HomeMy WebLinkAboutAlison Richman_11-FEB-26Subject: Opposition to Harvest Roaring Fork PUD
Name: Alison Richman
Email: squab7@aim.com
Phone number: 19703790440
Message: February 11th 2026
Re: Opposition to Harvest Roaring Fork Development in PUD
To all County Commissioners’ & Community Developer,
I am writing with deep concern about the proposed large-scale development, HARVEST
ROARING FORK, at the Cattle Creek Confluence, where Cattle Creek meets the Roaring
Fork River. This area is one of the last intact open spaces along the river and is vital not only
to Garfield County, but to the health and sustainability of the entire Roaring Fork Valley —
including Pitkin and Eagle Counties.
There are many key reasons as to why this small city should not be allowed to be
constructed.
One very interesting item that needs to not be forgotten is that the original land use zoning
was for @370 homes and now the developer has let the expiration to that zoning expire as
to push for a huge development.
Key reasons as to why this should not be allowed:
1. Traffic & Safety – per highway 82
2. Infrastructure to support this massive city
3. Clean Water availability in addition to residents pollution
4. Open space for wildlife
5. Proposed proximity to the river
6. Flooding the valley with residents of which could significantly alter the pay scales in the
valley of which are already in flux
7. Public services, grocery, garbage, pollution, Crime
The proposed density — 1,500 residential units, up to 375 ADU’s, a 120 room hotel, and
55,000 square feet of commercial space on 283 acres — is fundamentally incompatible
with existing zoning and with the valley’s rural identity.
This issue extends beyond Garfield County. Water quality, wildlife migration, and
development precedent will affect the broader valley — including Pitkin and Eagle
Counties. Our region must prioritize sustainable growth that protects natural resources and
community well-being.
I respectfully urge you to reject this development as proposed and to protect the Cattle
Creek Confluence for current and future generations.
Thank you for your leadership and for listening to the concerns of residents across the
Roaring Fork Valley.
Additionally, I did vote for you and this is NOT something I would vote for rather against so if
you really are doing the right thing for your constituents then the answer is an easy NO GO.
Please Protect the Cattle Creek Confluence from Unsustainable Development from the
proposed development known as the HARVEST ROARING FORK PUD
Sincerely,
Alison Richman
970-379-0440