Protect Gunbarrel's Local Wildlife Through the Creation of a Greater Twin Lakes Open Space - Stop City Annexation and High Density Growth
511 Comments
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Carrie OBoyle
10 years ago
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My two young sons appreciate the area for bike rides and many talks and discussions about the nature we see. The baby owls are a highlight of each season. Please act prudently! This is such a pristine area. If anything must be built, please scale down instead of up!
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Erin Lutton
10 years ago
Hey, how about we save some grass and undeveloped land for later? Not sure what the motivation is to ruin everything nice, oh wait, some rich dude is making money. Stop ruining everything!
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Rory Goodman
10 years ago
We need more services before more housing in Gunbarrel.
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Christina Goodman
10 years ago
We purchased our home in gunbarrel to have assess to the City of Boulder, but to also be surrounded by the calm and quiet of our low density population of gunbarrel. It is not right for council members who do not live in gunbarrel to make decisions for those of us that do live here. It's especially unfair that I pay Boukder city taxes yet have minimal city facility access to libraries, Rec centers, no SAFE access to a bike path that would even connect to the Boulder creek path. An extended "game plan" for gunbarrel needs to be created and it needs to be based on the input of the gunbarrel community. The council spends 165k to see if Bouoder is welcoming enough? I'm disgusted... How about the council invest in those that pay their taxes and stop encouraging growth in an already high density area.
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Scott Dixon
10 years ago
If this is the same petition, I may have already signed it.
I provided volumes of historical data on Gunbarrel to Susan Lambert (Davis).
I strongly appose any annexation - anywhere in Gunbarrel !
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Ellen Mains
10 years ago
Further development of this area will not only destroy fragile wildlife habitat and the semi-rural feel of this neighborhood, but also create other problems. This is the wrong place for hi-density housing!
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NEIL SCHIFFHAUER
10 years ago
Boulder City is just trying to improve it's position on establishing the city electric plan through this back door approach!
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Ron Podhajsky
10 years ago
I commute on my bike past the Lakes almost daily and have watched the owls nest for nearly ten years. Please preserve this neighborhood!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Boulder's biggest claim to greatness has always been its visionary emphasis on maintaining open spaces and controlled growth. More and more frequently, it appears that our leadership has lost those long term goals in favor of short term instant gratification that will not serve in the years to come.
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Dennis Dickson
10 years ago
Please leave it as open space.
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Bill Smart
10 years ago
One of the reasons we moved to this community is because we were so impressed that Boulder was actively preserving greenspaces in and around the city of Boulder. We are appalled to see what could happen to this's pristine area if this development is allowed to build the dense structures that have been submitted in their plans. These areas are disappearing and need they must be preserved, not destroyed!
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Adam Pastula
10 years ago
The properties should remain open for recreational use, and should be protected.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
This area is very swampy and unsafe for building, as shown on ecology and land studies of the area. Please do not build here and risk home flooding and other issues.
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Nik Friedman TeBockhorst
10 years ago
These natural areas are the playgrounds and schools for our children, and are vital to maintain the local ecology. Let's please keep a lid on over-building.
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Jeff Grantham
10 years ago
Strongly support!! Greedy developers, scammy lawyers and uncaring politicians are looking to dump on Gunbarrel again. This is NOT the planned buildout from the 70s when Gunbarrel was originally planned and the first developments went in...the land was designated to be open! Now with the potential for mega-profit the scammers have found a way. Please don't let this happen!
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jamie suitts
10 years ago
PLEASE save this open space! Please.
With all the recent over-building in Boulder, people need a wild place to escape to more than ever. PLEASE
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Mark Perkins
10 years ago
Please live up to the values of the people in this area. Stealing open space to make a profit is criminal.
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Kathy Kaiser
10 years ago
I support more housing in Boulder County, but this is a valuable natural area.
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caroline hogue
10 years ago
Sorry if I've signed this one before.Just wanted to make sure.
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Jerry George
10 years ago
These properties are very valuable as a wildlife corridor between the Twin Lakes and the Walden Ponds areas. Wildlife can be seen
daily as they move between the two areas.. These two areas are also valuable for adults and children to walk their dog, relax, or just enjoy the view and get a tan. For children, this area could be ideal for the addition of some playground equipment. This would be the only playground in the Gunbarrel area South of the Diagonal Highway.
My two young sons appreciate the area for bike rides and many talks and discussions about the nature we see. The baby owls are a highlight of each season. Please act prudently! This is such a pristine area. If anything must be built, please scale down instead of up!
Hey, how about we save some grass and undeveloped land for later? Not sure what the motivation is to ruin everything nice, oh wait, some rich dude is making money. Stop ruining everything!
We need more services before more housing in Gunbarrel.
We purchased our home in gunbarrel to have assess to the City of Boulder, but to also be surrounded by the calm and quiet of our low density population of gunbarrel. It is not right for council members who do not live in gunbarrel to make decisions for those of us that do live here. It's especially unfair that I pay Boukder city taxes yet have minimal city facility access to libraries, Rec centers, no SAFE access to a bike path that would even connect to the Boulder creek path. An extended "game plan" for gunbarrel needs to be created and it needs to be based on the input of the gunbarrel community. The council spends 165k to see if Bouoder is welcoming enough? I'm disgusted... How about the council invest in those that pay their taxes and stop encouraging growth in an already high density area.
If this is the same petition, I may have already signed it. I provided volumes of historical data on Gunbarrel to Susan Lambert (Davis). I strongly appose any annexation - anywhere in Gunbarrel !
Further development of this area will not only destroy fragile wildlife habitat and the semi-rural feel of this neighborhood, but also create other problems. This is the wrong place for hi-density housing!
Boulder City is just trying to improve it's position on establishing the city electric plan through this back door approach!
I commute on my bike past the Lakes almost daily and have watched the owls nest for nearly ten years. Please preserve this neighborhood!
Boulder's biggest claim to greatness has always been its visionary emphasis on maintaining open spaces and controlled growth. More and more frequently, it appears that our leadership has lost those long term goals in favor of short term instant gratification that will not serve in the years to come.
Please leave it as open space.
One of the reasons we moved to this community is because we were so impressed that Boulder was actively preserving greenspaces in and around the city of Boulder. We are appalled to see what could happen to this's pristine area if this development is allowed to build the dense structures that have been submitted in their plans. These areas are disappearing and need they must be preserved, not destroyed!
The properties should remain open for recreational use, and should be protected.
This area is very swampy and unsafe for building, as shown on ecology and land studies of the area. Please do not build here and risk home flooding and other issues.
These natural areas are the playgrounds and schools for our children, and are vital to maintain the local ecology. Let's please keep a lid on over-building.
Strongly support!! Greedy developers, scammy lawyers and uncaring politicians are looking to dump on Gunbarrel again. This is NOT the planned buildout from the 70s when Gunbarrel was originally planned and the first developments went in...the land was designated to be open! Now with the potential for mega-profit the scammers have found a way. Please don't let this happen!
PLEASE save this open space! Please. With all the recent over-building in Boulder, people need a wild place to escape to more than ever. PLEASE
Please live up to the values of the people in this area. Stealing open space to make a profit is criminal.
I support more housing in Boulder County, but this is a valuable natural area.
Sorry if I've signed this one before.Just wanted to make sure.
These properties are very valuable as a wildlife corridor between the Twin Lakes and the Walden Ponds areas. Wildlife can be seen daily as they move between the two areas.. These two areas are also valuable for adults and children to walk their dog, relax, or just enjoy the view and get a tan. For children, this area could be ideal for the addition of some playground equipment. This would be the only playground in the Gunbarrel area South of the Diagonal Highway.