HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPRING CREEK FARMS NORTH - ODP - 24-00A - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONHopefully you will give serious consideration to these fairly modest suggestions. We
understand the inevitability of the growth in the Ridgen Farm area. However, this is an
enormous level of development, one in which many ways defines the "quality" of growth
in this city, and we are very concerned that it be done tastefully, with minimum impact on
existing neighborhoods and in a way that provides additional community -scale amenities
such as parks, open space, recreation and bike trails.
Wflliam L.
Jane W. Jackson
cc:
City Council
Parks and Recreation Department
William L. Jackson
Jane W. Jackson
2418 Creekwood Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
December 12, 2000
Troy Jones, City Planner
Fort Collins Planning Department
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO
Dear Mr. Jones,
We are residents of Parkwood East and attended the recent series of information meetings
on the planned development at the Rigden Farm area. This letter is to follow-up on input
we informally provided during the meetings. We support requiring the following
amenities as part of this development to help minimize its impact on our neighborhood,
in general, and Edora Park specifically. We understand that development "amenities" are
either a part of the city "code" or are otherwise "up to the developer." I encourage city
planners and officials to communicate the community's interest in these amenities to the
developer.
1. Edora Park already is severely over crowded, especially on "youth sports"
weekends. It lacks adequate parking and level terrain for youth sports. The only
access from Rigden farms is through Parkwood East. It is ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL that the new Rigden Farm population (estimated between 8,000-
10,000) NOT be dependent on Edora Park for municipal park services such as
youth soccer fields, youth baseball, picnic facilities, etc. We believe the
developers should be requested to dedicate between 30-50 acres for municipal
park, sports, recreation and open space services. If it is unrealistic to request this
of the developers, perhaps the city could pursue open space funds or bonds for
this purpose.
2. The attractiveness of this development, especially from Drake Ave., and
Parkwood East is of great importance to us. We suggest trees be planted along
the railroad tracks on the east side of the tracks. Furthermore, we suggest that a
wide (wider than the "code" requirement) tree -planted city strip be required along
the north side of Drake Ave.
3. A new "detached" bike path should connect the bike path along the west side of
the railroad tracks with the Poudre Trail at the east end of Drake. Such a path did
not appear on any of the planning documents presented at the recent community
meeting.
4. A new elementary school on the east side of Timberline is absolutely necessary.