Project is Too Large
Presently before the Planning Board is a proposal for a special permit to build a 12-unit apartment complex at 347-355 Huttleston Ave, consisting of four, two-story buildings with three units per building called Lewis Landing.
This vacant lot was previously wetland, which was filled in during the late sixties/early seventies. The land abuts the west side of Southcoast Liquors. The western part of this lot floods after heavy rains and flows between my property and my neighbor’s.
The developer has designed a retention pond to collect the rain water, which used to permeate the ground, from the parking area and building rooftops and send it towards our properties. The developer claims the flooding won’t increase, which makes no sense.
The four non-descript, boxlike buildings contain two bedrooms each, are packed close together with 26 parking spaces for 12 units. There is no room for visitors if everyone has two vehicles. It’s also a dangerous section of Route 6.
I am not against apartments going there, it’s just the size of this project as proposed is too big for this small property. It will be an eyesore and detrimental to the East Fairhaven neighborhood. I strongly urge the Planning Board to reject this proposal.
David M Vincent, Fairhaven
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