Original Saugerties Partition Street Project

Original Partition Street Project Site Plan
which was initially promoted by Lead Edge Developers , a.k.a Tom Struzieri (Horses in The Sun), Maurice Hinchey (US Congressman) and John Mullen (Mullen Construction. However, the present site plan is much less user-friendly and doesn't seem to take into consideration good design practices.

The original site plan depicts three buildings that total 73,000 s.f., surface parking for 95 behind the street front buildings, and underground parking for 155. The garage is entered from Dock Street and exits onto Partition Street.

Notice the integration of the facility into the waterfront. In the new design any access to the waterfront  is nonexistent.

Saugerties Holiday Express plan adds 70 units

The big question is not whether this development is warranted but whether the Village Waste Water Plant can handle the 70+ units the design calls for. In addition, other environmental and aesthetic concerns that need to be looked into with greater scrutiny inlcude;

1. Run-off from parking lot and how it will be pretreated to filter the petrochemicals?
2. Light pollution and use of appropriate fixtures to mitigate the spread of the light?
3. Will the Holiday Express look like a something you would not mind having in your front yard?
4. If in trying to expedite new development we ignore our own Saugerties Comprehensive Plan?

Planning Board Minutes for October 21, 2008 that include the construction proposal for the Saugerties Holiday Inn Express hotel.