Planning Commission Minutes 2016 07 14

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 14, 2016 Page 18 of 33 proper time to work the community, I ask that you reject this application and the associated height waiver. Gayle Parker, 1310 E. Hecla Drive, Louisville, CO Thank you for the opportunity of giving my opinions about the additional construction. I moved into Balfour Senior Living the first of July, 2014. For the five years prior to that, I lived in Virginia and South Carolina. During that five year period, I visited 13 different retirement communities, also in California and Colorado. I had an opportunity to come to Colorado because my daughter lives here and I wanted to be near her. It was a privilege when I first visited Balfour because I had visited all those other places and there was nothing like Balfour. It is far superior and I am so glad that I moved here. I welcome the opportunity to respond in any way. I will say it is a real pleasure to live in Balfour Senior Living. Ruth Heyvaert, 1331 E Hecla Drive, #318, Louisville, CO I am so lucky to be at Balfour. I moved in right after they opened up. We had looked around the metro area to find something so I could be close to my daughter. We had also looked in Arizona where we were. We moved into Balfour sight unseen of our apartment. It was under construction and we were here in February and moved into Balfour in September. Balfour is wonderful. The food is exceptional. We have over 300 activities a month. This is something that Louisville should be so proud of. I do hope that they find a way to build the new assisted living. Georg Tritschler, 1833 Sweet Clover Lane, Louisville, CO I am in favor of a senior living facility. I am not against it but I want to express my objection against the height. It is definitely a concern. It is a nature paradise on Hecla Lake. There are owls nesting every year and a lot of people from the community come out there. I cannot picture a building with that height fitting in that area. I am a little bit disappointed that nobody reached out and worked with us. I think we are all open to work with Balfour. I am also a little concerned about the traffic because if I look at the streets along the existing Balfour, they seem pretty full. I don't buy into that there is no cost. I think it is some concern. I am very concerned about the existing landscape. I had a hard time seeing the plans on the screen. I don't think a nature paradise is easy to rebuild, so it is something to be considered as well as putting in a provision in the plan. The height is something I definitely object to. Roz Squires, 1331 Hecla Drive #204, Louisville, CO I live at the Balfour. I have lived here for six years on a permanent basis. My daughter, Laura, has lived in Louisville for 30 years. She lived over in the Harper Lake division, McStain division, so I have been visiting for almost 30 years. When I moved to Balfour permanently, the North End was just starting. I remember visiting some open houses there at the top end of the street. I do remember the drainage ditch and that Hecla Lake was dry. There was no water there at all. I walked around that lake. In 6 years, I've grown a little bit older and I'm a little more fragile. Now, I can walk with a walker around the lake. At some point in time, I would expect that I would need assisted living. The BRC assisted living is very nice but it is 20 years old. It is good enough, but we need a brand new one. I would like the state of the art. I see myself, hopefully, living well and fully and needing additional help. I urge you to give this approval and for me to have it in the campus. This is our campus. This is our home. This is where we live. Lorna Cohill, 1331 E. Hecla Drive, Louisville, CO I am one of the ones privileged to live at Balfour Senior Living. I have been there 7 years. It is a real privilege for us to be there and live in Louisville. I don't honestly understand all the details of the height and what it will do to the people that live around it. I do know that Michael will do all that he can to make it pleasant for everybody. He has done that where we are, and I think he will continue to do so. I would love to see it go up. Kate Ripley, 1763 Sweet Clover Lane, Louisville, CO My issue really has nothing to do with Balfour. I think it is a great community and it sounds like it is a lovely place to live. Senior citizens, as Tim said, are much better than a frat house in our backyard. The height waiver is definitely where my issue comes in. Given that we live in a pretty modern neighborhood in the North End, if they were to take into account the fact that they are surrounded by modern style homes, it would play a big part in some of their architectural design