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How to make your views known about the Wal-Mart proposal
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Your best bet is to send your comments to the
commissioners and to Carl Schueler,
Assistant Director of County Planning and the lead Wal-Mart planner, at CarlSchueler@elpasoco.com
or El Paso County Planning Department, 27 E. Vermijo, Colorado Springs,
CO 80903. Ask him to include your message in the
County Commissioners' packets. Please also send a copy to the Coalition
at info@coalitiontlc.org or
P.O. Box 1763, Monument, CO 80132. |
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Also, send letters to the editors of local media:
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Black Forest News, 495-8750, blackforestnews@netzero.com |
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Gazette, 632-5511, gtop@gazette.com |
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Independent, Cara Degette, 577-4545, http://www.csindy.com |
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Our Community News, Judy Barnes,
481-4164, our_community_news@hotmail.com |
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Tri-Lakes Tribune, 481-3423, tribed@quik.com |
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How to write an effective letter to the county
commissioners
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A suggested letter
We
strongly suggest keeping your letter to one page.
Addresses are as a follows:
Mr. Wayne Williams, District 1
Mr. Tom Huffman, District 2
Mr. Chuck Brown, District 3
Ms. Jeri Howells, District 4
Mr. Jim Bensberg, District 5
Office of the County Commissioners
27 E. Vermijo Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Dear
Commissioner,
In reference to the upcoming county
commissioners' hearing on June 24th
that will consider the rezoning of the
proposed Wal‑Mart building site, I am opposed to allowing Wal‑Mart
to build south of Baptist Road for the following reason(s):
[Insert
here one or more of the reasons below or write your own]
| The traffic on Baptist Road is already too
congested. Traffic delays getting on and off I-25 often dangerously place
waiting cars out onto the freeway. Delays of 20 minutes or more are common. |
| We are concerned about pollution, trash,
and runoff from the proposed Wal-Mart site. The proposed containment pond
for runoff has not been satisfactorily designed, nor has the pollution from
the proposed gas station been addressed. Wal-Mart has recently been cited
for pollution, and I don't wish to see a repeat of this in Monument. |
| Placing Wal-Mart south of Baptist Road
creates a serious safety and security problem. Wal‑Marts typically
have 1 to 3 incidents each day that require emergency service response.
Because the proposed Baptist Road location is outside Monument town limits,
the Monument Police Department would not service it. If a Wal-Mart were
built south of Baptist Road, it would instead have to be serviced by the El
Paso County Sheriff. The sheriff's office is already stretched too thin. It
frequently takes the deputies one to two hours to respond to a call. |
| If Wal-Mart builds south of Baptist Road,
our property values would go down substantially. Real estate agents have
already checked on this issue. Placement of a Wal-Mart south of Baptist Road
will be an eyesore with a huge fortress-like wall and parking lot lights on
24 hours a day. Furthermore, the proposed building site is not currently
zoned for a huge Wal-Mart project. Please leave that area as is with its
present zoning restrictions. |
I am also sending a copy of this letter to
Mr. Carl Scheuler, Manager of County Planning.
Thank you very much for your attention to
my letter. I hope to meet with you to discuss this further.
Sincerely,
[your name and address]
cc: Mr.
Carl Schueler
[Address
Mr. Carl Schueler, Manager
El Paso County Planning
27 E. Vermijo Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
             
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