Letter By Tom Smedley:
Kelly Hickler,
Planner II City of Centennial Planning and Zoning Commission
13133 East Arapahoe Road
Centennial, CO 80112
303-754-3378
Dear Ms. Hickler,
We are neighbors of 6194 S. Franklin Street, that we understand has a scheduled meeting on May 18, 2018, concerning rezoning.
Our address is 6100 S. Gilpin Street. My father, Dr. Charles Smedley, a third generation Denver dentist, grew up near City Park, but always wanted in live in the country. After serving in the Navy as a dentist in World War II, he found 12 acres of farm land in 1947, with a little one bedroom cottage at 6100 S. Gilpin Street, where he raised his family of 4. It was his dream that this little "oasis in the middle of the city", surrounded by the High Line Canal Path would remain as open space for the public to enjoy. Three years ago, we began the process of establishing a Conservation Easement on 10 acres of that farm land. In a partnership with South Suburban Rec. Dist., Arapaho County and the City of Centennial, this land will be preserved to be enjoyed by the neighborhood of Franklin Meadows and the general public that walk through this little "oasis in the city". This 10 acre Conservation Easement butts up against 23 acres of South Suburban's Wildlife Open Space. 6194 S. Franklin Street boarders those 23 acres of Wildlife Open Space.
Rezoning this property from Neighborhood Conservation 2 Acres (NC2A), and building 9 homes, would severally degrade and the quality and character of this very precious neighborhood. At the east end of this location of Franklin Street, the street dead ends at the High Line Canal Path,and a new bridge has just been constructed, bringing many new walking, jogging, bike riding neighbors from the separate neighborhood to the south. Folks from this south neighborhood and the Canal, walk their baby carriages, exercise their dogs, and ride their horses, up and down this very narrow Franklin Street all day long. Can you imagine the accidents just waiting to happen with 18 OR MORE ADDITIONAL CARS SPEEDING DOWN THIS STEEP STRETCH OF FRANKLIN STREET? So, can we as neighbors of our Franklin Meadows community, be helped to understand the benefits to our families and our beloved natural surroundings, of supporting this rezoning change?
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Smedley
6100 South Gilpin Street
Centennial, CO 80121
Planner II City of Centennial Planning and Zoning Commission
13133 East Arapahoe Road
Centennial, CO 80112
303-754-3378
Dear Ms. Hickler,
We are neighbors of 6194 S. Franklin Street, that we understand has a scheduled meeting on May 18, 2018, concerning rezoning.
Our address is 6100 S. Gilpin Street. My father, Dr. Charles Smedley, a third generation Denver dentist, grew up near City Park, but always wanted in live in the country. After serving in the Navy as a dentist in World War II, he found 12 acres of farm land in 1947, with a little one bedroom cottage at 6100 S. Gilpin Street, where he raised his family of 4. It was his dream that this little "oasis in the middle of the city", surrounded by the High Line Canal Path would remain as open space for the public to enjoy. Three years ago, we began the process of establishing a Conservation Easement on 10 acres of that farm land. In a partnership with South Suburban Rec. Dist., Arapaho County and the City of Centennial, this land will be preserved to be enjoyed by the neighborhood of Franklin Meadows and the general public that walk through this little "oasis in the city". This 10 acre Conservation Easement butts up against 23 acres of South Suburban's Wildlife Open Space. 6194 S. Franklin Street boarders those 23 acres of Wildlife Open Space.
Rezoning this property from Neighborhood Conservation 2 Acres (NC2A), and building 9 homes, would severally degrade and the quality and character of this very precious neighborhood. At the east end of this location of Franklin Street, the street dead ends at the High Line Canal Path,and a new bridge has just been constructed, bringing many new walking, jogging, bike riding neighbors from the separate neighborhood to the south. Folks from this south neighborhood and the Canal, walk their baby carriages, exercise their dogs, and ride their horses, up and down this very narrow Franklin Street all day long. Can you imagine the accidents just waiting to happen with 18 OR MORE ADDITIONAL CARS SPEEDING DOWN THIS STEEP STRETCH OF FRANKLIN STREET? So, can we as neighbors of our Franklin Meadows community, be helped to understand the benefits to our families and our beloved natural surroundings, of supporting this rezoning change?
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Smedley
6100 South Gilpin Street
Centennial, CO 80121
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