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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOVERLAND HILLS WEST RF SITE PLAN REVIEW - 38 90D - MEDIA - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGMichael Madrid/The Coloradoan �i Sirbu holds her godson Jordan McNeill in her lap. liver transplant, and Sirbu is acting as spokeswoman for ,ey for Jordan's medical expenses. a wallpaper - et Jordan on possible be - age of eight e liver donor, eductible be- nsorship of a nd-raising or- dren's Organ To help Anyone able to donate to Jordan McNeill's cause may mail checks to COTA for Jordan, Account No. 998- 412, Colorado National Bank, 3131 S. College Ave., Fort Collins 80525. For more information about Jordan or the fund raisers, call Nancy Mc- Neill at 484-0422. ;ures for problems ?ates .by's restaurant gree in electri- f ` -iy: Would en- bs by exempt - es from state .)nment: Would of of air, quality ,ntives for the haffer said he for companies companies in- evelopment: 3 pledge, sup- 7 disagree on. eded. em needs re - A just window a firm believer Bob Schaffer Age: 30. Party: Republican. Occupation: State senator since 1987, proprietor of Northern Front Range Mar- keting and Distribution. Education: Bach- elor's degree from the University of Dayton, Ohio. Family: Married to Maureen; three chil- dren. Pho Phone: 223-7805 Three key Issues: ■ Support for the education system: Would work to reform the system so that teachers are treated as professionals, and parents are offered more choices for their children's education, ■ Helping the economy: Would create new jobs by offering incentives to com- panies that create primary jobs or that invest in research and development. ■ Protecting the environment: Con- tinue to find ways to manage hazardous waste and improve air quality. that any new funding should be tied to reform — like they say 'no more dough for the status quo.' ' His plans for reform include treating teachers like professionals and offering parents more choices in how their chil- dren are educated. Steffes said the sys- tem needs money. "My opponent says there is enough money in the education system. I don't agree," he said. "I think the system is See CANDIDATES, Page C2 "We have to be taken out of the com- fort zone to make us hear th? reality." The task force was appoi t after a July incident in downtown _ _ c Collins in which a black teen-ager and two friends visiting Colorado State Univer- sity were assaulted with racial slurs. The youth also was zapped with a stun gun. The group was created by the city, Colorado State University, Poudre R-1 See TASK FORCE, Page C2 Overland Trail meeting brings out 200 people By CHRYSS CADA The Coloradoan Many of the more than 200 people attending a neighborhood meeting Wednesday night in southwest Fort Collins left more relaxed than when they arrived. Residents of the foothills neighbor- hoods on the southwest edge of the city packed the auditorium of Webber Jun- ior High School to express their fears about the proposed extension and ex- pansion of Overland Trail. City officials assured the group that plans to change Overland Trail are still a way down the road. The proposed extension would ex- tend the road south from where it cur- rently dead ends to County Road 38E. "We never said it (the extension) was going to happen now," said Rick Ens- dorff, city transportation director. Many residents said they thought the rural setting they enjoyed was being threatened. "It's not like we think we can stop development from coming," Jacque Niedringhouse said. "But we bought our house for certain reasons, and now we discover the atmosphere we chose might be about to change." Niedringhouse and several other resi- dents of the Quail Hollow neighbor- hood said they were not fully informed about proposed changes to the road when they bought their homes. "The future of Overland Trail was misrepresented to us," she said. "We were told that the road was scheduled to be widened to four lanes, but not for 10 to 15 years." The road is scheduled to expand to four lanes as development along the road increases traffic, Ensdorff said, He warned residents about rushing to push the panic button. "At this point we are riot actively pre- paring to build up that road," Ensdorff said. "I can't tell you when those im- provements will be made, but it's many, many years away." pp +J