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November 27,2006
Mr.John C.Klimm,Town Manager, Ms.Robin Giangregorio,Zoning Enforcement
Town Offices Town Offices
367 Main Street 367 Main Street
Hyannis,MA 02601 Hyannis,MA 02601
Dear Mr.Klimm and Ms. Giangregorio:
I write to express my dismay over what has recently been happening on our street, Straightway. I try to be
charitable and look the other way,particularly at this time of the year,but I am afraid that,if I do remain
quiet,things on Straightway will only get worse.
First,I am a very good neighbor,'and I try to maintain.good relationships with those who live near me.
However,I cannot say the same for residents who have recently moved onto the street and near my .
property,which I have lovingly maintained for the past 20 or so years. Let me explain.
First,I believe that residents, including those of us on Straightway,are only allowed ONE unregistered car
on their property AND absolutely NO heavy trucks or construction equipment of any kind. Straightway is
not zoned commercial. One unregistered car,as everyone knows, is bad enough. Unfortunately,new
people have moved in at 225 Straightway,and with them,they now have a huge flat-bed tow truck in the
yard,sometimes running,sometimes with a wrecked vehicle on its bed, and at least two unregisterd cars on
the property. I should not have to listen to the running truck,nor smell its exhaust,nor look at the
unregistered cars every time I go for a walk in the neighborhood.
Down at the otherrend of the street at 55 Straightway,the resident there has just brought his huge flat-bed
tow truck BACK into the neighborhood—probably since he saw that the people at 225 Straightway were
allowed to keep theirs at their property. He,too,leaves it with wrecked vehicles on its bed,and to make it
a dangerous situation,he regularly parts it on the narrow street. I am surprised that no one has rammed into
the back of it at night,since there is no room for it and it juts out into the road. The bottom line is that it
shouldn't be on the street to begin with.
Across the street from me,at 166 Straightway,the nevhesidents there now have painting vans and
landscaping equipment being housed in the driveway. Need I say that during the course of the day and
night,there is more traffic coming and going from that driveway than there is on West Main Street? .
Some taxpayers like to maintain their property and do abide by the town's zoning enforcement. That .
would be me. Other people think that they can do whatever they want because no one will complain. Well,
I am really sorry to have to complain,but it is NOT FAIR that good neighbors such as myself,get stomped
on by newer inconsiderate residents.
I wrote once before about a similar problem on the street. At that time,police beefed up their patrols,the
construction equipment and dump truck disappeared,and the street was a cleaner,quieter place. I am
hoping you will act once again on behalf of myself and my family and enforce the laws on Straightway.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Maureen McLaughlin
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