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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230008 Duplainville Site Plan Public Comment Cematori4/26/23, 9:24 AM Zimbra https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=12676&tz=America/New_York 1/2 From :noreply@civicplus.com Subject :Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment To :julia destino <julia.destino@saratoga-springs.org>, susan barden <susan.barden@saratoga-springs.org>, susanna combs <susanna.combs@saratoga-springs.org> Zimbra julia.destino@saratoga-springs.org Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment Wed, Apr 26, 2023 08:40 AM 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 Planning Board Name Joseph Cermatori Email Address joseph.cermatori@gmail.com Business Name Field not completed. Address 76 Adams Road City Saratoga Springs State NY Zip Code 12866 Phone Number 848 448 8620 Project Name 00 Duplainville (Munter-Soleno) Project Number 20230008 Project Address 00 Duplainville 4/26/23, 9:24 AM Zimbra https://m.saratoga-springs.org/h/printmessage?id=12676&tz=America/New_York 2/2 Comments Please delay consideration of this plan until greater clarity on the project can be ascertained. Its sponsors claim repeatedly it has “no neighborhood opposition” and will have “no adverse impacts to adjacent neighbors,” but neither claim is accurate. Like many nearby residents, I am concerned about how the project will impact the local environment, forestry, wildlife, road traffic, community safety, noise, and light pollution. The plan’s sponsor has made verbal assurances to area residents about setbacks, hours of outdoor operation, visual barriers, sound attenuation, but no final agreements have been reached or written into project documents. The proposal describes the “select removal of vegetation” (pp. 2–3), but the sponsor has expressed an intention to clearcut some 20+ wooded acres, up to the Adams Rd boundary. Many residents are outraged at this proposed deforestation, which will have an extreme “adverse impact” on the character of the neighborhood. How can the board reconcile this plan with the city’s need to preserve the area’s rural character and local ecology? What responsibilities are made incumbent on the project by the city’s Comprehensive Plan conservation development districts? Area residents also require greater, written assurances from the sponsor about how product storage will affect our visual environment. He has told us verbally that local zoning requirements permit stacking of Soleno’s pipes up to 50' high. Is this accurate? In the plan’s official renderings they are plainly visible from the street. (Our own homes, meanwhile, do not appear.) Many residents object to this transformation of Adams Rd. We ask for more time to discuss other solutions. Most decisions surrounding this plan have already been made without consultation with the neighboring residents. Its unannounced “phase 2” operations give cause for concern. How can the city help ensure ongoing transparency with (and accountability to) the local community going forward? Attach Photo (optional)Field not completed. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.