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Photos of land swap/Carma progress
Contributed by: Thomas Glenn on 11/14/2007

I hiked up the ridge overlooking the recently rejected land swap area and the Carma development and took a few photos to get some perspective of the area. The attached photos show the following:

Photo #1. This centers on the rejected land swap area, and shows the contouring of land that will become the Dog Park portion of Forsberg Park.

Photo #2. This is taken farther up the ridge and shows the same area plus the in-progress water tank on the north side of Alameda.

Photo #3. Taken at the same location as #2, panned westward, this photo shows the in-progress exchange of Indiana St. and Alameda.

I hope this helps improve readers' perspective of the activity in this area. I expect that the appearance of areas shown will improve when landscaping and replanting of grass has been completed.




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Submitted By: Mike Burns
posted on 11/18/2007 @ 12:36:36 PM
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micheal, you're right! The technological advances that have been made in the water pumping industry definitely make it possible to do just that! And Urbanowskis arguement about power outages are totally ridiculous! In that location, facing south, solar panels for primary and back-up power would be IDEAL! This is yet another example of his lack of skills as a planning commissioner, without a doubt! Thanks for your input on this subject. It is indeed refreshing to actually read some logic in this chat room!
Submitted By: michael obeirne
posted on 11/18/2007 @ 1:45:28 AM
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Thomas -- Thanks for taking time to snap off the attached pictures. With enough money, water can be made to go uphill. When SolTerra is done, perhaps Lakewood will ensure the tanks are covered as promised?
Submitted By: Mike Burns
posted on 11/16/2007 @ 4:47:54 AM
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When my house was constructed, this was not even a town yet. It was unincorporated! Union Blvd. was a two lane ,nearly dirt, road! There were very few developements west of Wadsworth Blvd. Where were you? A Twinkle in your daddies eye? Did you even live here then? If not, you really have no room to comment, now do you, Mark?! If you go back and look at the original plans for this area, they were much more grand than what you see today. If not for the citizens living in this area forming as a group, and putting a halt to these plans, we probably would have had homes all the way to the top of the hill?! No open space,period!If you go up to the Trailhead at the park you'll see where the curb and gutter are still there when further development was halted. And no, I don't feel I'm being hypocritical. I think that you're just a little jealous of me because I live up here and you probably live in some cheap little condo at 3rd and Sheridan?!
Submitted By: Mark Davalos
posted on 11/15/2007 @ 11:37:53 PM
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Mike, do you not find it a bit hypocritical that you talk about how bad it would be to have houses and development all the way up on the hill, yet you admit you live on that hill? I just wonder how many people were against the housing development you currently live in when it was being constructed years ago. Should you choose to respond, please refrain from personal attacks.
Submitted By: Mike Burns
posted on 11/15/2007 @ 9:27:35 PM
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Urbanowski, you little man, are the idiot! I was using it purely as an example of what could happen with unbridled growth! You are really a pathetic, little minded boy!
Submitted By: Rich Urbanowski
posted on 11/15/2007 @ 9:20:12 PM
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What an idiotic comment by Mr. Burns! See anywhere that Mr. Glenn says keep adding anything? Tanks or roads? Much less houses? Only Burns says that! What ridiculous, non-credible drivel!
Submitted By: Mike Burns
posted on 11/15/2007 @ 12:02:09 PM
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So it's OK to just keep adding tanks and roads to our open space? If the city continues, we will have houses all the way to the top of the hill! Maybe I'm prejudice because I live here on the hill, and like I said, maybe Bob doesn't care because he lives on tne other side of town, but I care! If this administration keeps doing these little favors, then all developers will ask for the same treatment. Before long, we'll have roads, buildings and more homes up here, and that, Thomas, is completely unacceptable!
Submitted By: Thomas Glenn
posted on 11/15/2007 @ 11:13:24 AM
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Mike, I believe the location of the tank is acceptable, AS LONG AS IT IS DONE TO BLEND WITH THE SURROUNDING OPEN SPACE. There are at least 2 other water tanks on Green Mountain Open Space that blend acceptably with the environment. See my comment to your 11-15-07 blog.
Submitted By: Mike Burns
posted on 11/15/2007 @ 12:48:04 AM
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I'm curious, Thomas. Do you think it was OK to place the water tank and the inevitable access roads on our open space lands? Personally I think that the tank should have been placed in the Rooney Valley/ Carma development area. That way our open space would not have to be spoiled?!
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