Development proposal in El Rancho gets cheers, jeers

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e people wanting to develop the property in El Rancho where the old Observatory building is are moving forward without including the Foothills Fire and Rescue property.

Jack Buchanan with Northstar Ventures said he has contacted Jefferson County Planning & Zoning to ask that the application to rezone the Observatory property, Foothills Fire and the CDOT Park-n-Ride properties for commercial development be closed.

Instead, he is moving forward with developing the nearly seven-acre private Observatory property only. He has the option to purchase the property if Je co allows him to move forward with the development.

e development proposal has caused backlash from neighbors who believe the development is not good for the area.

is “is not a simple anti-develop- ment reaction but insistently proEvergreen and pro-community, well grounded in the planning guidelines of the Evergreen Area Plan and the history of planning for the El Rancho area and its landscape,” according to Kathryn Mauz, an area resident opposed to the proposal.

In addition, the original proposal

Unintended consequences

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