Developer submits plan for Hilton Inn

An Alexandria Bay-based developer's project to construct a 132-room Hilton Garden Inn just to the north of the Holiday Inn Express, in a plaza off Arsenal Street, continues to move forward.

Patrick M. Donegan, Alexandria Bay, has submitted a preliminary site plan to the city. He is requesting the plans for the hotel be reviewed and the planned development district zoning for the property he owns along Interstate 81 be revised.

"We expect he will be submitting something the Planning Board can review for the March meeting," said Kenneth A. Mix, city planning and community development coordinator.

The deadline for submission of a site plan for that meeting is Feb. 16.

The Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency also will hold a public hearing on a proposed sale-leaseback agreement with the developer for the project. The agreement would eliminate $350,000 to $450,000 in sales and mortgage recording taxes on the project. The hearing will be at 9:30 a.m. March 3 at the agency office, 800 Starbuck Ave.