A 5 story hotel on that corner is insane. The Pizza Hut that was there probably went out of business because that location is too complicated for traffic getting in and out. (So the proposed hotel would have to do something that would make it even worse. There's a big difference between a restaurant using our storm water drainage and a 5 story hotel. I hope our neighbors in Fort Lee will place the onus of breaking long standing zoning laws on the developer rather than on the residents of a town that merely want to play by the book. Building this hotel would be another capitulation to short-sighted greedy capitalists that don't care about the concept of community.
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Gilbert Friedman
8 years ago
There are plenty of other commercially viable uses for the property that don't require a variance, and that would not have such as negative impact on your neighbors in Leonia.
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Angelo Venezia
8 years ago
NO!!!!
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Badri Srivatsa
8 years ago
Frederic Henry Royce: The quality will remain long after the price is forgotten.
Quite the opposite for a building that runs so blatently counter to zoning laws. This proposed building will continue to cast its long shadow into the area's character long after whatever tax dollars it brings has been quickly incorporated into the budget.
I hope our neighbors in Fort Lee will place the onus of breaking long standing zoning laws on the developer rather than on the residents of a town that merely want to play by the book.
Build something new (confession: I am not a big fan of Pizza Hut pizza), but respect the zoning laws. The bar to override them should be at least as high as the proposed building.
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Audrey Wong
8 years ago
Please do not approve this request to build the hotel so close to a quiet residential neighborhood. This will decrease the quality of life in our neighborhood, and also increase traffic and congestion.
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Giuseppe Alise
8 years ago
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I am concerned about:
1. Increase in police activity in and around that area
2. increase in traffic
3. public safety - transients
4. the negative impart it will have on property value
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Anonymous
8 years ago
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There's a big difference between a restaurant using our storm water drainage and a 5 story hotel. Should not be allowed.
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Raffi Veziroglu
8 years ago
Lets keep our town as is
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Lela Charney Squitieri
8 years ago
Environmental impact must be considered adjacent to a residential community!
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Adrienne Greenberg
8 years ago
This structure would be too close to a quiet residential neighborhood. The application should be denied.
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Adrienne Greenberg
8 years ago
Block this building from going up . Enough already!!
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Lucrezia Vassallo
8 years ago
This structure would be a huge mistake We need to protect quality of life for
Leonians.
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Lucrezia Vassallo
8 years ago
This structure would be a huge mistake We need to protect quality of life for
Leonians.
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Isaac Park
8 years ago
I want my Leonia to be protected. I opposite to build a hotel near my town
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Debra Gonsher Vinik
8 years ago
We need to put people before profits; long-term thinking before knee-jerk planning; inclusiveness of all views before relying on the narrowness of few views.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
(Leonia resident)
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Teresa McInerney-Rex
8 years ago
Please do not grant a variance to this ridiculously over-sized structure. It would have a negative effect on the surrounding neighborhood, which isn't even Fort Lee, which would grant the variances.
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Lauren Hosford
8 years ago
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Please do not grant a variance for this structure. The traffic/parking issue alone will cause a huge safety issue; additionally, I agree with other commenters who say that it will negatively affect the surorunding communities. What is the benefit to these residents? Put in a nice restaurant and respect the current zoning!
A 5 story hotel on that corner is insane. The Pizza Hut that was there probably went out of business because that location is too complicated for traffic getting in and out. (So the proposed hotel would have to do something that would make it even worse. There's a big difference between a restaurant using our storm water drainage and a 5 story hotel. I hope our neighbors in Fort Lee will place the onus of breaking long standing zoning laws on the developer rather than on the residents of a town that merely want to play by the book. Building this hotel would be another capitulation to short-sighted greedy capitalists that don't care about the concept of community.
There are plenty of other commercially viable uses for the property that don't require a variance, and that would not have such as negative impact on your neighbors in Leonia.
NO!!!!
Frederic Henry Royce: The quality will remain long after the price is forgotten. Quite the opposite for a building that runs so blatently counter to zoning laws. This proposed building will continue to cast its long shadow into the area's character long after whatever tax dollars it brings has been quickly incorporated into the budget. I hope our neighbors in Fort Lee will place the onus of breaking long standing zoning laws on the developer rather than on the residents of a town that merely want to play by the book. Build something new (confession: I am not a big fan of Pizza Hut pizza), but respect the zoning laws. The bar to override them should be at least as high as the proposed building.
Please do not approve this request to build the hotel so close to a quiet residential neighborhood. This will decrease the quality of life in our neighborhood, and also increase traffic and congestion.
I am concerned about: 1. Increase in police activity in and around that area 2. increase in traffic 3. public safety - transients 4. the negative impart it will have on property value
There's a big difference between a restaurant using our storm water drainage and a 5 story hotel. Should not be allowed.
Lets keep our town as is
Environmental impact must be considered adjacent to a residential community!
This structure would be too close to a quiet residential neighborhood. The application should be denied.
Block this building from going up . Enough already!!
This structure would be a huge mistake We need to protect quality of life for Leonians.
This structure would be a huge mistake We need to protect quality of life for Leonians.
I want my Leonia to be protected. I opposite to build a hotel near my town
We need to put people before profits; long-term thinking before knee-jerk planning; inclusiveness of all views before relying on the narrowness of few views.
(Leonia resident)
Please do not grant a variance to this ridiculously over-sized structure. It would have a negative effect on the surrounding neighborhood, which isn't even Fort Lee, which would grant the variances.
Please do not grant a variance for this structure. The traffic/parking issue alone will cause a huge safety issue; additionally, I agree with other commenters who say that it will negatively affect the surorunding communities. What is the benefit to these residents? Put in a nice restaurant and respect the current zoning!
I am happy to add my name to this petition.
Carol Schulzrinne, Leonia, NJ, US