Opposition to hotel project

Speaking by Zoom, argued the environmental review studied a smaller 72-room hotel with condos, not this 94-room version; said parking is 'a hope, not a plan'; and asked the board to hold the record open pending supplemental environmental analysis, a real parking plan, and utility availability letters.

Urged the board to reject the applications, calling the hotel 'too big, too flashy, and an insult to our heritage,' criticizing the flawed process, the loss of condos, the building's dominance over the Suffolk Theater, and parking conflicts, and presented an alternative site plan.