HomeMy WebLinkAboutJada MacDonald_13-FEB-26Subject: Opposition to Harvest Roaring Fork Development in PUD
Name: Jada MacDonald
Email: jada.macdonald@yahoo.com
Phone number: (802) 793-4114
Message: To all County Commissioners & Community Developers,
I am writing with a very 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.
Key reasons as to why this should not be allowed:
1. Original zoning was for 370 homes, not the large-scale development it is calling for now
2. Traffic & Safety – per highway 82
3. Infrastructure to support this massive city
4. Clean Water availability in addition to residents' pollution
5. Open space for wildlife
6. Proposed proximity to the river
7. Flooding the valley with residents, which could significantly alter the pay scales in the
valley, which are already in flux
8. Public services, grocery, garbage, pollution, and 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 and quantity, an issue the Roaring
Fork Valley is already facing, wildlife migration, and an increase in traffic, which again is an
issue the Roaring Fork Valley is already facing, will affect the broader valley, including Pitkin
and Eagle Counties. Our region must prioritize sustainable growth that protects natural
resources and community well-being. Why are we trying to add to already existing
problems when we do not have a solution for the current state?
I respectfully urge you to reject this development as proposed and to protect the Cattle
Creek Confluence AND the Roaring Fork Valley 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,
Jada MacDonald
(802)793-4114