We, the undersigned, believe the Landlocked Forest is a major asset to the Town of Burlington and should be left in its natural state. The forest was acquired by Burlington for watershed protection. We still need to protect our watershed. This land also serves flood control and water purification purposes for every taxpayer.
The Landlocked Forest is protected open space under Article 97 of the Massachusetts State Constitution. Article 97 states that people have a right to clean air and water, and access to the natural, scenic, historic, and aesthetic qualities of their environment.
Given that Burlington has a lower percentage of conservation land than neighboring towns, with only 3% in Burlington vs. 8% in Woburn and 7% in Wilmington, we believe that this land should not be developed. Given that Burlington already has five million square feet of office space in the permitting pipeline, which may take more than 10 years to completely develop, we believe that this land should not be developed.
We, the undersigned, believe the Landlocked Forest is a major asset to the Town of Burlington and should be left in its natural state. The forest was acquired by Burlington for watershed protection. We still need to protect our watershed. This land also serves flood control and water purification purposes for every taxpayer.
The Landlocked Forest is protected open space under Article 97 of the Massachusetts State Constitution. Article 97 states that people have a right to clean air and water, and access to the natural, scenic, historic, and aesthetic qualities of their environment.
Given that Burlington has a lower percentage of conservation land than neighboring towns, with only 3% in Burlington vs. 8% in Woburn and 7% in Wilmington, we believe that this land should not be developed. Given that Burlington already has five million square feet of office space in the permitting pipeline, which may take more than 10 years to completely develop, we believe that this land should not be developed.
We signed the "Petition to Preserve the Landlocked Forest" petition!
# 101:
12:16 pm PST, Dec 8,Sandra Hiney, Massachusetts
# 100:
12:10 pm PST, Dec 8,Wendy Czerwinsky, Massachusetts
# 99:
11:22 am PST, Dec 8,Oleksiy Klimashov, Massachusetts
# 98:
11:09 am PST, Dec 8,Nancy Forman, Massachusetts
Enough is enough. The squirrels and rabbits need somewhere to live. Seriously, hold on to open land as much as you can - it will only go up in value.
# 97:
11:00 am PST, Dec 8,Jeffrey Myer, Massachusetts
Given the state of the economy, I doubt very much that there is a scarcity of available office space for the near term. You can redevelop office parks. You can't recreate a forest.
# 96:
10:05 am PST, Dec 8,Mary E. Donhoffner, Massachusetts
# 95:
9:45 am PST, Dec 8,Olena Danilchenko, Massachusetts
# 94:
9:10 am PST, Dec 8,Easa Sabbag, Massachusetts
I am very much in favor of preserving the Landlocked forest not only for us Seniors but for our children and grand children for the future of protecting our Envirement for many years.
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# 93:
9:04 am PST, Dec 8,Deb DeLuca, Massachusetts
# 92:
8:18 am PST, Dec 8,JEFFREY SCHENKEL, Massachusetts
There's too much new development in Burlington overall. There's a huge amount of existing space on the market already. Traffic and congestion are already a problem. And the outlook for the economy is not good for quite a while.
# 91:
7:33 am PST, Dec 8,Adrian Goneau, Massachusetts
It makes absolutely no sense to say that we should develop this land because it is difficult to access from Burlington. Does that make it right to destroy it?
# 90:
7:23 am PST, Dec 8,Linda Prosnitz, Massachusetts
This is an important resource to the community and the region.
# 89:
6:56 am PST, Dec 8,Robert Neufeld, Massachusetts
# 88:
6:37 am PST, Dec 8,George Doble, Massachusetts
This town owned forest should not be developed, it should be used for the purposed for which it was purchased, namely open space and to protect our water supply.
# 87:
6:06 am PST, Dec 8,Eldrine Emerson, Massachusetts
# 86:
6:03 am PST, Dec 8,Herbert Pflanz, Massachusetts
At this point, Burlington needs to retain as much open space and undeveloped land as possible.
# 85:
5:49 am PST, Dec 8,Lois McColgan, Massachusetts
Rising wetland water levels and more traffic are not terribly appealing.
# 84:
5:48 am PST, Dec 8,Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 83:
5:07 am PST, Dec 8,Debra Caminiti, Massachusetts
I want the forest to remain a forest. We need the few trees we have!
# 82:
4:41 am PST, Dec 8,Loren Levin, Massachusetts
# 81:
3:01 am PST, Dec 8,Emily DeLuca, Massachusetts
Burlington has an abundance of office buildings which are not even fully leased. We do not need another half-empty industrial park. Let's save what little remains of our open space.
# 80:
9:24 pm PST, Dec 7,Michael DeLuca, Massachusetts
# 79:
8:49 pm PST, Dec 7,Anne-Reet Annunziata, Massachusetts
The esthetic contribution of green space and unspoiled natural land areas are important assets for Burlington homeowner's property values. We have the luxury of enjoying wild animals such as deer and wild turkey and yet the convenience of easy access to Boston and the airport. It is not in our interest to develop more existing green space for industrial use.
# 78:
8:34 pm PST, Dec 7,Donna DiMare, Massachusetts
# 77:
8:01 pm PST, Dec 7,Alice Olivo, Italy
# 76:
8:01 pm PST, Dec 7,John Dabrowski, Massachusetts
My wife and I enjoyed hiking in this forest a couple of weeks ago. Its good to have woods just 10 minutes away. We ought to leave this small part of Burlington undeveloped, for future generations. There's no need to build on every square inch of space, now is there?
# 75:
6:19 pm PST, Dec 7,Rosalie Blum, Massachusetts
Please preserve our beautiful forest which filters our air and water and restores our souls! We too much concrete, noise, dirt, pollution and traffic in town already!
# 74:
6:17 pm PST, Dec 7,Vanessa Cervone, Massachusetts
# 73:
5:43 pm PST, Dec 7,Linda Teebagy, Massachusetts
# 72:
5:35 pm PST, Dec 7,Charles Hagenah, Massachusetts
For more impact, add a personal comment here
# 71:
3:52 pm PST, Dec 7,Marjorie Smith, Massachusetts
# 70:
2:41 pm PST, Dec 7,Yukari Scott, Massachusetts
# 69:
1:49 pm PST, Dec 7,Deborah Cohen, Massachusetts
# 68:
12:40 pm PST, Dec 7,Fern Schaffer, Massachusetts
# 67:
12:37 pm PST, Dec 7,Philip Schaffer, Massachusetts
# 66:
12:28 pm PST, Dec 7,Patricia McLaughlin, Massachusetts
# 64:
11:36 am PST, Dec 7,Nedim Celik, Massachusetts
# 63:
11:32 am PST, Dec 7,Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 62:
11:03 am PST, Dec 7,Richard Cervone, Massachusetts
# 61:
11:01 am PST, Dec 7,Scott-Martin Kosofsky, Massachusetts
It is my strong belief that development of the Burlington Landlocked Forest will undermine important environmental protections, exacerbate traffic flow, and damage the character of the Middle Ridge (Turning Mill Road) neighborhood of Lexington, which has been declared an historic landmark by the Town of Lexington. Although I am a resident of Lexington, not of Burlington, I believe that my signature should be counted and my voice heard, as the matter concerns Lexingtonians as much as it does the resident of Burlington.
# 60:
10:42 am PST, Dec 7,Larry Kerstein, Massachusetts
# 59:
10:39 am PST, Dec 7,Renee McDonough, Massachusetts
# 58:
10:33 am PST, Dec 7,Louis Savarino, Massachusetts
# 57:
8:46 am PST, Dec 7,Victoria Kikuchi, Massachusetts
Responsible government considers the long term impacts.
# 56:
8:33 am PST, Dec 7,Alan Goldstein, Massachusetts
Let's think about the future for our children and grandchildren.
# 55:
8:24 am PST, Dec 7,Name not displayed, Massachusetts
It's a tremendous resource *as a forest*! Some of my fondest childhood memories are of time spend "out in the woods". I firmly believe that future generations will thank us for preserving it.
# 54:
7:59 am PST, Dec 7,Lee Evans, Massachusetts
# 53:
7:35 am PST, Dec 7,Sue Mayo, Massachusetts
I fully support the preservation of the landlocked parcel in its present state, and do not want to see any development.
