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Residents urge town to reconsider proposed 73-room hotel, citing infrastructure and character concerns
Summary
Multiple longtime Highlands residents told the Town Board they oppose a proposed 73-room hotel two blocks from downtown, saying a recent pipe failure highlighted risks to water and other infrastructure and that the design does not fit the town’s character.
Several longtime Highlands residents used the public-comment period at the Dec. 11 Highlands Town Board meeting to urge the board to reconsider a proposed 73-room hotel near downtown, saying the project threatens local infrastructure and the town’s character.
Elizabeth Bryant, a year-round resident for 26 years, said a recent letter in the local paper described a ‘‘box hotel’’ two blocks from her condominium and that a recent broken pipe had already disrupted water service to her building. “I…
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