Objection to Rezoning

Public Comment

Blind Brook Lodge Owners, Inc. letter to Mayor Cohn, City Council and Planning Commission

2/7/2025Honorable Mayor CohnRye City Council MembersNicholas Everett, Chair, Rye Planning CommissionRe: Disapproval of Rye Arts Center’s proposed zoning change and expansion at 25 Milton RoadWe want to support initiatives that benefit the Rye community’s enjoyment of the arts if they are of benefit to the entire community. We believe that the Rye Arts Center’s proposed expansion will cause adverse impacts to the Rye community as a whole and that the proposed zoning change to convert 25 Milton Road into an Arts Center Use Standard should not be approved unless substantial restrictions are put in place to prevent negative consequences for…

Building should be more in keeping with the ‘hood.

plz ask the RAC to create a facade more in keeping with the existing neighborhood. The interior and rear of the building can be as stark and modern as they want. Will the other ‘neighbors’ with sizable property also want the same zone change to monetize the value of their property? If so, it will change this area in adverse way.This is a residential, spiritual part of Milton Rd.