HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210083 Saratoga Hospital Morgan Street Campus Public Comment (3) City of Saratoga Springs Planning Board March 11, 2021
Attn: Mark Torpey, chair
474 Braadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
My name is Beth Flynn and I live on Seward Street. My husband and I built this house in
2015 and while there can be risk building near a hospital — we considered it an asset. It
was not far for us to go in an emergency...we could walk! But I am opposed to
proposed office building(s) the hospital plans on constructing. The majority of folks in
this neighborhood surrounding the hospital are very concerned and have been working
very hard over the past few years to stop the hospital from building this enormous office
campus at the corner of Morgan and Myrt�e Streets. It is absolute averkill. I understand
it will begin with 1 building but plans are being submitted for 4...and over hundreds and
hundreds of parking spaces. The light this will generate during the evening hours will be
horrible for neighboring homes and for Birch Run. I am concerned about the water
runoff and flooding that will occur due to the amount of concrete that will be utilized. The
access through Birch Run will be necessary for waste disposal, emergency vehicles.
That area's park-like setting will be destroyed. Having an office complex in the middle of
a residential area destroys the quality of life, home values, green space. To me the
negatives far outweigh the positives.
The hospital has an enormous campus already. Smarter, more thoughtful usage of what
they already have needs to be considered. In addition, there are other parcels of land
better suited to a massive office complex,
I strongly ask that the planning board consider all of the ramifications to this community.
The haspital needs to build a complex where it does make sense.
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