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High -density
housing bad for
community
Since its inception, the Eastside Old Town
neighborhood has been culturally and
economically diverse, including student
rentals interspersed with owner -occupied
homes, churches and schools. Most
changes that have occurred during the 30-
plus years that our family has lived here,
including the gradual updating of
infrastructure, renovation of previously
neglected properties and increased
number of owner -occupied homes, have
been an obvious benefit to the community.
But recently, there has been a disturbing
trend toward excessive "high -density"
development that we feel should be
brought to the attention of homeowners,
City Council and the overall community.
A current development under review would
place a three- to four-story, 40-plus unit
building for student housing in the middle
of our residential neighborhood with
insufficient parking to accommodate all of
the proposed tenants, not to mention the
parking needs of those tenants' guests.
Three houses, including one historically
significant home that has degenerated due
to the neglect of the proposed developer,
would be torn down to accommodate this
development. The developer stated at a
recent proposal meeting that he thought
this would be a "great thing for our
neighborhood." We feel that most people
living in any neighborhood in Fort Collins
would be hard-pressed to agree with that
analysis. We believe that it would set a
precedent toward high -density student
housing and away from the healthy mix we
have enjoyed until now. We understand
that the developer and the city of Fort
Collins stand to benefit from the
development of this project but hope that
those who have the power to deny this
action will consider the negative effects that
this will have on our community.
Gene and Kathy Watkinson,
Fort Collins
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