Fwd: Public comment for Administrative Matters meeting 9:00am, 7/19/2022
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From: Paul Duffy <pdu...@neptuneinc.org>
Date: Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Subject: Public comment for Administrative Matters meeting 9:00am, 7/19/2022
To: <bcc-...@larimer.org>
Hello,
I'm writing to provide comments as I am unable to attend the meeting in
person due to a conflict with work.
First, I would like to say that I appreciate the opportunity to provide
comments to the County Commissioners.
My name is Paul Duffy. I live at 812 Redwood Ct, Bellvue CO 80512. I
moved to this address in October 2002.
My comments today relate to the problem of speeding in our neighborhood
on North Co. Rd 25G leading up to the entrance to Lory State Park. This
is a problem that has been increasing in frequency and severity over the
past several years. For about 1/2 mile leading up to the park, the
posted speed limit decreases from 35 to 30 mph. I can see this stretch
of the road from my backyard. I am asking the Commissioners to consider
options that will help increase the safety of the residents of this area
and reduce the likelihood of a pedestrian accident along this stretch of
road.
In the 20 years I've lived in this location, there have always been
people that use the flat, straight stretch leading up to Lory State park
for speeding trials. People easily hit over 60mph on this road on a
regular basis. Over the past couple years, the visitation to Lory State
Park had dramatically increased. With this increase in visitation, there
has also been an increase of incidents of excessive and dangerous
speeding. People with paddleboards or bikes on their vehicles, are often
observed speeding into and out of the park. The problem is worse in the
mornings and evenings on the weekends although some weekdays are now
dangerous as well. Some of the speeding is from local people as well.
There is one person on Redwood Ct. who regularly speeds up and down our
street (a 500 ft. long cul-de-sac) and uses the surrounding roads as a
race track for his cars. My point here is that it is both neighborhood
residents and people clearly visiting the park from in town that are
contributing to the problem.
I have contacted the Larimer County Sheriff's Office to request
additional patrols. They have added patrols to the area but it is clear
that a couple random patrols over the course of a month or so are not
going to resolve the issue. LCSO traffic division has placed a traffic
dolly (posting actual speeds) in the area. That has caused some people
to slow down and drive closer to the speed limit. Ironically, this has
also increased in the number of people dangerously passing those who are
driving reasonably. This type of passing happens regularly and
anecdotally seems more common in the week or so since the dolly was put
in place.
Residents in this area have mail delivered to group locations that are
on the West side of North Co. Rd 25G. It is dangerous at times to get
our mail with the excessive speeding that can take place here. It is
also dangerous for the USPS employees that deliver the mail to these
locations. There are a number of cyclists that use this road as well as
members of the community that walk along this road to get to the park.
The speeding makes it dangerous to use the sides of the road for
walking. There is also quite a bit of wildlife out here that is impacted
by this speeding. I've personally watched 2 deer get struck since I've
moved here. I've also seen dozens of dead deer along the road here in
the past 20 years. This includes an incident two years ago where both a
mother and doe were stuck and killed at the same time. This doesn't
happen when people are driving the speed limit. I came upon them laying
10 feet away from each other on the side of the road.
To summarize: 1) There has been a substantial increase in the volume of
traffic and this has been accompanied by a significant increase in
speeding incidents. 2) People also
regularly use this straight away as a race track. 3) This stretch of
North Co. Rd 25G dead ends into Lory State Park. 4) We have mail
delivery and pickup at multiple point along this stretch. 5) People use
this dead end road for cycling and walking. 6) Increased patrols and
speed dolly will not resolve the issue.
This is a problem that seems to only be getting worse despite the best
efforts of an understaffed LCSO. I would like to request that the
Commissioners consider the installation of speed reduction bumps
(similar to the flat, wide ones that work quite well in Cherry Street
near Old Town) in front of each of the three groups of community
mailboxes along this stretch of road. If people are actually driving at
or slightly above the speed limit of 30 mph, then these will be of
minimal inconvenience.
If something is not done to address this issue, I think it is likely
that there will be a pedestrian struck by a speeding vehicle in this
area. There is no reason for people to drive as fast as they do in this
area.
I appreciated your consideration of my comments.
Respectfully,
Paul
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Paul Duffy, Ph.D.
Vice President
Neptune and Company, Inc.
office: (970) 416-6488
cell: (970) 420-7199
visit our website - http://www.neptuneandco.com
Laurie Kadrich
Hi Lorenda,
From: Bill Gleiforst <bglei...@larimer.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Public comment for Administrative Matters meeting 9:00am, 7/19/2022
To: Laurie Kadrich <kadr...@co.larimer.co.us>
Cc: Mark Peterson <pete...@co.larimer.co.us>
 | Bill Gleiforst Traffic Operations Manager |
Engineering Department 200 W Oak St, Fort Collins, 80522 | 3rd Floor W: (970) 498-5707 | F: (970) 498-7986 |
FYI
Date: Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: Public comment for Administrative Matters meeting 9:00am, 7/19/2022
To: Laurie Kadrich <kadr...@co.larimer.co.us>, Jody Shadduck-McNally <shad...@co.larimer.co.us>
Cc: Lorenda Volker <vol...@co.larimer.co.us>, Justin Smith <smi...@co.larimer.co.us>
Good morning,
I'm grateful for your thoughtful consideration of this request to have some form of speed bumps put at or near the mailbox locations along this stretch of road where the speed limit is 30mph leading up to Lory State Park.
As I was on my way to Denver for meetings yesterday morning, I did see a LCSO Deputy that had pulled someone over, presumably for speeding. LCSO does an amazing job with what I feel are too few resources.
As I was on my walk up to the park this morning, several cars with bikes on the back heading to the park passed us in the 30mph zone doing easily 50+mph. As we made our way to the park, we came upon yet another deer strike fatality. There is a doe, which was not there yesterday morning, struck dead on the west side of the road about 30 yards from the park entrance. It is hard to fathom how people can be going so fast leading up to the park entrance to strike and kill a large mammal like that instantaneously.
I'm not sure if someone from the County need to be notified about disposing of this carcass. Anyway, you know where it is in case someone does need to dispose of it.
Thanks again for your thoughtful consideration of this issue if excessive speeding in this area.
Sincerely,
Paul
On 7/19/2022 1:10 PM, Laurie Kadrich wrote:
Hi Jody,
I will have our engineering team take a look at this and get back to you, thanks laurie
On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 11:02 AM Jody Shadduck-McNally <shad...@co.larimer.co.us> wrote:
Thank you Mr. Duffy for submitting your public comment for our Administrative Matters Meeting today.I understand and appreciate your concerns. I have copied appropriate staff on this email to forward them your concerns so we may explore what other safety solutions that may exist. Public safety is a priority for me and I am grateful that you brought this issue to my attention.Please keep me updated with any other concerns and about any changes to this issue. Thank you in advance staff and Sheriff for any support you can provide.
Respectfully,Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally
Jody Shadduck-McNally
Larimer County Commissioner, District 3
Commissioner's Office
200 W Oak St, Fort Collins, 80521 | 2nd Floor
W: (970) 498-7003| M: (970) 939-0558
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Laurie M. Kadrich
CPIR Director
Community Planning, Infrastructure and Resources
200 W Oak St, Fort Collins, 80521 | 3rd Floor
W: (970) 498-5741 | M: (970) 589-0674
-- Paul Duffy, Ph.D. Vice President Neptune and Company, Inc. office: (970) 416-6488 cell: (970) 420-7199 visit our website - http://www.neptuneandco.com
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Laurie M. Kadrich
CPIR Director
Community Planning, Infrastructure and Resources
200 W Oak St, Fort Collins, 80521 | 3rd Floor
W: (970) 498-5741 | M: (970) 589-0674
Laurie M. Kadrich CPIR Director | |
Community Planning, Infrastructure and Resources 200 W Oak St, Fort Collins, 80521 | 3rd Floor W: (970) 498-5741 | M: (970) 589-0674 |