Omar, Thank you for your wisdom. Thanks for looking out for the best interests of this small town. Please stick with your efforts to get the word out. Lets put annexation to a vote. It may be that most people agree already.. look at the rec center and its lack of support when it came time to vote.
It took 6-8 years of the best growth Steamboat ever had to fill silver spur and heritage park. Now we are talking about an area roughly the size of all old town. This is massive, and potentially a huge eyesore. In the 80s, Willett heights came on line with hundreds of lots. The infrastructure was placed, and the entire area sat vacant for 10-12 years. A great green hill turned into asphalt , dirt piles,and fire hydrants. Phase, figure out the traffic, create some big green belts, plan! You only have one chance to get this right. do not rush into this project just to wish you would have taken more time to consider all things. This single project will forever alter our town.
Does this guy think he is doing us a favor by doubling the size of steamboat? Look at the path of distruction he and people like him has left in their wake in places like las vegas. Who is going to pay for this annexation... who is going to pay for the all these costs... doubling the size of town will add many pressures to an already stretched system... snow plows and schools come to mind. What happens to all realestate when he dumps all of this on the market...if you have purchased land/house in the last 10 years and built up equity... kiss it good by. If you got a home equity loan.. you may have more loan than house value. Just getting in the market and dont care about how this effects someone else?? well, you have an employer that may take a hit, and your job may be gone. The growth will occur for sure... do we want it all in the same day in 2010? The city did a good job with the hard line of growth east of town by whistler... repeat the same out west. create a green belt... find a way to slow the beast...
Omar M. Campbell: Bias in support
Omar,
Thank you for your wisdom. Thanks for looking out for the best interests of this small town. Please stick with your efforts to get the word out.
Lets put annexation to a vote. It may be that most people agree already.. look at the rec center and its lack of support when it came time to vote.
April 30, 2008 at 12:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Towns avoid costly residential development
It took 6-8 years of the best growth Steamboat ever had to fill silver spur and heritage park. Now we are talking about an area roughly the size of all old town. This is massive, and potentially a huge eyesore.
In the 80s, Willett heights came on line with hundreds of lots. The infrastructure was placed, and the entire area sat vacant for 10-12 years. A great green hill turned into asphalt , dirt piles,and fire hydrants.
Phase, figure out the traffic, create some big green belts, plan! You only have one chance to get this right. do not rush into this project just to wish you would have taken more time to consider all things. This single project will forever alter our town.
April 28, 2008 at 12:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Mulcahy shoots for 2010
Does this guy think he is doing us a favor by doubling the size of steamboat? Look at the path of distruction he and people like him has left in their wake in places like las vegas.
Who is going to pay for this annexation... who is going to pay for the all these costs... doubling the size of town will add many pressures to an already stretched system... snow plows and schools come to mind.
What happens to all realestate when he dumps all of this on the market...if you have purchased land/house in the last 10 years and built up equity... kiss it good by. If you got a home equity loan.. you may have more loan than house value.
Just getting in the market and dont care about how this effects someone else?? well, you have an employer that may take a hit, and your job may be gone.
The growth will occur for sure... do we want it all in the same day in 2010? The city did a good job with the hard line of growth east of town by whistler... repeat the same out west. create a green belt... find a way to slow the beast...
March 26, 2008 at 10:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )