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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board 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
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 Board
Name Richard Fenton
Email Address fenton@nycap.rr.com
Business Name Field not completed.
Address 23 Lefferts St
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
Phone Number 518-421-7098
Project Name 33-35 Caroline Street
Project Number 20240713
Project Address 33-35 Caroline Street
Comments The building proposed for the corner of Caroline Street and
Pavillion Place is an appropriate expression of the way
Saratoga Springs should grow, by increasing residential and
commercial density with relatively tall mixed-use buildings
concentrated in the urban core on vacant lots or on the sites of
the older, smaller buildings they should replace. The new
building, which looks much better than the original design.
Once built, it will stand for a long time. Unfortunately, as
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proposed, its exterior of unpainted red-orange brick is adding to
the growing visual monotony of new develoment downtown. By
permitting yet another example of this depressing trend, we are
failing to live up to the colorful heritage of downtown
architecture, as shown in the well-known image attached.
Please make this building stand out as a more attractive
creation in this prominent location by requiring a bolder use of
exterior color patterns.
Attach Photo (optional) Historic Broadwav_jpg
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