This information herein concerns the property around Town Farm Lane, N. Billerica MA.
Aerial photos show evidence of unauthorized dumping, blocked right-of-way, property encroachment, and location of wetland on property, and [new] relation to flood plain..

Vehicles in banner photo belong to Jack's Used Auto Parts. Jack's Auto Parts relationship with police and town officials may have created a conflict of interest with regard to access, property rights, pollution of the concord river, and related enforcement of law.

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Click for details   June 7, 2007
Photos show Town Farm Lane access obstructed by rows of vehicles from Jack's Used Auto Parts forming a barricade.
  June 6, 2007 - Billerica Minuteman
Article: "EPA Orders Fine Payment"
  Debris from unauthorized dumping. Photo taken late 2001.
  1995 photo showing road partially blocked.
  2000 photo sowing additional obstructions which block access.
View Map as Gif   Official Billerica Map of FEMA Flood Plain (map 462)

Link to Flood Plain Maps - Billerica, MA - Official Website
  Survey map
  Survey map overlaid on Aerial photo shows wetland location and encroachment of property boundary.
  Photo taken 14 May 2006, approximately 7:30 pm (5 hours before reported flooding crest) from parcel 15 on Town Farm Lane  looking West toward parcel 14 as shown by red arrow on insert. This shows:
• location of Tennessee Gas pipeline (blue arrow) crossing under road
• water from Concord river flooding on road over pipeline.
  Photo taken 14 May 2006, approximately 7:30 pm from parcel 14 on Town Farm Lane looking East toward parcel 15 as shown by red arrow on insert. This also shows:
• location of Tennessee Gas pipeline (blue arrow) crossing under road
• water from Concord river flooding on road over pipeline.
  Photo 14 May 2006, approximately 7:30 pm from parcel 14 across Town Farm Lane looking North as shown by red arrow on insert. This shows:
• additional flood zone (not updated on FEMA floodplain) located over the Tennessee Gas pipeline. Note frozen area in aerial photo insert in front of red arrow.
 
  Photo 14 May 2006, approximately 7:30 pm on Town Farm Lane looking East (shown by red arrow on insert) with entrance to Jack's Used Auto Body shown by green arrow. This shows:
• Obstruction erected on roadway. Fenced-in area on right occupies additional 30 ft of right-of-way. Note also gasoline tank (truck body) to right of green arrow.
• Additional vehicles parked on left are located on neighboring property.
  Photo 14 May 2006, approximately 7:30 pm on Town Farm Lane looking Southeast (shown by red arrow on insert). This shows:
• Cars on area designated as wetlands on survey map.
• Runoff will contain gasoline and other petroleum distillates into Concord River.
  Photo taken Mar 10, 2008 of Northeast Gas Pipeline marked on map above (currently managed by Keyspan). Marker is used to indicate right of way of pipeline, which is to be kept clear for emergency purposes.
  Photo taken Mar 10, 2008 taken from Pipeline marker in direction of Jack's Auto parts, showing earth fill and junk autos on top of gas pipeline right of way. This area is also marked as wetlands on survey map.