Cheyenne Mountain Neighborhood Association

Cheyenne Mountain Neighborhood Association Newsletter - Oct. 03

Oct 01, 2003

Upcoming Semi-Annual Membership Meeting

Our semi-annual membership meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 7:00 PM at Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School. Items to be discussed are:

?• Street lighting on Cheyenne Mountain
?• Broadmoor Bluffs Drive subsidence (sinking) problem
?• Snow removal on Cheyenne Mountain
?• Cheyenne Mountain State Park fire dangers
?• Paramedic stationing at Fire Station 16 (Farthing Drive)
?• Decreased fire response time on Cheyenne Mountain
?• Upcoming District No. 12 school bond issues

Jerry Heimlicher, City Council Member will be attending to discuss items of interest to residents as well as Dr. Harlan Else, Superintendent of District 12 Schools, to discuss the upcoming school bond issues.

All members of the public are invited to attend, whether members or not. Invite your friends and neighbors to attend this important meeting and learn about issues of concern to your family and neighborhood.


JL Ranch Project

The developer has now received final approval from the City and work on the development can begin at any time.

Eckert Drug Project

According to the City Planning Department, the developer proposing to construct the Eckerd Drug Store on Broadmoor Bluffs Drive, opposite the Safeway Plaza has withdrawn his application. We have been advised that this withdrawal was due to opposition from the City Planning Department and the adjacent neighbors.


Cheyenne Mountain State Park

We have learned that Colorado State Parks is planning to release bid documents for the construction of the roadway, infrastructure, restroom building and trailhead for the new park this fall. Our concern is that should this work be bid and constructed without adequate gas capacity to support gas fired campfire equipment, any attempts to add this capacity later would present a formidable challenge. Now is the time to press our case for ?“no wood burning open campfires?” in the park.

To this end, we are working with our City Council Member Jerry Heimlicher to meet with State officials to present our concerns and to try to persuade Colorado State Parks to return to their originally stated plan to use only gas fired equipment.

We will keep you informed.


Cheyenne Mountain Fire Mitigation Program

Our Association will be working this fall and winter on the first phase of the Fire Mitigation Plan. This first phase will include the development of a pilot program for fuels reduction in one neighborhood on Cheyenne Mountain as well as the development of an evacuation planning tool or document for use by all residents. Our goal is to complete our work this winter and implement both items this coming spring.

Several members have volunteered to assist the committees in implementing this program but we could always use more help. If you are interested in helping, please contact John Vasilakis at johnicholas@adelphia.net or at 538-9190.


Soaring Eagles Development Project YWAM Residential Development)

No change from our last newsletter has taken place.

Planning continues on the project. YWAM has agreed with the Spires to allow them to construct drainage debris dams on their property. This will allow YWAM access to the new streets that the Spires will be constructing. The Spires expects this new plan to be brought to the City Planning Commission sometime in October. If you have any comments on the proposed development or would like to see the proposed plans, please call John Vasilakis at 538-9190 or e-mail at johnicholas@adelphia.net.


Membership

The Association is still in need of some volunteers to help with membership activities. Your time can be as minimal as your schedule allows and any help is greatly appreciated. To volunteer, contact Maureen Frediani at Kwajmaureen@yahoo.com or 579-6643

Thanks for your help.


NORAD Visitor?’s Center Project

Work continues on the new NORAD Visitor?’s Center project on the NORAD Road. Work is scheduled to be completed this winter or early spring.

Several of the neighboring property owners have expressed concerns regarding light migration from the light standards to be used in parking lot as well as the visual impact of the visitor?’s center. In response to these concerns, the Association arranged a meeting with NORAD officials and those neighbors with concerns to review the proposed construction. The meeting went well with positive options being presented by NORAD officials to address the neighbors concerns. Among the items proposed is the change of color of the roof material to blend with the surrounding trees and vegetation, installation of light baffles to control the sideways migration of light into neighbor?’s homes and the installation of large, mature pine trees between the project and neighboring homes to act as a visual and noise barrier.

The Association will continue to work with the neighbors and NORAD to complete the project will as little impact as possible on their homes.


Thanks everyone.