 Comprehensive Community Plan. Adding only 10 units to Acton's affordable housing stock is NOT worth the negative impact on quality of life and unnecessary risk this project embodies. Do your part to Save Great Hill!
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