HomeMy WebLinkAboutBarbara D’Autrechy_23-FEB-26Subject: Harvest Roaring Fork PUD
Name: Barbara D'Autrechy
Email: barbcolorado@comcast.net
Phone Number: 19703092371
Message:
February 23, 2026
Subject: NO ON HARVEST ROARING FORK PUD
Dear Garfield County Commissioners,
Please deny the development application for Harvest Roaring Fork PUD!! The proponents
may argue that this development will add housing stock for our work force and strengthen
our economy, but it will only succeed in doing the opposite. We can’t build our way out of
the housing crisis, but if we are not careful, we will build over what makes the Roaring Fork
Valley such a special place to live, work and visit.
Here’s what we know the Harvest proposal will bring us: decades of construction,
drastically increased traffic, impacts to our water supply and quality, erasure of rural
heritage and scenic quality, wildlife habitat loss and fragmentation, spikes in demands for
services, strain on infrastructure – this proposed development will be a disaster for our
community. Look at the large-scale communities that have already been approved in the
midvalley. Traffic is horrendous. Accidents are frequent. Housing is more expensive than
ever and demand keeps rising. Meanwhile the rural character of the RFV is vanishing. We
don’t need more of that.
Smart growth and small town character used to be guidelines for development in the lower
valley. Let’s not lose sight of what makes this place our home. Please say NO to Harvest
Roaring Fork PUD!
Thank you!
Barbara D’Autrechy