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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREGISTRY RIDGE PUD, PHASE I - PRELIMINARY ..... APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL - 32-95A - MEDIA -ca thowd from Psis Al homes; five acres for multifamily residences; three acres for a day- care center, 7.2 acres for a school site; 3.1 acres for a recreation cen- ter; six acres for a neighborhood park. 9.5 acres for a commercial site; and 44.2 acres of open space. If the proposed school — which lies within the Thompson R2 J school district — is not built, that parcel will be used for housing. The park, adjacent to the school, would be a joint use park/ �-achool site if the school is built. Another aspect of the project is ,e off -site donation of 102 acres open space by the developer, aloo Land LLC. That land is east of the project on the south- east corner of Trilby and Shields. joutn residents `extremely disappointed' By DAVID PERSONS The adoan I--, u reaction of south Fort Col- lin, residents to the approval Mt !,iv night of the overall devel- op: plan for Registry Ridge wa predictable — they were dis- appointed. "Absolutely," said LeAnn Thie- man, who represented about 40 families at the city's Planning and Zoning Board meeting. It was Thieman who spoke to the board early, raising questions aL - the following: 0 The project's size (245 acres) and density (maximum of 702 housing units). ■ The loss of open space be- tween Fort Collins and Loveland. ■ The decision not to postpone the project until spring when the new urban -growth plan is com- pleted. and submitted to the City Council. Despite some early spirited de- te among board members, the gall plan for the project even- tually won approval, as did t` e preliminary plan for the 196-ac Phase I part of Registry Ridge. "I'm extremely disappointed, `But I hoped it wouldi.W'.post- but we're extremely dedicated," pond. I think v .at wsee said Thieman. "We will appeal now is much mure leapfrogging this ... and take it all the way." (other developments going in next Others voiced their frustration to Registry Ridge)." as well- Mark Thieman, LeAnn Me- Mey went by the book," said man's husband. also made his Vara Vissa, another area resi- plea dent. "There's no point to have us "This is a change in come and discuss it. ... It (the space between _ Collins aa.d project) is in the city, and they Loveland," he said. "Tin asking have rules." that you postpone the PUD "I was impressed with their (planned -unit development) until willingness to consider so many the urban -growth plan is ap- aspects," said Dean Miller, who proved next spring. We're not has lived in the area 32 years. talking forever." Charter State economy to slow in '96 med h of Pift° Al By The Associated Press employment is expected to reach a record 1.8 mil- ira;e a dialogue." BOULDER — The state's economy will slow lion. Board members said they needed down in 1996 after two years of rapid growth, but The unique forecast represents the consensus of more information before they could 45,400 new jobs will be created, the University of more than 75 Colorado business, education and begin a negotiations process. Colorado's annual economic forecast predicted government leaders, based on their contacts, their In. the weeks _since the application, M�dyy -� ,__. .-_,..�..�- own expertise and economic projections. - .��..�,d...—�_smc.�•-- +rt..ia..that.the. imAact Homeless Caft osd from Pats Al early .11,1ay morning in the wake ,, an arctic cold front that sent temperatures plunging late last week. "It's one of those unfortunate thing-- that certainly can happen wit` ­Iter," said Fort Collins poli, Brad Hurst. Ht:: ud investigator believe Wenzel had been drinku g. Sev- eral liquor bottles were found near hi i body. Wenzel died under a building in the 100 block of Chestnut Street. He had gone down a ramp that built to allow basement acc the north side of the builuu,g and was using an area below the structure for a shelter. A fPw minutes before S a:m. M, , passel -by called pdhee. term., ::em he was concerF about the welfare of a man v : . a, to be ;sleeping beneath t1-, ,ag.. When officers arrived, they dis- covered he was dead. The Rev. Richard Thebo, direc- tor of the Open Door Mission, said he did not know V - --zel but was nonetheless Bade, .2d by the man'- '. ith. "I r re just as much hummer beings as you and Thebo said "I get frustrated and everything else because they're drinking, but that doesn't make them any less a human being." Jim Wirshborn, chief meteo- rologist at Mountain States Weather Services, said the mer- cury was in the low teens at the time Wenzel probably succumbed. Little is known about Wenzel. Hurst said the man apparently came to Fort Collins in mid-1993, after which he was arrested or ticketed a number of times on minor offenses such as liquor vio- lations, failure to appear in court and theft. Police officers who encounter people sleeping on the streets in cold we. rry to get them into shelters . .ietoxification centers, Hurst said. "We have an obligation to peo- ple's welfare when we come into contact with them," he said. "We try to ' `rem, get what it is they nt Went ..eath came on the same weekend three men died of exposure u, er. Hurst, a 'an of more than 20 years with the police depart- ment, could not recall a similar case in Fort Collins. Neither could Thebo. "It tears you apart inside," he said "You can say, `Hey, straight- en your life •ip, get off the booze.' But they won't stop." Model was sexually Fssaulted By The Associated Press driving. LOS ANGELES — Mode; The autopsy found that Sobek Linda Sobek was legally drunk was "sexually assaulted prior to and sexually assaulted before her her death," the statement said. death by asphyxiation, an au- Coroner spokesman Scott Carrier topsy report confirmed Monday. refused to elaborate. "The mode of death is ruled as "I don't know the nature of the homicide," said a statement from sexual assault," he told reporters. the Los Angeles County medical Sobek, 27, WE her Hermosa examiner's office. - -- Beach apartment Nov. 16 for a Tests revealed that Sobek's freelance modeling assignment blood alcohol level was .13 per- and never returned. Photographer .cent,.over the. 08, percent level to ,._Charles Rathbun led authorities ineve3k sharply WASHINGTON— The - num- ber of black -owned businesses has increased sharply, topping 620,000 in 1992, although most are small service and retail funs with receipts under $10,000 a year - Black -owned businesses in- creased 46 percent, from 424,165 in 1987 to 620,192 in 1992, the Census Bureau said Monday. That was well ahead of the 26 percent increase in all businesses in the country. At the same time, receipts by 111+ese companies jumped 63 per- from $19.8 billion to $32.2 billion. That is comparable to a 67 percent increase in receipts for all businesses in the nation. 3 more members of house leaving WASHINGTON — Three House members announced Mon- day they will retire next year. Two are leaving politics, and the third, Democrat Robert Torricelli of New Jersey, said he'll run for an open Senate seat. The departures by Torricelli, Oklahoma Democrat Bill Brew- ster and Texas Republican Jack "4alds mean at least 27 seats — Democratic and eight Republi- can — will be open contests in the November election. The House lineup is 235 Repub- licans, 197 Democrats, one inde- pendent and two vacancies. Coloradoan news services Inside Abby ............ C2 Local ......... B1-6 Choice ..... C1-2 Money...... D5-6 Class.. B6, C3-6 Movies ......... B5 Comics......... B4 Obituaries .. 132 Crossword ... C5 Record ...... ...B3 FYI...............B5 Sports...... D1-4 Jumble ......... C5 Weather ....... A6 Portions of this news- F*M. paper are printed on M. e;: I By DAVID PERSONS The Coloradoan The overall development plan for the Registry Ridge subdivision in far south Area regIdolft Fort Collins was - ap- proved Mon- day night by the city's Planning and Zoning Board But the approval, which came on a 4-2 vote, didn't come without some debate. Ennc F. Marti/The Associated Press A GIRL IN THE CROWD: Clutching her stuffed animal, a young Bosnian' Serb -controlled neighborhood of Grbavica when it.is retumed to govern - girl looks at the adults among the thousands of Sarajevans praying during a ment control after the signing of the Bosnia Peace Agreement See re - unity rally in downtown Sarajevo. Mondays event pushed for peace in the lated story, Page A3. P&Z OKs island of develo "Phis is an island of devel- ilies. `Whey heard our points. But opment in an ocean of open ('TrO�I �}h what it came back to was what space," said board member Glen v vv ul Colton. "Pm afraid it's an island of using density, and Pm not sure that is of the project, which could pro - units per acre. What we're saying what we need" duce as many as 702 housing is that the rules are less ap- In addition to Colton concern, units on the 245-acre site at Tril- plicable here." approval of the project dis- by Road and Shields Street. In a later 4-2 vote, the planning appointed many of the residents "We will appeal to the City board .gave preliminary approval who live adjacent to the property Council for a variance with much . for Phase I of the Registry Ridge on acreages and farms. Most felt - lower density," said LeArm Thie- planned -unit development. This the development wasn't needed, man, a resident and a spokes- calls for the development of 510 and all were against the density woman for approximately 40 fam- single-family lots on 196 acres. Babbitt, Romer back burnings By SONIA BISBEE The Coloradoan U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Gov. Roy Romer urged Coloradoans to work to- gether and "fight fire with fire" during the kickoff of a wildfire management workshop at Colo- rado State University on Monday. "I believe this is a historic effort to begin a new chapter of fire management in the West by look- ing beyond the boundaries of our respective agencies," Babbitt told about 200 local residents, govern- ment officials and representatives of land -management agencies, emergency -response teams and insurance companies. Babbitt, Romer and U.S. Un- dersecretary of Agriculture Jim Lyons who also attended the statewide event, that e Environment burnings. People have forgotten that wildfires are an important part of nature's cycles, Babbitt said. Without regular fires, forests take over open spaces, fir and spruce choke out aspen, and brush en croaches on grasslands, he said. And enormous supplies of wildfire "fuel" accumulate, he added. , The price that we have paid for 60, 80 or 100 years of very effec- fave fire suppression is that we have changed the succession of ec- osystems," Babbitt said. "When fires do come, which they ulti- mately will, they will be more de- structive." Action needs to be taken to ' to the rule s. The rule says you have to have at least three (housing) terson 2. ■ The Mission, operated by Catholic Charities Northem, 460 Linden Center Drive, 484-5010. ■ New Bridges, 221 Jefferson St, 224-0490. ■ The Salvation any, 1 01'N. Col- %ge Ave.,' 93-70'.� J� the so The development is planned for the southwest corner of -Trilby and Shields at the edge of the Fort Collins -Loveland corridor. The city annexed the land, which is surrounded by the county, in 1981. The Registry Ridge devel- opment includes 151 acres for de- tached single-family homes; 14.4 acres for patio homes and town - See PdS, Page AS TRIO OFTAIJERS: U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, days workshop on prescribed bums by Department of .. ._._ _._-- .___. .u. __ i b..l....-.......,.,... I.... I .,.-.n.- .r_H ter, � (`nln, n