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Date: Sun, Aug 19, 2001 9:50 AM
Subject: Ask the City Manager Web Form
Name: Anthony Hyde
Address: 1317 Springfield Drive
City: Fort Collins
State: CO
Zip: 80521
Phone:
EMail: akamrhyde@aol.com
Question:
Dear Mr. Fischback,
We have received notice of a plan to build 17-18 homes on Bennett Street designated as "The Bennett
Road Bungalows". The added traffic and noise will decrease our already threatened neighborhood. In
addition, the traffic will be a hazard to the school children attending Bennett Elementary.
An alley is proposed to divert traffic, however, I believe this solution is even more dangerous! The alley
egress and ingress will push traffic onto either Bennet St. or City Park Avenue - both are hazardous
streets to increase traffic on. Both have 'blind' entry and exit ways.
In the 1998 "West Central Neighborhood Plan" the area was indicated as a possible "pocket park." This
would be ideal because we have nesting ducks, squirrels, and geese. Many of which return to this nesting
area year after year (the geese pair have nested here since their first summer and have returned for six
years so far. Foxes and raccoons frequent the area, as well as many birds including hummingbirds;
finches, flickers, and others. Finally, while not noted as being flooded in 1997 this land acted as a•retaining
pond saving damage to many of the existings homes, although several along the south side of Springfield
were flooded. The area being looked at to build on became a raging river the night of the 1997 flood.
Building here will cause flood damage to be more severe and frequent, thus costing homeowners and the
city thousands of dollars to repair and rebuild.
Sincerely Anthony
Steve Olt -Bennett oad Bunga ows Page 1
From:
Cameron Gloss
To:
akamrhyde@aol.com
Date:
Wed, Aug 22, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject:
Bennett Road Bungalows
Mr. Hyde
This is a response to your e-mail message regarding the Bennett Road Bungalows PDP application that
will be going through the City's development review process. A copy of your e-mail message has been
entered into the project file and will be considered part of the public record.
One of the best ways to be involved early in the review process is to attend the Neighborhood Meeting
being held Tonight, August 22nd, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:OO1sh, at Bennett School. The applicant, Poudre
School District staff, and representatives of the Current Planning, Engineering, Traffic Operations,
Transportation Planning, Stormwater Utility, and Parks Planning Departments will be present at this
meeting.
The discussion will be facilitated by Steve Olt, the City Planner responsible for coordinating review of this
development application. The purpose of the meeting is to give neighborhood residents the opportunity to
raise issues and concerns early on in the process before detailed development plans are created.
If you have specific questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact Steve at
221-6750.
Sincerely,
Cameron Gloss, AICP
Current Planning Director
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