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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCCLELLANDS CREEK THIRD FILING - MAJOR AMENDMENT - 28-09 - CORRESPONDENCE - (11)Page 3 of 3 City? Are there any issues that we need to be aware of? Do you have any suggestions about how we could best address this issue? Is the best avenue to simply raise the issues at the at the public hearing next Wednesday? If we do raise the issue at the public hearing, would we have your support? Will one or both of you be attending this hearing? Thank you guys for your responses and thoughts. Joe Joe Cannon Associate Professor of Marketing College of Business Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1278 970-491-6609 Joe.Cannon@ColoState.edu <mailto:Joe.Cannon ()ColoState.edu> Joe's home page <htto://www. biz.colostate.ed u/facuItyResearch/saVprofile.aspx?profileId =Busdom\JoeC> file://CADocuments and Settings\solt\Local Settings\Temp\GW}00002.HTM 10/14/2009 Page 2 of 3 I'm always happy to add some trees around the trail to get some shade for trail users and if they can help with neighborhood concerns so much the better. Let's see what Glen thinks about this Craig >>> "Cannon,Joe" <Joe.Cannon@business.colostate.edu> 10/7/2009 9:11 AM Dear Dana and Craig, We are back! Your pesty citizen -neighbors back in the corner of northeast corner Fossil Lake Ranch. I am writing on behalf of about 20 neighbors in the northeast corner of Fossil Lake Ranch. First, we want to thank both of you for your past help in making the City of Fort Collins a great neighbor. We appreciate your interest in maintaining and improving City of Fort Collins land so that residents are happy, too. As you probably know, the McClellands Creek subdivision third filing goes up for public review next week Wednesday. This proposed subdivision has been replatted by Everitt Companies. As you might recall, this subdivision will be just across the McClellands Creek open space area from Fossil Lake Ranch. Last night the Everitt Companies' Stan Everitt made a presentation to about a dozen Fossil Lake Ranch residents who wanted information about the new subdivision. It will have a big impact on our views and we have some thoughts about how the subdivision and City might be better neighbors. The main concern from the neighbors was a desire to have some sort of visual break between the two subdivisions. We are not looking for a wall - or even a wall of trees. But if there were some trees planted in the public open space on the southwest side of this subdivision, it could break things up a bit. We have heard that Russian Olives or perhaps Cottonwood (probably now the newer Cottonless Cottonwood trees) might be native to the area. We thought it might be possible to have something like this planted in this area. Of course by now, Craig might be wondering why he is included on this message. We think that Dana makes decisions about what can be planted in the open space areas. But we also thought that this might appeal to Craig. As we understand, the bike trail will be running right behind these homes. I know that in the past Craig has been willing and interested in adding trees along the bike trail. What do you guys think? Are our proposals reasonable requests of the file://CADocuments and Settings\solt\Local Settings\Temp\GW}00002.HTM 10/14/2009 Pagel of 3 From: Steve Olt To: Joe Cannon Date: 10/12/2009 12:51 PM Subject: Re: FW: Questions from Your Neighbors CC: Craig Foreman; Dana Leavitt; Glen Schlueter Joe, It is OK if Craig Foreman is willing to plant some trees along the bike trail to help provide some visual buffering between you and the McClelland's Creek development as long as the Stormwater Utility (Glen Schlueter) does not have any concerns with the plantings. Being City -owned property, the trees must not in any way impede storm water flows in the McClelland's Creek drainage. I would like Dana Leavitt, our Environmental Planner, to weigh in on this regarding appropriate tree species in the drainageway. Additional tree plantings could be provided on the rear of the expanded lots, yours included, at the base of the new berm along your rear property lines. These trees could work in concert with trees planted by the City. The combination of the berm, the distance of about 500 feet between homes in the 2 developments, and trees should provide sufficient visual buffers in both directions. Steve Olt City Planner 221-6341 solt@fcgov.com >>> "Cannon,Joe" <Joe.Cannon@business.colostate.edu> 10/10/2009 11:47 AM >>> Hi Steve, Do you have any thoughts on this discussion? As you can see Craig Foreman would support planting trees along the bike trail. This seems to provide benefits to numerous residents -- bicyclists and other users of the trail and neighbors -- while also fitting with the Fort Collins philosophy (I think you guys usually try to do this) of providing some visual buffers between neighborhoods. Thanks for your thoughts and consideration. Joe Cannon Associate Professor of Marketing College of Business Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1278 970-491-6609 -----Original Message ----- From: Craig Foreman [mailto:cforemanafcgov.coml Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:08 AM To: Cannon,Joe; Dana Leavitt Cc: Glen Schlueter Subject: Re: Questions from Your Neighbors Joe: Nice to hear from you. And you are not even close to being "pests" in my book. I've added Glen to this reply since I believe the property where some trees could go is managed by Stormwater. file://C:\Documents and Settings\solt\Local Settings\Temp\GW}00002.HTM 10/14/2009