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HAMPTON INN FOES STRIKE:

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Needed; 4th

Story Must Go

Attorney Les Sittler, Fly Creek, representing the owners of the Holiday Inn Express, said his clients were limited to three stories when they built their hotel more than a decade ago, and the Hampton Inn developers should be limited to three stories, too.  From right are Planning Board co-chairs Greg Orth and Alex Thomas and the board clerk, Jenna Utter.  Seated against the far wall is Town Supervisor Rob O'Brien.  (Patrick Wager/AllOTSEGO.com)

By PATRICK WAGER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

HARTWICK – From the Hampton Inn & Suites engineer’s point of view, all the issues – traffic, sewage, safety – had been addressed.

But Hartwick Fire Company #2 Chief David Bryant and Les Sittler, lawyer for the Holiday Inn Express owners, who face a new competitor, had different takes.

Some 40 people showed up at the Tuesday, Jan. 8, public hearing the town hall on the four-story, 100-plus hotel planned just south of the Dollar General in Hartwick Seminary, and a stack of chairs, normally unused and stored in a corner, had to be set up.

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