DEVELOPER ANDY PATEL, DOING BUSINESS AS “POTSDAM HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC” WANTS TO BUILD AN APPROXIMATELY 95-ROOM HOTEL ON LAND CURRENT OWNED BY JAMES SHEEHAN THAT ENCOMPASSES TON'S SPORTS BAR, SCOOPUCCINO'S, AND THE VIDEO STORE TO THE REAR. CLOUGH HARBOR AND ASSOCIATES, THAT DREW UP THE LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER PROJECT JUST OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE ON THE SAME ROAD, IS PATEL'S ARCHITECT . PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FRED HANSS SAYS THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE A SUB-DIVISION, BUT OTHER THAN THAT THE PLANS LOOK, IN HIS WORDS, “REAL GOOD”

HANSS NOTES THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE ST.LAWRENCE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AS IT'S ON STATE ROUTE 56. HE SAYS THE APPLICATION BY PATEL SHOWS HOW SERIOUS HE IS
 

PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS INVOLVED THE FORMER PARKWAY FORD DEALERSHIP AT THE CORNER OF SISSON AND MARKET, BUT HANSS SAYS THAT IS NOT IN THE PLAN.