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Poughkeepsie neighbors urge board to cap new South Hamilton project at three units over parking
Summary
At a Poughkeepsie City Planning Board public hearing, neighbors pressed the board and applicant to reduce a proposed four-unit building at Franklin and South Hamilton streets to three units because of chronic parking and congestion; the board adjourned the application to June 10 and signaled support for a three-unit resolution.
At a meeting of the Poughkeepsie City Planning Board, neighbors urged the board and the applicant to reduce a proposed four-unit building at the corner of Franklin and South Hamilton streets to three units, citing chronic parking shortages and narrow streets.
The requested reduction followed concerns that an approved 58-unit townhouse/condo project across South Hamilton Street would add traffic and push more cars onto the already congested block. A resident who lives at 100 South Hamilton Street said Franklin Street is now “bumper to bumper parking on both sides” and warned, “There is…
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