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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIND PROPERTY - OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 39-94A - CORRESPONDENCE - CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONWe also seek the support of the Planning and Zoning Commission in promptly addressing neighborhood concerns on safety and quality of He by ensuring the earliest possible implementation of related plans for improvements to NCR 11 through both its interim widening and its eventual relocation to the right-of-way further east. We strongly believe serious out of shape sight lines and high speeds contributed to a tragic accident in December 2000 at the intersection of NCR 11 and Country Club Road that resulted in two deaths. In recent years, we have seen traffic volume on NCR 11 grow to heavy levels at speeds well above posted limits. Over the last few months, we have experienced much greater traffic from heavy vehicles now that work is underway on the Richards Lake PUD. Heavy vehicles create significant road noise heard in our homes, and safety is affected since all homes are in very close proximity to NCR 11 and must access the road directly from their individual driveways (most by backing out). Heavy traffic in conjunction with the lack of bike lanes results in a significant safety problem for neighborhood residents and other users who want to walk, run, or bike on NCR 11. We appreciate the opportunity.to provide the Planning and Zoning Board with our initial, written comments on the proposed ODP. We also look forward to future opportunities to provide additional comments during the City of Fort Collins development review process. Please contact me at (970) 407-0531 for further explanations of our comments or to arrange follow-on meetings with neighborhood representatives. Sincerely, / ,y oseph W. Bleicher cc: Mr. Brian Grubb: City Planner, City of Fort Collins Current Planning Department Mr. Tom Dougherty: Tom Dougherty Construction, Gillespie Farm ODP Mr. Vaughn Furness: Jim Sell Design Ms. Yvonne Seaman: Centex Homes t qtot (S - 7= Joseph and Sharon Blelcher 2509 N. County Road 11 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: (970) 407-0531 July 19, 2001 Mr. Jerry Gavaldon Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80522 Dear Mr. Gavaldon: P61 . Thank you for the opportunity for my neighbors and me to provide comments on the proposed project commonly known as the Lind Property, Overall Development Plan (ODP), File # 39-34. All of us on North County Road (NCR) 11 to the southwest of this ODP are especially interested in this CDP which will have a significant impact on our neighborhood traffic. Earlier this year, on February 15, 2001, we provided you with written comments on our concerns with the proposed Gillespie Farm ODP which will be directly across from our homes. We are continuing to work closely in a cooperative manner with the Gillespie Farm developer to resolve these concerns. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the Planning and Zoning Commission to obtain neighborhood input on the Lind Property ODP, and we look forward to your support in addressing our strong neighborhood concerns. We want to ensure that the developer of the Lind Property ODP cooperate in our neighborhood's joint efforts with the other developers to obtain a bermed frontage road along NCR 11 between Country Club Road and Richards Lake Road. This frontage road for our homes would be consistent with our earlier agreement in 1997 between the neighborhood and the developer of the Richards Lake PUD and our current ongoing efforts with the developer of the Gillespie Farm ODP. There is an even greater need for this frontage road in light of the Lind Property ODP which would allow up to 1,033 houses and generate significant additional traffic volume on NCR 11. The frontage road would improve neighborhood safety by providing existing homes with limited consolidated access to NCR 11 rather than having to back directly out onto the road. The berming would also help maintain the quality of life in the neighborhood by mitigating road noise which will result from future, increased traffic on NCR 11. Additionally, the frontage road would help mitigate the adverse effects on our property values we are now experiencing due to our location on a heavily traveled arterial.