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Join us in advocating against the proposed daycare facility at 150 North Road and protect our community’s character.

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What is Happening?

The Tennessee-based, for-profit company, The Gardner School, has proposed combining three lots zoned for residential use only, totaling 3.52 acres, the demolition of an almost 200 year old single family home, and the construction of a 16,200 square-foot daycare facility with a 5700 square-foot artificial surface playground, a 57 space parking lot, additional paved areas for trash and snow storage, as well as long paved drive and walkways running parallel to North Road.

The Gardner School bullied their way through the application process, using the Dover Amendment and the threat of legal action to overcome vocal opposition by the Chelmsford Planning Board, and refusing to make legally applicable concessions to the building size and proposed occupancy.

We have hundreds of signatures, we need thousands!

Show them we won’t be bullied. Show The Gardner School that the town does not want and will not use their facility in the proposed location!

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North Road Traffic

North Road is already overwhelmed by the current volume of traffic, often backing up between Chelmsford Center and Drum Hill, and making it dangerous for our children to cross the street.
Adding this facility will greatly increase the number of cars during rush hours, as parents drop off and then pick up their children from the proposed facility.

Child attempting to cross North Road at crosswalk near proposed site

Mail truck gets hit near proposed site

Heavy traffic on North Road near proposed site

Even after Planning Board approval, opposition to Chelmsford day care facility continues

  • Tell Us What You Think

    We’d love to hear what the community thinks about this

    Please leave your comments here and let us know what you think about this out-of-state company using the Dover Amendment to strong arm our community into allowing a daycare facility to be placed on residential lots. You can also engage with your neighbors on Facebook in the Chelmsford News group here.

    1. North road does NOT need a school. But, there is an empty school in Lowell that they could renovate to…

    2. This project will make living in this area less safe for every one of us. The added traffic will delay…

    3. We need to contact a law firm that specializes in municipal law to find out if we have grounds to…

    4. I have lived here on 127 North Road,Erlin For 60 years plus.. I have seen horrific accidents in this stretch…

    5. We live off route 4 and this will create an even worse road conditions. There is no time on this…

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