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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200483 269 Broadway New Mixed Use Public Comment (37) Zimbra susanna.combs@saratoga-springs.org Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment From : noreply@civicplus.com Wed, Dec 08, 2021 05:08 AM Subject : Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment To : amanda tucker <amanda.tucker@saratoga- springs.org>, susanna combs <susanna.combs@saratoga-springs.org> CAUTION: This email originated outside of the City network. Please contact IT Support if you need assistance determining if it's a threat before opening attachments or clicking any links. 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 C.A.M. Cameron Email Address camcameron@yahoo.com Business Name - Address 122 Circular St. Apt 1 Clty Saratoga Springs State NY Zip Code 12866 Phone Number 518 584 2404 Project Name Proposed new construction at 269 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Project Number Field not completed. Project Address 269 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 128 Comments I am writing to ask you to address several questions in your re- view of the new construction proposed for 269 Broadway. First, what studies have been done to show the demand for more high-end local office space? With what many are describ- ing as a permanent post-pandemic shift to at-home work (either full or part-time in combo with some on-site work) many com- munities are reconsidering the necessity for new office/commercial construction - especially similar new large projects - as on-site work appears to be shrinking, not growing - along with the need for new work sites. Is there a proven need and demand for such a large building? Also, aesthetically, the structure does not seem to make any effort at a modern interpretation of the classic 'Saratoga style' which brings visitors to our town to stay - and even choose to relocate here. When will the board start to consider how new construction fits with exisiting local architecture? And finally, while there appears to be development funding available for such large projects, why does the board not re- quire developers, as a condition of project approval, to rehab existing housing or build new units of affordable housing as part of the cost of locating in our historic and desirable community? The stores and services going into these new structures need employees - yet the board seems to consistently ignore acces- sible and affordable housing for its workforce (which will even- tually lead employers to find other places to locate where that workforce is available). What consideration has been given to a requirement for any developers to create some of that housing as a key to locating in our community? Part of planning should be consideration of ways to assure affordable housing within the city! I would appreciate hearing from the board and the developer(s) on both these important aesthetic and essential local housing issues. Thank you. Attach Photo (optional) Field not completed. Email not displaying correctly? VI2W It ICl yOUI' bl'OWS21: