Police Facility
Apparently they approved spending $400,000 to fix-up the holding cells rather than to do what the city manager termed a permanent solution.

Sewer Tap Fees for New Customers
No change. The city will still undercharge the developers and make all of us who have already paid for the existing system buy a new system for the developers.

City TV — Channel 8
Littleton City Council took all the money [specifically earmarked solely for equipment for Channel 8] from the account that cable subscribers funded through a fee on their monthly cable bill. They allowed this even though the City staff said they would spend most of it for other uses besides what it is was set aside to do.

Trailmark Emergency Service
No solution yet for the homeowners facing the possibility of slow response for ambulances due to the distance from a fire station.

Comprehensive Plan (Complan) for Future Development of Littleton
Neither the Littleton City Council nor the Planning Commission observe the restrictions on the current Complan anyway, but by developing a new Complan they are working to allow more people, more traffic, more condos and more stores to give them more tax money to spend as they see fit.

When their chosen magic bullet approach is questioned, their response is something along the lines of “what other choices do we have?” Yet they are not open to hearing other options.
The Littleton Examiner will be examining the Proposed Comprehensive Plan for Littleton.

Send us your comments about this issue to comp2030@littletonexaminer.com. As always, comments sent in may be published in print and/or on our website.

In the last issue of The Littleton Examiner we asked you to write in with your opinion about whether or not a new Wal-Mart should be allowed on Santa Fe in Littleton.

We are so excited by the number and quality of the responses. Thank you for sharing your opinion.

It is worthwhile to note that the single common theme in all the letters is that you love Littleton. (We do too!)

In this issue we’re sharing two of the letters and highlighting the main points of each point of view. At our website you can view all the responses we received. Please take a few minutes to review them here.

What You Think
Certainly the analysis of the letters we received was not a scientific poll, however the general trends are noteworthy.

The most common reason for not wanting the Wal-Mart in the proposed location on Santa Fe is how it will impact the wildlife and the natural feel of the area. 34% of all respondents mentioned this concern.

Interestingly 36% of those opposed cite that there are too many Wal-Marts nearby. Of those favoring the store, 56% want to shop at a Wal-Mart in Littleton. It seems that to those who want to shop at Wal-Mart choosing a store within 7 miles is not close enough for convenient shopping.

Also interesting is that while 21% of those opposed feel Wal-Mart is bad for Littleton and her economy, 44% of the supporters state the opposite – that it would be good for Littleton and the economy here.

Bottom line — there is still much discussion ahead on this issue.

YES
The three most mentioned reasons for wanting a new Wal-Mart in Littleton are:
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Wal-Mart is a great place to shop.
The other Wal-Marts in town are not close enough for convenient shopping.
Wal-Mart is good for the economy of Littleton.

NO
The three most mentioned reasons for not wanting a new Wal-Mart in Littleton are:
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Wildlife and environmental concerns at the proposed location site.
Too much traffic will be caused by this Wal-Mart.
There are already enough Wal-Marts in close proximity.

What’s Next

Wal-Mart will submit their rezoning request to the Department of Development. A public meeting will be scheduled in front of the Planning Commission. Watch our website and The Littleton Independent’s Legal Notices section for the date. If you have input you wish to share on this issue, plan to attend the public meeting.