Hi Neighbor
As you may know a proposal is before the City of Leominster Planning and Conservation Committees to jam a 308 unit apartment complex consisting of eleven 3 & 4 story buildings and over 470 parking spaces into the 17 acres of woods on Harvard Street. This home to species of salamanders, box turtles, endangered ferns, and deer has protected wetlands on either side of this massive residential development which are at risk of being destroyed. The runoff
from such a large scale influx of people, cars, and waste will decimate the natural wetlands and kill off vernal species. Wetlands are vital to our ecosystem and water supply. Your lifestyle will be greatly affected with the projected additional 120 cars per hour at the Orchard Hill
intersection, the projected 1000 new tenants, and projected 150 new students in our strained school district. When this mixed-use project was considered 45 years ago, our residential community of single-family homes did not even exist. The zoning approval and special permits are not required, because of the zoning granted back then. We need to work together to oppose this on other legal grounds.
