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June 28, 1978
SENT TO: Mayor Holly Hall and Board of Trustees: Frederick
Mr. Victor R. Moculeski , Chairman: Tri Area Planning Comm.
Mayor Al Becker and Board of Trustees: Firestone
Mayor Joe Garding and Board of Trustees: Dacono
Mr. Bill Schuler: Rocky Mountain Consultants
RE: Evanston Street Improvements
I am writing to review the County's impression of the June 21st meeting
in Frederick concerning the above matter.
1. The Evanston street improvement project is funded by a $150,000
HUD grant. The project will not and was not intended to correct all
the drainage problems which occur in Evanston. The drainage problem
created by the flow of water from the east of Evanston was not addressed
by this project. We are informed by Mac McGraw, of Representative James
Johnson's office, that the Corps of Engineers has placed high priority
on their study and project to provide a permanent solution to the drainage
problems in the Tri-Town area. The timetable reported to us included a
hearing on the Environmental Impact Statement in July, 1979; project
start-up in December, 1979; with completion in 1981.
2. The utility service lines included within the scope of the Evanston
project were included in the engineer' s drawings, which were transmitted
to each utility along with a letter asking for a location check. This
letter, written by Maurice Rupel , was dated October 12, 1977. On June 6,
1978, Frank Milavec met with Drew Scheltinga of Weld County, J.L. Waters,
and Jim Brewer of Hogan and Olhausen, and reported that the project, as it
related to Frederick' s utility lines, was satisfactory. It is our impression,
from the June 21st meeting, that Frederick's utility lines are not in
contention.
3. The "Evanston Dam" on Johnson Street, involving the property of
Mr. Pacheco, has been reviewed by Hogan and Olhausen, with resulting design
changes in an attempt to alleviate the possibility of additional drainage
problems along Johnson Street. Proposed changes include the installation
of two culverts at driveways (Mr. Pacheco' s and the neighboring property)
cleaning of the ditch along Johnson Street, and removal of a small section
of curb to allow more direct flow of water into the intersecting tiles.
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4. The width of streets included in the project is considered by the
residents to be too narrow. The planned width of the streets was included
in the original design, and the width is considered adequate for the traffic
load. We did check on the problem as expressed at Wednesday's meeting
as to the fire truck access. We found that the street will accommodate
cars parked on both sides of the street, a traffic lane for the fire truck
and a 5' extra clearance.
5. Concern was expressed about the access to individual driveways.
All driveways will be addressed as the project proceeds and will be
constructed so as to give proper access.
6. The County wishes to address the concerns of the citizens of
Evanston and will be happy to take action in clearing up individual
problem areas. We hope that the citizens will contact us as they see
problems arising.
7. It appears that problems in communications have developed which
the County finds regrettable; it was certainly not our intent to
eliminate or discourage citizen participation. To the contrary, the
County understands that reasonable attempts were made to notify and
involve area residents in the preliminary design discussions , as
evidenced by the attached letter.
The County hopes to continue receiving direct input from local citizens
as the project proceeds, and we hope that you will keep us informed
of problems which come to your attention. Thank you for your consideration
in this matter.
1)cerely,• /CPurr»z,ec _fi
June K. Steinmark
Weld County Commissioner
Coordinator, Department of Planning Services
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Z Mr. Paul Hurtado, Mayor
Town of Firestone
U-1 P.O. Box 100
Firestone, CO 80520
Z Mr. Edward Tagliente, Mayor
Town of Frederick
P.O. Box 435
f" Frederick, CO 80530
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Mr. Victor R. Moculeski , Chairman
Tri Area Planning Commission
`n 202 7th Street
Z Dacono, CO 80514
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The Weld County Planning Office in association with the Weld County
Engineer' s office has asked us to chair an informal hearing for the
people of Evanston, Frederick and Firestone concerning our design
for streets in the Evanston area.
The planning office has made arrangements for our use of the
Frederick Town Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m. , September 29, 1977.
Lj * We have contacted Mrs. Easton of The Farmer and Miner and she has
Z consented to include this as a news item in her next issue.
This will be an informal meeting open to the public and we suggest
Z1 that you and your Board be present if at all possible.
w t Yours very truly,
: HOGAN AND OLHAUSEN, INC
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Maurice E. Rupel
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Mr. Tom Honn - Planning Dept.
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