The commission finally listened and rejected the Colina Rosa proposal which just feels unreal after all these months of worrying about the traffic and the school capacity. I am honestly still reeling from the news but I am so grateful to everyone who stuck with me through this because we …
July 16, 2016
Final supporters
Washoe County has been asked to approve a high-density residential community (94 houses on 20 acres — 4.68 houses per acre — on reduced-size lots) (Colina Rose).
We the homeowners of Rolling Hills and surrounding communities, ask the Washoe County Planing Commission to reject the Colina Rosa development as submitted until the developer adequately address the following issues:
1) Rolling Hills residents will bear the brunt of the increased traffic (on Edmonton and Butch Cassidy) that will occur on our only exit leading out to Mt Rose Highway. (This becomes an extreme concern during an evacuation as happened in the January 2012 fire)
2) Traffic safety issues, including a needed deceleration lane from eastbound Mt. Rose Highway to southbound Edmonton Drive and a limitation on exiting northbound Edmonton Drive to westbound Mt. Rose Highway, were not in the application as mandatory conditions of approval.
2) The proposed development is not in keeping with the adjacent communities density.
3) The proposed development will visually impair the Mt. Rose scenic corridor.
4) The proposed development will overwhelm an already overtaxed Hunsberger Elementary School, now at 103 percent of capacity
5) The proposed development has not adequately addressed fire issues and were not in the applicant’s plan.
Updates
May 3, 2016
I was looking at the screen and realized how many people are actually worried about this Colina Rosa mess and honestly it hits different when you see the momentum growing like this. It makes me feel less like I am just shouting into the void about Edmonton Drive and more like we might actually have a shot at keeping these big developers from just running over our neighborhood. My coffee is cold and I should probably get back to work but I just wanted to say that this energy is keeping me going.
Reached 100 supporters
May 3, 2016
39 Comments
Traffic safety issues!!! Dangerous for traffic, specially in the morning (Galena high school and Elementary Hunsberger school traffic + residential,...uffff this is against the law!
The proposed Colina Rosa is NOT in accordance to ANY residential area west of Wedge Parkway and as currently submitted, would be a detriment to the area, rather than an asset. The residential density should be NO MORE than the existing surrounding residential densities of the Mt. Rose Highway area, west of Wedge Parkway!!
The local infrastructure just can't handle this density. The California developer doesn't seem to know what Reno is all about. And it's not max'ing out the number of houses per acre.
The overcrowding in our schools needs to be addressed before bring even more families to this part of town. Seems irresponsible to permit more homes to be built without providing space for extra kids in our Hunsberger, Galena classrooms.
As a resident of the Rolling Hills neighborhood, I share all concerns expressed here. Access, especially in light of the challenges encountered with the fire several years ago, traffic particularly during commute hours and the back up on Mt Rose highway, school capacity and density and impact of high density housing on the scenic Mt. Rose Highway.
Opposed to the higher density, and lack of fire protection planning. Traffic solutions need to be addressed better than what has been proposed.
I am opposed for all of the reasons stated on the petition
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The commission finally listened and rejected the Colina Rosa proposal which just feels unreal after all these months of worrying about the traffic and the school capacity. I am honestly still reeling from the news but I am so grateful to everyone who stuck with me through this because we …
July 16, 2016
Final supporters
Washoe County has been asked to approve a high-density residential community (94 houses on 20 acres — 4.68 houses per acre — on reduced-size lots) (Colina Rose).
We the homeowners of Rolling Hills and surrounding communities, ask the Washoe County Planing Commission to reject the Colina Rosa development as submitted until the developer adequately address the following issues:
1) Rolling Hills residents will bear the brunt of the increased traffic (on Edmonton and Butch Cassidy) that will occur on our only exit leading out to Mt Rose Highway. (This becomes an extreme concern during an evacuation as happened in the January 2012 fire)
2) Traffic safety issues, including a needed deceleration lane from eastbound Mt. Rose Highway to southbound Edmonton Drive and a limitation on exiting northbound Edmonton Drive to westbound Mt. Rose Highway, were not in the application as mandatory conditions of approval.
2) The proposed development is not in keeping with the adjacent communities density.
3) The proposed development will visually impair the Mt. Rose scenic corridor.
4) The proposed development will overwhelm an already overtaxed Hunsberger Elementary School, now at 103 percent of capacity
5) The proposed development has not adequately addressed fire issues and were not in the applicant’s plan.
Updates
May 3, 2016
I was looking at the screen and realized how many people are actually worried about this Colina Rosa mess and honestly it hits different when you see the momentum growing like this. It makes me feel less like I am just shouting into the void about Edmonton Drive and more like we might actually have a shot at keeping these big developers from just running over our neighborhood. My coffee is cold and I should probably get back to work but I just wanted to say that this energy is keeping me going.
Reached 100 supporters
May 3, 2016
39 Comments
Illegal rock processing activities taking place during earthwork construction. Horrible sight along Mt. Rose Hwy and definitely not conducive to a "scenic corridor"!!!
Traffic safety issues!!! Dangerous for traffic, specially in the morning (Galena high school and Elementary Hunsberger school traffic + residential,...uffff this is against the law!
The proposed Colina Rosa is NOT in accordance to ANY residential area west of Wedge Parkway and as currently submitted, would be a detriment to the area, rather than an asset. The residential density should be NO MORE than the existing surrounding residential densities of the Mt. Rose Highway area, west of Wedge Parkway!!
The local infrastructure just can't handle this density. The California developer doesn't seem to know what Reno is all about. And it's not max'ing out the number of houses per acre.
The overcrowding in our schools needs to be addressed before bring even more families to this part of town. Seems irresponsible to permit more homes to be built without providing space for extra kids in our Hunsberger, Galena classrooms.
As a resident of the Rolling Hills neighborhood, I share all concerns expressed here. Access, especially in light of the challenges encountered with the fire several years ago, traffic particularly during commute hours and the back up on Mt Rose highway, school capacity and density and impact of high density housing on the scenic Mt. Rose Highway.
Opposed to the higher density, and lack of fire protection planning. Traffic solutions need to be addressed better than what has been proposed.
I am opposed for all of the reasons stated on the petition
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Illegal rock processing activities taking place during earthwork construction. Horrible sight along Mt. Rose Hwy and definitely not conducive to a "scenic corridor"!!!