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MELNIK LAW OFFICES
Attorneys At Law
110 King Street
Northampton, Ma. 01060
Telephone (413) 584-6750
Fax (413)584-6789
Patrick I. Melnik Esq. email: pine]ni k!vcrizon.net
Patrick I. Melnik Jr.,Esq. patmelnikjr@verizon.net
August 29, 2007
Deirdre Cabral, Section Chief
Drinking Water and Municipal Services —
Resource Protection
Department of Environmental Protection
Western Regional Office J
436 Dwight Street
Springfield, Ma 01103
Re: Beaver Brook Estates
Dear Ms. Cabral:
In response to your July 31, 2007 letter, enclosed please find letter from the
Northampton Board of Assessors.
Based upon your correspondence to me we have revised the building plans
to the two buildings being constructed so that all units will be constructed as two
bedroom units and no unit will be constructed as a three bedroom unit. For each
of the units that had three bedrooms one of the bedroom is going to have the closet
area eliminated. The builder has been instructed to remove the closet doors and
turn the closet areas into book shelf spaces.
Pursuant to your correspondence to me see the letter from the Board of
Assessors of the City of Northampton indicating that all the units will be assessed
as two bedroom and no unit will be assessed as a three bedroom unit. The second
building to be built, when built, will provide that each of the units will be built as
two bedroom units only unless we change the Master Deed and plans and have
agreement from your office as outlined in your August 27, 2007 letter to me. If we
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have two wells, with one well separately servicing each building without interference
from the condominium association, as outlined by your office in your August 27
letter, I will prepare an amended Master Deed for your review and approval.
The Condominium documents requiring that no unit be utilized by more than four
persons and that the bedrooms be utilized as two bedroom units are already
recorded in the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds.
I believe this now complies with the request of your July 3 Y letter. Please
advise the Building Inspector that, based upon the change of the building plans and
the determination of the Northampton Assessor to assess the units only as two
bedroom units, that the well servicing the units is not a public water system and the
Building Inspector may issue a Building Permit for the second building upon
request, provided that the second building is constructed as two bedroom units
only.
I appreciate your cooperation in processing this request. If you need any
other information please contact me.
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cc. Building Inspector of the
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cc. Board of Health of the
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loan C.Sarafin,Principal Assessor BOARD OF ASSESSORS TELEPHONE
Margo E. Welch, Assessor (413) 587-1200 (413)587-1202
Timothy Fullam,Assessor (413)587-1203 (413) 587-1289 FAX
August 14, 2007
Attorney Patrick Melnik
110 King Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Dear Patrick:
This letter is in response to your letter dated August 6, 2007. The Board of
Assessors will not tax the extra room as a bedroom if it does not have a closet. We
will enter the condo's as two-bedroom units. We will have a market value for FY
2009.
Sincerely,Ia 0-cuvti C . ��-C.L`U<--cri-'.
Jdhn C. Sarafin, N4AA
Principal Assessor
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