Rebuttal to Saratoga TODAY published Letter by David Mastrianni MD & Hospital Advertisement Week of Nov. 1-7, 2019
The Hospital says they “have no plans to build 42 houses on the site off Morgan Street.” However, the Hospital filed an Amendment to their Planned Unit Development on August 7, 2015, which included a map by The LA Group showing Zone F along the Golf course to have up to 42 Residences.
The Hospital is correct that the 16 plus acres is not part of the ‘Greenbelt’. However, it is directly along the ‘Greenbelt’.
The Hospital says “There is no evidence that a medical office building will negatively impact neighboring property values.” However, when the Hospital listed their 3.5 acre Estate at 55 Myrtle Street with a Golf course view in 2017, they dropped the asking price twice, but still had no purchasers due to the proximity to their Hospital complex.
This is exactly what’s going to happen to our homes if they are allowed to build on residential Morgan Street.
The Hospital says “The review process was comprehensive & open.” Yet it never appeared on any Agenda for the City Council or Comprehensive Master Plan committee.
The Hospital states “Millions of dollars will be lost if they locate the office building FARTHER from the hospital.” However, they can build it ON their existing Campus, which has 20 acres of flat parking lots, by constructing a multi-deck parking garage.
- Dennis Hultay, Saratoga Springs
