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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Date Tue 7/22/2025 12:43 PM
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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Planning Board
Name Joan Sterling
Email Address joan.sterling1@gmail.com
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Address 126 Crescent St
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
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Project Name Park Place and Cottage Street
Project Number 20250203
Project Address 7 Cottage Street
Comments I have chosen to wait to hear the concerns of the residents
most impacted by this development proposal, and it is clear
that there is virtually no support for this project in its current
design. The advisory opinion from the Design Review Board is
as expected, considering the Board rarely (if ever) supports the
concerns of the residents, while demonstrating a consistent
bias for the "needs" of the developer. In this case, the
justification for the clear over massing and density of the
structure is based on the "fanciful" characterization, by the
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developer, that there was a hotel on this site in the 1800's.
While there may have been a large 3 story house there, the
information that was provided makes clear that it was a
summer residence for a wealthy family. That having been said,
an additional reason for my concern is that the last thing
needed in Saratoga is more high income housing. We have
plenty (as others have said), that remains uninhabited most of
the year, and plenty that is out of the reach of a majority of long
term residents. Saratoga clearly needs real affordable housing.
Additional concerns relate to the abysmal behavior of the
property owners, who erected their 6 foot fence so they did not
have to see the mess on their property that borders the
sidewalk. Residents, and those of us who try and walk down
those blocks daily, were unable to, due to the lack of
maintenance. Ignoring the bushes and trees that blocked the
sidewalk - even shoveling the snow was too much to ask. Now
these people want to be "rewarded" for their disregard of the
neighbors and pedestrians with a project that further impacts
nearby residents. I urge the Board to address the neighbors
and residents concerns and do the job of planning, not rubber
stamping everything that is proposed.
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