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experiencing. The Maple Hill PDP and Lind PDP will further increase this traffic. Also,
there are three proposed Maple Hill entrances that are perpendicular to our existing
homes. The homes closest to these entrances will be subject to significant engine and
other vehicle noise from acceleration and braking and lights from exiting vehicles will
shine directly into these homes. There will be lessened but similar effects on the homes
opposite the intersections of Richard's Lake Road and Country Club Road.
Finally, there was also a brief discussion on choosing a new name for NCR 11. You
indicated there will be some flexibility from using a name from the approved list and that
action on this naming could be done at neighborhood meetings in the future. We look
forward to this opportunity, and I will follow-up on this issue with you.
Please let me know of any substantive changes that you believe should be made to this
account of our meeting. We look forward to working with you in the future on these
issues.
Sincerely,
Joseph W. Bleicher
For Neighbors in the Country Club Subdivision
cc: Mr. Cam McNair
Mr. Matt Baker
Mr. Craig Farver
Mr. Tom Dougherty:
Ms. Yvonne Seaman:
Tom Dougherty Construction
Centex Homes
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pedestrian underpasses under the relocated NCR 11 and CR 52. We would like to ensure
that we have an opportunity to provide neighborhood input on the timing of these actions
which affect us.
Because of the current poor structural condition of NCR 11, you plan to perform a street
oversizing in early spring or early summer. This oversizing will be not be in lieu of or
affect the plans for the eventual relocation of NCR 11 to the east as discussed above. The
street oversizing would involve an overlay of existing pavement as well as an increase in
overall width to 36-feet for two 12-foot travel lanes and 6-foot bike lanes on each side.
The centerline of the road would remain the same, but there will be expansion in width in
both the east and west sides to accommodate the 6-foot bike lanes. For most of our
homes, this will require some shortening of driveway lengths and removal/relocation of
landscaping /landscaping materials.
Further, we understand the street oversizing would include some new turn lanes on
NCR 11 by the intersection of Richard's Lake Road and the intersection of Country Club
Road. Also, we were very pleased that the oversizing would result in a shift of the road
to the east at the Country Club intersection which will result in improved sight lines at
this dangerous intersection. (In December 2000, a tragic accident at this intersection
resulted in two deaths.)
Once the new NCR 11 is relocated to the east, we understand that our frontage road could
be the 20-foot.wide western portion of the oversized road (the 16-foot eastern portion
would be part of the bermed separation from the new road.) . We are concerned that the
oversizing addresses the serious drainage problems on NCR 11 which result in large
ponds of water collecting in front of our homes and driveways as well as in the
depressions caused by wear in the road. We believe that the road needs to be engineered
for adequate downstream drainage so as to prevent damage to both it and the future
relocated NCR 11. We also want to evaluate the inclusion on a cost -sharing basis of
rollover curbs and driveway approaches along the western side of the road.
To minimize tearing up the oversized road, we also discussed the coordination of the
oversizing with other improvements we are now evaluating such as relocating the
overhead electrical utilities underground. (We have had some very preliminary
discussions on this with both the City and Xcel Energy.) Also, we believe that if any
additional fire hydrants are required to be installed on the west side of NCR 11, this
should definitely take place prior to the oversizing.
We also discussed our concerns with the differential in height between the existing
NCR 11 and the proposed relocated NCR 11 which would vary between 2-4 feet lower.
We are looking to have sufficient additional berming to mitigate tire and other vehicle
noise as well as vehicle lights. We also want to evaluate the use of privacy fences and/or
walls to help mitigate the adverse effects of the increased traffic we are already
Joseph W. Bleicher
2509 N. County Road 11
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone : (970) 407-0531
January 30, 2003
Mr. Ted Shepard
Chief Planner
Current Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
Dear Ted:
We appreciated the opportunity to meet yesterday with you, Cam McNair, Matt Baker,
and Craig Farver to discuss how ongoing and proposed developments are affecting our
neighborhood, and in particular to be updated on the key issue of a frontage road along
NCR 11. Nick Yobbagy, Kirvin Knox, and I attended this meeting and will continue to
represent the Country Club Heights Subdivision on these developments.
As development has affected us, we have tried to work cooperatively to preserve
neighborhood integrity, quality of life, safety, and home values. We want to continue to
work with the county and city governments, the developers, and other affected parties to
achieve a reasonable, fair, and equitable plan to obtain this frontage road and other
actions which will mitigate the adverse effects of these developments.
Based on our discussions, we understand that you are continuing to do design and
planning work for the eventual relocation of NCR 11 to the east. Further, this effort
involves coordination between the developers of the Maple Hill PDP directly to our east
and the Lind PDP to our northeast. We noted that in previous agreements with our
neighborhood, the relocation of NCR 11 and the frontage road were tied into the issuance
of 200 building permits.
Our understanding now is that issuance of 200 permits might still be the trigger for these
actions, but there will also be other factors affecting the timing. You are planning to
negotiate with the developers on timeframes for certain actions based on issuance of an
agreed upon number of building permits. Also, timing of the road relocation and frontage
road will be influenced by the construction, in the vicinity of Richard's Lake Road, of