Planning Commission Minutes 2020 06 11

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2020 Page 16 of 19 Summer says that the developer mentioned they had a great outreach to the public, but she does not think that this is the case. She does not think the developers are actually listening to the public's input. In regards to the developers talking about place making, she does not think the proposed place making is consistent with Louisville's small town values. She sees that there may be public benefit to those that are on site, but not to the rest of the Louisville residents. This development will generate more traffic with the increase of housing and there will be more pollution. She also mentions that the water treatment plant, recreation center, and library will most likely need to be expanded and those are additional costs that are not factored in. Stephanie Rowe, 631 West St Rowe mentions that the developers compliance with the section of municipal code that states that natural features must be preserved if possible are not being addressed. She discusses the wildlife and habitations and is concerned about the preservation of them. She is also concerned about the prairie dogs since there are many in this area. The design does not address them and how the developers will remove the prairie dogs if needed. Tom Raferty, 945 Rex St Raferty mentions that he has gone to three meetings and he is unsure if this development is good or bad or how it will affect the residents. The commissioners should take into consideration of the public who are against it. He is concerned about the traffic, and most worried about the development's visual impact on the area. Regarding other developments that have happened along Highway 36 that are not in Louisville, this project should not be compared to those developments. It should be compared to what StorageTek did. He is not opposed to the development though, but is concerned about keeping the visual impact down. He proposes creating an agreement with the developer to preserve the visual impact. Matt Jones, 265 Dahlia Dr Jones says the commissioners should vote no to this proposal and give the applicant more guidance that is more reasonable for Louisville. The proposal is too big. He does want something in that space and thinks Medtronic would be great there. He says that this proposal is triple the size of Storagetek and mentions that a big size creates a big impact. He does not think this proposal meets any of the planning criteria, and thinks that it is a second community being built and that it is not being a part of the existing community. He also mentions that this development will add to the traffic by 60%. John Leary Leary discusses the financial impact Redtail Ridge will have on Louisville residents and believes this development provides much less of a financial benefit than one would think. He then goes into discussion about the capital projects fund and how there are still points that need to be made about them in that these are one time funds, not annual funds.