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CLERK April 12, 1998
Weld Board offq}ontp Commissioners
PO Box 758
Greeley CO 80632
Subject: Southwest Weld County arterial roads
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Thank you for listening to my remarks regarding provision for arterial roads in the MUD
district at last Monday's meeting. I would like to enlarge on this topic in thee respects;
extending consideration to all of the southwest part of the County, singling out some problem
locations and expanding on the problem's ramifications and urgency.
As previously stated, the most urgent consideration is to prevent development that interrupts
the closing of the missing links in the existing one mile grid of the County road system, which
logically would be upgraded to arterial standards as increased traffic warranted. Secondly, a
master road plan needs to be devised to anticipate future traffic requirements, if projected
development in the area is realized over the next twenty five years or so.
Some examples of missing links in the grid that should be protected from interference by
intervening development are; CR1I between CRs24 and 28, CR5 between SH66 and CR32,
Crs3/3-1/2 between CRs16-1/2 and SH119, CR17 between CRs 18 and 22, CR17 between
CRs10 and 12, CR10 between CR11 and 15 and CR15 between SH66 and CR32. Some of
these roads are under County jurisdiction, some under that of municipalities. The planned
interference with the extension of CR11 north of CR24 at "The Shores"is an example of how
interruptions in the grid are taking place at this time. Interestingly, I don't believe there was
any mention of this situation in the County's response to the Referral to the County from the
Town of Firestone. On the positive side, I understand that there are ongoing negotiations to
prevent similar interruption of the proposed Del Camino Parkway north of CR20.
However, piecemealed prevention as each interruption crisis occurs is not the answer.
Additionally, in some areas development densities will require more arterials than a one mile
grid provides. A master road plan is needed as a guide for all government entities to
coordinate road development in the area.
The area road plan could be included as part of two study projects which involve the County
and local municipalities, one ongoing and the other being organized.
1. The County MUD-Tri-Town IGA negotiations to set common development standards, land
use and resolve UGB conflicts could be expanded to [a] include other area municipalities and
[b] include the subject master arterial road plan.
2. The proposed Weld County Transportation System Impact Fee Study could also include
provision for an arterial road plan. The purpose of this latter Study is a much needed step in
the right direction. However, because of the particular urgency in regard to planning arterial
roads, negotiations must not be permitted to continue for years, as have those to agree on
MUD district development standards, without resolution. The costs associated with ROW
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acquisition are prohibitive after development has occurred. An interim agreement should be
made between all participants that they will not [a] approve any development plan that does
not comply with the master arterial road plan and [b] any developers will dedicate ROWs
necessary for implementation of this master plan. The study can, then, proceed to determine
the revenue sources [impact fees, grants, taxes, etc.], revenue sharing and allocations, land
acquisition methods and the myriad other considerations involved in completion of this Study.
Parenthetically, it is to hoped the other participants [Firestone, Dacono, Erie, Mead,
Longmont - and even Westminster and Thornton, if not preventty DCROG UGB limitations
from annexing farther into Weld County] would as promptly pass Resolutions supporting this
Study as has Frederick government.
Very trply yours,
John S. Folsom
PC: Monaco Daniels-Mika, Weld County Attorney, Weld County Council
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