2018.10.23 P. Parvani and L. Jhangimal Comments1
Alex Marshall
Subject:FW: Comments/concerns regarding proposed King Street apartments
From: Prisha Parvani [mailto:prisha.parvani@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 11:51 AM
To: Christopher Bradbury <CBradbury@ryebrook.org>
Cc: Lal Jhangimal <lal.jhangimal@gmail.com>
Subject: Comments/concerns regarding proposed King Street apartments
Dear Chris,
We'd like to add our comments and concerns regarding the proposal for the apartments on King Street near the
schools. We understand the comment window is until Nov 1st. We were not able to attend the meeting last night
but have the following concerns regarding the proposal:
1. We understand the units will have up to 600 residents. The increase in traffic on and off the Hutchinson River
Parkway and on King Street would be seriously impacted. The width of the street is not adequately designed to
handle that kind of an increase in traffic flow.
2. The units are being considered for a 55+ community. This would impact our school budget proposals. More
residents in our small community that do not have a stake in passing our school budgets would be detrimental to
future school funding proposals. If our school district ranking declines then that would negatively impact
property values for all residents.
3. The impact of the proposed construction from at 7am onward for 3 years would severely impact King Street
traffic. Morning school drop-off would be a nightmare for middle and high school parents. The noise from
blasting and construction next door would negatively impact our students during the school day.
Our school is the crux of what makes our growing community unique, vibrant, and a desirable town for families
to reside in. We are not in favor of this proposal to add apartments to King Street.
We hope you will consider our opinion as the town debates the merits of this housing proposal.
Thank you,
Prisha Parvani and Lal Jhangimal
4 Bobbie Lane