HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Vitali Family_undatedGlenn Hartmann,
Please stop the Urbanization of Cattle Creek from irreversible, large-scale development.
WE STRONGLY OPPOSE :
Harvest Roaring Fork LLC, a Texas-based developer’s, proposal of 1,500 residential units,
plus 450 ADUs, 55,000 square feet of commercial space and a 120-room hotel on 283+/-
acres at the confluence of Cattle Creek and the Roaring Fork River.
This project, a small urban city along the banks of an invaluable stretch of the Roaring Fork
River, would jeopardize our already compromised traffic flow, threaten water quality,
disrupt wildlife habitat and destroy the rural character of unincorporated Garfield County.
Why This Land Matters -
This is more than just land - it’s a living system…it is an ecologically rich corridor that
sustains bald eagles, heron rookeries, elk and deer herds, foxes, migratory birds, and trout.
This land sustains riparian habitat, vital for biodiversity, wildlife migration.
The proposed development would drastically disrupt the vital ecosystems of the Roaring
Fork Valley. Wildlife - including migratory birds, elk, deer, bear, mountain lions, coyotes, and
wild turkey - depend on the seasonal habitats and corridors that crisscross this property.
This land is essential winter and summer range for both mule deer and one of the area’s few
remaining elk herds. Dense housing and commercial development here would fragment
their habitat, obstruct migration routes, and jeopardize breeding and calving grounds. The
entire ecosystem risks collapse when its most vulnerable species are displaced.
Once it’s gone - it’s gone for good.
Please preserve our valley.
Thank you,
The Vitali Family
Carbondale