Letter to Open Space
November 2, 1997
Jim Crain, Director
Open Space Department
City of Boulder
1300 Canyon
Boulder, CO
Dear Mr. Crain:
The North Rim / Lake Valley Trails Committee (NRLVTC) represents almost all of the adjacent property owners of the North Rim Trail corridor as well as other nearby residents and trail users. As you heard at the October 14 meeting organized by Brent Wheeler, we are concerned about the master plan for Open Space trails around our neighborhood.
We trust that you understand that we support the creation, maintenance and usage of Open Space trails in the North Boulder Valley. However, we have concerns about the likely consequences of certain proposals by your staff. We would sincerely prefer to work with you to propose and advocate for a trail system which we can all agree is in everyones best interests, rather than to work against you to obstruct changes at every step. As the organizational representative of a large number of the people most directly affected by the trail plans, the NRLVTC has a right to such participation.
At the October 14 meeting, we submitted testimony and maps proposing modifications to the planned trail system that would keep all high-usage Open Space trails at least 100 meters from residences (see attached maps). We are still awaiting a response to this testimony. If this proposal is acceptable to you, we would be happy to solicit support from other stakeholders and work with you for speedy implementation. If you are sympathetic to our concerns but have specific reservations about our proposals, we would like to discuss the problems you foresee and work toward a mutually acceptable solution.
To initiate dialog, we propose here a series of specific questions. Perhaps you could respond to these questions in writing during the next week and then we could meet to discuss them. Here are our questions:
We are currently planning to make a presentation to the Open Space Board of Trustees on November 12 th. We would prefer to be able to support your proposal for the East Beech trail, but cannot without knowing the answer to questions such as those above. For us, the
East Beech Trail is only acceptable within the context of an overall trail plan that makes sense.
Please respond to our questions in writing by November 7th so we can proceed in a manner supportive of your plans.
Sincerely yours,
Gerry Stahl
President, NRLVTC
Encl.: Map of planned Open Space trails and alternatives
Cc: Andy Poltorak, NRHOA President
David Eisenstein, Esq.
Brent Wheeler
Greg Oxenfeld
Glen Carriere
Dave Kuntz
Carolyn Holmberg
Dan Wolfred
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