Thursday, April 14, 2011

What's yours is mine

Trampoline half on town property. Note also cleared, mowed area of encroachment
A couple square yards here and a couple there, pretty soon you're talking football field

No wonder the folks cocooned in high-end houses on Tanglewood Drive are so heated about the town finally getting around to turning the expensive old dump into something productive--a lucrative, environmentally friendly solar farm.

Not only do they now enjoy a great view, but some of the folks have enhanced that view by encroaching on town property.
A backyard view

A tree fort and swing way out on the landfill


Cleared manicured area beyond the property line
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    that last picture...the house on the bottom...i did the front walk and bach patio

    but since you are censoring my posts, i doubt you will publish this one

    btw, those property lines vs aerials are known to be off by as much as 10 ft or more

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  2. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    A big house needs a big yard.

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  3. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    I have an amherst friend who's homeowners insurance was cancelled for having a trampoline....watch out!

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  4. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    this is a shocking situation! call in church lady to take care of it! huff! huff!

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  5. Fill it to the brim, with sh**April 15, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Take take take take take = Amherst

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  6. AnonymousApril 16, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Yes they even have a web site.

    http://www.acresgroup.org/

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  7. Larry KelleyApril 16, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    What's next, a Facebook page?

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  8. EdApril 16, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Two other thoughts if the property line is the landfill itself and not just a buffer zone -- first, who let houses be built that close to an unlined landfill? And second, has anyone gone into the basements of any of these houses and checked the air for, say, VOC or hydrocarbons anytime recently?

    Not wanting to scare anyone, but if those structures are that close to the actual footprint of the landfill (and from the geography, it looks like they are), there is a very real issue of the leachate plume.

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  9. AnonymousApril 17, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Why not place the solar panels at Cherry Hill? Few people live around there and there may be space for windmills on the hill. Lots of trails surround Cherry Hill so people will still be able to hike and x-country ski. Revenue for the town and no more paying for an unneeded third golf course in Amherst.

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  10. AnonymousApril 21, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20056102-54.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GreenTech

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