25-026 (13) 7/18/22, 11:36 AM City of Northampton Mail-Fwd: 129 Riverbank Rd,Northampton 2-5'J 0
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Jonathan Flagg <jflagg@northamptonma.gov>
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Fwd: 129 Riverbank Rd, Northampton
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Carolyn Misch <cmisch@northamptonma.gov> Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 9:27 AM
To: Jonathan Flagg <jflagg@northamptonma.gov>, Kevin Ross<kross@northamptonma.gov>
FYI
Carolyn Misch,AICP
Assistant Director
City of Northampton Office of Planning& Sustainability
210 Main St
Northampton, MA 01060
413-587-1287
cmisch@northamptonma.gov
www.northamptonma.gov/plan
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From: Julie Rosten <julie@gogginsrealestate.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 9:16 AM
Subject: 129 Riverbank Rd, Northampton
To: Carolyn Misch <cmisch@northamptonma.gov>
Cc: Pinky Hota <pinky.hota@gmail.com>, Vinayak Ramanan <vinayak.ramanan@gmail.com>
Good morning Carolyn,
Attached please find a letter to the City from Pinky Hota and Vinayak Ramanan, the owners of 117 Riverba k Rd.,
regarding the building at 129 Riverbank Road.
Thank you,
Julie
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:al Letter re-129 Riverbank from 117 Riverbank.pdf
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To,
Northampton Planning Board of Appeals
City of Northampton, MA
Regarding: Special permit application by Richard Watling to build an addition and expansion of a non-
conforming setback at 129 Riverbank Rd, Northampton Map ID 25-26
Dear Council,
We were contacted by our neighbor Richard Watling on September 9th 2021 requesting the sale Of a
portion of land from our property at 117 Riverbank Rd, Northampton MA 01060 to enable construction
of a rear setback on his property at 129 Riverbank Rd, Northampton MA 01060.
Since this was the first time we had heard about this issue,further investigation revealed the following
facts that we would like to clarify for the record:
• Richard Watling began construction in 2020 and we were not aware that he had any issues with
permits from the city.
• Mr. Watling has been representing to the city since 2020 that he has an agreement to purchase
a parcel of land from us. As noted above, we were first approached on September 9th 2021 and
no such agreement has ever existed.
• Mr. Watling has conducted a land survey without our knowledge on our property to mark off
the land he desires.
• We have been away from Northampton, MA since September 2020 and could not attend the
hearing on September 9th 2021 on Zoom as it coincided with the birth of our second child.
We appreciate your diligence in ensuring that new structures in Northampton, MA are built according to
code.Thank you for allowing us to issue clarifications on this matter.
Sincerely,
Vinayak Ramanan and Pinky Hota