Introductory Letter to Neighbors

Dated November 29, 2007

About Lyme Properties

David Clem, a Hanover resident, is the owner and managing partner of
Lyme Properties. He oversees all aspects of the companys real estate
activities, including the acquisition, design, development and leasing of
first quality mixed-use properties. Lyme is nationally known for the
development of life science research space.
Lyme Properties strives to create built environments that set new
standards for architecture, land use, adaptive re-use, and conservation.
Lyme is the recipient of numerous awards including:

500 Kendall Street - Interior Lobby

U.S. Green Building Council LEED Platinum Rating

NAIOP Green Development Award Finalist
AIA Excellence in Sustainable Design Award
AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award
EPA Phoenix Award - Grand Prize Winner - 2006
The company is well known for its contribution to the smart growth
and green building movements.
In Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lyme Properties developed over 2.0
million square feet of life science space, including 500 Kendall Street,
the headquarters for Genzyme Corporation. The building was the first

500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA

privately developed commercial building in the United States to achieve

the LEED Platinum rating.
In Boston, Massachusetts, Lyme Properties developed Center for Life
Science - Boston, a two-phase project comprising 1.2 million square
feet of laboratory research space. Located in the Longwood Medical
Area neighborhood, the building houses research space for Beth Israel
Deaconess Hospital, Childrens Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
and CBR Institute for Biomedical Research. Recently the Center for
Life Science was awarded a LEED Gold rating.

Kendall Square - Winter Skating

Lyme Properties is committed to being a responsible corporate neighbor in every community in which it works, pays real estate taxes, and
contributes to the civic life of the region.

Lyme Properties
23 South Main Street
Hanover, NH
(603) 643-3300 x123

Kendall Square - Summer Concert Series

Upper Valley Experience

7 Lucent Drive, Lebanon, NH

Lyme Properties has been involved in the Upper Valley since 1993. As our name suggests, the
company was founded in Lyme, NH, but the headquarters was relocated to Hanover, NH in 2003.
In 1994, Lyme purchased 23 South Main Street in Hanover and fully upgraded the building in
2003 to house multiple office suites, The Dartmouth Co-Operative Society, The Canoe Club, and
our corporate offices.
In 1996, Lyme purchased 63 South Main Street in Hanover with partners and expanded the retail
use in 2002. 63 South Main currently houses offices for Dartmouth College, Bank of America,
RiverRun Medical Offices, and Zimmermanns North Face retail outlet.
In 2004, Lyme developed Centerra Biolabs in Lebanon, NH, a 20,000 SF research laboratory
housing biology labs for Dartmouth College. This facility is privately owned and pays real estate
taxes to the City of Lebanon.

23 South Main Street, Hanover, NH

63 South Main Street, Hanover, NH

For more information, please contact Lyme Properties at (603) 643-3300 x123

Letter to Neighbors
Dated December 17, 2007

Postcard Reminder for

February 12, 2008 Meeting

Letter to Neighbors
Dated February 19, 2008

Neighborhood Meeting
Former Bailey Bros. Site
February 12, 2008
SUMMARY RESULTS

Notes

1. What is your relationship to the Bailey Bros. site?

Abutter
Live in the neighborhood
Own property in the neighborhood, but live elsewhere
Work in the neighborhood
None of the above, just interested in great places!
Totals

Responses
15
28%
31
57%
3
6%
0
0%
5
9%
54
100%

1b. What is your relationship to the Bailey Bros. site?

Abutter
Live in the neighborhood
Own property in the neighborhood, but live elsewhere
Work in the neighborhood
None of the above, just interested in great places!
Totals

Responses
13
25%
32
60%
3
6%
0
0%
5
9%
53
100%

2. How long have you lived, owned, or worked in the

neighborhood?
Less than 1 year
Between 1 and 5 years
Between 6 and 10 years
Between 11 and 15 years
More than 15 years
Totals

Responses
1
2%
15
31%
14
29%
1
2%
17
35%
48
100%

3. If you live in the neighborhood, do you rent or own your

residence?
Rent
Own
Totals

Responses
2
5%
42
95%
44
100%

4. If you live in the neighborhood, how would you describe

your residential unit?
Single Family Home
2-3 Family Home
Townhouse
Apartment
Condominium
Other
Totals

Responses
40
87%
4
9%
0
0%
0
0%
2
4%
0
0%
46
100%

Page 1 of 7

Question #1 was re-polled after a

discussion of what constituted an
"abutter"

Note the smaller number of

responses due to participants
who identified themselves as not
living in the neighborhood

Neighborhood Meeting
Former Bailey Bros. Site
February 12, 2008
SUMMARY RESULTS

Notes

5. Which category best describes your employment?

I work at home
I work in the public sector, i.e. City of Lebanon
I work for a small business, i.e. Computac
I work for a non-profit, i.e. DHMC, Dartmouth College, Alice
Peck Day Hospital, Listen Center, etc.
I work for a larger Upper Valley company, i.e. Hypertherm,
Timken, etc.
I am self employed
I am retired
Totals

Responses
2
4%
3
6%
8
15%
13

25%

6
4
16
52

12%
8%
31%
100%

What Comprises West Lebanon?

6. Is Main Street part of West Lebanon?
Yes
No
Dont Know
Totals

Responses
52
98%
1
2%
0
0%
53
100%

7. Is "Seminary Hill" part of West Lebanon?

Yes
No
Dont Know
Totals

Responses
48
94%
1
2%
2
4%
51
100%

8. Is the "Miracle Mile" part of West Lebanon?

Yes
No
Dont Know
Totals

Responses
21
40%
28
53%
4
8%
53
100%

9. Is DHMC part of West Lebanon?

Yes
No
Dont Know
Totals

Responses
2
4%
51
94%
1
2%
54
100%

10. Is Alice Peck Day Hospital part of West Lebanon?

Yes
No
Dont Know
Totals

Responses
4
8%
47
90%
1
2%
52
100%

11. Is the shopping center area on Rt. 12-A part of West

Lebanon?
Yes
No
Dont Know
Totals

Responses
45
87%
7
13%
0
0%
52
100%

Page 2 of 7

Neighborhood Meeting
Former Bailey Bros. Site
February 12, 2008
SUMMARY RESULTS

Notes

12. How would you describe Main Street in West

Lebanon?
Neighborhood retail center
A service center for the Upper Valley
A downtown with a mixture of uses
Neighborhood employment center
None of the above
Totals

Responses
4
8%
1
2%
42
81%
1
2%
4
8%
52
100%

13. How do you think Main Street in West Lebanon is

perceived by people who dont live there?
Neighborhood retail center
A service center for the Upper Valley
A downtown with a mixture of uses
Neighborhood employment center
None of the above
Totals

Responses
6
12%
4
8%
27
52%
0
0%
15
29%
52
100%

14. What do you consider as the biggest asset of Main

Street in West Lebanon?
Convenience to Post Office
Banks with drive-up windows
Walking distance to neighborhood
Free parking
Gas stations
Scale of buildings
Manageable traffic volume
Diversity of uses, convenience retail, professional office
Totals

Responses
2
6%
3
9%
13
38%
0
0%
1
3%
1
3%
2
6%
12
35%
34
100%

14b. What do you consider as the biggest asset of Main

Street in West Lebanon?
Convenience to Post Office
Banks with drive-up windows
Walking distance to neighborhood
Free parking
Gas stations
Scale of buildings
Library
Diversity of uses, convenience retail, professional office
None of the above
Totals

Responses
1
2%
3
7%
16
35%
0
0%
2
4%
1
2%
2
4%
17
37%
4
9%
46
100%

Page 3 of 7

This question resulted in a

discussion of what "Main Street"
is. The area was discussed as
comprising Main Street from
Bridge St to the bottom of
Seminary Hill. A number of
residents termed this "Old West
Lebanon".

This represents only partial

polling; the question was repolled using suggestions for new
categories made by neighbors.
See 14b for full results.

Revised to include the suggested

categories for "Library" and
"None of the above" and remove
"manageable traffic volume"

Neighborhood Meeting
Former Bailey Bros. Site
February 12, 2008
SUMMARY RESULTS

Notes

15. What do you consider as the biggest problem of Main

Street in West Lebanon?
The physical condition of some of the buildings
The lack of parking
Traffic volume
No grocery store
Not enough restaurants, cafes, coffee shops
Other
Totals

Responses
9
31%
0
0%
12
41%
1
3%
6
21%
1
3%
29
100%

15b. What do you consider as the biggest problem of Main

Street in West Lebanon?
The physical condition of some of the buildings
The lack of parking
Traffic volume
No grocery store
Not enough restaurants, cafes, coffee shops
Not pedestrian oriented
No river access
Limited retail options
Other
Totals

Responses
4
16%
0
0%
2
8%
0
0%
0
0%
2
8%
1
4%
12
48%
4
16%
25
100%

15c. What do you consider as the biggest problem of Main

Street in West Lebanon?
The physical condition of some of the buildings
The lack of parking
Traffic volume
No grocery store
Not enough restaurants, cafes, coffee shops
Not pedestrian oriented
No recreational area
Limited retail options
Other / all of the above
Totals

Responses
11
22%
1
2%
4
8%
0
0%
0
0%
3
6%
4
8%
11
22%
15
31%
49
100%

16. What would make your neighborhood better?

More housing
More shopping
More service businesses
More employment opportunities
More open space
Other
Totals

Responses
2
4%
2
4%
10
20%
2
4%
29
59%
4
8%
49
100%

Page 4 of 7

This represents only partial

polling; the question was repolled using suggestions for new
categories made by neighbors.
See 15c for full results.

Partial polling results. Revised to

include the suggested categories
for "not pedestrian oriented", "no
river access" and "limited retail
options".

Further revised to replace "no

river access" with "no
recreational area" and to
broaden "other" to "other / all of
the above".

Neighborhood Meeting
Former Bailey Bros. Site
February 12, 2008
SUMMARY RESULTS

Notes

17. What type of housing would make your neighborhood

better?
Owner occupied
Rental apartments
Senior housing
Affordable housing
All of the above
No more housing needed
Totals

Responses
9
18%
1
2%
3
6%
0
0%
11
22%
27
53%
51
100%

17b. What type of housing would make your neighborhood

better?
Owner occupied
Rental apartments
Senior housing
Affordable housing
All of the above
Totals

Responses
23
48%
1
2%
8
17%
7
15%
9
19%
48
100%

18. What type of shopping would make your neighborhood

better?
Specialty stores, i.e. clothing, shoes, toys
Convenience stores, i.e. coffee shops, gas stations, 7-Eleven
type.
Destination retail store, i.e. pharmacy
Grocery store
Restaurants, coffee shop, bakery
All of the above
No more shopping needed
Totals
19. What type of services would make your neighborhood
better?
Dry cleaning & laundry
Personal care, i.e. barber, hairdresser
Childcare center
Professional offices, i.e. doctors, dentists, lawyers,
accountants, etc.
All of the above
No more services needed
Totals

Page 5 of 7

Revised to remove "no more

housing needed" option at the
suggestion of a neighbor who
asked what type of housing folks
would want if more housing were
inevitable.

Responses
2
4%
0
2
5
19
7
14
49

0%
4%
10%
39%
14%
29%
100%

Responses
0
0%
0
0%
1
6%
3
4
8
16

19%
25%
50%
100%

Partial results, see 19b and 19c

for revisions and full results

Neighborhood Meeting
Former Bailey Bros. Site
February 12, 2008
SUMMARY RESULTS

Notes

19b. What type of services would make your

neighborhood better?
Dry cleaning & laundry
Personal care, i.e. barber, hairdresser
Childcare center
Professional offices, i.e. doctors, dentists, lawyers,
accountants, etc.
Community center
Old fashioned movie theater
All of the above
No more services needed
Totals

Responses
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
2
11
1
4
6
24

19c. What type of services would make your neighborhood

better?
Dry cleaning & laundry
Personal care, i.e. barber, hairdresser
Childcare center
Professional offices, i.e. doctors, dentists, lawyers,
accountants, etc.
Community center
Old fashioned movie theater
Art gallery
All of the above
No more services needed
Totals

8%
46%
4%
17%
25%
100%

Responses
0
0%
1
2%
0
0%
3
22
1
1
8
10
46

A further revision of 19b to

include "art gallery". These are
the final poll results for this
question.

7%
48%
2%
2%
17%
22%
100%

20. What type of employment options would make your

neighborhood better?
Professional level jobs
High tech jobs
Skilled trade jobs
Service jobs
All of the above
No more jobs needed
Totals

Responses
8
16%
6
12%
3
6%
3
6%
14
29%
15
31%
49
100%

21. What type of open space would make your

neighborhood better?
Undisturbed conservation land
Walking / hiking trails
Playing fields
Playgrounds for smaller children
Access to the Connecticut River for boating and fishing
No more open space needed
Totals

Responses
6
35%
2
12%
0
0%
0
0%
9
53%
0
0%
17
100%

Page 6 of 7

Partial results. Revised to

include "community center" and
"old fashioned movie theater"
see 19c for further revisions and
full results

Partial results. See 21b for

revisions and full results.

Neighborhood Meeting
Former Bailey Bros. Site
February 12, 2008
SUMMARY RESULTS

Notes

21b. What type of open space would make your

neighborhood better?
Undisturbed conservation land
Walking / hiking trails
Playing fields
Playgrounds for smaller children
Access to the Connecticut River for boating and fishing
All of the above
No more open space needed
Totals

Responses
7
16%
3
7%
0
0%
1
2%
9
20%
20
44%
5
11%
45
100%

22. Which road do you think has the highest average daily
volume of traffic?
Bridge Street to White River Junction
Route 10 by the Wilder Dam
Main Street between Bridge St and Route 12A (South Main
Street)
Route 10 at Seminary Hill School
Route 12A (South Main Street) at railroad tracks
Route 120 at the Hanover town line
Totals

Page 7 of 7

Responses
11
21%
1
2%
12
1
7
21
53

23%
2%
13%
40%
100%

Revision of 21 to include "all of

the above".

Traffic counts by NH Dept of

Transportation Bureau of
Transportation Planning
14,000
6,900
15,000
9,600
12,200
12,000

Postcard Reminder for

April 1, 2008 Meeting

Letter to Neighbors
Dated April 15, 2008

1. Canoe Launch
1.
2.
3.

Top three
Top ten
Not a top pick

16%
48%
35%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

2. Waterfront Trail
1. Top three
2. Top ten
3. Not a top pick
11%
46%
43%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

3. River Walk with Benches

1.
2.
3.

Top three
Top ten
Not a top pick

37%

33%

30%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

4. Overlook Viewpoint
1.
2.
3.

Top three
Top ten
Not a top pick

24%

31%

45%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

5. Cross Country Skiing

1. Top three
2. Top ten
3. Not a top pick
21%

25%

54%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

6. Woodland Walk
1. Top three
2. Top ten
3. Not a top pick
31%

31%

38%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

7. Picnic Grove
1.
2.
3.

Top three
Top ten
Not a top pick
20%

37%

43%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

8. Ice Skating Pond

1. Top three
2. Top ten
3. Not a top pick
21%

36%

43%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

9. (Tie) Outdoor Sports

1. Top three
2. Top ten
3. Not a top pick
21%
48%
31%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

9. (Tie) Concerts
1. Top three
2. Top ten
3. Not a top pick
14%
46%
39%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

9. (Tie) Playground
1. Top three
2. Top ten
3. Not a top pick
14%
46%
39%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

9. (Tie) Riverfront Parking

1.
2.
3.

Top three
Top ten
Not a top pick
7%

46%
46%

Top three

Top ten

Not a top pick

Postcard Reminder for

May 13, 2008 Meeting

Letter to Neighbors
Dated October 23, 2008

Letter to Neighbors
Dated January 19, 2009

Letter to Neighbors
Dated July 2, 2009

Letter to Old West Lebanon

Business & Property Owners
Dated July 2, 2009

Letter to Old West Lebanon

Business & Property Owners
Dated July 29, 2009

Business Meeting
River Park (Former Bailey Bros. Site)
July 17, 2009
SUMMARY RESTULTS

Notes

1. What is your relationship to the Bailey Bros. site?

Own property in West Lebanon
Work in West Lebanon
Own and work in West Lebanon
None of the above, just interested in great places
Totals

Responses
3
18%
2
12%
8
47%
4
24%
17
100%

2. How long have you owned property or operated a

business in West Lebanon?
Less than 1 year
Between 1 and 5 years
Between 6 and 10 years
Between 11 and 15 years
More than 15 years
Totals

Responses
0
0%
2
14%
2
14%
1
7%
9
64%
14
100%

3. If you work in West Lebanon, does your company own

or rent its place of business?
Rent
Own
Totals

Responses
2
14%
12
86%
14
100%

4. How would you describe Main Street in West

Lebanon?
Neighborhood retail center
A service center for the Upper Valley
A downtown with a mixture of uses
Neighborhood employment center
None of the above
Totals

Responses
2
13%
0
0%
11
69%
0
0%
3
19%
16
100%

5. How do you think Main Street in West Lebanon is

perceived by people who dont own/work there?
Neighborhood retail center
A service center for the Upper Valley
A downtown with a mixture of uses
Neighborhood employment center
None of the above
Totals

Responses
2
12%
0
0%
10
59%
0
0%
5
29%
17
100%

Page 1 of 3

Business Meeting
River Park (Former Bailey Bros. Site)
July 17, 2009
SUMMARY RESTULTS

Notes

6. What do you consider as the biggest asset of Main

Street in West Lebanon?
Convenience to Post Office
Banks with drive-up windows
Walking distance from neighborhood
Free parking
Gas stations
Scale of buildings
Library
Diversity of uses
None of the above
Totals

Responses
0
0%
0
0%
9
53%
0
0%
1
6%
0
0%
1
6%
4
24%
2
12%
17
100%

7. What do you consider as the biggest problem of Main

Street in West Lebanon?
The physical condition of some of the buildings
The lack of parking
Traffic volume
No grocery store
Not enough restaurants, cafes, coffee shops
Not ped oriented
No recreational area
Limited retail options
Other / all of the above
Totals

Responses
4
24%
1
6%
1
6%
0
0%
2
12%
0
0%
0
0%
3
18%
6
35%
17
100%

8. What would make West Lebanon better?

More housing
More shopping
More service businesses
More employment opportunities
More open space
Other
Totals

Responses
2
12%
7
41%
2
12%
3
18%
1
6%
2
12%
17
100%

9. What type of housing would make West Lebanon

better?
Owner occupied
Rental apartments
Senior housing
Affordable housing
All of the above
Totals

Responses
4
24%
1
6%
1
6%
5
29%
6
35%
17
100%

Page 2 of 3

Business Meeting
River Park (Former Bailey Bros. Site)
July 17, 2009
SUMMARY RESTULTS

Notes

10. What type of shopping would make West Lebanon

better?
Specialty stores, i.e. clothing, shoes, toys
Convenience stores
Destination retail store, i.e. pharmacy
Grocery store
Restaurants, coffee shop, bakery
All of the above
No more shopping needed
Totals

Responses
1
6%
0
0%
0
0%
2
13%
4
25%
9
56%
0
0%
16
100%

11. What type of employment options would make West

Lebanon better?
Professional level jobs
High tech jobs
Skilled trade jobs
Service jobs
All of the above
No more jobs needed
Totals

Responses
2
12%
2
12%
1
6%
0
0%
12
71%
0
0%
17
100%

12. What type of open space would make West Lebanon

better?
Undisturbed conservation land
Walking / hiking trails
Playing fields
Playgrounds for smaller children
Access to the Connecticut River for boating & fishing
No more open space needed
All of the above (1-5)
Totals

Responses
1
6%
2
12%
0
0%
1
6%
6
35%
1
6%
6
35%
17
100%

13. Which road do you think has the highest average

daily volume of traffic?
Bridge Street to White River Junction
Route 10 by the Wilder Dam
Main Street between Bridge St and Route 12A (South Main
St)
Route 10 at Seminary Hill School
Route 12A (South Main Street) at railroad tracks
Route 120 at the Hanover town line
Totals

Page 3 of 3

Responses
3
18%
0
0%
11
1
1
1
17

65%
6%
6%
6%
100%

Traffic Counts by NH Dept of

Transportation Bureau of
Transportation Planning
14,000
6,900
15,000
9,600
12,200
12,000

Letter to Neighbors
Dated July 29, 2009

Letter to Neighbors
Dated November 2, 2009

Thank You Letter to Petition Signers

Dated November 3, 2009