Correction
It has been brought to our attention that the public hearing regarding the fate of the Historic Fly Creek Hotel will be taking place Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m.
It was initially reported as taking place on Tuesday, May 3.
Historic Fly Creek Hotel might see the wrecking ball soon An application filed on behalf of the Leatherstocking Corporation to demolish the historic Fly Creek Hotel at the corner of Route 28 and Schoolhouse Road has triggered a 2017 local law allowing the public to comment on the plans, and Town of Otsego officials anticipate an “interesting” session on May 3. “I’m sure there have been demolitions in the past in the Town of Otsego, but none of them have triggered this process that is happening now,” said Cindy Falk, chair of the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission for the Town…
My understanding is that the proposal to demolish Leatherstocking’s historic Fly Creek Hotel is to build more “seasonal apartments” a la Chestnut Crossing in Cooperstown. I note that, in the 2007 Notre Dame Cooperstown Plan, that vacant land on Brooklyn Avenue owned by Leatherstocking Corporation was identified for just such multifamily housing. I don’t believe that invoking the local need for “seasonal housing” is a valid reason for demolishing historic buildings. We have zoning ordinances, we have The Plan of Cooperstown. It identifies where such multi-family housing can be built without tearing down historic buildings or block-busting historic single family neighborhoods.
My understanding is that the proposal to demolish Leatherstocking’s historic Fly Creek Hotel is to build more “seasonal apartments” a la Chestnut Crossing in Cooperstown. I note that, in the 2007 Notre Dame Cooperstown Plan, that vacant land on Brooklyn Avenue owned by Leatherstocking Corporation was identified for just such multifamily housing. I don’t believe that invoking the local need for “seasonal housing” is a valid reason for demolishing historic buildings. We have zoning ordinances, we have The Plan of Cooperstown. It identifies where such multi-family housing can be built without tearing down historic buildings or block-busting historic single family neighborhoods.