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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCLYDESDALE PARK FIRST & SECOND ANNEXATIONS - ANX140002 - CORRESPONDENCE - ANNEXATION DOCUMENTSb. Will Fort Collins police effectively enforce street speed limits? c. What will the speed limits be on our side streets? 7. Dogs: a. Does Fort Collins have a leash law for dogs? ua� a-� t^'`' t'"' �f0 b. Does the Police Department enforce that leash law if called by a resident? �cn^ce� 8. Fox Grove: Ct O (' a. What is the status of the proposed Fox Grove development? b. We have heard that the housing density will be lower than in the first proposal and that there will be more open space. Will there? 9. Park land: a. Fort Collins has an excellent park system, but the closest park in Deer Run on Prospect. Similarly there are no bike paths across I25 at this time. Does the City have plans for a city park or open space closer to us or for bike paths over I25? Cob � . lPAESS] Clydesdale Park Annexation Questions Annexation process: a. The original developer signed an Annexation Agreement in 2001. Does the city plan to use that as a vehicle to annex Clydesdale Park or do we have to go through the whole `request' process with residents signing petitions? b. What does the phrase in the Annexation Agreement mean when it says the agreement is good for 20 years unless it is challenged in court and then is only good for 5 years? c. What would someone have to do to challenge the use of the Agreement and would their opportunity to do that be limited in some way, e.g. a window of time? d. How long will the annexation process take? e. What are the chances that the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council will agree to our annexation? 2. Taxes a. Our current PID real estate tax rate is 16.258. What is the real estate millage rate for Fort Collin? b. Will our PID be canceled when we are annexed? How does that happen? c. Will we get a refund of the balance in our PID fund? d. We will pay our PID tax with our January tax bill. When would the Fort Collins real estate tax bill be first levied, i.e. we would not have to pay both the PID and the Fort Collins real estate tax in 2014? 3. Roads: a. Will Fort Collins assume responsibility for maintenance of all of our roads if we are annexed? b. Are our roads up to the City's standard now or will be have to do any repair to bring them up to standard? c. If work is needed, will it cost more than we currently have in our PID fund? d. Will Fort Collins also be responsible for maintenance of our curbs and sidewalks too? 4. Ponds: a. We love our ponds but are concerned about dirt silting them up to the point where we have to pay to have them dredged. Almost all the dirt that gets into the ponds comes from our streets. Will the City pay to have them dredged if they require it? b. Will the City keep our streets swept so that dirt will not get into the ponds? 5. Utilities: a. We currently receive electricity from REA and water from ELCO. What utilities will we receive service from once annexed? b. How will the transition from our current to the new utilities affect us? c. How do the City's utility rates compare to our current utility rates? 6. Police service: a. Will we receive regular police patrols of our neighborhood?