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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
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City's Planning Department and Land Use Board members. NOTE: Comments
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project file in the Planning Department.
Land Use Board Design Review Board
Name Lale Davidson
Email Address laledavidson@gmail.com
Business Name Field not completed.
Address 10 Perry Street, Apartment 1
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
Phone Number 5189181620
Project Name “30-30 ½ Building Expansion.”
Project Number 20240720
Project Address 30 Caroline Street
Comments Don't let this monstrosity be built. Saratoga is fast becoming
the city of big-box-look-alike buildings that turn our streets into
dark tunnels. It's losing the historic character that made it so
popular. I wholeheartedly endorse the Preservation
Foundation's recommendations -- if it must be developed at all-
- to "reduce the height by a story, break the hulking mass into 2
or 3 distinct buildings, or at least a convincing appearance
thereof, each with a different, vibrant color using different
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exterior materials. Vary heights and roof lines. More
ornamental detail, and more inviting ground floor spaces."
Keep a city design that is human-scaled.
30-30 and 1/2 Building Extension reminds me of the
monstrosity you allowed to be built on South Broadway. Now,
when you take a left from Union onto Circular at Congress
Park, the Bacheler mansion and the other beautiful old houses
have this incongruously huge, blocky building as a back drop.
It's utterly out of character and scale. Every time I see it, I
wonder, "Who let this happen?"
Please don't let the interests of the wealthy minority
overshadow both literally and figuratively the quality of life of
the many. Don't overdevelop Saratoga Springs. It's doing great.
Don't ruin it.
Kathryn L. Davidson
Homeowner
10 Perry Street
Saratoga Springs, NY
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