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Carol Harding Cn
From: Myrna Folsom [myrna_f_2000@yahoo.com] 2,`'' ^ 'i '[: 147
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 8:13 AM _�
To: Carol Harding ]
Subject: MUD law enforcement
To: the Weld Board of county Commissioners
7050 Loma Linda court
Longmont CO 80504
303 833 2992
January 22, 2005
To the Editor:
The unfortunate incident resulting in the death of a Weld County resident, again confirms that
the Weld County Sheriff's Office is inadequately prepared to enforce the law in the MUD district, east
of Longmont. The Sheriff's Department, itself, confirms this in the referral response that it submits to
the Weld County Board of County Commissioners with each proposal for intensification of land use. It
states: "The Sheriff's Office lacks the ability to absorb additional service demand without the resources
recommended in the multi-year plan provided to the Board of County Commissioners or as indicated by
growth not considered at the time the plan was developed". Irrespective of this, the Board continues to
expand the MUD district and approve more residential developments within it without consideration of
their impacts.
In the meantime the Sheriff's Office is relying on enforcement assistance being provided by
Longmont and other MUD district area agencies, through cooperative agreements, at a cost to the
taxpayers of those surrounding areas. This is just another example of the "free ride" mentality of the
Weld Commissioners in permitting more urban development, under County auspices in the ever-
expanding MUD district. The "free ride" includes, besides relying on other jurisdictions for law
enforcement, not providing adequate roads, library, recreational or park facilities, an IGA with the
School District stabilizing population growth with school capacity, or coordination with other districts
providing services, such as fire protection and ambulance service.
Besides those already in the pipeline, The Board will be shortly hearing applications for
developments that will provide for over 5000 additional dwelling units within the MUD district. Based
on the Board's past performance, the Board will irresponsibly approve them, with no consideration of
their health, safety, welfare and monetary impacts on the surrounding communities.
John Folsom
You have my permission to publish this letter. JSF
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