Latest Partition Street Project Site Plan Landscape
Architect, engineer and lawyer representing the Partition Street Project were present at tonight’s (12/09/09) Saugerties Village Board meeting. Simulations were presented which were greeted with a mix of opinions from the audience.
To the left – the Partition St. Project, LLC Preliminary Landscape Concept was presented showing a sparse application of Catalpa trees, Vinca, River Birch and other small shrubs which covered different areas of the site plan.
In addition, the project engineer Dennis Larios pointed to a roughly sketched “Event Tent” and “Viewing Plaza” which he stated represented a “gated public access area” which would be closed for special occasions. The question that was heard murmured around the firehouse meeting room [turned impromptu planning board room] was, “so is that what they call public access?”
OSI – Open Space Institute
Original Partition Street Project Design
Original Partition Street Project Site Plan
Above represents one of two versions of the original Saugerties Partition Street Project Site Plan Design created by Ashokan Architects in Kingston, New York. This design was used to represent the project to the public and also included in the Village of Saugerties $780,000.00 grant awarded by the Empire Development Corporation. It was later abandoned for the most recent design which is being challenged by Saugerties Citizens for Smart Development.