my name is sam berman. i'm a resident of 101 lombard. this is one of several condo buildings located less than 500 feet from the outdoor stadium where the proposed concerns are to occur and i appreciate this opportunity to address the appeals board because we don't know what to do if you don't undertake this appeal in some way. i'm expressing to you the concern of many of the 600 residents in this closely located neighborhood who believe that it is highly inappropriate to allow outdoor concerts with associated loud noise and traffic congestion to occur so close to a significant residential area. this occurrence degrades our environment. reduces our property values, and is a disservice to law abiding and tax paying citizens of our wonderful city. if the appeals board member is the place to consider this, they would be most unhappy if they lived in our neighborhood. however, if the political pressure is so great that the appeals board cannot act, then they should know that our neighborhood is concerned that the stadium will become a perman

. >>> i'm sam berman. i spoke on the last issue. i'd like to just make a few additional points. i live across the street from the condo that the previous gentleman mentioned. there were no messages, announcements ever made by the homeowners association about a steering committee. the steering committee represents a minority of people and does not represent the full community. and no official announcements have ever come through the homeowners association about the steering committee. s as an affected resident, i would like to commend the police department, commend the mta for their efforts in trying to make a difficult situation palatable to the residents. but the devil is in the details and those details are yet to be worked out. we had a neighborhood meeting just a week ago and peter albert is head of the people's still didn't understand the nature the traffic congestion that occurs at the intersection of lombard and battery in the embarcadaro. to this late date, we have a map that was provided by one of the homeowners and he was explained what the complex traffic situation wa

my name is sam berman. i'm a resident of 101 lombard. this is one of several condo buildings located less than 500 feet from the outdoor stadium where the proposed concerns are to occur and i appreciate this opportunity to address the appeals board because we don't know what to do if you don't undertake this appeal in some way. i'm expressing to you the concern of many of the 600 residents in this closely located neighborhood who believe that it is highly inappropriate to