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Is (� a)Li " %soC o O X O o MIMS a) v0Qa a a 12 c0 a U) a , , , c a L.L Q a. • • • • I L (n L# Q) C CD O - O O o C O .- -c-rD(0 >, V) c a) O co Vi O U Ilia --i= .C O O O O L to O = lis -c C O U U V1 o2 ri o X O Ci N — C Z 03) Q. -O C E .c t0 L C Q Q > co O O O _O ID o o 0 U TD L L > it Q N to RH cn Una) � � wa • • • Esther Gesick From: Kathy Rickart[ckrickart@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 9:25 AM To: Esther Gesick Subject: O street letter Attachments: O Street.doc O Street.doc(29 KB) Dear Esther, I mailed this letter to the County Commissioners. To make sure you have a copy, I have attached one for you as I understand you are keeping copies of all letters/comments, etc. Curtis & Kathy Rickart 219 Cattail Bay Windsor, CO 80550 970-674-1774 970-674-8712 fax ckrickart@comcast.net EXHIBIT 1 h()" November 17, 2008 Dear Weld County Commissioners, Some of you know me quite well and some of you have been surprised to realize the true depth of my involvement in agriculture, youth and adult education. For those of you who do not know me, my name is Kathy Rickart. I am from Windsor, Colorado. My background is in agriculture, youth and adult development and education. As a former CSU Extension Agent, I was responsible for youth development programs and supervised those who ran the agriculture programs in Elbert County for 24 years. I continued in youth and adult development for another 7 years until I retired. I continue to pursue agricultural, youth and adult development activities in my retirement. I attended part of the meeting today on the "O" street extension, nicknamed "the yellow brick road," but I was unable to rearrange my entire days schedule to accommodate all of the meeting, so I didn't have the opportunity to have input so I am sending it in the form of a letter instead. As a child, my appreciation, respect and value for agriculture had it roots right where the yellow brick road is proposed. I picked wildflowers and asparagus there. I caught crawfish, tadpoles and wondered in awe at nature. I also pitched hay bales, set irrigation tubes and hoed weeds so the land, where the yellow brick road is proposed, would produce. And produce it did and it still does. This fall, I was on hands and knees picking gourds, pumpkins and squash to sell at the Veggie Stand and Pumpkin Patch, right where the yellow brick road is proposed to go. If the yellow brick road goes through, this piece of land will be taken out of production. How many little chunks of agriculture can be taken away in Weld County before we see the irreversible economic hardship it will eventually cause? Budgets are tight now, but there is always "hope" if agriculture is still a stable economic base. Let that erode away and it will have a profound effect on everything else in the county. Today, the Boy Scouts have used the nature and aquaculture pond areas on this same farm located just to the south of the proposed yellow brick road. Yes, the road would cut the farm into pieces. There are very few locations where youth can go today to learn about nature and experience it first hand. The Tigges Farm is one of those locations. A highway as proposed would change that experience to be something like camping in a parking lot and a lot of the wildlife would move away - another irreversible impact, although minimized in the report presented. Plus, the report neglected to state what the agricultural and human impact would be. Aren't these important factors too? John Muir, one of our most famous conservationist, and responsible for showing Teddy Roosevelt the redwood forest was the root of the formation of our National Forests by President Roosevelt. He said, "If you try to single out one thing in of itself, you will find it is connected to the entire Universe." Teddy Roosevelt was wise enough to realize that some things need to be preserved for the future and that change is not always the answer for the future. The explanation of Strategic Roads was presented to insure us the future depended upon moving ahead with these roads. I don't agree that all these strategic roads will present us with a better future if we don't look at ALL the things impacted. A partial list was presented and the results were the opinion of those doing the study and only that. Even studies need to be questioned. I feel the "preservation" of the land below the proposed yellow brick road if important to: youth development (our future leaders), stability of agriculture production (little chunks add up to a mighty big hole in the end), and wildlife habitat (after a while, there will be no place to go). Preservation, in the case of"O" street is more important than change for convenience, and that's the only thing I see the "O" street extension providing - "convenience." It's time to go out of our way to keep what is good as it will continue to be good for our future. Keeping the land as is will have a greater positive impact than destroying it! Teddy Roosevelt left a legacy, I challenge you to do the same and realized preservation is as important as change. G�f Thank You, Kathy Rickart, 219 Cattail Bay, Windsor, CO 80550, 970-576-8970 ckrickart@comcast.net Cc: Judy Firestein, Ken Tigges, Bill Jackson f' 1 G2//(/ _ O 5-- (}-,_,Y_/"2,---- .)I -y -c4.v_ . c �:i.4 6,�� Zl%�-:.:2'1620-1/6"c_. 1 42 x.-16 G/4,1 .it-c-1,:LAY___. (C L OC 1, LC (�'aici ---7 LLa re,-.2. (i 6671-;-C/C. -%,c J c" ,/,2(...../ -C 2LZ-e,,i/ / , (//r 'I.: L L.. t',1 7:-/-7. � _-?.ci`ji Cs . r C> / , C w.ei G6,,z --- '. c' i.,,/i d „cif / ✓ ./ k4,l-y1,IWt t "u ipJ5 C-- ;r Cj' ,Ftl 5-3—C) VIA'� l� `-� b.� 4r . R ' tea?"Son 7---- November 5, 2008 Re: Notice of Public Hearing Docket # 2008-92 To The Board of County Commissioners: I am unable to attend the hearing on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. on the adoption of the O Street Arterial Corridor Study but wish to convey my support of the new route. I have lived on Weld County Road 64.5 for 30 years and cannot begin to count the number of accidents and deaths caused by the increased amount of traffic on this curvy road. With the addition of the factories on this road the problem will only increase. An alternative route is the only answer to saving lives. The issue of saving the Poudre river environment has also been raised. However, with the development of Weld County in this area, and the mining operations, this area has already been impacted environmentally-- but the Poudre River Trail is still a beautiful addition to this district and can continue to be. The road would make easier access to the Trail for bikers, which is still a problem on the county road as visibility on the curves is minimal during the growing season, and there is NO shoulder for them to move onto when traffic requires it. I am confident this new road can be accomplished with as little impact on the environment as possible and is a necessary addition for safety and convenience. Thank You for the opportunity to voice my concerns and opinions. Sincerely, psa D. Antuna 12598 WCR 64.5 Greeley, CO 80631 EXHIBIT .h Esther Gesick From: Andrea [ayflau@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 8:05 AM To: Esther Gesick Subject: "O" Street Please consider not allowing this plan to come to fruition. We don't need 0 Street to go all the way out. There are plenty of other routes people can take. Thank you! Andrea Vitullo Greeley Resident EXHIBIT E6 1 " n' r Esther Gesick From: Doreen [doreen643@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 12:02 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: Stop O Street I am unable to attend the Dec. 8th hearing but hope I can be heard via this email. I am not in favor of extending O street through the Firestein property. Please find an alternative route to not only save this families property but to also save the open space. Thank You! Doreen Warrender 4223 Mariposa lane Evans CO 80620 EXHIBIT FF �.1 1 Esther Gesick From: DillDeWayne@aol.com Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:54 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: O Street I truly wish you would forget the O street thing, there is no need to spend tax dollars when we already have two streets in place, and besides it is a flood plain and will cost more to make and also it takes away our bike route. Its only for the realtor who wants to build housing on the north half for his personal gain. I say NO to making the road. Please reconsider. Dewayne Dill Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW AOL.com <http: //console.mxlogic.com/redir/? IcCzAQsCzBZNMSOOC_ssUCr0lrkBY91mDalQfc5Q5CFmAwtJj RSbCtxappG5F87uGvg4ZGuLUZXTLtcTvHToj jv79 TsdTdEiffgYNFg7wHgDYKrjd7ar9J5ddV4sqeknTzrNIc6y0oD7_CrDUvf0srhdECSmkTXZAkj s6gQQWy> . EXHIBIT c 1 Esther Ges[ck From: Judy Firestien [Judy.Firestien@slbbi.com] nt: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:04 AM Esther Gesick Subject: RE: O Street Exhibits as of 12/03/08 Attachments: Residents_fight_O_Street_again.pdf 1:4- Residents_flght_O_ Street_again... Esther, Thank you for forwarding the exhibits. Would you please add the attached article from the Greeley Tribune to the exhibits? Thank you! One other question - How would I go about getting a copy of the transcript from the hearings on November 17 and December 8? Please let me know when you have a minute. Thanks again for your help! Judy Original Message From: Esther Gesick [mailto:egesick@co.weld.co.us] 0u ent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:18 AM Wayne Howard; Judy Firestien bject: O Street Exhibits as of 12/03/08 Wayne, Here are the BOCC Exhibits we have received to date. If you are unable to convert the images for posting on the web, please direct members of the public to our office, or just forward them a copy of this e-mail. Thanks! Esther E. Gesick Deputy Clerk to the Board 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80631 (970)356-4000 X4226 (970) 352-0242 (fax) 00.0; 1 da-'8-3/56 November 30, 2008 • Dear Weld County Commissioners, My name is Michelle Podtburg. I reside at 93 Flat Iron Lane, Severance, CO. I have been a resident of Weld County my entire 40 years, living 20 years at 31703 WCR 23, Greeley, CO on an eighty acre farm, and 14 years at 12677 WCR 66, Greeley, CO as a partner in a family dairy. I have been a close friend of the Firestien family my whole life, and can adequately say that I am familiar with the area of O Street. I have sidelined the Firestien family throughout the proposed O Street Alignment. The countless hours that this family has spent investigating the new road has resulted in absolutely NO ONE supporting the O Street extension. It is senseless. I attended the commissioner meeting on November 17, 2008. NOT ONE Weld . County resident that voiced an opinion offered to sustain the O Street proposal. The Weld County seal, or emblem, which all of you gentlemen sit in front of at the commissioner meetings, represents agriculture, just as the Firestien farm represents the rural heritage of our county. If you vote for the O Street alignment, you will be erasing a piece of Weld County agriculture that has been around since the early nineteen hundreds. You will also be evacuating an endangered wildlife habitat that carries the Poudre River, and also houses a bald eagle's nest. Recreation via the Poudre River Trail will be disrupted, as well as the Boy Scout trips that have been hosted at the fish ponds. A piece of Weld County that is this precious, and NOT ONE of our commissioners have even set foot on ANY of this property. Weld County needs to be preserved and remain the third leading agricultural area in the United States, and the leading • producer in Colorado for cattle, grain and sugar beets. • The Weld County web page: it advocates opportunity for recreation, wildlife, agriculture, abundance of water and green fields. O Street will destroy these opportunities for all categories of life. Click on the tab "about Weld County," and you will read that Weld County "puts the right things in the right places." I truly, deeply believe that O Street will completely do the opposite and create nothing but obstacles and distractions for our present and future environment. There are other options! Weld County Road 54, which runs close to Two Rivers Parkway, already provides a straight route to I-25. It would be a much easier alternative, and carryout a more profitable expansion by allowing development on BOTH sides of the road-O Street would NOT be able to offer this opportunity to future businesses. As elected officials that represent Weld County, I urge you heavily to vote against the O Street alignment. O Street has already seized the life of Wilbur "Chuck" Firestien on January 19, 2004, by way of a senseless accident. Chuck was an agricultural cornerstone to your proposed area, and was the husband to Ruth Firestien, and father to Judy Firestien. O Street has already been a thief; please don't let the O Street alignment steal the Firestien homes, as well as seize the agricultural character of our community. Respectfully Submitted, Michelle Podtburg Printable Page 1 of 2 Residents fight 0 Street expansion again BY BILL JACKSON, The planned expansion of O Street northwest of Greeley is not wanted, and, in the opinion of many, not needed, Weld County Commissioners heard Monday. Commissioners conducted a public hearing on the O Street Arterial Corridor Study, an effort of the county, the city of Greeley and the town of Windsor that would expand O Street west from 83rd Avenue to hook up with Crossroads Boulevard in south Water Valley, then continue on to Interstate 25. Between 75 and 100 people showed up at the morning meeting to oppose that plan, many wearing 'Stop O Street' signs. The crowd dwindled to about half as the meeting spilled into the afternoon hours. Wayne Howard, a county engineer with the department of public works, said the study began two years ago by Greeley as an extension of O Street to Colo. 257 on the southeast side of Windsor. Earlier this year, the county and Windsor joined the effort to look at ways to best handle traffic by 2035, which includes the current widening of U.S. 34 Business to four lanes from Greeley to Colo. 257 and using the two-lane Colo. 392 from U.S. 85 to Windsor along with an expansion of O Street. By 2035, Howard said, current estimates are that U.S. 34 would see 50,000 vehicles per day, Colo. 392 would handle 21,000 per day and the extended O Street would take 12,000 to 25,000 per day as either a two-lane or four-lane expansion. But, he stressed, "There is not funding currently available to construct the (O Street expansion) road and there may not be for a number of years." Weld Commissioner Dave Long said in a previous interview that the expansion would not happen anytime soon. "We're looking at something at build-out that might be 5, 10, 15 or 20 years in the future," Long said. The corridor committee that developed the study looked at four alternatives to the expansion and decided the best would be a straight line expansion from 83rd Avenue to hook into Crossroads Boulevard as it comes out of Water Valley South. That plan, commissioners were told by several in attendance, would result in the removal of homes owned by Ruth and Judy Firestien, who live at the intersection of 83rd Avenue and O Street, would disturb important wildlife habitat, destroy the only true open space left on the Poudre River between Fort Collins and Greeley, and would devalue other homes along O Street. The opponents said officials didn't listen to their objections and others at previous hearings, and officials didn't look at all the alternatives. One of those alternatives not addressed at the first public hearing was to extend O Street up to Weld County Road 64.5, go west for two miles, then drop down to Crossroads Boulevard. Howard said that would bring the road too close to the Great Western Railway at 83rd Avenue and Weld 64.5 and would be the most expensive of the alternatives. But Tom Livingston of Fort Collins, who owns a farm along Weld 64.5 and who is a developer, said that alternative makes more sense because homes and/or commercial development could be built on both sides of the road. He said that wouldn't be possible if 83rd Avenue were extended using the preferred straight route. That route, he said, gets into the flood plain of the Poudre River, so any future development could only come on the north side of that extension. "Green belt creates value. To impose a four-lane road in that environmentally sensitive area is short-sighted. I http://www.greeleytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081 .Tfr >,`- - 11/18/2008 Printable Page 2 of 2 think we need that corridor and the value of open space for the future," Livingston said. Ken Tigges, who has farmed in the area of the preferred extension since 1949 and developed a wildlife area over the past 10 years on that farm, questioned the feasibility of building a two-lane or four-lane road through a marsh area, but he, too, stressed the need to preserve open space. "This is a last chance to preserve open space," he said. "There's only one Poudre River corridor. Don't blow it, guys." What's Next The Weld County Commissioners will conduct a final public hearing on the 0 Street Arterial Corridor Study on Dec. 8 and will make a decision on that study at that hearing. http://www.greeleytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081118/NEWS/811189987/1001/rss&template=printart Copyright 2008 ALL Rights Reserved http://www.greeleytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2008 1 1 1 8/NEW S/811189987.-. 11/18/2008 Esther Gesick From: DLToddTBB@aol.com Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 7:31 AM To: Esther Gesick Subject: Re O Street I was unable to attend the hearing last night, but I wanted to voice my concern about the O Street expansion. This expansion would adversely affect the ecological area, including areas of the Poudre River trail. An area treasure would be forever lost. Please re-think this expansion. Respectfully, Leisa Todd (Registered Voter and resident of Greeley since 1968) 2427 27th Avenue Place Greeley 80634 970-330-4518 Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now chttp://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?1opd79EVd7bXzxJBBd- UVNcS02SF bUiGJek3EuobEbdiJ90XgDHIncX2kOPkbigeZk- Q9XkZuZXTLt6VK nKNtAQsFKf3ztPg1YWE8j8401Jj-ndIEEL6QkQTC7xP3zNJ54S2_d40od40NefcTfM- uOUSyrhdIIFLT78ECRblq> . IEXHIBIT I .31_1 "O" s#. S 1 Page 1 of l Esther Gesick From: Jdy Stevens [regroar@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 9:40 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: O St expansion Please take the south route if you need to do this. There are plenty of roads through so we do not need to tear up family homes and farms for another one. Thank you for your consideration. Judy Stevens and Regan Romero EXHIBIT . . vv c)4 12/8/2008 Page 1 of Esther Gesick From: Pamela [pameluth@msn.com] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 8:41 AM To: Esther Gesick Subject: O Street Just wanted to voice my opinion on this '0' Street issue. This street has been this way for as long as anyone can remember & it hasn't been a problem until now. Just why is that? County Commissioners just lay awake at night trying to figure out ways to screw with people? Seriously, it is a homestead & should be preserved not destroyed. What is wrong with you people? Maybe you should all try & fix problems that exist out there right now such as the curves north of this property. If you would make these safer, there wouldn't be a need for your plan. We don't seem to have enough money to fix existing roadways & for some reason we need another one??? Not to mention all the other problems this road will cause, not only for humans but wildlife as well. Come on! Get over this & move on to something more constructive. After all, that's what you're getting paid for, right? EXHIBIT Lt- no . 12/8/2008 STOP 0 STREET PETITION Online Signatures Collected : 435 Written Signatures Collected : 304 Total Signatures Collected : 739 (as of December 5, 2008) EXHIBIT 4 5 Stop 0 Street Published by Judy Firestien on Sep 04, 2008 Petition History and Background: The noise and pollution caused by the construction and use of the O Street extension and alignment will severely impact the ecosystem of the Cache la Poudre River riparian corridor. American Rivers has already declared the Cache la Poudre River America?s third most Endangered River. The highway will negatively impact the Cache la Poudre National Heritage Area and the Poudre River Trail Corridor. The Colorado Department of Wildlife opposes the O Street Alignment. There is an abundance of wildlife in this last stretch of undeveloped riparian corridor. Construction of this highway will cause wildlife and recreation areas to be destroyed and open space opportunities to be lost. Homes and farmland will be demolished and rural character and heritage lost. Petition Text: To Weld County Commissioners and representatives and officials of the City of Greeley, Town of Windsor, County of Weld, and State of Colorado: We, the undersigned residents of Northern Colorado, are deeply concerned about the plan for the extension and alignment of O Street(County Road 64)between Weld County Road 27 and Weld County Road 23. We urge our representatives and public officials to: Consider other alternatives to the O Street extension such as improvement and widening of US Hwy 34 and State Hwy 392 and use of the existing Weld County Road 64.5. If an alternative for O Street must be approved, we urge our representatives and public officials to: Approve the blue alignment alternative which travels south of the intersection of O Street and 83rd Avenue. (The blue alignment would be less destructive than the currently preferred yellow alternative which travels straight through the intersection and destroys two homes and the associated farm buildings. Alignment alternative information provided per the study completed by Felsburg, Holt and Ullevig.) Total signatures 385(Signature comments can be viewed in the Appendix of this document) # FirstName Surname Town/City S/C/P Comment Date 385 I Kevin McHugh Longmont Colorado View Dec 05,2008 384 Barbara Van-Nix Longmont Colorado N/G Dec 05,2008 383 Angela Robbins Severance CO,Weld N/G Dec 04,2008 382 Barbara Jones Windsor Colorado View Dec 03,2008 381 Joy Detterer Greeley Colorado N/G Dec 03,2008 380 Robert Stevens Evans Colorado View Dec 01,2008 379 Barbara Gomez Severance CO N/G Nov 29,2008 378 Shelley Gomez Denver CO N/G Nov 29,2008 377 Daniel Valdez Greeley Colorado, N/G Nov 26,2008 Weld 376 Misty Brewer Windsor CO View Nov 26,2008 375 I David Thoren Greeley Weld View Nov 25,2008 PETITION:Stop O Street Page 1 Powered by QoPetybn # FirstName Surname Town/City S/C/P Comment Date 374 Monte Weaver Fort Collins CO,Larimer View Nov 25,2008 County 373 Joaquin Pineda Windsor CO N/G Nov 25,2008 372 Deborah Pineda Windsor CO N/G Nov 25,2008 371 Ginnah Moses Keenesburg CO View Nov 25,2008 370 Carly Shearer Loveland colorado N/G Nov 24,2008 369 June T. Valora Greeley Colorado View Nov 24,2008 368 Scott Knebel Ft.Collins CO View Nov 23,2008 367 Jaime Edmonson Las Vegas NV N/G Nov 21,2008 366 Cynthia Shelley Gill Colorado N/G Nov 21,2008 365 Ann Circle Chandler Arizona View Nov 21,2008 364 Nancy Brex Windsor CO N/G Nov 21,2008 363 Frank Hernandez Spring Texas N/G Nov 21,2008 362 Nicole Brex-Hernandez Houston TX View Nov 20,2008 361 Rebecca Monroe New York NY N/G Nov 20,2008 360 Rosalee Rice Greeley co N/G Nov 20,2008 359 Heidi Echtenkamp Arvada CO N/G Nov 20,2008 358 Valerie Grube Greeley CO N/G Nov 19,2008 357 Andrew Harris Denver CO N/G Nov 19,2008 356 Timothy Jarrell Greeley Co N/G Nov 19,2008 355 John M Frederick Jr Arvada Colorado N/G Nov 19,2008 354 Sue Zamora Greeley CO N/G Nov 18,2008 353 Leisa Todd Greeley CO N/G Nov 18,2008 352 Suzianne Muttel Greeley CO N/G Nov 18,2008 351 Robert Schlepp Evans Colorado, View Nov 17,2008 Weld 350 Brian Patrick Westminster CO N/G Nov 17,2008 349 Laura Sales Greeley Colorado View Nov 17,2008 348 Gerald Unrein Greeley CO N/G Nov 16,2008 347 Kathleen Unrein Greeley CO N/G Nov 16,2008 346 Marvin Wirth Greeley CO View Nov 16,2008 345 Dannie Sinele Greeley Colorado N/G Nov 16,2008 344 Susan Sinele Greeley Colorado View Nov 16,2008 343 shelley gotchey Greeley Colorado View Nov 16,2008 342 Cathy Insley Greeley CO N/G Nov 16,2008 341 Amber Johnson Greeley CO View Nov 16,2008 340 LouAnn Hergert Greeley CO N/G Nov 16,2008 339 Lauren Hergert Greeley CO N/G Nov 16,2008 338 Tom Hart Greeley Colorado View Nov 16,2008 337 Regan Romero Greeley Colorado N/G Nov 15,2008 Weld 336 Michael Dillon Windsor Colorado N/G Nov 15,2008 335 Curtis Rickart Windsor CO N/G Nov 14,2008 334 Judy Stevens Greeley Colorado N/G Nov 14,2008 Weld 333 Linda Langewisch Parker Co N/G Nov 14,2008 332 Katherine Rickart Windsor CO View Nov 14,2008 331 MICK MOORE ATWOOD KS N/G Nov 14,2008 330 scott Langewisch Parker co N/G Nov 14,2008 329 Virgil Taylor Gill CO View Nov 14,2008 328 Pam Young Lone Tree CO View Nov 14,2008 327 Burton Dines Tabernash CO N/G Nov 14,2008 PETITION:Stop O Street Page 2 Po.e,ed by GoP&,uon Appendix: All signatures comments 385 Back to signature list There are less intrusive alternatives. Use one of them! 382 Back to signature list Please avoid impacting the area near the Poudre Trail. Keep the remaining habitat intact.A different route would be a much smarter long-term choice. 380 Back to signature list We have Highway 34 to get out to the Malls and to I-25. We should not take people's land away from them just to create a road,when we already have a road to get out there. 376 Back to signature list Please don't build a 4 lane Highway between Windsor and Greeley. The Road is fine now and I value wildlife, clean air and the open spaces. Or what is left of it. Please. 375 Back to signature list What is so important out there that you need to tear things up when it's so relatively quiet out there? I've lived in Greeley for over 40 years and have always enjoyed the senery and parked by the bridge on road 27( I think)and now you want to take this away from the land owners and the people that ride the trail? I think ifs totally obsurd. Just leave it alone and save a lot of heart ache for those that know and love that area. Thank you, David 374 Back to signature list In todays world were people are loosing their homes to not having jobs,they want to now take our homes for stupid roads...The government needs a reality check and put the road through their own home...B@ST@RDS!!! 371 Back to signature list Leave these folks alone and extend the road in a manner that won't destroy their farm of almost 100 years!! Eminent domain for such foolishness and unneeded and a crime. 369 Back to signature list The stops and curves in the road slows traffic and improves caution in rural areas. 368 Back to signature list Why are we building new roads instead of widening and repairing exsisting roads. Its a typical waste of tax payers money and needs to stop. Why would we even consider destroying FAMILY farms and ranches that are full of history and heritage to accomodate a society that could less about anyone but themselves just to get nowhere faster. Its an outrage to even think that government would care less about the heritage and environment of this land just to make an attempt to make FEW people happy 365 Back to signature list Being an environmentalist and having family in Windsor who are outdoor enthusiasts, please consider my signature on PETITION:Stop 0 Street Page 10 Powered by GoPeuno,, this petition as a serious interest for this cause. 362 Back to signature list Former Windsor Resident and I still own property in Windsor. 351 Back to signature list This seems to me to be another atempt at a Government agency trying to usurp the rights of citizens that in my opinion have the right of way here.Whats next bulldowzing houses for a shopping mall that no one can afford to spend money at. 349 Back to signature list Are you people crazy? Why are you spending my tax dollars to create a quicker route to shopping in McWhinneyland? After all the work that was done by the wonderful people on the PoudreTrail Committee you want to build a 4 lane road alone it!!!! 346 Back to signature list There are other alternatives that are less harmful to the neighborhood. Tjhe historicak significance shoud not be overlooked. 344 Back to signature list I can't understand why this road is necessary at all.There can't possibly be enough people using the road to justify its cost at this time or in the near future. 343 Back to signature list The road is not progress-it's a destruction of diversity and the beauty of our countryside. 341 Back to signature list I absolutely, 100%support the Firesteins in their efforts to stop the building of a needless road. This is their family home, their history and heritage.We as a community should protect this at all costs. The last thing Weld county needs is another road, destroying nature and wildlife. Shame on you, Weld County Commissioners, and any other govt. agency trying to destroy the Firesteins home. It is utter nonsense! STop O street! Listen to the people for a change!! 338 Back to signature list The Poudre River corridor is a valuable asset to citizens of Northern Colorado and is the only local outdoor recreation area we have that is assessable without driving to the mountains .The trail and open space offer a get-away from the urbanization that is rapidly removing our connection to the outdoors. I feel that preservation of its natural resources, wildlife and open space far exceeds the need for another roadway. Please support the use of exixting roadways and the landowners property 332 Back to signature list Weld Counties economic base is agriculture and we should do everything to strengthen it. O street extension would cut through productive agriculture and limited natural resources making what exists non-reclaimable in the future-a signficant wasteful impact. PETITION Stop 0 Street Page 11 Powered by GOPe,nbn Stop the Widening of 0 Street Petition Published by Judy Firestien on Sep 10, 2008 Petition History and Background: Many home owners along O Street will be negatively impacted by the widening of O Street, causing some homes to be deemed uninhabitable and destroying others. Homes and farmland will be ruined and rural character and heritage lost. Petition Text: To Weld County Commissioners and representatives and officials of the City of Greeley, Town of Windsor, County of Weld and State of Colorado: We, the undersigned residents of Northern Colorado, are deeply concerned about the plan for the widening of O Street between 83rd Avenue (County Road 27)and Hwy 85. We urge our representatives and public officials to: Consider other alternatives to the widening of O Street such as improvement and widening of US Hwy 34 and State Hwy 392 to alleviate projected traffic flow. Total signatures 33(Signature comments can be viewed in the Appendix of this document) # FirstName Surname Town/City S/C/P Comment Date 33 Tammy Nelson Windsor CO N/G Dec 03,2008 32 Albert Allison Greeley Colorado 1/jety Nov 19,2008 31 Steve Graham Greeley CO View Nov 16,2008 30 Brianna Cruz-Heath Eaton CO View Nov 14,2008 29 Rodriguez Claudia Evans Co,Weld View Nov 13,2008 28 Peggy Cowan Loveland Colorado N/G Nov 10,2008 27 Scott Chvatal Atwood KS N/G Nov 09,2008 26 Sadie M Schraeder Windsor Co N/G Nov 02,2008 25 Jennifer Beilman Greeley CO N/G Oct 19,2008 24 Brooke Delisle-Bettmann Greeley CO N/G Oct 14,2008 23 Phyllis Schultz Greeley CO View Oct 09,2008 22 George Doering Greeley CO N/G Oct 09,2008 21 Gayle Doering Greeley CO N/G Oct 09,2008 20 Jan Meyer Windsor CO N/G Sep 23,2008 19 Dana Wagenhoffer Milliken CO View Sep 22,2008 18 Jane Miller Eaton CO View Sep 21,2008 17 Lorraine Seger Ault CO View Sep 20,2008 16 Lisa Wolfe Windsor CO N/G Sep 17,2008 15 Shirley J Stroberg Eaton CO View Sep 14,2008 14 Zachery Marshall Ault Colorado N/G Sep 14,2008 13 George&Joann Firestien Ault Colorado N/G Sep 14,2008 12 Chuck&Delores Ehrlich Casper Wyoming N/G Sep 14,2008 11 Wilbert&Viola Gebhardt Windsor Colorado N/G Sep 14,2008 10 Dawn Stein Greeley CO View Sep 13,2008 9 Freddy&Gloria Keil Greeley Colorado View Sep 13,2008 8 Richard Moore Greeley CO View Sep 13,2008 PETITION:Stop the Widening of 0 Street Petition Page I Powered by noPebnon # FirstName Surname Town/City S/C/P Comment Date 7 Sharon M. Cropper (Schmidt) Greeley Co. View Sep 13,2008 6 Mike Brehon Greeley Co. View Sep 13,2008 5 Ramona Valdez Windsor Co. View Sep 11,2008 4 Glen Sanders Severance Co View Sep 11,2008 3 Cathy Thomas Littleton Co N/G Sep 11,2008 2 Elizabeth Ponce Greeley CO View Sep 10,2008 1 Wendy Kruger Fort Collins Colorado, N/G Sep 10,2008 Weld •N/C-field not collected by the author 'N/G-not given by the signer *S/C/P-State,County or Province 'View-view comment PETITION:Stop the Widening of O Street Petition Page 2 Powered by core ed Appendix: All signatures comments 32 Back to signature list If this happens, I will likely lose about forty feet of my front yard and there is a possibility that my home could be condemned. I am a daily commuter to Denver so I use Hwy 34 and I-25-and I can tell you we do not need this extension!!! This is someone's pet project and there is money involved, because why else would the commissioners be so unwilling to make a compromise. Find out who wants to develop behind the Firestien's and follow the trail of money. And how far east would this go? 31 Back to signature list I just moved back to Greeley from Texas and am disgusted in how much farmland is being eaten away. There are plenty of roads to get from Greeley to Windsor or Loveland without displacing a family history by building another stupid high traffic road. Drivers can use hwy 34 or 392. 30 Back to signature list I am completely against imminant domain. Find another way to complete 0 Street 29 Back to signature list Please leave the familys house there. Where I Personlly do not see no problem in making the street around teh house instad of through it. 23 Back to signature list I understand your position and surely stand on your side of this concern. My years of living in peace in the country were wonderful and I want you to live there without damage to your property. Good Luck! 79 Back to signature list Don't destroy another persons property just to straighten a road.These people have spent there lives paying for their farms and homes and citizens of Greeley, Weld County and Windsor have NO right to take these peoples homes-just to straighten a road.As my representative I request that you VOTE NO!!!! 18 Back to signature list Good luck, Ruth. Keep fighting, 17 Back to signature list Once again, the Weld County Commissioners have made a decision that has damaging effects on our environment and public recreation. This group continues to respond to a few"squeaky wheels" and disregard options that benefit the greater good of the community. 15 Back to signature list I feel this is taking our freedom away. A committe should not be allowed to take postion of proporty when there is another way around it. 10 Back to signature list PETITION'.Stop the Widening of 0 Street Petition Page 3 Powered by GOPe!IOn Use the existing road, save taxpayers money and save these folks homes! If it was a city council member who lived in any of the properties affected it's guaranteed they would use any alternative route! 9 Back to signature list We suggest that the County Commissioners and Representatives reconsider other alternatives to help alleviate the future traffic flow and problems and not destroy the pristine farms and land that has been in the families livlihood for years.Why do we have to use this idea---- I'm sure we can come up with a better plan for all individuals concerned! Kindest regards, Gloria, Freddy&family 8 Back to signature list It makes no sense to run a road through choice farmland when a road 1/2 mile north of 0 Street and 83rd Ave could be used!! 7 Back to signature list Just like you indicated Save the tax payers money and use and make the road that is present improved. How dare the city goverment try destroying productive land which has been protected for decades,plus it being very fertile land. 6 Back to signature list we're against the road. There are better alternatives! 5 Back to signature list There are always other alternatives to look at then to take away what doesn't belong to you! I suggest you work on I-25 and Hwy 392 which needs huge relief. Why is it that contractors with money get their way? What about the pioneesrs who settled and the hard working people, don't we count? 4 Back to signature list This road widening should never happen.There are other alternatives then taking a property and destroying it. The people that live there(whom I know)count on that property for their livelihood. Look in the mirror and ask yourself if you would like it to be kicked out of your home, something you have spent your entire life building. (Do you like what you see in looking back at you?)Come on, do the right thing. Do NOT kick these people out. 2 Back to signature list This farm has been in the family for generations. It should not be stolen from the family for the sake of"progress".There are other alternatives. PETITION:Stop the Widening of 0 Street Petition Page 4 Powered by GePedlou STOP 0 STREET PETITION NAME (PLEASE PRINT) City State, Zip /0e, 6, ',fl ceLtee7,—/ Co B04I/ baktithe, k"1'U0Kc (:I ret,..-P.(, /'I) %btp3I G K4 ) 1 -�k,S Last{ ,( IP� co ?Otegt `� .,acs ne.5 fer 'i.e./e y Go , 906 3'/ to..4 %. ,-i n,1\ qc tAkt) Co go L '5( KA&,--__I _Aabfil it et,_____ (24(4_, ) Gito3i bi 71'Cc z r Gi'ee% Co. 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