From:	Michael Behrendt
Sent:	Monday, November 10, 2014 11:20 AM
Subject:	Lodges - email from Simpson

To the PB,
FYI.

Please note our new address, at 8 Newmarket Road

Michael Behrendt
Director of Planning and Community Development
Town of Durham
8 Newmarket Road
Durham, New Hampshire  03824-2898
(603) 868-8064 (phone)
mbehrendt@ci.durham.nh.us
www.ci.durham.nh.us



From: Simpson, Donna []  
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 11:02 AM 
To: Michael Behrendt 
Cc: external forward for dcarroll 
Subject: The Lodges

Dear Durham Planning Board Members:

Although my husband Robert Simpson and I are not Durham Residents, Bob is an emeritus UNH Physics 
professor, and I work in the UNH Paul College Dean’s Office.  Each time we drive from our home in Lee 
to UNH via Mast Road, we are struck by the incredibly ugly view of the Lodges due to the removal of 
trees on the edge of the property.  We were shocked and horrified to see this natural buffer removed, 
and a large retaining wall put in its place.

Many residents of Durham and Lee enjoy walking in the UNH fields adjacent to this property, but the 
enjoyment of a peaceful, rural environment has been ruined by this aggressive development.  As you are 
well aware, it will take decades for any replacement trees to reach the height and screening power of 
the natural buffer that was removed.  We certainly hope that the developer will be made to replace 
what was removed with large enough plantings to mitigate this eyesore as quickly as possible.

Sincerely,

Donna T. Simpson
21 Mitchell Road
Lee, NH  02861