09.12.14 Comments on Sept 16 special City Council mtg
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PO Box 20646 Boulder, CO 80308 Ph: 720-222-9602 Email: [email protected] Web: www.BoulderTomorrow.com Twitter: @bouldertomorrow The Best Business Ideas Shaping Boulder's Future September 12, 2014 To: Boulder City Council Re: Sept. 16, 2014 Special Council Meeting Dear Boulder City Councilors, Regarding concerns raised during recent Comprehensive Housing Strategy and related conversations that Boulder is not growing “appropriately”, we ask for your measured reaction. As an organization whose goals include supporting leading-edge, practical development projects that manifest the goals of city-wide strategic plans, we would consider any version of a blanket restriction on property improvements as counter to the best vision for Boulder. As your study session and subsequent regular meeting progress next week, we urge you to have a perspective that has community evolution as its foundation. Cities of all sizes evolve; those which have attributes, residents and resources like Boulder are fortunate to guide positive, progressive redevelopment and growth. We embrace the premise that Boulder’s involved residents and our elected representatives will guide, not stop, our evolution of the built environment to continually manifest goals re: housing, transit choices, services residents require and a wide spectrum of basic community needs. We presume progression, not postponement, into Boulder’s future. We’ve heard that emergency restrictions on development plans could be considered; if true this seems extreme. No public safety issues or imminent threat to our residents is being alleged. This is a philosophical policy discussion. Extensive planning and visioning efforts such as Envision East Arapahoe and the 2015 Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update are the appropriate vetting and decision protocols to address development and growth questions. Please look to the various planning tools already thoughtfully designed as the best methods for continuing these discussions. Thank you for considering our thoughts, Dan Powers Executive Director Boulder Tomorrow About Boulder Tomorrow: We are a 15-yr old, non-profit organization providing research, policy statements and events highlighting the positive impacts of Boulder's businesses and how our members are shaping what Boulder will look like Tomorrow. Read more at www.BoulderTomorrow.com.
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PO Box 20646 Boulder, CO 80308 Ph: 720-222-9602 Email: [email protected] Web: www.BoulderTomorrow.com Twitter: @bouldertomorrow
The Best Business Ideas Shaping Boulder's Future
September 12, 2014
To: Boulder City Council
Re: Sept. 16, 2014 Special Council Meeting
Dear Boulder City Councilors,
Regarding concerns raised during recent Comprehensive Housing Strategy and related conversations
that Boulder is not growing “appropriately”, we ask for your measured reaction.
As an organization whose goals include supporting leading-edge, practical development projects that
manifest the goals of city-wide strategic plans, we would consider any version of a blanket restriction on
property improvements as counter to the best vision for Boulder. As your study session and subsequent
regular meeting progress next week, we urge you to have a perspective that has community evolution
as its foundation.
Cities of all sizes evolve; those which have attributes, residents and resources like Boulder are fortunate
to guide positive, progressive redevelopment and growth. We embrace the premise that Boulder’s
involved residents and our elected representatives will guide, not stop, our evolution of the built
environment to continually manifest goals re: housing, transit choices, services residents require and a
wide spectrum of basic community needs. We presume progression, not postponement, into Boulder’s
future.
We’ve heard that emergency restrictions on development plans could be considered; if true this seems
extreme. No public safety issues or imminent threat to our residents is being alleged. This is a
philosophical policy discussion. Extensive planning and visioning efforts such as Envision East Arapahoe
and the 2015 Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update are the appropriate vetting and decision
protocols to address development and growth questions. Please look to the various planning tools
already thoughtfully designed as the best methods for continuing these discussions.
Thank you for considering our thoughts,
Dan Powers
Executive Director
Boulder Tomorrow
About Boulder Tomorrow: We are a 15-yr old, non-profit organization providing research, policy statements and
events highlighting the positive impacts of Boulder's businesses and how our members are shaping what Boulder will
look like Tomorrow. Read more at www.BoulderTomorrow.com.
