HomeMy WebLinkAboutMAPLE HILL, PHASE ONE - PDP - 29-00A - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONwe want to obtain written commitments so that our homeowners can feel they can
remain in the neighborhood and make improvements to their homes rather than
feel they should be selling their homes because of uncertainty about the future
- We believe that timely and reasonable resolution of our concerns can be achieved at
the lowest possible levels by neighborhood representatives participating in a working
group with representation from the:
o Neighborhood Resource Office to help us better express neighborhood concerns
and to negotiate with the other participants
o City Engineering Staff to include Cam McNair and appropriate staff
o City Planning Staff to include Cameron Gloss and appropriate staff
o Larimer County Representatives to assist in coordination of county/city issues
- We want to work cooperatively with all parties to achieve reasonable, fair, and
equitable resolution of issues so as to preserve neighborhood integrity, quality of life,
safety, and home values
- We are willing to evaluate reasonable alternative approaches which will enable us to
achieve these goals and want the other parties in this effort to do the same
- We want to participate in the decision making process on issues affecting us, to be
informed of changes affecting us, and to be updated periodically on the status of ongoing
efforts
- We recognize that due to ongoing actions every issue and concern may not be resolved
at this time but we should be able to achieve greater closure and come to agreements in
principle that serve as the basis for future actions
- As future development takes place in the north, we hope our efforts can serve as a
model for future neighborhood/developer/government cooperation as the city comes to
the country
5/5/2003
PROPOSAL FOR WORKING GROUP EFFORT
- We currently don't have a good sense of how our concerns are being addressed and
what will happen to us as a neighborhood -- we had thought these concerns would have
been addressed in the hearing officer's decision but it appears that this did not happen
- We are concerned that neighborhood failure to appeal the April 24, 2003, approval
decision by the hearing officer will be taken as tacit approval or acquiescence to whatever
happens
- If neighborhood efforts on the frontage road and related issues don't come to fruition
we will experience severe adverse effects on neighborhood integrity, quality of life,
safety, and home values which will destroy the character of our neighborhood
o we estimate the negative effect on home values for the 17 homes fronting NCR 11
to be $75,00004100,000 per home (total of $1,275,000-$1,700,000)
this represents a 25 percent decrease in home value due to quality of life and
safety issues from the effects of greatly increased traffic, construction
noise/debris/dust, structural vibration and damage from heavy construction
traffic, and both vehicle lights shining directly into homes and vehicle noise
from acceleration and braking at new intersections perpendicular to existing
homes
other neighborhood homes on both Country Club Road and Richard's Lake
Road which do not front directly onto NCR 11 would also be adversely affected
to a lesser extent
further, the Fort Collins Country Club, with over 500 local members, would also
be adversely affected
- Our preference is not to have to use the appeal process or create conflicts but to
achieve timely and reasonable closure on these concerns in a cooperative manner at the
lowest possible level rather than going to the City Council and the Larimer Board of
Commissioners
we want to make sure we know what will be happening and to develop reasonable
milestones and triggers for future actions which affect us