As abutters of Plainridge Racecourse, we have been
notified that, on June 27th, they will begin a month (or more) of blasting and
drilling in our neighborhood.
We attended every Planning Board meeting and hearing about this project in 2010. We were told there would be "some" blasting and drilling. We were never told it would last for a month. We can assure you that the scope of this project was never made clear to the people in our neighborhood.
At the Planning Board hearings, the public was not allowed to talk about slots or any other reason why a failing business that rarely comes close to filling its parking lot would need to build a behemoth garage. That means it was not disclosed or even discussed at the time that Plainridge anticipates 6,534 vehicle trips/day, in and out of that garage, 24/7/365, should they get the slots license (according to the Notice of Project Change filed with MEPA).
Our neighborhood will suffer while the garage is being built. We will suffer the added noise, light, and pollution, every hour of every day, if the slot barn is licensed.
If Plainridge had wanted to, they could easily have placed the garage elsewhere on their 100+ acre property — maybe close to Route One, further from where families actually live. Instead, they chose to build it cheek-by-jowl with our neighborhood. They couldn't have gotten closer if they tried.
If they wanted to, they could have spared us this month of blasting and drilling. If they wanted to, they could have spared us what comes next.
They say they are a "good neighbor." As someone who lives fewer than 250' from the blasting and drilling of construction, to be followed by the noise and stench of 6,500+ vehicle trips per day should a slot barn get licensed, we say "BS."
Mary-Ann Greanier
Wayne Bryant
19 Mirimichi Street
Plainville, MA 02762
508.695.2794
We attended every Planning Board meeting and hearing about this project in 2010. We were told there would be "some" blasting and drilling. We were never told it would last for a month. We can assure you that the scope of this project was never made clear to the people in our neighborhood.
At the Planning Board hearings, the public was not allowed to talk about slots or any other reason why a failing business that rarely comes close to filling its parking lot would need to build a behemoth garage. That means it was not disclosed or even discussed at the time that Plainridge anticipates 6,534 vehicle trips/day, in and out of that garage, 24/7/365, should they get the slots license (according to the Notice of Project Change filed with MEPA).
Our neighborhood will suffer while the garage is being built. We will suffer the added noise, light, and pollution, every hour of every day, if the slot barn is licensed.
If Plainridge had wanted to, they could easily have placed the garage elsewhere on their 100+ acre property — maybe close to Route One, further from where families actually live. Instead, they chose to build it cheek-by-jowl with our neighborhood. They couldn't have gotten closer if they tried.
If they wanted to, they could have spared us this month of blasting and drilling. If they wanted to, they could have spared us what comes next.
They say they are a "good neighbor." As someone who lives fewer than 250' from the blasting and drilling of construction, to be followed by the noise and stench of 6,500+ vehicle trips per day should a slot barn get licensed, we say "BS."
Mary-Ann Greanier
Wayne Bryant
19 Mirimichi Street
Plainville, MA 02762
508.695.2794
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