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Re: Statement to the board Re; Lexington road at Bemis Heights history
Aneisha Samuels <Aneisha.Samuels@saratoga-springs.org>
Mon 09/09/2024 15:44
To:smalbany <smalbany@yahoo.com>
When the matter is called up, please feel free to open with the statement you provided. I will also
upload it to the public record.
Thank you,
From:smalbany<smalbany@yahoo.com>
Sent:09 September 2024 15:21
To:Aneisha Samuels<Aneisha.Samuels@saratoga-springs.org>
Subject:Statement to the board Re; Lexington road at Bemis Heights history
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Aneisha,
I would like to have this read before the meeting .
Thank you
Art Curio
518-728-0379
Dear Board Members,
Good Evening. My name is Art Curto and I have been a resident of Saratoga County my entire
life.
In 2018 1 purchased the 41 approved building lots.
I wanted to give you a brief history of our property. When purchasing it in 2018, we confirmed
with the city, the 41 lot approved filed subdivision as taxable lots for decades. After consulting
with the then Senior planner of the planning department and updating the Army Corp of
Engineers wetland map, confirming with NYS DEC that had no designated wet land there ,we
proceeded to propose numerous land use options.
Our intent then ,as it is now, to create enough economically feasible lots that were in context
with the original neighborhood, while taking an environmentally responsible approach to the
construction, considering our family will be using 4 of the lots to build and live there.
Over the last 6 years, we have meet with the planning department numerous times, submitting
over a dozen preliminary plans for consideration. During that time, Impeded by the
Department's changes in personnel positions, relocation of City hall, COVID restricted limiting
meetings and submissions , and more recently delayed restaffing of the jurisdictional Army
Corp Of Engineers office , we finally have arrived at a plan that can move forward to
completion.
There will not be an undesirable change produced in the character of the neighborhood or a
detriment to nearby properties will be created by the granting of the variance.
Without hashing over and going backward on non performing plan options, your
consideration of the plan before you now, is a compromised planning department and
applicants best use, conserving maximum land, ,reducing 41 lots to 14 smaller and 2 larger lots
, while being economically feasible to do so. The lot line adjustments are minimal and in doing
so we are keeping with the physical and environmental conditions of the neighborhood.
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9/9/24,3:45 PM Email-Aneisha Samuels-Outlook
Thank you for your consideration
On Monday, September 9, 2024 at 11:59:37 AM EDT, smalbany<smalbany@yahoo.com>wrote:
Dear Board Members,
I wanted to give you a brief history of our property. When purchasing it in 2018, we confirmed with the city, the 41 lot
approved filed subdivision as taxable lots for decades. After consulting with the then Senior planner of the planning
department and updating the Army corp of engineers wetland map, confirming with NYS DEC that had no designated
wet land there ,we proceeded to propose numerous land use options.
Our intent then ,as now, was to create enough economically feasible lots that were in context with the original
neighborhood, while taking an environmentally responsible approach to the construction, considering our family will
be using 4 of the lots to build and live there.
Over the last 6 years, we have meet with the planning department numerous times, submitting over a dozen
preliminary plans for consideration. During that time, Impeded by the Department's changes in personnel positions,
relocation of City hall, COVID restricted limiting meetings and submissions , and more recently delayed restaffing of
the jurisdictional Army Corp Of Engineers office , we finally have arrived at a plan that can move forward to
completion.
Without hashing over and going backward on non performing plan options, your consideration of the plan before you
now, is a compromised planning department and applicants best use, conserving maximum land, ,reducing 41 lots to
14 smaller and 2 larger lots , while being economically feasible to do so.
Thank you for your consideration
Art Curto
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