Alternative Plans will be presented at tonight’s Public Hearing for Saugerties’ Partition Street Project

Frank Greco Senior Center

March 18:  Help Support the Alternate Site Plans for the Partition Street Project
Please join us at the Public Hearing on Thursday, March 18, as we advocate for improvement of the Partition Street Project. The Village Planning Board will be reviewing the site plan, special use permit, and lot line change submitted by the applicant as required under the Zoning Law. This will be your only opportunity to make your views known.

We strongly support site plan improvements to the project that will provide a walkway along the bluff, protect Nanny Goat Hill, reduce the paved parking areas, and fit the buildings into the historic context of the Village of Saugerties. We encourage supporters to attend the March 18 meeting. Read more about the Partition Street Project http://www.partitionstreetproject.com

The public hearing is scheduled for:
Thursday, March 18
7pm
Senior Center, 207 Market Street

We see this hearing as a critical opportunity to demonstrate support for positive economic development at the site and improvements to meet public concerns. It is important to show all the stakeholders how both can be accomplished in a reasonable way that will not only not cost the applicant, but will actually save money and get a better result.

We have a list of issues that need to be addressed. It is essential to show that we have reasonable ideas that should be implemented, and that we support theVillage Planning Board in its authority to impose conditions to their approval of the site plan and special use permit. It is the responsibility of the Planning Board to protect the public interest of the community, not just to protect the owner’s investment.
At the same time we are reaching out to Mr. Struzzieri directly to show him the two alternate site plans that Dave Minch and Barry Benepe have developed that use the same square footage and parking requirements that the applicant proposes AND provide a walkway along the bluff, protect Nanny Goat Hill, reduce the impact of parking, and fit the buildings into the historic context of the Village of Saugerties.

Alternative Plan for Partition Street Project presented by Barry Benepe

Alternate plan prosed by David Minch for the Partition Street Project

Please join us in continuing to press for improvements to the Partition Street Project. We are happy to provide more detailed information at your request on any aspect of the project.

If you are interested in participating, please let us know.