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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Subject : Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board
Agenda Public Comment
To : amanda tucker <amanda.tucker@saratoga-
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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 Design Review Commission
Name Alison Dockum
Email Address �ifeloveevents@gmail.com
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Address 48 white St
Clty Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
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Project Name 269 Broadway
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Project Address 269 Broadway
Comments I still don't think this building is a good fit for Broadway. The
mass and scale is showcased by the modern style of the build-
ing. If you look down Broadway it's mostly brick buildings. A
good example is the building that Northshire Bookstore is in. It's
clearly larger than the buildings around it but it still fits in with
the surroundings. The design for the new building at 269,
mostly glass, huge address written across the front in a modern
style does not fit in with the aesthetic of historic Saratoga. I've
attached a photo of the Washington building from Google with a
side view where you can see that it's much larger then the
building next to it, but it doesn't feel overwhelming to the street.
Arches, set back windows, brick facade, neutral colors etc. All
things that are constants with our historic town, and all of these
things should be considered when allowing new builds to this
special place. People come here because of that and it
shouldn't be tarnished with a bad decision on a new building.
Thanks so much.
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