The two Bainbridge residents who filed a challenge of the city’s environmental review of the proposed Winslow Hotel have withdrawn their appeal.

Robin Simons and Phyllis Carlyle, representing the group Winslow Neighbors, filed an appeal of the city’s MDNS (mitigated determination of nonsignificance) on the hotel project on Dec. 9.

The appeal had been scheduled for a hearing before the city’s hearing examiner Thursday.

Attorney David Bricklin, on behalf of Winslow Neighbors, filed a withdrawal of the appeal on Friday, Jan. 17.

Bainbridge Hearing Examiner Theodore Paul Hunter dismissed the appeal the same day.

The appeal echoed concerns raised earlier by opponents of the proposed hotel on Winslow Way, mainly that the 87-room hotel will lead to traffic, parking and noise problems in the downtown area, and will negatively impact the “small town feel” of Winslow. The appeal also claimed the project “is blatantly inconsistent with the comp plan and development regulations,” and noted that hundreds of letters against the project have already been sent to the city.

The appeal was abandoned the day after Bainbridge Planning Director Heather Wright issued a recommendation of approval for the hotel.

In a 46-page report released last Thursday, Wright said the hotel will meet all city development regulations, policies, and plans if an extensive set of conditions are added to the project.

The public hearing on the conditional use permit and the site plan for the hotel is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23.

Opponents of the hotel are planning a protest outside city hall before the start of the hearing.