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NORTHAMPTON COUNCIL
ON AGING
240 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
586-6950 ext. 228 Memorial Hall
April 27 , 1993
Donald & Karen Lafleche
, 398 Acrebrook Drive
Florence, MA 01060
Dear Donald & Karen,
This letter will confirm my conversation with Karen on
April 21 , 1993 regarding Home Repair Program Policy.
As stated on the application "Clients are requested to
contact the Housing Rehabilitation Coordinator with any
questions pertaining to the work under contract. No
calls should be made by the client directly to the con-
tractor unless specified. "
I have been in touch with Paul McCutcheon and the city
building inspectors in regard to the above and I trust
that you will abide by this request.
Because the water table on your property is so high,
work on the deck cannot be continued at this time. That is
the decision of both the contractor and the building in-
spector. It will be the decision of the contractor when
the time is right for completion. Any work done without
our approval will not be warrantied.
It is to our mutual benefit to complete the work at Your
home and to our mutual satisfaction.
Sincerely,
Ruth A. Vigeland
Coordinator
Home Repair Program
cc : Paul McCutcheon
Anthony Patillo
Frank Sienkiewicz
NORTHAMPTON COUNCIL
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ON AGING
240 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060 _
586-6950 ext. 228 Memorial Hall
Regarding the work being completed at the residence
of Donald and Karen LaFleche, located at 398 Acrebrook
Drive, Florence MA.
It is the understanding of the Home Repair Program that
an agreement has been reached between the City's Building Inspector
and Paul McCutcheon, the contractor, is as follows:
Unless it is otherwise determined prior to work commencing,
the present builder's tubes measuring approximately 8" diameter
by 48" depth will be replaced by builder's tubes measuring 12"X48"
to provide extra footing, if deemed necessary,due to soil conditions
on the construction site.
Home Repair Program Inspector
/or pto uildi g Inspector 4
Contractor
June 25, 1993
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DONALD & KAREN LA FLECHE JUL 8
308 ACREBROOK DRIVE
FLORENCE, MA. 01060
July 8, 1993
City of Northampton
Home Repair Program
210 Main Street
Northampton, Ma. 01060
We are refinancing our home at ����
`.ilorence which necessitates that we pay our loan undo e
Home repair Program. Please accept this letter as notice
that the contractor for the work performed at our home has
not satisfactorily completed his work under the contract.
The work that remains to be completed is as follows:
1. The Building Inspectors Office has refused to issue a
Certificate of Occupancy because (a) the deck has not been
anchored in compliance with the Building Code; (b) the first
step is too high from ground level.
2. The contract called for the basement wall to be back-
filled with gravel. The material that was used for back-
filling was sand which is unstable.
3. The filled area has not been properly graded and surface
water runs to, rather than away from the house.
We expect that the work to be performed under the
contract will be completed in a proper manner. It is not our
intent that our repayment of our obligation to the City of
Northampton will relieve the city or the contractor of their
obligations under the contract, including completion of the
work in a workmanlike manner. We request that the city will
not issue final payment until the work has been
satisfactorily completed and the warranty required in the
contract is delivered by the contractor.
Very truly yours,
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Karen J. Lafleche