This presentation was originally done for the MA Housing and Community Development Agency in Boston for a July, 2008 meeting. I apologize that it may not stand alone without a verbal accompaniment, but it will give you an idea of what we face in Norwell and the South Shore and why we must Repeal 40B. Vote YES on Question #2 on the fall 2010 ballot.

1. Experiencing 40B in Norwell An educational presentation on the abuses of 40B legislation on the South Shore (7/31/2008)

4. (1) Norwell, MA

5. South Shore Plymouth 1620 Norwell 1628 NORWELL Area 21.2 sq. miles 100% Land 20.9 sq. miles 98.5% ((Wetlands 6.4+ sq. miles 30%+)) Water 0.3 sq. miles 1.5% Under 14 sq. miles useable land

7. South Scituate Map 1871

8. Norwell 1891

9. South Shore – Google Map

11. Zoning

14. Where is the Affordable Housing?

20. Wildlife Habitat

21. Eastern Box Turtle At Stetson Meadows, proposed cemetery site; on land proposed for White Barn Lane and Simon Hill 40B projects

22. Blue Peregrine Falcon, Simon Hill

23. Yellow Spotted Salamanders are seen in the Simon Hill area

24. Deer, Hawks, Coyotes, Fox, Turkeys…

25. Geese, ducks, raccoons…

26. Wetlands

28. North River area

29. Impact on Drainage

30. Simon Hill Survey Map

31. Mass DEP Wetlands Map

32. Impact on roads, traffic

33. Roadways

34. Impact on Town Services Water , Police, Fire, Schools Official Website of the Mass. Dept. of Fish and Game… Low Flow Inventory South Coastal Basin Suspected Causes Water Withdrawals Several sources have noted that Third Herring Brook in Hanover and Norwell (not to be confused with Third Herring Brook in Pembroke ) is severely depleted by nearby public water supply wells for the Town of Hanover. The Water Commissioner for the Town of Norwell reported that a several-hundred-foot stretch of river below the town wells for Hanover and Norwell near Pond Street in Hanover and South Street in Norwell has repeatedly run dry (4).

37. Unique Features

38. Water Resources

39. Open Space

40. Buildout Status

41. Town Owned Protected Land

42. Town wned Property

44. Here are the 40B Projects

45. Mass GIS 2005 Jacobs Estates

46. Mass GIS 2001 Silver Brook

47. Mass GIS 2005 Silver Brook

48. Tiffany Road 40B

49. Route 53 – Washington Woods - 2002

50. Mass GIS 2002 Washington Woods

51. Washington Woods – 2002 to 2004 1 Jan 2004

52. Route 53 – Washington Woods - 2008

53. Route 53 – Washington Woods - 2008

54. The Patriot Ledger and Boston Globe Real Estate Ads 7/2007 and 2/2008 NORWELL SUNDAY, 1-3 & MONDAY, 4:30-7. WASHINGTON WOODS. 239 Washington St., Unit #5. THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE BETWEEN BOSTON & THE CAPE IS NOW IN NORWELL at Washington Woods! Nantucket shingle-style luxury condominium residence (non-age restricted). A luxurious lifestyle with commuter convenience. $539,000 02-24-08 Boston Globe Magazine ½ page color ad Washington Woods – Phase I Now Complete – Two Bedroom luxury condominiums starting at $585,000

55. White Barn Lane 40B

56. This land was once flat fields

57. Now it isn’t

58. Mass GIS 2005 White Barn Lane

59. Forest & Circuit Streets water (600 photos worth)

60. Spring 2010 Storms

61. Traffic

62. Traffic on Forest Street Forest Street December 5, 2007 Forest & Circuit Streets March 26, 2008 Forest Street July 2, 2008

63. The Culvert Lawsuit

64. Mass GIS 2005 Norwell Commons

65. Simon Hill 40B

70. "The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem." Milton Friedman (1912 –2006) American Nobel Laureate economist -- please work with the towns --