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8/16/83 Page -5- Growth-related Issue on November Ballot a growth related item as opposed to this specific annexation. It had been mentioned to her that a growth related issue be placed on the November ballot, but Colorado State Statues state that it is not possible for citizens to do that because of the time element involved. It would have had to be submitted last week for Council to consider it tonight to have that issue placed on the ballot. it would be a question of whether Councilmembers themselves would do that. So that would be something that her group of citizens that have been calling her have expressed interest in. Stated even Mayor Meier stated that you were pleased with the number of people that had spoken about that particular issue and that you did want to see it go to the public. Felt that statement should be considered as well. Stated concerning subdivisions that were ap- proved last week by Planning Commission, it seems that the City in general does not have an ability to say to say "no." It appears that you are overextending yourselves and it was her belief that the reason the permit number is having to be changed is because in June there was an issue of paying the bills. Now the number has to be increased, was not certain what Mr. Wurl had plannea, but from hearsay from the last meeting - it is going to be increased because of commitments to Pulte. Felt that the City should take a serious look at this item. Believed that Mr. Luce had men- tioned at one of the Planning Commission meet- ings, he had asked Mr. Rautenstraus where the City's real responsibilities are once they have approved subdivisions. She was not certain if there was a clear statlemen~ given, that is why her group was going aginst annexations because they knew that they were o.k. as far as controlling growth at the annexation level. But now, felt that the City is running into problems where they have o.k.'d all these subdivisions; therefore problems are multiplying concerning the permit numbers. Stated that all the phone calls that she had received had come from the older part of the City - older generation concerning this. She has asked these people to call Councilmembers and to come to the Council meetings. For some reason they are afraid to do that.