There was a proposed agreement to simplify the
Hwy 119 corridor with adequate
access points and
signal spacing. It had nothing to do with urban sprawl,or as Longmont City Councilman Sean McCoy calls it "
green field sprawl".Watch the video below and see how it's twisted and convoluted, if you can follow.http://www.youtube.com/longmontadvocate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5dXS21YTZM
If you can make it through the stammering, you're probably asking how does signal spacing and access points encourage "green field sprawl" exactly? And the
Weld County Commissioners are in the business of growing a city (
Longmont) beyond what Mr. McCoy believes it can handle? He threw out the "
exceptional benefit" a couple of times, taking lessons from Ms. Levison? Again though, this isn't a land grab, so what's the point with this term? Then he brings up the never incorporated town of
Freedom "
in some peoples understanding" as he put it, what
some people, like
two?
And mentioning
Freedom, an idea hatched to put the brakes on the Union
Lifebridge development, he gives yet another indirect backhand to this church and its members.
Then he said we need to spend more time on urban renewal. What's the largest urban renewal project that's been in the news for the last few months?
Twin Peaks Mall, a project he has continually voted
against. So there's some talking out of both sides of the mouth there. But he's not alone on this city council when it comes to applying a double standard when it comes to Lifebridge and the Mall.
...to be continued.
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(Chris Rodriguez is a Longmont resident, and the publisher and broadcaster of
Longmont Advocate, a community website and podcast that raises local issues to increase public awareness and interest, and can also be found at
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