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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING CITY PROJECTS
Thank you for submitting your comments. Your feedback will be forwarded to the City's
Planning Department and Land Use Board members. NOTE: Comments submitted later than
12:00 noon on the day before the Land Use Board meeting may not be reviewed prior to
their meeting. All comments will be added to the project file in the Planning Department.
Land Use Board Planning Board
Name Jennifer Coulombe
Email Address jecoulom @ gmail.com
Business Name Field not completed.
Address 30 Whistler Ct
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
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Project Name proposed workforce housing project in Excelsior Park
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Project Address Excelsior/Whistler Ct
Comments (EMAIL 2 of 3): Current sidewalks and parking are insufficient
The presence of two apartment buildings and a large hotel has
already stretched parking in the neighborhood to the limit. At
times, especially in the winter months, residents of 30 Whistler
Ct. cannot find parking near their homes. The Planning Board
must require a new parking lot and otherwise increase parking
at the proposed workforce housing site. In addition, the city and
Beacon must extend sidewalks throughout the neighborhood.
The current patchwork which leads pedestrians and bicy-
clists from sidewalks onto the shoulder of busy streets is in-
adequate and potentially dangerous.
Increased noise and crime concerns must be addressed
Increased density from existing apartment buildings and new
townhouses has meant an explosive growth in UPS, Amazon
and FedEx delivery vehicles, as well as moving vans, trucks.
Traffic noise and congestion not to mention noise from par-
ties, dogs, residents on the street, etc. has increased notice-
ably in recent years and will be exacerbated by the presence of
more than 100 additional people living and recreating in the
neighborhood. We are naturally concerned about the potential
for increased crime and would like a stronger, clearer"security
plan"than what has been presented by Beacon.
Concerns over snow removal, other emergencies must be
remedied
Neither Beacon Communities nor the Planning Board has ap-
peared to give serious consideration to the "land-locked" char-
acter of the Excelsior Park neighborhood. This past winter ex-
posed glaring weaknesses in snow plowing and removal. With
no place to dump snow, the two-way Excelsior Ave. was nar-
rowed to one lane by Whistler Court. One way streets such as
Ormandy Lane became clogged and impassable.
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