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Steve Olt
From: Steve Olt
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:09 PM
To: Kim Newcomer; Kelly DiMartino
Cc: Diane Jones; Steve Dush; Ted Shepard; Mark Jackson; Polly Bennett
Subject: media contact for The Grove at Fort Collins
This morning I sent an e-mail response to Erin Udell, a reporter for the Rocky Mountain Collegian
newspaper, regarding The Grove at Fort Collins, Project Development Plan. The response (below) is
based on her request made Sunday, February 20a':
I wrote a piece about the new "Grove" development slated to open this August back in
November. I was wondering if you know any new details about the current planning (I know
they had to go back to the drawing board and change plans last year). If you could email me back
or give me a call it would be greatly appreciated. I'll be by my phone all day. Thanks!
Erin Udell
Senior Reporter
The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Campus Crest's (the developer) initial submittal of The Grove, Project Development Plan (submitted in
July, 2010) was withdrawn in December, 2010. The owners of that company submitted a new The Grove
at Fort Collins, Project Development Plan on December 8, 2010. That plan has been through one
round of development review by the City and a staff comment letter dated January 4, 2011 was issued to
Campus Crest and their consultants. We (City staff) are awaiting submittal of plan revisions based on the
comments provided to the developer. Therefore, The Grove at Fort Collins, Project Development Plan is
in "the developer's ballpark" at this time. Per the City's Land Use Code, the developer must submit
revised plans within 6 months of the date of the staff comment letter. Near the end of that 6-month period
the developer may request a 4-month extension of that deadline or possibly risk having the Project
Development Plan expire.
The owners of Campus Crest are currently working with the Institute for the Built Environment at CSU to
help determine if and how sustainable, green building concepts may be incorporated into The Grove at
Fort Collins development.
So, at this time, City staff is in a waiting mode regarding The Grove at Fort Collins, Project Development
Plan.
Steve Olt
City's Project Planner
2/22/2011