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Home My WebLink AboutPARAGON POINT PUD FINAL - 48 91B - CORRESPONDENCE - CITY COUNCILCity of Fort Collins March 10, 1992 Randy Bangert 415 Alpert Avenue Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Dear Mr. Bangert: cc:/gBryne rson 1 Thank you for your letter of February 29, 1992, concerning the possible impacts of development on the ecosystem that presently provides habitat for raptors and prairie dogs. The property in question before the City's Planning and Zoning Board is known as Paragon Point P.U.D. The final plan for this development is scheduled to be presented to the Board on March 23, 1992. Your comments reflect a thoughtful and incisive response to the issue of potential conflicts between wildlife in their habitat and future human populations within the City. The City Council welcomes your input and hopes for your continued involvement in all matters of community interest. Sincerely, Susan Kirkpatrick Mayor 100 LaPor±e Avenue • P.C. Buy 580 • For-, Culling. CCU cc: Council Greg Byrne Tom Peterson l/ (response pending) MAR 0 3 199Z j z. A Fetbrijar,, 1 Bernie Str()Ili ha.irllla.n ?f F'la.Illiin a.nd Zoning F'lanniii g Department 3 c 1 I5i C.c.1le iie Avenue P.C.Bor�-v Dear Mr. Strf:-rn: . Randy Bangert. 41 ` Alpert. .venue Fort. Cil-41ins. Ccdorado ;j I a.t.tend4v- :i the pumic zoning meeting on Monday 24 February I c4()2. The presentatic-n y Tlijur City Natural Res-our-le{professional Twas Hope that you ,:;cjnsider their presentation on flip iiiiport3nce oI prairie (jog ,, VE?rU _= F " p1e rta •? :yIliIiil_lnitlec that. benefit. birds - 4"e; , , rr; '�er1 Usl! . These ie:j • e nothlnc, tf, gain mth presentang this information t-vx„?pt. the education of your I)oard with scientific fai t=; that could eventually benefit. the entire c GInmunit'i. On the other hand, the. developer of the Paragon Paint L!evel�_ pment. has every tiling to gain Yjy e. terminating this ecosystem and Cite : at7-7 will Yje poorer for it. T-r�:. _ r� s r i is ,: icF:el"'_ ,•aitiiesse_: li:i:l .,erii:»�_• ::onfli::ts of interests 'aThiC:Yi should rna.ke their testimony suspect at best. Their arguments rvaere also spec -iv -us if nnf :;4n_;ati<?nali_;t ropith some outright lies. There are too many for nib' to p+.hilt by point in this letter. Upon revieihnng the tapes of this meeting ;;*Ith *•*�. ur re. G -1 profe_sionais I believe that yGl� 'mill also see tlirGu�;l1 their hoop -la.. They discredited a Division of Wildlife manager writli a Doc.t :>rate in. Ecology and yet. they used an entomologist and a range scientist. :+. S e ports on prairie dogs, both of G+'ti:jIii are trainedtr. Bate these animals and their ecosystems. This ent,'.)m lo.gist. also used hysteria in oIle insfance, t -77 ,•rarning us that if we have prairie (logs the mowers throw rocks the size of grapefruitz. through the windows of passing tams! Please. drill they be ii oviing the prairie dog tolAm % Is this a commc)n practice? Did anyone winsi::ier that the lack Gf veeet<ataon is in part clue to the time of the year, eta . e need to look: Harder at this issue. NE., need tic, look beyond the propaganda agtIl' t . la. t111S developer t:Frr i., peI"petratang because this is a : er ? cortiO4 i^�_:ue and the interests of flip evosv •teili and public need to be considered, not. just. the intYre'at_: i? the. developer. e e i e e :f h`.Like th.::�1� developers of T,:s•:_ Forks the develc �r� of F'a.ragon Point think that. if they spend a certain P- _ - Berne Strom Page 2 kniount of money, no matter how ill-founded and ill spent, is sufficient to give them carte blanche. At this point in time we have so altered the natural N,,yorld that virtually all habitat is k-ritica.l. Some habitat. will unavoidably be lost.. Butto loose habitat to an insensitive development and bluegrass park is inexcusable, u,rlTieCe3sctrv. and dangerous. Developers have the money to achieve most of their tir'=:ices. After all they came to this meeting with an army of lawyers a.nd "e Tiert-s." They could even afford a major for their army. Species and habitats have no money or lawyers and need the help of natural resource prof essicinals and non-p_trtasan zoning boards,. Developers have run roughshok—1 , Ter everything and everyone in their ;Nay for too many years. Please bring some balance into tic) this process, and turn down this park, even if you .;:an't atop the development, and demand a comprehensive ma.n=+.gement. plan. This is :act».a11; an oFp.,rt.».nit.; fcr this :.it; and developer t,.D build an ecoll_;g ically compatible and model community that. will :_:et trends to benefit. ,;.ur natural heritage and the people �Nho live in this state for this land of, natural beauty. U Randv Dani e-&rt. cc: Mayor 'Susan Kirkpatrick Planning Director Torn Petersen Tom Shoemaker Robert Wilkenson Fort Collins City Council