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Online Form Submittal: �and Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Subject : Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board
Agenda Pu bl ic Com ment
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Land Use Board A enda Public Comment
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SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING CITY PROJECTS
Thank you for submitting your comments. Your feedback will be forwarded
to the City's Planning Department and �and Use Board members. NOTE:
Commen ts submitted la ter than �2:00 noon on the da y before the �and Use
Board meeting may not be reviewed prior to their meeting. All comments will
be added to the project file in the Planning Department.
�and Use Board Planning Board
Name Kathleen Sonnabend
Email Address kathleen.sonnabend@gmail.com
Business Name Field not completed.
Ad d ress 268 6 roadway
CI Saratoga Springs
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State NY
Z i p Cod e 12866
Phone N u m ber 5184302720
PrO�ect Name 269 Broadway
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PrO�ect Number 20210755
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P r0�ect Ad d ress 268 B roadway, U n it 505
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Comments It is a shame that the DRC voted 4-3 tonight to approve the
mass, scale and aesthetics of this massive project in the
historic district without taking a critical review at the developer's
presentations. It appears that the majority of the DRC have not
read all of the public comments, carefully reviewed the
developer presentations or even familiarized themselves fully
with the project site. I was unable to present the attached
PowerPoint presentation about elevations at the meeting. I was
prepared to provide it by thumb drive in person but was
assured I could share it on my computer after the DRC
switched to Zoom just hours before the meeting. As the first
public commenter, despite planning staff best efforts, the share
screen button never appeared for me. But even more upsetting
was that my honesty was called into question by one DRC
member who preferred to look at a Google maps street view
(wrong perspective) and trust the developer rather than take
the time to test the measurements honestly taken and
presented by me. There have been so many inconsistencies in
this developer's presentations and inadequate or misleading
responses to the concerns of city employees, land use board
members and Clough Harbour (city advisor). That should have
been enough for the DRC to delay its vote and confirm my
concerns rather than dismiss me and the unprecedented
amount of public opposition. To say that the project mass and
scale have substantially changed since 800 people signed a
petition in opposition is ludicrous. The language of the petition
still applies, as do the comments of the 75 people the DRC
Chairperson announced had submitted public comment. I hope
the Planning Board takes this more seriously because the
massive size of this project will greatly exacerbate existing
issues that city employees are well aware of. This has been
terribly disappointing and I hope more citizens get involved.
Attach Photo o tiona I DRC Ja n 1, 2022 Elevations Powerpoi nt su bm itted to
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a rch ives.pptx
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