all letters from the river park neighborhood planning process

Introductory Letter to Neighbors Dated November 29, 2007

David Clem, a Hanover resident, is the owner and managing partner of

Lyme Properties. He oversees all aspects of the companyʼs real estate

activities, including the acquisition, design, development and leasing of

first quality mixed-use properties. Lyme is nationally known for the

development of life science research space.

Lyme Properties strives to create built environments that set new

standards for architecture, land use, adaptive re-use, and conservation.

Lyme is the recipient of numerous awards including:

U.S. Green Building Council LEED Platinum Rating

NAIOP Green Development Award Finalist

AIA Excellence in Sustainable Design Award

AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award

EPA Phoenix Award - Grand Prize Winner - 2006

The company is well known for its contribution to the “smart growth”

and “green building” movements.

In Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lyme Properties developed over 2.0

million square feet of life science space, including 500 Kendall Street,

the headquarters for Genzyme Corporation. The building was the first

privately developed commercial building in the United States to achieve

the LEED Platinum rating.

In Boston, Massachusetts, Lyme Properties developed Center for Life

Science - Boston, a two-phase project comprising 1.2 million square

feet of laboratory research space. Located in the Longwood Medical

Area neighborhood, the building houses research space for Beth Israel

Deaconess Hospital, Childrenʼs Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,

and CBR Institute for Biomedical Research. Recently the Center for

Life Science was awarded a LEED Gold rating.

Lyme Properties is committed to being a responsible corporate neigh-

bor in every community in which it works, pays real estate taxes, and

contributes to the civic life of the region.

About Lyme Properties

500 Kendall Street - Interior Lobby

Lyme Properties23 South Main StreetHanover, NH (603) 643-3300 x123

Kendall Square - Winter Skating

Kendall Square - Summer Concert Series

500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA

7 Lucent Drive, Lebanon, NH

23 South Main Street, Hanover, NH 63 South Main Street, Hanover, NH

Lyme Properties has been involved in the Upper Valley since 1993. As our name suggests, the company was founded in Lyme, NH, but the headquarters was relocated to Hanover, NH in 2003.

In 1994, Lyme purchased 23 South Main Street in Hanover and fully upgraded the building in 2003 to house multiple office suites, The Dartmouth Co-Operative Society, The Canoe Club, and our corporate offices.

In 1996, Lyme purchased 63 South Main Street in Hanover with partners and expanded the retail use in 2002. 63 South Main currently houses offices for Dartmouth College, Bank of America, RiverRun Medical Offices, and Zimmermanns North Face retail outlet.

In 2004, Lyme developed Centerra Biolabs in Lebanon, NH, a 20,000 SF research laboratory housing biology labs for Dartmouth College. This facility is privately owned and pays real estate taxes to the City of Lebanon.

Upper Valley Experience

For more information, please contact Lyme Properties at (603) 643-3300 x123

Letter to Neighbors Dated December 17, 2007

Postcard Reminder for February 12, 2008 Meeting

Letter to Neighbors Dated February 19, 2008

Former Bailey Bros. Site

Notes

1. What is your relationship to the Bailey Bros. site? Abutter 15 28%Live in the neighborhood 31 57%Own property in the neighborhood, but live elsewhere 3 6%Work in the neighborhood 0 0%None of the above, just interested in great places! 5 9%Totals 54 100%

Abutter 13 25%Live in the neighborhood 32 60%Own property in the neighborhood, but live elsewhere 3 6%Work in the neighborhood 0 0%None of the above, just interested in great places! 5 9%Totals 53 100%

Less than 1 year 1 2%Between 1 and 5 years 15 31%Between 6 and 10 years 14 29%Between 11 and 15 years 1 2%More than 15 years 17 35%Totals 48 100%

Rent 2 5%Own 42 95%Totals 44 100%

Single Family Home 40 87%2-3 Family Home 4 9%Townhouse 0 0%Apartment 0 0%Condominium 2 4%Other 0 0%Totals 46 100%

Neighborhood Meeting

February 12, 2008

Responses

SUMMARY RESULTS

Question #1 was re-polled after a discussion of what constituted an "abutter"

Note the smaller number of responses due to participants who identified themselves as not living in the neighborhood

1b. What is your relationship to the Bailey Bros. site? Responses

2. How long have you lived, owned, or worked in the neighborhood? Responses

3. If you live in the neighborhood, do you rent or own your residence? Responses

4. If you live in the neighborhood, how would you describe your residential unit? Responses

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Notes


February 12, 2008

SUMMARY RESULTS

I work at home 2 4%I work in the public sector, i.e. City of Lebanon 3 6%I work for a small business, i.e. Computac 8 15%I work for a non-profit, i.e. DHMC, Dartmouth College, Alice Peck Day Hospital, Listen Center, etc. 13 25%I work for a larger Upper Valley company, i.e. Hypertherm, Timken, etc. 6 12%I am self employed 4 8%I am retired 16 31%Totals 52 100%

What Comprises West Lebanon?

Yes 52 98%No 1 2%Don’t Know 0 0%Totals 53 100%

7. Is "Seminary Hill" part of West Lebanon?Yes 48 94%No 1 2%Don’t Know 2 4%Totals 51 100%

8. Is the "Miracle Mile" part of West Lebanon?Yes 21 40%No 28 53%Don’t Know 4 8%Totals 53 100%

9. Is DHMC part of West Lebanon?Yes 2 4%No 51 94%Don’t Know 1 2%Totals 54 100%

10. Is Alice Peck Day Hospital part of West Lebanon?Yes 4 8%No 47 90%Don’t Know 1 2%Totals 52 100%

Yes 45 87%No 7 13%Don’t Know 0 0%Totals 52 100%

Responses

Responses

Responses

Responses

5. Which category best describes your employment? Responses

6. Is Main Street part of West Lebanon?

Responses

11. Is the shopping center area on Rt. 12-A part of West Lebanon? Responses

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Notes


February 12, 2008

SUMMARY RESULTS

Neighborhood retail center 4 8%A service center for the Upper Valley 1 2%A “downtown” with a mixture of uses 42 81%Neighborhood employment center 1 2%None of the above 4 8%Totals 52 100%

Neighborhood retail center 6 12%A service center for the Upper Valley 4 8%A “downtown” with a mixture of uses 27 52%Neighborhood employment center 0 0%None of the above 15 29%Totals 52 100%

Convenience to Post Office 2 6%Banks with drive-up windows 3 9%Walking distance to neighborhood 13 38%Free parking 0 0%Gas stations 1 3%Scale of buildings 1 3%Manageable traffic volume 2 6%Diversity of uses, convenience retail, professional office 12 35%Totals 34 100%

Convenience to Post Office 1 2%Banks with drive-up windows 3 7%Walking distance to neighborhood 16 35%Free parking 0 0%Gas stations 2 4%Scale of buildings 1 2%Library 2 4%Diversity of uses, convenience retail, professional office 17 37%None of the above 4 9%Totals 46 100%

This represents only partial polling; the question was re-polled using suggestions for new categories made by neighbors. See 14b for full results.

Revised to include the suggested categories for "Library" and "None of the above" and remove "manageable traffic volume"

This question resulted in a discussion of what "Main Street" is. The area was discussed as comprising Main Street from Bridge St to the bottom of Seminary Hill. A number of residents termed this "Old West Lebanon".

13. How do you think “Main Street” in West Lebanon is perceived by people who don’t live there?

12. How would you describe “Main Street” in West Lebanon? Responses

Responses

14. What do you consider as the biggest asset of Main Street in West Lebanon? Responses

14b. What do you consider as the biggest asset of Main Street in West Lebanon? Responses

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Notes


February 12, 2008

SUMMARY RESULTS

The physical condition of some of the buildings 9 31%The lack of parking 0 0%Traffic volume 12 41%No grocery store 1 3%Not enough restaurants, cafes, coffee shops 6 21%Other 1 3%Totals 29 100%

The physical condition of some of the buildings 4 16%The lack of parking 0 0%Traffic volume 2 8%No grocery store 0 0%Not enough restaurants, cafes, coffee shops 0 0%Not pedestrian oriented 2 8%No river access 1 4%Limited retail options 12 48%Other 4 16%Totals 25 100%

The physical condition of some of the buildings 11 22%The lack of parking 1 2%Traffic volume 4 8%No grocery store 0 0%Not enough restaurants, cafes, coffee shops 0 0%Not pedestrian oriented 3 6%No recreational area 4 8%Limited retail options 11 22%Other / all of the above 15 31%Totals 49 100%

More housing 2 4%More shopping 2 4%More service businesses 10 20%More employment opportunities 2 4%More open space 29 59%Other 4 8%Totals 49 100%

This represents only partial polling; the question was re-polled using suggestions for new categories made by neighbors. See 15c for full results.

Partial polling results. Revised to include the suggested categories for "not pedestrian oriented", "no river access" and "limited retail options".

Further revised to replace "no river access" with "no recreational area" and to broaden "other" to "other / all of the above".

15. What do you consider as the biggest problem of Main Street in West Lebanon? Responses

15b. What do you consider as the biggest problem of Main Street in West Lebanon? Responses

15c. What do you consider as the biggest problem of Main Street in West Lebanon? Responses

16. What would make your neighborhood better? Responses

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Notes


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SUMMARY RESULTS

Owner occupied 9 18%Rental apartments 1 2%Senior housing 3 6%Affordable housing 0 0%All of the above 11 22%No more housing needed 27 53%Totals 51 100%

Owner occupied 23 48%Rental apartments 1 2%Senior housing 8 17%Affordable housing 7 15%All of the above 9 19%Totals 48 100%

Specialty stores, i.e. clothing, shoes, toys 2 4%Convenience stores, i.e. coffee shops, gas stations, 7-Eleven type. 0 0%Destination retail store, i.e. pharmacy 2 4%Grocery store 5 10%Restaurants, coffee shop, bakery 19 39%All of the above 7 14%No more shopping needed 14 29%Totals 49 100%

Dry cleaning & laundry 0 0%Personal care, i.e. barber, hairdresser 0 0%Childcare center 1 6%Professional offices, i.e. doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, etc. 3 19%All of the above 4 25%No more services needed 8 50%Totals 16 100%

Revised to remove "no more housing needed" option at the suggestion of a neighbor who asked what type of housing folks would want if more housing were inevitable.

Partial results, see 19b and 19c for revisions and full results

17. What type of housing would make your neighborhood better? Responses

17b. What type of housing would make your neighborhood better? Responses

18. What type of shopping would make your neighborhood better? Responses

19. What type of services would make your neighborhood better? Responses

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Notes


February 12, 2008

SUMMARY RESULTS

Dry cleaning & laundry 0 0%Personal care, i.e. barber, hairdresser 0 0%Childcare center 0 0%Professional offices, i.e. doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, etc. 2 8%Community center 11 46%Old fashioned movie theater 1 4%All of the above 4 17%No more services needed 6 25%Totals 24 100%

Dry cleaning & laundry 0 0%Personal care, i.e. barber, hairdresser 1 2%Childcare center 0 0%Professional offices, i.e. doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, etc. 3 7%Community center 22 48%Old fashioned movie theater 1 2%Art gallery 1 2%All of the above 8 17%No more services needed 10 22%Totals 46 100%

Professional level jobs 8 16%High tech jobs 6 12%Skilled trade jobs 3 6%Service jobs 3 6%All of the above 14 29%No more jobs needed 15 31%Totals 49 100%

Undisturbed conservation land 6 35%Walking / hiking trails 2 12%Playing fields 0 0%Playgrounds for smaller children 0 0%Access to the Connecticut River for boating and fishing 9 53%No more open space needed 0 0%Totals 17 100%

Partial results. See 21b for revisions and full results.

A further revision of 19b to include "art gallery". These are the final poll results for this question.

Partial results. Revised to include "community center" and "old fashioned movie theater" see 19c for further revisions and full results

19b. What type of services would make your neighborhood better? Responses

19c. What type of services would make your neighborhoodbetter? Responses

20. What type of employment options would make your neighborhood better? Responses

21. What type of open space would make your neighborhood better? Responses

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Notes


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SUMMARY RESULTS

Undisturbed conservation land 7 16%Walking / hiking trails 3 7%Playing fields 0 0%Playgrounds for smaller children 1 2%Access to the Connecticut River for boating and fishing 9 20%All of the above 20 44%No more open space needed 5 11%Totals 45 100%

Bridge Street to White River Junction 11 21% 14,000Route 10 by the Wilder Dam 1 2% 6,900Main Street between Bridge St and Route 12A (South Main Street) 12 23% 15,000Route 10 at Seminary Hill School 1 2% 9,600Route 12A (South Main Street) at railroad tracks 7 13% 12,200Route 120 at the Hanover town line 21 40% 12,000Totals 53 100%

Revision of 21 to include "all of the above".

22. Which road do you think has the highest average daily volume of traffic? Responses

Traffic counts by NH Dept of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Planning

21b. What type of open space would make your neighborhood better? Responses

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Postcard Reminder for April 1, 2008 Meeting

Letter to Neighbors Dated April 15, 2008

48%

35%

16%

Top three Top ten Not a top pick

1. Canoe Launch

1. Top three2. Top ten3. Not a top pick

2. Waterfront Trail

46%

43%

11%



3. River Walk with Benches

33%

30%

37%



4. Overlook Viewpoint

31%

45%

24%



5. Cross Country Skiing

21%

54%

25%



6. Woodland Walk

31%

38%

31%



7. Picnic Grove

20%

43%

37%



8. Ice Skating Pond

21%

43%

36%



9. (Tie) Outdoor Sports

21%

31%

48%



9. (Tie) Concerts

14%

39%

46%



9. (Tie) Playground

14%

39%

46%



9. (Tie) Riverfront Parking

7%

46%

46%



Postcard Reminder for May 13, 2008 Meeting

Letter to Neighbors Dated October 23, 2008

Letter to Neighbors Dated January 19, 2009

Letter to Neighbors Dated July 2, 2009

Letter to “Old West Lebanon” Business & Property Owners

Dated July 2, 2009

Letter to “Old West Lebanon” Business & Property Owners

Dated July 29, 2009

Business MeetingRiver Park (Former Bailey Bros. Site)July 17, 2009

Notes

3 18%2 12%8 47%4 24%

Totals 17 100%

0 0%2 14%2 14%1 7%9 64%

Totals 14 100%

2 14%12 86%

Totals 14 100%

2 13%0 0%

11 69%0 0%3 19%

Totals 16 100%

2 12%0 0%

10 59%0 0%5 29%

Totals 17 100%

A service center for the Upper ValleyA “downtown” with a mixture of usesNeighborhood employment centerNone of the above

None of the above

5. How do you think “Main Street” in West Lebanon is perceived by people who don’t own/work there? ResponsesNeighborhood retail center

Neighborhood retail centerA service center for the Upper ValleyA “downtown” with a mixture of usesNeighborhood employment center

RentOwn

4. How would you describe “Main Street” in West Lebanon? Responses

Between 11 and 15 yearsMore than 15 years

3. If you work in West Lebanon, does your company own or rent it’s place of business? Responses

ResponsesLess than 1 yearBetween 1 and 5 yearsBetween 6 and 10 years

Work in West LebanonOwn and work in West LebanonNone of the above, just interested in great places

2. How long have you owned property or operated a business in West Lebanon?

1. What is your relationship to the Bailey Bros. site? Responses

SUMMARY RESTULTS

Own property in West Lebanon

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NotesSUMMARY RESTULTS

0 0%0 0%9 53%0 0%1 6%0 0%1 6%4 24%2 12%

Totals 17 100%

4 24%1 6%1 6%0 0%2 12%0 0%0 0%3 18%6 35%

Totals 17 100%

2 12%7 41%2 12%3 18%1 6%2 12%

Totals 17 100%

4 24%1 6%1 6%5 29%6 35%

Totals 17 100%All of the above

Owner occupiedRental apartmentsSenior housingAffordable housing

More open spaceOther

9. What type of housing would make West Lebanon better? Responses

More housingMore shoppingMore service businessesMore employment opportunities

Limited retail optionsOther / all of the above

8. What would make West Lebanon better? Responses

No grocery storeNot enough restaurants, cafes, coffee shopsNot ped orientedNo recreational area

ResponsesThe physical condition of some of the buildingsThe lack of parkingTraffic volume

LibraryDiversity of usesNone of the above

7. What do you consider as the biggest problem of Main Street in West Lebanon?

Walking distance from neighborhoodFree parkingGas stationsScale of buildings

6. What do you consider as the biggest asset of Main Street in West Lebanon? ResponsesConvenience to Post OfficeBanks with drive-up windows

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NotesSUMMARY RESTULTS

1 6%0 0%0 0%2 13%4 25%9 56%0 0%

Totals 16 100%

2 12%2 12%1 6%0 0%

12 71%0 0%

Totals 17 100%

1 6%2 12%0 0%1 6%6 35%1 6%6 35%

Totals 17 100%

Traffic Counts by NH Dept ofTransportation Bureau ofTransportation Planning

3 18% 14,0000 0% 6,900

11 65% 15,0001 6% 9,6001 6% 12,2001 6% 12,000

Totals 17 100%

Route 10 at Seminary Hill School Route 12A (South Main Street) at railroad tracksRoute 120 at the Hanover town line

ResponsesBridge Street to White River Junction Route 10 by the Wilder DamMain Street between Bridge St and Route 12A (South Main St)

Access to the Connecticut River for boating & fishingNo more open space neededAll of the above (1-5)

13. Which road do you think has the highest average daily volume of traffic?

Undisturbed conservation landWalking / hiking trailsPlaying fieldsPlaygrounds for smaller children

All of the aboveNo more jobs needed

12. What type of open space would make West Lebanon better? Responses

Professional level jobsHigh tech jobsSkilled trade jobsService jobs

All of the aboveNo more shopping needed

11. What type of employment options would make West Lebanon better? Responses

Convenience storesDestination retail store, i.e. pharmacyGrocery storeRestaurants, coffee shop, bakery

10. What type of shopping would make West Lebanon better? ResponsesSpecialty stores, i.e. clothing, shoes, toys

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Letter to Neighbors Dated July 29, 2009

Letter to Neighbors Dated November 2, 2009

Thank You Letter to Petition Signers Dated November 3, 2009

Chet Clem

Chet Clem

Chet Clem

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Documents

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nh23 south main street

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building houses research

green building movements

life science boston

commercial building

hanover resident