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Albany board approves KIPP parking expansion with conditions amid Tivoli Preserve protests
Summary
The Albany City Planning Board approved KIPP Capital Region’s development plan and two parking waivers for a new parking lot adjacent to Tivoli Lake Preserve, but residents and Friends of Tivoli speakers urged delay and restoration after tree clearing and raised conservation concerns.
The Albany City Planning Board voted July 8 to approve a development plan and two parking‑waiver requests for KIPP Capital Region’s parking expansion near Tivoli Lake Preserve, while dozens of residents and preserve advocates urged the board to delay or reject the project because of tree clearing and potential encroachment on the preserve.
KIPP’s plan would create a surface parking area behind the existing Kipp Middle School that includes 35 new parking spaces, ten banked spaces (reserved for later construction if needed) and ten spaces dedicated to Tivoli Lake Preserve users, plus circulation changes intended to separate parent drop‑off traffic from bus traffic. The parcel is roughly 0.65 acres, and project presenters said construction would take about three months once permits are issued.
Presenters described traffic and circulation benefits. Alana Moran of Lansing Engineering said, “One of…
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