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ONE WEST CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER Telephone (970) 484-2020
201 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80524 Telefax (970) 484-2069
January 15, 1997
Mr. Mark Goldberg
Goldberg Property Associates, Inc.
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1101
Denver, CO 80203-2136
Dear Mr. Goldberg:
At its January meeting, the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors was
made aware of two projects in Fort Collins that make reference to Town or Towne
Center. These are: the Lemay Town Center project at the intersection of Lemay and
Mulberry and the Harmony Towne Center at the corner of College and Harmony Road.
The DDA has no position with regard to the relative value of either project. However,
out of respect to this community, out of respect to the enormous financial and emotional
investments that has been made in the real center of this town, it asks both projects to
find new names.
A town center is traditionally the oldest commercial district in a community: Its
architecture is historic and rich. The goods and services provided are eclectic and the
businesses are usually owned by local, very independent operators. Neither Harmony
Towne Center nor the super Wal-Mart Lemay Town Center embody all these
characteristics and it is misleading as well potentially damaging to the existing central
business district for either to attempt to evoke such "character" by borrowing an historic
and traditional land use classification.
The DDA urges the developers of these two projects to get creative and come up with
alternative identifications. Please feel free to call me or Chip Steiner (970-221-5023) if
you have any questions. Thank you.
Sincerely,,,
Stedlen Slezak
Chairman
cc: Mayor Ann Azari
Fort Collins City Council
John Fischbach, City Manager
Bob Blanchard, Current Planning Directof