HomeMy WebLinkAboutCARIBOU APARTMENTS - PDP - 18-02A - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (3)January 10, 2003 RE C E► V E D
Peter Barnes and Bob Barkeen
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Community Planning and Environmental Services CURRENT PLANNING
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
Re: Caribou Apartments Project Development Plan, File #18-02A
Dear Mr. Barnes and Mr. Barkeen:
In regards to the Caribou Apartments Project planned for the corner of Caribou and
Timberline in Fort Collins, I have some concerns, particularly regarding the marsh located to the
south of the proposed development.
My husband and I live adjacent to this marsh on the south side and have lived here for
over thirteen years, enjoying the environment of one of the few wetlands left in our area. This
marsh houses foxes, raccoons, muskrats, blue herons, geese, ducks and countless birds. There are
even coyotes who stop for a visit off and on. It would be a shame and a tragedy to compromise
the integrity of these animals' home. Additionally, this marsh serves as a stormwater drain.
My concerns and requests are as follows (some of these concerns were also discussed at a
meeting of the Harmony Half Acres Home Owners Association held on January 9, 2003):
1. What measures are being taken to prevent significant runoff from the
developed area after the moisture -retaining sod is removed and covered with
asphalt and concrete? Significant silt build-up has occurred in the marsh in recent
years and dredging promised by the City has not occurred. Although we are currently
in a drought, in the future we may have rains leading to run off from the proposed
project that would likely flood our backyards and basements.
2. Please allow at least a 100-foot buffer between the marsh and the development to
protect the precious ecological environment and its occupants described above. This
100-foot buffer was surveyed from the railroad tracks to Timberline Road and agreed
upon by the City at the time the storage units just west of the proposed development
region were built.
3. A line of trees conducive to a marsh environment would help in buffering the marsh.
4. A fence sturdy enough to discourage wandering pets, vehicles, and people would also
protect the marsh.
5. Increased traffic is always a concern on Timberline and this development will only
add to the problem particularly if there is another road/driveway built adjacent to the
marsh. Please keep the traffic to and from the apartments away from the vicinity of
the marsh and funnel it into Caribou.
I hope the above concerns and suggestions will be considered by the City and the
developer for the well-being of the marsh and our neighborhood. I would appreciate it if you
would read this letter at the meeting on January 16, 2003. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lynn Mattock
1924 Harmony Drive
Ft. Collins, CO 80525
(970)226-1073