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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
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 submiited 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 Design Review Commission
Name C A M Cameron
Email Address camcameron @yahoo.com
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Address 122 Circular St. Apt 1
Clty Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zlp COCl2 12866
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Project Name 269 Broadway
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Project Address 269 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Comments This is to object to the proposed changes to 269 Broadway -
especially how it will change the aesthetics of this gateway
entrance to Saratoga's downtown from the south for visitors
and local residents alike.
Adding another modern office block of negligible architectural
interest for which there is no proven need or demand (given the
amount of available retail and office space which has been
growing during the pandemic) seems unwarranted. As
proposed, the unremarkable new structure planned for 269
Broadway would obscure the view of one of Saratoga's
architectural treasures - the historic and recently restored Union
Preservation Hall (UPH) - so the trade-off seems a poor one,
especially for a structure without proven need or apparent
aesthetic merit. A large part of Saratoga's appeal comes from
the visibility and accessibility of our historic buildings like Union
Preservation Hall. Each one of those treasures which the board
allows to be hidden by new development deletes another visual
reminder of Saratoga's unique architectural heritage for all but
those who already know the location and import of such hidden
gems. Either have the present plan for 269 Broadway scaled
down to allow UPH to remain visible - or consider a different
plan of action for the property! Our local "goose" has a limited
number of the golden "eggs" which repeatedly bring visitors to
Saratoga - and make it a place so many area residents aspire
to live in. Don't close them off for a few short-term added tax
dollars when you could be doing long-term damage to the
views of art and architecture which attract the public here - as
well as maintains a viable population of year-round residents
when other New York communities continue to lose them!
Scale back or stop standard building blocks when they threaten
key views of what makes Saratoga's downtown unique.
Successful planning's JOB is to manage growth while
PROTECTING the assets like UPH which first attract that
growth!
Attach Photo (optional) UPH.jpeg
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