From: 	Helen Donaldson
To:	Helen Donaldson
CC:	Barbara Barhydt;  Jeff Levine;  Philip DiPierro
Date: 	7/6/2015 10:30 AM
Subject: 	updates on 113 Newbury Street

Interested parties,
 
Please be advised of several updates on the Stop Work Order at 113 Newbury Street from Jeff Levine, Director of Planning and Urban Development:
 
1. The city is sending out postcards to abutters to spread the word - we received the peer-reviewed engineering study regarding the retaining wall. The study is posted on the web at:
 
http://www.portlandmaine.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9286
 
The city is in the process of looking this study over.
 
2. In the meantime, now that the study has been received, the developer has asked if they could resume limited utility work away from the retaining wall. We have issued a limited lifting of the stop work order to allow that utility work while we review the engineering study. This work includes new storm drain lines, new water line stubs, new sanitary sewer stubs, and new foundation drains, all 80 feet or more from the new retaining wall. This work will be done using excavations will be supported using trench boxes, with the trenches to be excavated, the utilities installed, and the trenches backfilled in a sequenced manner such that only short lengths of trench excavations will be open at any one time. 
 
Thanks for your patience as this situation moves towards resolution. Feel free to forward this email to anyone who might be interested.
 
Nell Donaldson

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Nell Donaldson
City of Portland Planning Division
389 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
874-8723
hcd@portlandmaine.gov