TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY REJECT DOWNTOWN HOTEL By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – Following a public hearing on a “special permit” required for a proposed downtown hotel to go forward, the Village Board a few minutes ago unanimously rejected plans for a four-story structure on the former TJ’s Place property at 124 Main. The whole Village Board was present, so the vote was 7-0. In his remarks before the vote, however, Mayor Jeff Katz said the action should not be…
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Village Board’s Public Hearing Today On Downtown Hotel Special Permit COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board’s public hearing on whether to issue a special permit for a proposed downtown hotel will occur at 4 p.m. today in Village Hall, 22 Main St. So far, the plan has been rejected by the Zoning Board of Appeals for exceeding a three-story height limit and by the Planning Board for failing to include a legal parking plan. The H-PARB (Historic & Architectural Review Board)…
Planning Board: Law Doesn’t Allow Valet Parking At Hotel By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – The Planning Board a few minutes ago concluded that village law doesn’t allow valet parking as proposed by developers of a $4 million downtown hotel. But Tom Lagan, one of the partners in BTP Cooperstown, the development company, said if valet parking is rejected, the necessary parking spots will simply be found off-site, as is allowed by village law under revisions approved by the…
Cooperstown ZBA To Review Downtown Hotel Plan Today COOPERSTOWN – The men proposing a luxury hotel in downtown Cooperstown will take a first step into regulatory waters today, appearing before the village Zoning Board of Appeal at 5 p.m. in Village Hall, 22 Main St. Susan Snell, ZBA chair, said today her board will be asked to consider variances on the questions of height and stories. The height limit, she said, is 42 feet; the proposed 48-foot tall hotel would…
Trustees Move Hotel Project Forward COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board this evening heard the proposal from BTP Cooperstown LLC partner Tom Lagan for a downtown hotel and took the two steps necessary to move the proposal forward: Accepted “lead agency” responsibility under SEQRA, and forwarded the plan to the village Planning Board. “This is clearly the biggest project to hit Main Street in a long time,” said Mayor Jeff Katz, in asking the village trustees to accept “lead agency” status. “The…
HOTEL PLANS ARE FIRMED UP, PRESENTED TO VILLAGE BOARD Evening’s Presentation Includes Parking Plan COOPERSTOWN – BTP Cooperstown LLC this evening is submitting a formal application to the Village Board to replace the one-story former TJ’s Restaurant at 124 Main St. with a high-end hotel and restaurant serving tourists and long-term guests. At this hour, Altonview Architects of Cooperstown is presenting the village trustees with architectural drawings and models; perspective renderings; a photomontage depicting both sides of Main Street; a…