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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Date Tue 6/17/2025 4:48 PM
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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING CITY PROJECTS
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Land Use Board Planning Board
Name Marla Melito
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Address 6 Excelsior Spring Ave
City Saratoga Springs
State New York
Zip Code 12866
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Project Name multi-use path on Excelsior Spring Avenue as identified in the
City's Complete Streets Plan as a Greenbelt Link to Spring Run
Trail and Downtown Connector
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Project Address Excelsior Spring Avenue
Comments With the changes and additions to the Excelsior Spring Ave
neighborhood and the increased traffic, it is becoming more
and more important to have a sidewalk and traffic calming
structures in place. 1) The high school bus stop is on Audrey
Lane, and there is no sidewalk to take students safely to the
bus stop, nor are there cross walks or markings. I have
watched my son walk down Excelsior for the past four years to
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this bus stop and worried, and that was before the new
development at the bottom of the hill and at the end of
Excelsior Ave. This has increase traffic on Excelsior Spring--as
I walk my dog every morning and now have to wait for several
cars before I can get home. This was not the case a few years
ago. 2) this is already used as a main connector for people in
the neighborhoods here--people are walking with small
children, strollers, kids on bikes, and their dogs. It is getting too
busy for this to remain unchecked as the neighborhood grows.
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