HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY RIDGE - OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 49-95 - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONSept. 4, 1996
Planning & Zoning Board
City of Ft. Collins
281 N. College Ave.
Ft. Collins, CO 80522
Dear Mr. Olt:
In response to the notice sent to residents affected by the proposed project
Harmony Ridge Overall Dev. #49-94 and Harmony Ridge PUD 49-94A, I have a few
comments to make but I am unable to attend the meetings. Thank you for this
opportunity to address these isssues by mail.
I live in the Woodridge Development known as the Overlook subdivision. Our pro-
perty does not back-up directly to Harmony Road but many of our friends do.
At the time that the area was promoted, an attractive incentive for people to
buy on "Old Harmony Road" was that eventually that portion would be taken out
from where '.'New Harmony Road" began to Taft Hill. Many people in good faith pur-
chased lots with that knowledge. From my understanding, if these new housing
projects are approved, that road remains and becomes four lane. In exchange,
the City will receive a certain amount of "open space" at not cost. If this
is correct, how unfair for the City to approve the project in favor of a devel-
oper which promises "incentives" and disregard the original plan proposed to
those homeowners in good faith. Surely their property values will decline.
Their concerns should take precedence as they were there before this new develop-
ment was proposed.
Also, I think townhomes and multi -dwellings are a poor idea. The increase of
traffic and cars parked on the street which was created by the Arapahoe Town -
homes on Seneca Dr. is an eye -sore and an invasion to a neighborhood of single-
family homes. The mix is not working. I can visualize this happening again
with this new proposal. It seems that the developer's primary concern is to
jam as many people into a small area as possible which makes the development more
profitable, a poor trade-off considering the amount of traffic which already
exists in that area.
In closing, a development for that area could be workable, but the traffic.an&
road situation should be --.aligned with the original proposal made to the people
living on the north side of "Old Harmony Rd"`.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Steven.Brand
4507 Vista Dr.
Ft. Collins, CO 80526
223-1550