City Council Minutes 1991 12 03 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

..., really wasn't an issue until this came up. If you walk in through the Enclave right now you may notice that there are two or three broken fences beyond some of the vacant properties that are still out there along the open space. It is from people wanting to go into the open space. There is no gate or entrance and they have jumped the fence and broke them. Instead of a ten foot easement could the City look at going with a five foot easement? I think if this would go through, instead of the Hardman's and the Johnson's owning the property it would be something that the City would want to look at purchasing. That would take the liability off of the individual land owners. That responsibility would go on to the City just as any of the other common walk ways. We could look at another alternative between two other properties to go into the open space. Maybe something where there is still some vacant properties out there that people aren't living at and there haven't been fences. If there was easier access some of the elderly people in the area would utilize the open space. As far as vandalism, the only homes that have been robbed were along the open space and they have a fence there. If we have access I don't think we will have that much more vandalism through the neighborhood. Del Ramiller, 1152 W. Enclave, Louisville, CO Ramiller: I live adjacent to the park that exists when you enter the Enclave. One gentleman had a concern about children playing back in the open space and I do appreciate that. I do look at that ditch and I do see that it is a ditch that could be dangerous. However, I've never seen more than a few inches of water in it. I'd like to comment about the theft. I really don't agree that putting any kind of an access would increase the theft, as a matter of fact, I think it would decrease the potential for theft. As most thieves would know they will always attack a place where they have an easy escape route. Last year a lady rang our doorbell and said there were thieves in her house right up against that fence and I went up to assist her to call the police. One of the officers said that it was a classic case of thieves attacking a house where they couldn't be pursued. Without any kind of an access to that open space area, thieves can attack 18 --