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Eric Leftwich
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If not, then you need to write a letter and express your concerns or ALL OF THIS will happen!
This Bus Depot WILL be in your site, hearing and smell range.
The plan as they have laid it out appears to have little thought in providing insurance we will have "quiet
enjoyment" of our property and homes. There is no FORMAL barrier between us and the bus depot
There is no assurance they can control light, sounds; fumes and general visual activity of busses running until
midnight everyday
The plan seems dangerous, as I understand the Road Path for this terminal will actually CROSS OVER the bike
path.
This plan now provides for connections to other busses such as private bus companies, taxis and other Traffic ...
not just the "quiet natural gas buses" they explained it would be originally.
This plan deposits hundreds of foot traffic people in an area where there is not a lot a foot traffic destinations...
WHY? Isn't there so many other location further south that make more sense to be a SOUTH depot anyway?
FRANKLY ... The plan for this terminal seems to be SQUEEZED into a lot TOO small and oriented in such a way
that it will be intrusive to our lives here in our homes and obstructive to our egress of the street we live on.
If this is the ONLY property on which FTC can put this south end DEPOT, so be it... BUT There needs to be some
concession and awareness of the city about our concerns. Only YOU can air those concerns and or make further
inquiries. The decision to move forward is DAYS away. Please forward this to others and bring a unified voice of
concern or we will be at the mercy of planners who have no idea how special our neighborhood is today and
how important it is to preserve our way of living.
Please send email or write
Pete Wray, Senior City Planner
Advance Planning Dept
City of Ft Collins, 80521
Email him at pwray@fcgov.com
Call him at 970-221-6754
CC: Pete Wray, Sr City Planner
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direct you and your neighbors to forward all correspondence to Emma McArdle, the project planner for
this item. While this input can not be used as public comments after the Hearing, we will include it in
the project file.
As the acting Hearing Officer for this item, I will be forwarding any new correspondence back to
Emma. As mentioned at the Hearing, a decision has not been made yet, but will be rendered by
November 29, 2010.
Thanks again for your interest,
Pete Wray, Senior City Planner
(970 221-6754
pwray@fcgov.com
From: Eric Leftwich [ma ilto: Eric. Leftwich@ Ivs 1.com]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 9:23 PM
To: Diane Reiser; chrislile48@yahoo.com; lucie.jensen@comcast.net; crestrents@gmail.com;
edreid1928@gmail.com; william.matthews@opm.gov; m3rb@comcast.net; marcia@eldonjames.com;
bburt@comcast.net; loyceab@earthlink.net; earthchem@aol.com; stereoblock@yahoo.com;
trm@lpbroadband.net; kuj@cojensen.net
Cc: Pete Wray
Subject: South end bud depot
Importance: High
Neighbors of Crest Road,
Diane did a great job summarizing her experience at the hearing tonight. Thanks Diane. Those of you that
know me, know I call it as I see it. In a nut shell here is what you as resident should consider.
Do want headlights shining into your bedroom each night while you try to sleep as buses circle and turn around?
Do you want to smell the fumes of GREY HOUND or OTHER private busses every time you leave the house? Do
you want to hear loud speaker announcements everyday about bus departures? Do you want it to take more
than 8 minutes from the time you leave the street to be able to cross college avenue on harmony? Do you want
to have to watch for bus traffic on a path our tax dollars pay for to be BIKE and RUNNING trails?
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This application has been processed in accordance with the standards of the Land Use Code (LUC), I urge you to
take a look at Division 2.2 of the LUC, if you have questions about this process or feel free to contact me. The
LUC is available on the Development Review webpage.
Pete Wray will make a decision based on the staff report submitted to him, the applicant's presentation and public
comments that were submitted with the staff report and made at the hearing. The emails you and others sent
after the neighborhood meeting were included in the information Mr. Wray was given to review for this project.
As Mr. Wray mentioned, he has 10 business days to make a written decision. There is a 10 business day appeal
period that begins once his decision is made. Please see Chapter 2, Article II, Division 3 of the City Code for
more information on this.
Feel free to contact me with any questions. You are welcome to come by and see the plans, staff report and any
information in the file at any time.
Thanks,
Emma
Emma McArdle
City Planner
CDNS I City of Fort Collins
emcardle(alfcgov.com
(970)221-6206
From: Pete Wray
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:18 AM
To: 'Eric Leftwich'; Diane Reiser; chrislile48@yahoo.com; lucie.jensen@comcast.net; crestrents@gmail.com;
edreid1928@gmail.com; william.matthews@opm.gov; m3rb@comcast.net; marcia@eldonjames.com;
bburt@comcast.net; loyceab@earthlink.net; earthchem@aol.com; stereoblock@yahoo.com;
trm@Ipbroadband.net; kuj@cojensen.net
Cc: Emma McArdle; Steve Dush
Subject: RE: South end bud depot
Eric, thanks for forwarding this information to me after the hearing last night. At this point, I want to
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lucie.jensen@comcast.net; crestrents@gmail.com; edreid1928@gmail.com; william.matthews@opm.gov;
m3rb@comcast.net; marcia@eldonjames.com; bburt@comcast.net; loyceab@earthlink.net; earthchem@aol.com;
stereoblock@yahoo.com; kuj@cojensen.net; Steve Dush
Subject: RE: South end bud depot
Emma,
went ahead and sent my letter of concern to you and Mr. Wray before I got this. I could not attend the meeting
but still want and deserve to be heard. I hope there is some clause in the City Code you kept quoting that makes
allowances for those who could not be at the public meeting but are still concerned. In addition, I wrote our HOA
to inform them of the depot. Although you'd like to think the depot only effects those within 800 feet, I submit that
the noise, smell, and lights from the depot will affect our entire neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods as
well. All, not just owners within 800 feet, should have been informed that the City plans on bringing the buses
in/out on Mason. It's an ill conceived plan that will put pedestrian/bikers on the trail at risk (because buses will be
crossing the trail) and will further congest the Harmony Mason/College intersections making getting through that
stretch of road miserable. If this is a done deal as you indicate, I hope the City will try and mitigate some of our
concerns. It makes more sense to me for buses to go in/out on Fairway - especially since a new street light is
proposed at College and Fairway. There should be a better barrier (not a few deciduous trees) between the
depot and our neighborhood that will truly reduce noise, smell, lights, and foot traffic into our neighborhood. Does
the depot really need to be open until 12am with buses running and loud speaker announcements blasting?
Maybe it could close at 10pm instead (or at least on week nights) to respect residential neighbors who are trying
to sleep. Finally, if transient and or criminal activity increases in our area due to the depot, the City should
promise to up the the police presence to protect our neighborhood and the elementary school children that go to
school within our neighborhood.
If my concerns will not be considered at this time, please let me know when the 10-day appeal begins so that I
may be heard and included in the process.
Thank you for your time
Tania
— EMcArdle@fcgov.com wrote:
From: Emma McArdle <EMcArdle@fcgov.com>
To: Pete Wray <PWRAY@fcgov.com>, 'Eric Leftwich' <Eric.Leftwich@lvsl.com>, Diane Reiser
<diane_reiser@hotmail.com>, "chrislile48@yahoo.com" <chrislile48@yahoo.com>, "Iucie.jensen@comcast. net"
<lucie.jensen@comcast.net>, "crestrents@gmail.com" <crestrents@gmail.com>, "edreid1928@gmail.com"
<edreidl928@gmail.com>, "william.matthews@opm.gov" <william.matthews@opm.gov>, "m3rb@comcast.net"
<m3rb@comcast.net>, "marcia@eldonjames.com" <marcia@eldonjames.com>, "bburt@comcast.net"
<bburt@comcast.net>, "loyceab@earthlink.net" <loyceab@earthlink. net>, "earthchem@aol.com"
<earthchem@aol.com>,."stereoblock@yahoo.com" <stereoblock@yahoo.com>, "trm@Ipbroadband. net"
<trm@Ipbroadband. net>, "kuj@cojensen.net" <kuj@cojensen.net>
CC: Steve Dush <SDush@fcgov.com>
Subject: RE: South end bud depot
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:58:39 -0700
Eric and others,
Unfortunately, at this point your concerns will not be considered as part of the public testimony as hearing officer,
Pete Wray, mentioned. Public testimony was heard and closed at the public hearing last night. All neighbors
within 800' of the property were notified of the hearing and I sent a courtesy email to you and several others that
had shown concern following the neighborhood meeting to make sure you were all aware of the hearing.
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Bill Matthews
Special Agent, USOPM/FIS
Denver Team - Fort Collins, CO
PH:970-567-5166
Fax:970-226-0605
From: Emma McArdle [EMcArdle@fcgov.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:33 AM
To: 'trm@lpbroadband.net'
Cc: Pete Wray; Eric.Leftwich@Ivs1.com; diane_reiser@hotmail.com; chrislile48@yahoo.com;
lucie.jensen@comcast.net; crestrents@gmail.com; edreidl928@gmail.com; Matthews, William M.;
m3rb@comcast.net; marcia@eldonjames.com; bburt@comcast.net; loyceab@earthlink.net; earthchem@aol.com;
stereoblock@yahoo.com; kuj@cojensen.net; Steve Dush
Subject: RE: South end bud depot
Tania and other interested parties,
As I mentioned before, public testimony is heard at the public hearing. In checking our records you were notified
of the hearing pursuant the code requirements of notification of property owners within 800' of the project site. I
understand your frustration, but I would have been available to take your comments at anytime prior to the
hearing and then they would have been taken into account for the decision. At this point, I will send you the
decision report, though we typically only send it to attendants of the hearing. Then you will have the opportunity
to appeal said decision if you so choose.
The applicants have been made aware of the public concern regarding buffering, they are willing to add some
evergreen trees in addition to the canopy shade trees currently proposed along the west end of the site.
I encourage you, and anyone that is interested, to come in and see the plan for yourself, as it seems that there
are many misconceptions about the details of this proposal. I am happy to go over the plans with anyone who is
interested, please feel free to stop by or set up an appointment with me to do so.
Regards,
Emma
Emma McArdle
City Planner
CDNS I City of Fort Collins
emcardle(a)fcgov.com
(970)221-6206
From: Tania Metcalf [mailto:trm@lpbroadband.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 4:39 PM
To: Emma McArdle
Cc: Pete Wray; Eric. Leftwich@lvsl.com; diane_reiser@hotmail.com; chrislile48@yahoo.com;
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Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 3:45 PM
To: Matthews, William M.
Cc: Emma McArdle; Pete Wray; Eric.Leftwich@lvsI.com; diane_reiser@hotmaii.com; chrislile48@yahoo.com;
Iucie.jensen@comcast.net; crestrents@gmail.com; edreidl928@gmail.com; m3rb@comcast.net;
marcia@eldonjames.com; bburt@comcast.net; loyceab@earthlink.net; earthchem@aol.com;
stereoblock@yahoo.com; kuj@cojensen.net; Steve Dush
Subject: RE: South end bud depot
Thanks Bill for expressing my frustration with the process better than I did. I did get the announcement indicating
there was a public meeting, but no where on the notice did it say it was my one and only chance to comment
during this phase of the process. Nor did it say I should express my concerns prior to the meeting if I couldn't
attend but still wanted to comment. As you said, I thought it was more of a general meeting to inform people and
was completely surprised that my concerns would not be considered after the meeting. I will look forward to the
decision report and the appeal.
Tania
— William.Matthews@opm.gov wrote:
From: "Matthews, William M." <William.Matthews@opm.gov>
To: Emma McArdle <EMcArdle@fcgov.com>, "'trm@l pbroad band. net"' <trm @I pbroad band. net>
CC: Pete Wray <PWRAY@fcgov.com>, "Eric.Leftwich@lvs1.com" <Eric.Leftwich@lvs1.com>,
"diane_reiser@hotmail.com" <diane_reiser@hotmail.com>, "chrislile48@yahoo.com" <chrislile48@yahoo.com>,
"Iucie.jensen@comcast.net" <lucie.jensen@comcast.net>, "crestrents@gmail.com" <crestrents@gmail.com>,
"edreid1928@gmail.com" <edreid1928@gmail.com>, "m3rb@comcast.net" <m3rb@comcast.net>,
"marcia@eldonjames.com" <marcia@eldonjames.com>, "bburt@comcast.net" <bburt@comcast.net>,
"loyceab@earthlink. net" <loyceab@earthlink.net>, "earthchem@aol.com" <earthchem@aol.com>,
"stereo block@yahoo.com" <stereoblock@yahoo.com>, "kuj@cojensen.net" <kuj@cojensen.net>, Steve Dush
<SDush@fcgov.com>
Subject: RE: South end bud depot
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:06:41 -0500
Emma,
I am a Crest Road resident but was unable to attend the meeting due to a new addition in our family. Even
though the period for comments is closed I would still like to voice a concern I have that I am going to address to
the city's roads, traffic and safety office as well as my councilman and the mayor's office.
After just spending millions of dollars this past couple of years to widen Harmony Road to accommodate the ever
increasing number of cars that use this thoroughfare I find it difficult to believe that the unavoidable congestion
that will be created by this plan is acceptable. Once this goes into effect there will be lights and Harmony and
College the immediately after that Harmony and Mason, followed by a red light on demand at the bike path, a
steady stream of bus traffic up and down the corridor and six to nine trains per day. All of this will be going on
within a span of approximately two tenths of a mile. Instead of improving the flow of traffic on Harmony Road
this plan creates an obstacle course that will very negatively affect commuting times and the safety of those
using the road. Is it really necessary to cram in so much traffic activity in such a small area to the detriment of all
concerned? And, by what stretch of the imagination can this be considered to safe, intelligent
traffic management, particularly in light of all the money that has been spent to lessen congestion and improve
traffic flow along Harmony Road?
I will look for the opportunity to express my concerns during the appeals period. But, I am not waiting for that to
happen. This e-mail will be forwarded to the city offices/officials indicated above. I think the frustration all of us
who are concerned about his project share is that the public hearing came so late in the game that it amounted .
to little more than a briefing or roll -out on how the corridor is to be set up as opposed to being an effort
to conduct a dialogue and seek meaningful input from all concerned that then be can be factored into this
decision. In other words, we feel as if a "fait accompli" has just been served up.
Thank you,
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Emma McArdle
From: Emma McArdle
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 1:22 PM
To: Emma McArdle; 'trm@lpbroadband.net'; 'Matthews, William M.'; 'Eric.Leftwich@Ivs1.com';
'diane_reiser@hotmail.com'; 'chrislile48@yahoo.com'; 'lucie.jensen@comcast.net;
'crestrents@gmail.com; 'ed reid 1 928@gmail.com'; 'm3rb@comcast.net'; 'marcia@eldonjames.com;
'bburt@comcast.net'; 'loyceab@earthlink.net'; 'earthchem@aol.com'; 'stereoblock@yahoo.com';
'kuj@cojensen.net'; 'haley.john@comcast.net'
Subject: REMINDER - South Transit Center Informational Meeting
I just wanted to remind you all of the South Transit Center informational meeting this evening. If you have -
questions you would like answered and are unable to attend, please email me them or give me a call.
Thanks!
Emma McArdle I City of Fort Collins
From: Emma McArdle
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 2:23 PM
To: 'trm@lpbroadband.net'; Matthews, William M.; Eric.Leftwich@lvsl.com; diane_reiser@hotmail.com;
chrislile48@yahoo.com; lucie.jensen@comcast.net; crestrents@gmail.com; edreid1928@gmail.com;
m3rb@comcast.net; marcia@eldonjames.com; bburt@comcast.net; loyceab@earthlink.net; earthchem@aol.com;
stereoblock@yahoo.com; kuj@cojensen.net; 'haley.john@comcast.net'
Subject: South Transit Center Informational Meeting
Importance: High
Hi All,
Thanks for your input regarding the South Transit Center Project Development Plan earlier this week. The
applicant has been made aware of your concerns and would like to have an informal informational meeting to
discuss the project with you.
When: 6:00 — 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Where: Fort Collins Family Center (Moose Lodge)
4820 South College Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80525
I will facilitate the meeting and be available to answer any process and/or code questions. The applicant will be
available to answer questions about the project.
If you are unable to attend, please do send me an email outlining your concerns (if they differ from the previously
mentioned concerns), I will make sure the applicant addresses them at the meeting. I will take notes at the
meeting that will be sent out to everyone mid next week.
Please feel free to forward this invite to anyone else you think may be interested and call me if you have any
questions. Have a great weekend!
Emma McArdle.
City Planner
CDNS I City of Fort Collins
emcardle(dfcgov.com
(970)221-6206
From: Tania Metcalf [mailto:trm@lpbroadband.net]
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