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Home My WebLink AboutRIDGEWOOD HILLS RESIDENCES (4TH FILING) - PDP - 33-10 - MEDIA - CORRESPONDENCE (5)Foothills Mall and Fort PM.ject on the project, but HOA =0 main Public Library. P F said he locations will open stands behind the neighborhood ,round the end of the month. Continued from Page B1 co1mcil -"100 perrent 'here is also, a mobile site "Everyone knows something Iiiat helps homebound sen- yards and bedroom and that Will - be built there, someday' 31's increased traffic will endanger but I think what (the neighbor - students, walking to nearby hood council) is trying to do is Coyote Ridge Elementary lower the impact -to the neigh - School, Vogel said. Between 30 and 80 addition- borhood," Fan -ell said. The city's planning depart - al children will be added to went, which has reviewed con - Coyote Ridge Elementary, a cePtual plans'for the two- to school that is already over- three-story buildings, with crowded; and an additional 400 developers, is looking at some cars per day would go in and cross -sections 'to see what out ofthe neighborhood, accord- this is going to look like from ing to the . neighborhood council. the single-family neighbor - The neighborhood is where Eri&a Foriiey killed hoods to the structure," said Steve Olt, city was by a planner. distracted driver in 2008. All over the city,: we have "We've already had one three-story buildings next to two death in the neighborhood, stories — and most of the homes and this housing development in Ridgewood are two stones, "Wdre is going right around where he said. looking at,a o * the swimming pool is'" Vogel story difference." The city i is also looking at privacv concerns with �® for the best results S . We about ki have great concerns kids crossing the round- a diree4tory building looking id bruising of laser. about" on Avondale. "This down on two stories and where the peaks of the rook would be Vein Screening! is a very high -density project, and they are not dditional relative to the other. It's not just absolute that three-story next to adding any additional exits or entrancesentices to the neighbor- a two-story is inappropriate." hood,- Short added. Residents also question whether Hendricks* Comm - Adding more cars to the res- idential streets also ad adds unities would join the home- TOTAL hazards in the summer for owners' association with its $342 per unit per year fee. Winchildren care, and families walking 'to Farrell said he has heard the pool,. said. And, - Howard Dimmick , secondhand that Hendricks would not be willing to join the 11970-373-3964 today' treasurer of the HOA board, said speed bumps were built HOA, which also charges $210 per unit per year to join the 6 East Stuart Street, Suite 4102 five years ago to keep speeds down,a Particularly * on Avon- recreation' association to use its neighborhood pool. Fort Collins, CO 80525 dale, shortcut often used to -"When you think of afford- www.totalvein.net get to Colorado Highway 392. able living, why would they be '- The Ridgewood Hills joining the HOA?" he said. J AC S Homeowners Association, which Hendricks officials did not :,ed. Vein specialist represents more than 800 - home - return 'repeated messages not s taken a f6rinal seeking comment. Soup's on These two hearty, healthy soups are sure to warm you up during the cold days of winter. Residents oppose dwellin s Dow Nasdaq NYSE AMEX 11,671.88 2,716.83 8.018.68 2.187.87 ON THE Homeowners in Ridgewood Hills, Shenandoah neighborhoods hope to scale project back AGENDA NoCo branch American Society of Civil Engineers. Tom Knostman will discuss Loveland's experience with alternative transportation implementation at a meeting Thursday. Social hour will be at 6 p.m.; dinner at 6:30 p.m., and presentation at 7:20 p.m. Cost: $20, $10 for students. Information: (970) 206-4259. ClUJI]MIM: Rhonda Beard has joined IBMC as human resources generalist responsible for ensuring that benefit guide- lines and HR policies meet regulatory compliance. Her n.l.�:tinnnl .1. A:nn ...:II :nnl..rin BY PAT FERRIER PatFerrier®coloradoan.com Homeowners in the Ridge- wood Hills and Shenandoah neighborhoods in south Fort Collins are up in arms about 180 proposed affordable apart- ments in their neighborhood. Hendricks Communities, developers of the Caribou and Fox Meadows apartments in Fort Collins, have proposed 180 units in 12 buildings, a clubhouse, swimming pool, cabana and garages on rough- ly 10 acres. Neighbors have formed the Ridgewood Hills/Shenandoah Neighborhood Council to keep informed about the proposal, launched a Facebook page and submitted a petition signed by about 400 homeowners to raise their concerns with the city's building department, which will ultimately be asked to sign off on the project. "In talking with neighbors, there was a whole group of us who wanted to research this further and see what could be done, not necessarily to block development but scale it back and minimize the impact on the neighborhood," said coun- cil founding member Joy Short. "We are definitely not against the affordable hous- ing part at all. Our main con- cern is traffic. We have a school in the neighborhood at one of the main entrances and exits to the neighborhood. We just want to keep the kiddos safe." In a letter sent to residents, the council cited concerns about the additional traffic, drainage from the complex into the . Ridgewood Hills detention ponds, overcrowd- ing at Coyote Ridge Elementary School and the "embedded" nature of the apartment complex within the single-family neighbor - What's next? > Members of the Ridgewood Hills/Shenandoah Neighborhood Council are meeting with city planning officials Friday afternoon to discuss the project. > The Ridgewood Hills Homeowners Association board will meet with the Ridgewood Hills/Shenandoah Neighborhood Council at 7 p.m. Jan. 25, at 2725 Rocky Mountain Ave., No. 330, Loveland. hood. "The community here is beyond upset," said Renee Vogel, a resident and member of the Homeowners Associa- tion board of directors. Homeowners worry the BUYERS GET CHOICE OF CARRIERS value of their homes will decrease, that residents living on the third floor of the pro- posed apartments will look down into neighbors' back See PROJECT/Page B2 Elderly 1