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By Administrator   
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 05:00 PM
Citing the “adverse and hostile reception” by citizens regarding plans for a commercial building at 104 Tremont St., Viking Development Corporation has withdrawn their application with the town after months of criticism over the project.
The original plans for the project included three businesses within a 6,750-square-foot building, including a bank with three drive-thru lanes.  In October, Viking submitted scaled down plans for a 6,000-square-foot building, but those were never discussed by the town’s land boards after several continuations on public hearings into the project requested by the applicant.
This followed review of the project at two public hearings in front of the planning board and one in front of the ZBA.  One constant at all three meetings was feedback from a majority of board members and the public who felt that the building was much too large for the site and would cause traffic problems in the Tremont St. area, especially with the three drive-thru bays.
Last week, Edward Angley, attorney for the applicant, sent letters to both the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals regarding the withdrawal.  In the letters, Angley cited his client’s experiences during planning board hearings as part of the reason for not continuing with plans for the project.
“It became clear during the process that the planning board demandsÖcould not be met without protracted and costly action,” read Angley’s letter.  “The adverse and hostile reception caused the tenant to withdraw from the project and the demands of the planning board made the project uneconomic.”
In Angley’s letter to the ZBA, he pointed out that this statement was no reflection on that board which he felt treated him and his client “with respect and professionalism and stayed within the bounds of the Zoning Bylaw.”
On Wednesday, Planning Director Christine Stickney, whose interaction with the applicant was praised in Angley’s letter, defended the planning board.
“What is in the letter is Mr. Angley’s opinion,” she said.  “The board conducts itself professionally and looks out for the best interest of the town and the property owner.”
Angley did not return phone calls for further comment by press time.
Stickney added that she was not surprised by the withdrawal, given the past few appearances before the planning board in which the applicant asked for three continuances over a three-month span.
“The way the process was evolving, it seemed something was going on [with the plans],” said Stickney.
At the most recent request for a continuation on December 8, attorney Tim Angley told planning board members that because of a possible change of tenant in the building, a change in the overall site plan might be needed and thus the applicant needed more time to revise their plans.
Planning board members overwhelmingly expressed their frustration with the constant delays in reviewing plans and told Angley to communicate to his clients that for their next meeting, scheduled for January 26, to be meaningful, some sort of plans would be needed.
Chairman Peter Donahue said that if the applicant could not submit plans two weeks prior to this meeting, the board might have to ask they withdraw their application and resubmit new plans at a later date.
That all became null and void on Wednesday when Roger Babson, vice-president of Viking Development, called for the withdrawal.
“[The board] changed the footprint of the plans to the point where it no longer became profitable and because of the [negative] public feedback, the tenant pulled back,” said Babson.
He added that most of the residents who voiced opposition to the plan were “part-time” residents and that the biggest impact of the withdrawal was on the tenants, Greg and Ann Marie Chandler.
“The big loser here is the Chandler family whose property is now stigmatized and can’t get it permitted,” he said. 
Greg Chandler, however, contends that when he saw the initial plans for the building, he also was concerned about the size of the project.  He said that the development aspect was “all Viking” and that the company held the purchase and sale agreement over he and his wife for over a year.
“We were originally told that this would be a bank and when we saw the drawings, we saw three to four businesses, so I guess that’s the danger of having a development company come in,” he said.
He added that he is in contact with two other companies who expressed previous interest in the property and hopes something can be worked out for the future.
“My intent is to sell the property and still live in Duxbury, so I’m concerned with what goes [in that spot] too,” said Chandler.
 

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