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VOLUME 36 • NUMBER 42 • SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
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Lantz explains council’s vision for GV’s future
nections,” “physical environment that will promote … transit,” and By now, most interested residents “mixed-use development.” Stateof Greenwood Village know that the ments removed include, “Ensure the purpose of the city’s comprehensive availability of a variety of residential housing types within the city.” plan is to provide a framework for Lantz said that council future development. envisions the areas near the Proposed changes to the Orchard and Arapahoe lightcurrent plan, last amended rail stations as being busiin 2012 (except for residenness parks with plazas and tial areas) were unanimouspossibly daycare facilities. ly praised by all council While council would be all members at their regular right with additional restaumeeting Aug. 20. Three rants, Lantz knew of no new days later, The Villager sat George Lantz restaurants currently prodown with Councilman Photo courtesy of George Lantz, who serves City of Greenwood posed to be built in the area. Village The only similar project as Mayor Pro Tem and on the city’s current list of represents GV district 3. He pending developments is a new craft chaired the committee that penned brewery and taproom on Arapahoe the suggested revisions to the comprehensive plan for the I-25 corridor Road near Dayton. Asked if Lantz knew of any from Belleview to Arapahoe and the commercial area on Arapahoe Road. plans for the largest parcels nearby the Orchard Road area of the corLantz said that his committee’s ridor, the 10.2-acre property at 8081 goals were to address inconsistenE. Orchard Road or the 11.4-acre cies, and to put into effect what the vacant property at 5555 Greenwood residents told council they wanted Plaza Blvd. He said he was unaware by their vote in last year’s elecof any plans for either property, but tions; that there should be no more that the city was making sure the residential development in the city except single-family homes (of one- Orchard property was safe for users and that the Greenwood Plaza quarter acre or larger, according to Boulevard property was being kept the proposed plan) and that new clean. commercial/office buildings should Regarding Arapahoe Road, have enough parking spaces so that Lantz pointed to proposed new plan all users can drive their cars. He said language that envisions a “retail/ that while it would be good if some restaurant/entertainment” area with workers and visitors used light rail or other public or shared transporta- “high-quality establishments,” on Arapahoe Road west of I-25. East tion, it should not be expected. Deof I-25, council expects a “hotel and scribing the council’s overall goal, big-box retail center.” Consistent Lantz said, “We are creating a GV with what is expected for the office brand that is office park with treepark areas, the plan further states, “It lined streets and a quiet area.” is envisioned that automobiles will Words and phrases that have continue to be the primary mode of been in the comprehensive plan transportation within the area.” since November 2012 or earlier, The last question was about the now removed from the vision for citywide transportation study curthe future that council has endorsed, rently in its final stages, and how it include: “variety of land uses,” might relate to future plans. Lantz “economic viability,” “public transaid that he expects the results of sit,” “connectivity,” “community focal point,” “alternative transporta- the study to be consistent with what residents have said about traffic in tion systems,” “village identity,” previous years. “economic viability,” “variety of fmiklin.villager@gmail.com land uses,” “safe pedestrian con-
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Will there be enough water in the future? Forty people included in the annual Aurora Water tour saw the Otero pumping station and the Spinney Mountain and Homestake Reservoirs in South Park. See story on page 4.
Four Aurora city council members at the Otero pump station near Buena Vista. Photo by Bob Sweeney