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Real estate notes
■ The Sales and Marketing
Council of Northern Colorado
has named David A. Pet-
tigrew as its
1994 New
Home Sales
Realtor of the
Year. Pet-
tigrew is a Re-
altor with The
Prudential
Prime Proper-
ties in Fort
Collins. The
PEnQREW Sales and
Marketing Council is part of
the Hcme Builders Association
of Northern Colorado.
■ The Colorado Association
of Realtors has picked Chris
McElroy, co-owner of The Pru-
dential Prime Properties in
Fort Collins, as one of its direc-
tors for the National Associa-
tion of Realtors. Kevin Cook
of Berthoud was also named as
a national director. McElroy is
a past president of the Colorado
Association of Realtors.
■ Patrick Humpal of Fort
Collins is serv-
ing as 1995
president of
the Century
21 Front
Range Bro-
kers Council.
The council in-
cludes 25 Cen-
tury 21 offices.
Humpal is
NUMPAL broker and
owner of Century 21 Humpal
Inc. Realtors.
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Cooperationkey to improved proposal
Developer, city
residents helped
on Bridgefield
By STEVEN OISON
The Coloradoan
In a time when its almost a
maxim that government can do
nothing right. the proposed
Bridgefield housing project may
turn out to be an example of gov-
ernment, neighborhoods and a de-
veloper working together happily.
When developer Jon Prouty of
the Laguinitas Company held one
of his first neighborhood meeting
about the proposed project, he
found the neighborhoods very
skittish. Prouty's development in-
cluded a 7.99-acre parcel of land
the neighborhood residents
thought would remain wild.
"The type of housing wasn't the
problem at all,' said Emily Smith
f th Pro
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o e spe-Shields Neighbor- BRIDGEf1ELDr An artist's rende: of Bridgefield shows housing facing open
Neighbor-
hood Association. "It was the �9 9 9 9
eight acres. People had thought space. City Council will consider buying 7.99 acres of open space on Tues-
the city had already acquired it
(for open space)."
Smith said the neighborhoods
had traditionally used the parcel
for pleasant walks and wildlife
watching and were dismayed at
the idea of it disappearing.
"We (the city) had bought some
land in that area," said Tom Shoe-
maker, Fort Collins' director of
natural resources, "and some
thought the city had bought that
site. There was some confusion
there."
Prouty could have dug in his
heels and alienated the neighbor-
hoods. Instead, he offered to sell
the parcel to the city at his cost.
"I know it's popular to tluvw
bricks at the City Council acid
real popular to throw them at the
city staff," Prouty said, "but I
want to be one who says we have
the brains in city departments to
solve problems. We can have p3si-
tive results without a big stinking
fight."
Prouty said that when he b)ok
a look at the site, a 17-acre par oel
south of West Prospect and just
west of Heatheridge Road, he saw
the open space as an asset. He
helped form a natural -areas com-
mittee from the neighborhoods.
They met with the city Depart-
ment of Natural Resources to per-
suade the city to buy the property
and conserve it.
"We put our cards on the table
early," Prouty said. "Our argu-
ments were logical and cogent
acid` Natural Resources got on the
bandwagon early. They have been
crucial to the project."
Prouty designed the homes, lots
and streets facing out of the de -
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day. The Planning and Zoning Board will consider the development at its May-
22 meeting.
velopment, instead of inward, so
that 60 percent of the 63 dwell-
ings will have views of some open
space. A narrow road and a pe-
destrian/bicycle way encircle the
development. According to
Prouty, most residents will meet
one another walking along the
run of a wheel rather than a cen-
tral `city square."
Prouty also said the site will be
graded so all the homes will have
the best view possible. The homes
are projected to cost $133,000
each
Wlmt's next
The City Council is sched-
uled to decide Tuesday wheth-
er to buy the 7.99-acre parcel of
land near the proposed Bridge -
field housing development,
south of West Prospect Road
and west of Heatheridge Road.
Council's agenda lists the
price of the hand at $253,444,
The Planning and Zoning
Board is scheduled to consider
� yBridggefield development on