17 Complaint 2007 BOARD OF HEALTH
MEMBERS OFFICE OF THE
JSEMARIE KARPARIS,R.N.,MPH,CHAIR
XANTHI SCRIMGEAUR
JAY FLEITMAN,M.D.
STAFF
Ernest J.Mathieu,R.S.,M.S.,C.H.O.
Director of Public Health
;ichard Meczywor,R.S.,Sanitary Inspector
Patricia Abbott,R.N.,Public Health Nurse
BOARD OF
HEALTH
212 MAIN STREET
NORTHAMPTON,MA 01060
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON
FAX(413 )587-1221
MASSACHUSETTS 01060
January 17, 2007
Kevin Hale and Elizabeth Ever
17 Chestnut Ave.
Leeds, MA 01053
RE: Complaint— 128 Brookside Circle
Dear Mr. Hale Ms. Ever,
Please call me at 413-587-1213 or my cell at 563-6680. as soon as possible, regarding a
complaint that I received about the conditions of the exterior of your property located at 17
Chestnut Avenue which is owned,managed, or operated by you. The complainant alleges
that there is an accumulation and/or piles of old wood fencing on the side yard.
After making an observation of your property I decided to send you this letter instead of
sending you a formal citation letter which would be a"Notice of Violation with
Correction Orders". I would like to speak to you about the complaint and to determine if
the violations that I observed at your property could be corrected without this office having
to take formal action. Please call me by January 22, 2006. Failure to hear from you by this
date will result in a formal letter sent to you by this office.
When calling my office, if you receive my voicemail,please leave me your telephone
number and a best time to call you. I will call you back as soon as possible.
Please, it is imperative that you call me as soon as you can. I am awaiting your call.
Sincerely,
Ernest J. Mathieu, RS,MS, CHO
Director of Public Health
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Ernie Mathieu
From: Ruth Ever&Kevin Hale[everhale @verizon.net]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 5'25 PM
To: Ernie Mathieu
Subject: Re: 17 Chestnut Ave 021207
Dear Ernie
It will be done before the 2 week period is over. We had to wait for the carpenter to clear out of our garage
before moving most of it(including the fencing that I moved from the side to in front of the garage, waiting for her
to finish up. I'll move that inside the garage tomorrow!) Just yesterday I moved the worst of the wood from the
side of the house. I'm sorry it didn't appear to our neighbor that we were making progress.
In any case, thank you for this heads-up We certainly want to avoid having to receive a formal letter.
with thanks
Kevin Hale
Original Message
From: Ernie Mathieu
To: everhale @verizon.net
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 5:11 PM
Subject: 17 Chestnut Ave 021207
Feb. 12,2007
Dear Ruth and Kevin;
1 received a telephone call today from a neighbor who told me that no fencing has been removed or that any
yard cleaning has been done.I was told that some fencing and other items were just moved around the yard. So
I am just writing this to you as a reminder that the 2 week period that you needed to clean is coming to and end
at the beginning of next week.I trust that you will follow thought with our verbal agreement as I do not want to
have to send a formal letter to you and then proceed with formal enforcement action. Please call if any
questions.
Thank you,
Ernie Mathieu
587-1213
Cell 563-6680
From: Emie Mathieu
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:43 PM
To: 'Ruth Ever& Kevin Hale'
Subject: RE: fencing in yard removal
Jan 30, 2007
Thanks Ruth,
Sounds like a plan. Please email me after you get the dumpster and when the yard cleaning is complete. At that
time I will go by and take a look and then send you an email acknowledging that it is clean.
Thanks again!
Ernie Mathieu—Board of Health
587-1213
2/12/2007
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Cell 563-6680
From: Ruth Ever&Kevin Hale [mailto:everhale @verizon.net]
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 8:12 PM
To: Ernie Mathieu
Subject: RE: fencing in yard removal
Hi Mr. Mathieu,
We spoke last week about the removal of fencing from the side yard at our house at 17 Chestnut Ave in Leeds. I
wanted to let you know that we immediately moved the fencing from the neighbors view (we hope)and are
working on removing lumber/material related to our building project. this will require either renting a dumpster or
a dump truck service, which we were planning on doing but will probably need a couple of weeks to complete
(the building project is still ongoing). Thanks for your advice, and please feel free to pass along to our neighbors
that we are deeply sorry for any eyesores they have had to live with and we hope they will feel free to talk with
us directly in the future as we are always willing to work with our neighbors and are not trying to be
inconsiderate.
Please let me know what else you might need from me. Thanks,
Ruth Ever
587-9707
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