Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Neighbors displeased with the vote, saying they were looking for many more.
Homeowners on Whiting Avenue and Hazelnut Place will get some measure of privacy and shade back after the School Building Rehabilitation Committee voted Monday to spend up to $25,000 to plant trees - enough cash for up to 35 trees. Construction crews began chopping down the trees last fall without notifying the SBRC, members said at the time - then the committee approved removal of other trees during the final phases of the new Avery Elementary School project. In all, according to a town document, 96 trees were cut down; 21 near a new practice field and 75 along an old railroad bed, where the committee authorized to store roughly 11,000 cubic yards of fill. "That's a long railroad bed to put 35 trees," said Whiting Avenue resident …
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Avery Elementary School
336 High St, Dedham, MA
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
The town will move up the 4,000 cubic yards of fill from the Avery construction site to the Striar property.
After five months of deliberating and waiting, the School Building Rehabilitation Committee voted Tuesday to move up to 4,000 cubic yards of excess dirt from the Avery School construction site to the Striar property. But despite the decision, neighbors on Hazelnut Place and Whiting Avenue, who have dealt with the dirt for nearly two years, still aren't satisfied. "It scares us to see what the final outcome is going to be, and that we are leaving it in your hands, and obviously we don't have a lot of trust in you because of where we are at right now," Whiting Avenue resident Jamie Simpson told the committee. In October, construction crews cut down roughly 40 trees to make way for a total of 11,000 cubic yards of fill from the new Avery …
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Early Childhood Education Center
322 Sprague St, Dedham, MA
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Committee members stated that there is still much to consider before an official decision is made.
With Avery School abutters in attendance, the School Building Rehabilitation Committee (SBRC) met on Monday night to update residents on the progress of the school and talk further about the mound of dirt that exists at the property. Committee members last met on Dec. 19 and rolled out three options for removing the large pile of material that neighbors see from their backyards. The group had tentatively agreed to vote on an option in January, but that vote will be delayed to allow for more research to be conducted. “We’re not taking a vote yet. We need more information,” said SBRC member Mike Butler. Butler added that he realizes it has been a mild winter and that other projects (such as the “Add-a-Lane” initiative on Rte. 128) are …
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Avery Elementary School
123 High St, Dedham, MA
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Dedham Town Hall
26 Bryant St, Dedham, MA
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Telling it like it is
4:28 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Elizabeth how short sighted you are. It's really only $100.- per tree. And $600.- per for the cop working the detail, staring at the hole being dug. more ›