VOICE YOUR OPINION AT THE COMP PLAN PUBLIC MEETINGSaratoga Springs is in the process of preparing a new Comprehensive Plan which will guide the future
Sustainable Saratoga wants to make sure that the process for siting and designing the proposed parking structure includes significant public participation and follows the best design principles.
Click here to read our December 2012 letter to the City Council and others.
Click here to read our September 2013 letter to
Anne Diggory was inspired by the advocacy of Sustainable Saratoga’s Urban Forestry Project to create and mount an exhibit of her paintings of Saratoga trees. “What the Trees Say” will open at the Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs on September 12, with an opening reception from
Sustainable Saratoga has been monitoring the proposals on the former Ellsworth ice cream plant site at 120 Division St. since fall of 2012. We have provided input to the planning board several times.
Download and read our most recent letter to the planning board, on June 10,
Updates on Planning Board, Comp Plan Committee, and Urban Forest Master Plan (click for details)
June 12 (Planning Board re: Ellsworth)
June 17 (Comp Plan Committee: open to
Sustainable Saratoga has compiled a list of ideas we believe will produce a Comprehensive Plan that will create and foster a more sustainable and resilient Saratoga Springs.
Saratoga’s first-ever Urban Forest Master Plan (draft) now available to public on City’s websiteSustainable Saratoga inventory provides the foundation for City’s planning efforts.
Public hearing at City Council meeting on May 21, 6:30 PM, in the council chambers.
City Council received the draft Urban Forest Master Plan last week
May 8, 2013
Clifford Van Wagner, Chair
Saratoga Springs Planning Board
City Hall
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Dear Mr. Van Wagner;
RE: ADVISORY OPINION ON REZONING PETITION – TURF HOTELS
Sustainable Saratoga is a not-for-profit organization that promotes sustainable practices and the protection of natural resources, through education, advocacy and action, for the
Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy brought the reality of climate change closer to home. Although our immediate area missed the worst impact of these storms, neighboring counties in New York State have suffered the effects of devastating flooding, including loss of life and extraordinary costs associated with
The planned development of the former Ellsworth Ice Cream Co. factory site on the west side of Saratoga Springs is a good urban infill project that Sustainable Saratoga can support, although we wish it would contain some affordable units.
The project will bring more residents to the downtown