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Seth Lorson
From: KYLA DAVIS <kylaluke@msn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:28 PM
To: Seth Lorson
Subject: Crowne at Timberline
Hi Seth,
There are major issues with this development. The posted plan has a lot of ill‐conceived ideas. Anyone
living on this side of Timberline (and I do) knows that we have MAJOR problems and so far we have seen
ZERO help from the city in addressing existing issues and now we are cramming in hundreds (thousands??)
more people? I'm very confused. What benefit would this development have to the city? To the citizens of
the city? To the neighborhood? Is it adding to quality of life? What is the point? It is just a liability,
financially‐irresponsible long‐term situation for city taxpayers and a real cause of headaches for the city.
I'm assuming this development is not actually happening, that it's in its initial stages and has not been
approved at any level. Is this accurate? If not, how can it be stopped? The plans are seriously flawed. Are
they final? Why would they route traffic into Linden Park? It is not equipped to handle that kind of traffic.
Why do they connect the roads in the middle of the development routing people to the west, when the
only way out is east on Timberline? What is the purpose of routing them through the development at all?
Why don't they connect at Fossil Creek Parkway (at the front of the development, parallel to Timberline)
and skip bringing traffic through the development entirely? There is no reason for it to be that way.
Otherwise, the city is going to have to pay to put in speed bumps because that is a terrible, dangerous,
inefficient setup. There are a ton of kids at that area every morning and afternoon getting on and off the
bus and crossing the streets there constantly on their bikes (because it's s landlocked development, they
have nowhere else to go but in the development...there are NO sidewalks connecting anywhere on this
side of Timberline). It's just not safe at all. Has no one considered this? Or does safety not matter?
There have been multiple emails that have gone to the city regarding the fact that it is UNsafe to get out
of the Linden Park development north onto Timberline as it is with no street lights (and I already know the
reasons why...regarding numbers needed to meet the criteria)...but that doesn't mean the situation is okay
or working. The city is going to have to spend millions to put in a light system. Timberline is already a mess
and will get significantly worse without major reengineering in advance of ANY new development on this
stretch of road. Why is the city okay with doing all of these things on taxpayer's money so that an out‐of‐
state firm can make a few bucks and walk away from the issues it will cause? Do you know what people
have to do at rush hour times to go north on Timberline out of the development? They get out of their car,
walk to the pedestrian crossing pedestal and push the button to trigger the walk sign and thus the red
light stopping oncoming Timberline traffic. Do you realize what this does to traffic flow? Do you realize
how MAD people get when it happens (on all sides of it)? Do you know how much road rage I have
witnessed over what must seem like an insignificant issue to the city? It is a real problem and without
some VERY smart replanning or total dismissal of the proposal, it will only get worse.
Does the city not meet with the school district about what kind of issues this will bring to an already
crowded Bacon elementary school and the accident prone intersection that already exists there? I realize
you are different entities but what difference does that make? As a city planner, I would assume that is
something you at least "plan" or think about prior to something like this going in. It would be highly
irresponsible to not consider these things and not work as a community to make smart decisions on
neighborhoods. Is this not part of the criteria looked at as a city that plans? Does the "city" not realize that
the "district" already sends out notices telling kids NOT to walk or bike to school because Timberline is too
busy and dangerous? That we pay for a bus to pick up the kids for a 45 second drive to a school across the
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street? Does the city not know these things and realize that smart planning could have prevented such
issues? Are we really considering letting them put this in without requiring the developer to foot the bill for
not only widening Timberline, but adding a sidewalk there, lights, speed bumps on streets that are not
equipped or accustomed to heavy traffic (and unnecessary heavy traffic as mentioned before as there are
other ways to route the traffic). And I realize this isn't an issue the "city" would care about...but footing the
bill to put in a new school to accommodate an influx of students (and in the meantime, schools in Fort
Collins just to the north are closing due to low enrollments)?
There are a lot of people extremely unhappy with this proposal. It does not appear to be well‐thought out
at all. Clearly not on the part of the developer, but what is most disappointing is that the "city" that I highly
respect for making smart decisions, decision‐makers for this city I love, do not seem to be taking into
consideration a lot of issues that need to be addressed about the proposed property.
Kyla Davis