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BOA Meeting February 26, 2015 5 Mariana Zgripcea of 107 Bow Street, directly across from the proposed new structure, commented that there has not been any talk of the large under ground stone that goes from 108 Bow Street under the street into her yard and touches her foundation. How will they blow it up and protect her property and the property next to her. (It will be removed by drilling, not by blasting. There will be a survey done by a videos of existing homes in the neighborhood before any drilling will be done to see the conditions of homes. Any damage to the property would be fixed by the Contractor. This is dictated by the Massachusetts Building regulations.) Edwina Spillane of 1 Winn Street referenced a underground garage on the street that had to be filled in due to water issues, she wanted to know what they are doing about water issues. (Garages are not full story grade below the street and helps in the water table. They will also be engineering a drainage gally system.) Jessica Malafeew of 34 Rawson Avenue asked what the livable square footage was. (Each unit has 2,000 square feet per unit. 1200-1300 additional for the garage and mechanicals.) Ms. Malafeew commented they are tripling the square footage. Leah Baigell of 91 Bow Street asked what the units will be selling for. (Attorney Farrington does not know what they will be priced at. They are working on keeping them affordable.) Joe Ho of 37 Albemarle Avenue asked where would visitors park? (Street) (Mr. Ho commented he was not happy with the answer.) Elaine Ashton of 32 Cliffe Avenue asked how many bedrooms in each unit? Was concerned with added school population. (Designed as 3 bedroom homes.) Jian Chen of 3 Winn Avenue was concerned with snow removal and with people walking on the sidewalks with cars pulling out of the driveways. (There is adequate front yards for snow removal.) (They are double development standards for visibility for driveways.) Ivan Bash of 3 South Rindge Avenue asked about landscaping in the front of the building. (There is approximately 90 feet of landscaping area in the front.) Malcolm Burwell of 6 Albemarle Road asked how much parking is there on the existing property now. (Mr. Ponte said they have 2 spaces on the driveway and spaces for 2 cars on the left of the structure.) David Santosuosso of 79 Bow Street had concerns for cut through traffic. Richard Spillane of 1 Winn Street questioned the property being listed under one owner and having a grandfather clause. (The two lots have been in the same ownership since 1938.)