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Trails could be constructed between the three surrounding schools to
promote Fort Collins as a Wellness City. Circuit trails and/or a
climbing wall could be constructed to promote physical activity for our
children. Currently, Fort Collins violates Colorado's visibility
standards 1 in 4 days or 23% of the time (EPA website) - do we need to
add to the air pollution problem with more traffic and businesses. Isn't
health a community value?
I personally will volunteer my time to pursue grant opportunities to
promote these ideas. I trust the Planning and Zoning Board and City
Planning staff will contemplate these issues at not rezone the area at
all.
Thank -you for your consideration.
t Cameron Gloss - Rezoning Page 1
From: 'Russo, Rosemarie"<Rosemarie.Russo@frontrange.edu>
To: <cgloss@fcgov.com>
Date: 03/14/2006 8:46:50 AM
Subject: Rezoning
To: Cameron Gloss
From: Dr Rosemarie Russo
Date: March 14, 2006
RE: Rezoning # 1-06 (Harmony & Shields)
I am writing to express my concern about the rezoning request. I
attended the public meeting at Front Range but will not be available for
the March 16th meeting. I currently live and work in the area and
experience traffic back-ups on a daily basis. Neither Harmony nor
shields has the capacity to handle the current traffic patterns. At the
intersection are high -density apartments, a library and a college with
continuous traffic in the day and evening. Given the time line of the
traffic engineer, it does not seem likely that the traffic will be
addressed in a timely manner without the additional flow a neighborhood
commercial district (shopping/tavern/business center) will create.
My second concern is with the property value of existing homeowners.
Presently Fort Collins is a buyers market - there is an overabundance of
homes in the price range that the developer cited in the meeting. If we
continue to build shopping centers than the current businesses owners
also suffer. Fort Collins has 2 million square feet of unused commercial
real-estate now (Coloradoan) - the capacity for sustained economic
interest was not presented during the last public meeting.
Another issue is that of accessible open space - not property up near
the Wyoming border. The zoning code notes that natural habitats such as
wetlands, native grassland and wet meadows should be buffered and/or
replaced. No mention of the replacement value was presented - the
irrigation ditch serves as a wildlife corridor and species such as Blue
Heron and raptors have been cited in the area so this needs to be
addressed by the developer (Zoning Code 3.4.1). Children need to have
undeveloped areas to explore. The area in question is between three
schools - it would make an excellent community garden or outdoor
classroom. We need to address as a community what the standardized tests
are neglecting.