Public Comment 04-10-2018 Town Owned PropertiesTo: Avon Town Council
From: Bette Todd
Re: Town Owned Properties Plan Amendments Lot E
Dear Mayor Fancher and Avon Town Council,
Among the amendments to the Town Owned Properties Plan you will consider on Tuesday night are
changes permitting workforce and temporary housing on Lot E, the "School Site." I strongly urge you to
delete the changes to page 50, 52 and proceed with the plan for the school site as originally proposed and
as presented to the public during the outreach process
The Town Owned Properties Plan document claims to be the result of significant public outreach and input.
Yet, temporary housing on Lot E was not a use considered or discussed during the public survey or outreach
process. Nor did workforce or temporary housing on Lot E appear in the document until a few days ago. It
appears, Town Council inserted this use at the March 27, 2018 Town Council meeting and placed it as a
Phase 1 use, displacing those uses supported and discussed throughout a more than yearlong public
process. This action undermines the integrity of that process and the document itself.
Exactly what is temporary housing? There is no definition of "temporary" or "temporary housing" in the
town code. Is temporary six months? Two years? Six years? Twenty years? Once a use is in place on
town land, it may be very difficult to displace people from a temporary home of any type. The use may
become a de facto use should the school district fail to proceed with a school on the site. There was
mention of "tiny houses" at the March 27, 2018 Town Council meeting as a possible example of temporary
housing. Could temporary housing also be trailers?
I believe public land and public tax monies should not be used to support private housing, even
temporarily. When the town is fortunate to receive land as part of a development agreement, the land
should be preserved for a public use. Public parcels of land are precious and can be a huge asset in making
the town a quality place to live. The uses originally suggested and supported by outreach respondents,
park and/or community garden, are appropriate uses for public land.
There is plenty of land in Avon already zoned for high density housing. A development request for high
density housing is on Tuesday night's agenda. The town just received another request for high density
housing on the Highway 6 parcel. It is just a matter of time before the town will be filled with plenty of
housing. The Town of Avon does not need to be in the housing business.
It is unlikely that any of the impacted homeowners who back to Lot E know of the last minute changes to
the land use. If not at the March 27, 2018 meeting, one would have to read through the 500 page Town
Council packet to discover these changes on pages 472-475.
Please respect the integrity of a long community outreach process and approve language for the Town of
Avon Town Owned Properties Plan that does not include temporary or workforce housing as a suggested
land use for the school site. The community deserves better.
Respectfully,
Bette Todd
Avon
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From: Dixi Applegate <dapplegate@slifer.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:41 AM
To: Debbie Hoppe; Avon Council Web
Subject: Please provide this note to Town Council for meeting today
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Dear Avon Town Council Members,
It has come to my attention that members are considering changes to the Comprehensive Plan for the Town Properties
to include Temporary Housing on Parcel #E, (the school site behind Eaglebend Drive).
As I have lived on this street for 22 years now, this is the one of the last things I want to see proposed for this site. I
think there are far better choices for this parcel and I'm sure the majority of the residents
on Eaglebend feel the same had they been properly informed of this. I want it be known that I totally oppose this
choice for this site and feel this is not in the best interest of Avon and/or the neighbors.
Thank you,
Dixi Applegate
5270 Eaglebend Dr, East Side
Avon, CO 81620
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From: Monique Nobil <monique@exitrealtydtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:28 PM
To: Debbie Hoppe; Avon Council Web
Subject: Note for Town Council Meeting April 10 2018
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Good Afternoon Avon Town Council Members
It has come to my attention that in today's town council meeting, the council members are considering changes to the
Comprehensive Plan for the Town Properties to include Temporary Housing on Parcel #E, (the school site behind Eaglebend
Drive).
My family has lived at 5270 Eaglebend Drive for over 23 years. Understanding that progress and development is
inevitable, poor development isn't acceptable. I truly believe the impact this type of development next to our family
home will have is only a negative one .... From property values going down to increased foot traffic on our very quiet
street to transients in our mainly full time neighborhood.
I would like to be on the record as opposing this development.
Thank you for your consideration.
Monique Nobil
c/o John J Nobil Trust
5270 Eaglebend Drive, West Side
Avon CO 81620
Monique Nobil, Broker Associate, CRNE
Exit Realty DTC
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Hello Jennie and Dave,
I am writing to start a conversation around competitive swimming in the Vail Valley and how
the addition of a world class facility could bring together the entire Community as well as bring
more off season dollars into the Valley.
I realize that space and funding are the foremost considerations when it comes to a project of
this magnitude. This is why I am emailing both of you and copying friends from both
town councils. What would a collaborative effort look like between Vail and Avon? Avon has
the potential land for a project this large, with the relocation of town offices, and Vail has more
working capital. I imagine a substantial fundraising effort could supplement construction costs.
Check out this link: Trumbull Aquatics Center
Trumbull Aquatics Center
Trumbull Aquatics Center
This is the $20 Million Facility which Denison University recently built. What would it take to
bring something like this to the Vail Valley? A pool of this magnitude would service all High
School Swimming in the area - we currently have no year round competition ready pools
outside of the Glenwood Springs Recreation Center. In addition to supporting High School
Swimming from East Vail to Gypsum, a facility of this size would be large enough to support
USA Swimming as well as Masters Swimming in the entire Vail Valley.
The Valley has outgrown the Avon Recreation Center. Our population has almost doubled since
1995 and the swim program in the Vail Valley is starting to take off. We no longer have the
capacity to serve the USA Swim teams, Masters Swim Programs and the leisure swim
community. This does not account for any High School Swim programs which we are currently
pursuing.
USA Swimming competitions in pools of this size attract 200+ swimmers per meet from the
Western Slope teams alone. Our location puts us between Denver and Grand Junction. Denver
meets fill up in a matter of days and bring 300+ swimmers and their families. These 3 day meets
would bring hundreds of families to the valley, filling local restaurants and hotels. A facility like
this (at altitude) could attract collegiate teams and Olympic athletes looking for a competitive
edge to their racing. Triathletes from around the world would travel here to attend Josiah
Middaugh's World Class Triathlon Camps. Swimmers from around the world will travel to Vail's
High Altitude Swim Camps each Summer.
We could also propose an attached Olympic size Ice Arena similar to the Aspen Recreation
Center's setup. Ice time in the Vail Valley has always been a challenge. This too would bring
more $'s to the Valley in the form of tournaments/camps, etc.
Thank you for entertaining the possibility. Your time and friendships are invaluable. I love this
community. Thank you for all you do.
Sincerely,
Tom Kiddoo
970-331-6269