Rezoning for Wal-Mart
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Littleton was the first community to prevent channelization of a river and get the Corps of Engineers’ money to create a park and greenway instead. Are we going to ruin that for a 24-hour Wal-Mart?
We say no!
Why would anyone want to stick a 24 hour big box store right against the Park and within a hundred feet or so of the biker/walker/jogger path, let alone between two residential areas. It just doesn’t belong there.
Of all the bike paths in the metropolitan area, the South Platte Park and the path through Littleton is nicer by far then any of the other areas along the many paths that connect for miles and miles.
We need to keep our Park free of environmental and commercial pollution. Once it’s lost it’s lost forever.
They call South Platte Park Littleton’s crown jewel. If a 24 hour big box store is placed beside the park, the jewel will have a major flaw.
If the wildlife that live in or use the park could vote, they would vote to keep the park undisturbed.
Sandy and Bill Snyder
These are my reasons Littleton should not consider rezoning the proposed area for Walmart beisides the breaking of thierown COMPLAN and other agreements put in place for preserve the business and scenic areas of Littleton.
Looks like an incidence where the word and purpose of Littleton in their humanitarian endavors is in grave question. I use to live at Meadowood Villiage next to this proposed site for Walmart, when the city of Littleton bought and started to make preparations to make the area a boat launching and picnic area for the many hikers along the South Platte Walkway. Replacing the one that was at S. Santa Fe dr. near Bowels. after the restaurant there closed and it was closed to any one putting boats in down there. I remember the great plans of the Santa Fe Corridor project, Meadowwood Villiage was going to be a part of.
Now they are going back on their word of providing this area for the wild life who will have less splaces to lve and and less safety for the hikers along the path beside the river. it will be a eye soorer and a place for danger. it does not comply iwth the Complan at all. If Littleton lets this happen it will loose much respect in the other communities for anyone wanting to move ehre. It will oose business for the small businesses that have thrived here for many decades and is one of the truly Western towns-nee- Western Welcome Week. They will loose their livelyhood if Walmart moves so close to the City, and it willloose it’s attraction as a quaint town it has been. It is made up of many senior citizens who helped build this town and have good memories. It is made up of college students and young people who might want to settle here for its uniquiness outside the big city.
Walmart does not give much back to the community in its scenery and safety. We have existed without the little revenue they would supply.
It also makes it unsafe for the very elderly that live using the same driveway to get onto S. Santa Fe Drive and into the park at Meadowood Villiage. People would be cutting across the right turn lane to get into Walmart that these elderly use to get into Meadowood Villiage. A stop light has been need there for many years but the volumn of traffic the elderly would have to contend with would make it more dangerous than the way they use to get to Aspen Grove and turn left or right at the light there, in order to go North on S. Santa Fe Drive. Even for them to get into the arking lot at Walmart would be a danger to them even though the closeness is convenient. they do not have that much income after the park takes much of it in rent and fees there to be able to shop there.
For these reasons I am against the proposed building and zoning of Walmart on S. Santa Fe. dr.
Donna Morris Littleton resident and former resident of Meadowood villiage.