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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Zoning Board of Appeals
Name Taryn Matusik
Email Address tarynmatusik@hotmail.com
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Address 9 Hyde St
Clty Saratoga Saratoga
State New York
Zip Code 12866
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Project Name 199 W. Circular Area Variance
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Project Address 199 W. Circular
Comments This winter, due to the drainage issues created by changes
made to the property at 199 W Circular as articulated in the
comment submitted, my husband, Rob Krygowski, Rob has
spent hours with a ShopVac removing hundreds of gallons of
water from the area of where water collects at the base of the
driveway at 199 W Circular and runs toward our house
foundation at 9 Hyde Street. During a storm a month or so ago,
this water began to flow like a faucet directly into our basement.
Rob had to remove the water to keep it from damaging our
furnace and did so again last week when melting ice and snow
created another pool. We have lived at our 9 Hyde Street
location for more than 20 years and have never had to deal
with any water in the basement until the property at 199 W
Circular was altered so drastically as to give rise to the
problems that were articulated in Rob's comment. We
recognize that our new neighbor has inherited this problem,
and may not be aware of it. We have empathy for him.
However, we are in strong opposition to any variance being
approved for the property at 199 W Circular prior to the
remediation of the issues that were created by previous
changes to the property that were approved by the Zoning
Board. Even then, we have experienced such disruptive
transformations to our southern property line over the last few
years that we have become very wary of supporting change.
The long stone wall that was erected when 199 W Circular was
divided has barricaded our backyard in. Its fortress-like
presence and the abrupt change in elevation still shocks me
every time I exit my backdoor. Once the drainage issue is
addressed, we may be willing to support a variance. Thank you
for your time.
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