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Holiday Inn Express Unveiled,

But Neighbors Voice Concerns

Ed Keplinger, the Landscape Architect with Keplinger Freeman Associates discusses the details of the newly proposed Holiday Inn Express on Southside with neighborsAnn Wallace, Peg Pendrak and Roger Wilms at a Town Hall meeting this evening. Main concerns come focused on effects of a hotel on their well water, light pollution, noise and visibility of the hotel from their property. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Ed Keplinger, the Landscape Architect with Keplinger Freeman Associates discusses the details of the newly proposed Holiday Inn Express on Southside with neighbors Ann Wallace, Peg Pendrak and Roger Wilms, whose properties boarder the project, at a Town Hall meeting this evening. While originally not on the agenda, developer Bill Ahmed asked for public comment from the neighbors, which focused on effects the  hotel would have on their well water, light pollution, noise and visibility of the hotel from their properties. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

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