tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780192176859681377.post1543897565430998173..comments2023-11-03T04:09:39.849-04:00Comments on CAMBRIDGEPORT: It's the Little ThingsJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08305590708741707447noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780192176859681377.post-2346334969165132012010-04-28T11:24:05.852-04:002010-04-28T11:24:05.852-04:00We are the owners of 24 Decatur. Because we have m...We are the owners of 24 Decatur. Because we have made some last-minute changes to rearrange parking and further reduce the footprint and volume of the proposed building in the back of the lot, we will be asking the Board of Zoning Appeals for a Continuance of our case. This means that it will be a waste of time if you were planning on attending the meeting to support or oppose our plans (or simply hear more about them). We regret any inconvenience this change may cause. When the Board instructs us about the new date we will spread the word.<br /><br />We would also like to take this opportunity to say that it is not surprising that our plans have provoked both positive and negative reactions. We are grateful for the former of course, but take none of the latter personally. All the reactions reflect the pride and care that residents take in the block and neighborhood. It is that pride and care that make us want to live there. We are confident that these inevitably complicated proceedings will in the end bring a result that satisfies all parties. The Cambridgeport blog has it exactly right in praising a process in which input “from neighbors leads to a public meeting… where City planning and zoning officials can make an informed decision based on letters and comments from the public.” It just looks like that meeting won’t happen until June. In the meantime, we are glad to discuss our plans with any and all. <br />Chris and Mary Walsh<br />(617)547-3195<br />mlswalsh@gmail.com, cwalsh@bu.edu, crobertwalsh@gmail.comChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708563185889447072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780192176859681377.post-66783669485443783082010-04-28T08:58:36.973-04:002010-04-28T08:58:36.973-04:00Ashamed neighbor: if you are talking about 20 deca...Ashamed neighbor: if you are talking about 20 decatur st, note that it was not built by the current owners, but by a developer.<br /><br />more important to this discussion is that 20 decatur conforms to the minimum set-back requirements of 10 feet from the property line. <br /><br />those of us in the neighborhood welcome renovation and even expansion of the current house at 24 decatur. but we ask that it be done within the zoning regulations, just like other recent renovations on the block.Rajiv Aaron Manglanihttp://www.rajivmanglani.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780192176859681377.post-89178454341404430682010-04-27T22:07:55.579-04:002010-04-27T22:07:55.579-04:00let the wonderful people have their house ya bunch...let the wonderful people have their house ya bunch of whining and spoiled cambridge slobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780192176859681377.post-74408722102669840332010-04-27T13:57:04.691-04:002010-04-27T13:57:04.691-04:00Wait a minute ashamed neighbor - the house built i...Wait a minute ashamed neighbor - the house built in back of the 3 storey bldg was built by a developer. The developer never lived there at all. Simply put the whole place on the market as condos. I was there to witness. <br />Next, the person who wants the variance to build another house behind an existing house, I hear has a family of 4 children. Question - where are the children to play once another house is plunked in the middle of their back yard? Why not just build onto the existing house and leave some back yard to play. I hear the plan is to have the family live in the new house which is to have 3 small bedrooms. The existing house has 2 bedrooms. It would make more sense to add onto the existing house to accommodate the family with 4 children. <br /> Unless, of course, the real motive is to have 2 houses to sell and never live there in the first place. Who knows what the motive is, but a variance to add onto an existing house is more in keeping with the neighborhood than to build a whole new house on a very narrow lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780192176859681377.post-46155201404594552402010-04-27T09:55:25.629-04:002010-04-27T09:55:25.629-04:00To Ashamed neighbor-
The main difference is that ...To Ashamed neighbor-<br /><br />The main difference is that the existing 2 house property lot is much bigger than 24's. Where will 2 residences at 24 park? On the street, unfortunately, crowding Decatur more than it already is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780192176859681377.post-28019500946863579092010-04-24T11:36:52.709-04:002010-04-24T11:36:52.709-04:00I find it amazingly ironic that a homeowner who bu...I find it amazingly ironic that a homeowner who built a new 2nd dwelling on the back of a lot with a dwelling at the front of the lot is leading the charge to prohibit a neighbor from doing the same thing! Hypocrit thy name is ????? How was this a good idea for you and not one now for your new neighbor? Did you go before the zoning board? What was your argument in favor based on? Did your neighbors try to block you? Do you feel you have added to the community or decreased the value? Is this just a thinly veiled attempt to preserve a yard and open space that you don't pay taxes for, yet reap the benefits from?Ashamed neighbornoreply@blogger.com