The City has not yet determined whether a future development plan for the property would be processed as a Site Plan Advisory Review SPAR , rather than a standard development plan. Additional information about the nature and extent of the proposed development is needed from CSU before the City can make that determination. A citizen-initiated ballot measure was submitted to City Council in The measure, which has the required number of signatures to be added to the April municipal election ballot, will ask voters to direct the City to rezone the property to the Public Open Lands zone district.
The final ballot language was approved by the City Council at its regular meeting on February 16, for placement on the April ballot. The ballot measure passed. Initial contacts have been made with CSU representatives about the acquisition of the property and a staff team has been formed to consider possible options for pursuing the acquisition and to develop the information needed to evaluate fair market value and potential approaches for negotiating.
Arrangements for external consultants to assist with this evaluation have begun. This process is expected to take some time to complete, and staff will update Council about key developments as they occur. On Friday, August 20, the City of Fort Collins, Colorado State University System CSU and Cottonwood Lands and Farms a private entity that owns the Strauss Lakes Property entered into a Memorandum of Understanding MOU that addresses the Hughes Stadium Property and the Strauss Lakes property and sets out a general outline for agreement among the parties, with various conditions and contingencies, including the need for the parties to subsequently negotiate and enter into formal agreements.
Read the full press release. Read the full Memorandum of Understanding. FoCo needs to get over their hatred towards mountain bikers and embrace the sport like pretty much every other city around.
I would suggest a density similar in scale with the surrounding single family subdivisions. The excess open space by planning a lower density can be used as a larger buffer to the west along the existing open space. Match the character of the nearby subdivisions with more open space and this will feel more like the Fort Collins we all know and love. Help preserve the existing open space and provide a better quality of life for new and existing residents in the area including me.
Better yet, turn it into another multi-use park like Cottonwood Glen Park. I'm not against new development but want it done smartly and sustainably. Initial construction enclosed the north bowl of the stadium with 4, new bleacher seats and provided a new video scoreboard and renovated sound system in the south end zone. Phase two included installing new concrete pier foundations and precast concrete structure.
Phase-three work demolished the existing club and press structure, leaving only the original floor, steel frame and elevator shaft.
The steel structure was then expanded by 20, sq ft for enlarged club seating, 12 suites, two lounges and eight restrooms. The increased space provides club seating for spectators and the 12 luxury suites seat Phase four consisted of interior finish work, including new central heating and air conditioning.
Each construction phase intricately was sequenced during the off-season, maintaining all football schedules and providing full access to game-day activities for more than 30, fans. Design elements and improvements to the stadium also included two new two-story lounges constructed on the west side with views of the foothills; two new elevators for spectators; and renovation of the existing elevator for use by the press, coaches and stadium service personnel.
Improvements include a complete fire sprinkler and alarm system; fiber-optic and wireless connections for spectators, the press and coaches; and a broadcast cabling system for television and replay.
The design creates a modern, high-tech aesthetic, with materials and colors providing a strong architectural counterpoint to the concrete structural expression of the original stadium. The windows, storefront and curtain wall are reflective with dark glazing and low-e coating to reduce heat gain and glare. Lobbies have tile and stained concrete floor coverings with engraved slate accent walls.
The suite seating has partial glass divider walls for improved sight lines, while suite lounge areas have full walls for privacy. Other finish items include pecan cabinets and woodwork with solid surface countertops; a sound and video system throughout the club level, including 72 new television monitors; and new furniture for the suites, lounges and press areas.
CSU had served Pepsi. As part of the deal, CSU will have the opportunity to become the first college campus in Colorado to install the Coca-Cola Freestyle touch-screen flavor soda dispensing machine. The Freestyle uses micro dispensing technology, percent recyclable cartridges and radio technology that notifies the distributor when more supplies are needed, the university said. And for beverage vending throughout the CSU campus, Coca-Cola has agreed to install either RamCash campus debit cards or credit card readers on the more than vending machines, allowing customers to purchasing beverages without having to use cash.
Commissions from vending sales will support programs in Student Affairs and Athletics, the newspaper said. A portion of the annual funds also will be invested directly in academic programming for the Beverage Management Institute in CSU's College of Business, a newly planned program designed to establish the preeminent program of beverage operations and management education, training and re-search in the Rocky Mountain region.
The Coca-Cola partnership also provides for additional, significant noncash investments at CSU, including marketing opportunities, merchandising, new menu boards and equipment at Hughes Stadium and Moby Arena, and new recycle bins for campus. Top executives and subject-matter experts from Coca-Cola also will visit campus to further CSU academic programs.
Additionally, Coca-Cola has agreed to provide product to the university, particularly to the Athletics and Student Affairs departments. It should not be a detraction; it should very much be an enhancement. But the willingness of school president Tony Frank and the CSU Board of Governors to support such a project, privately funded, he said, was a condition of him accepting the job as the school's athletic director.
Frank, through a school spokesman, referred questions about an on-campus stadium to Graham. Denver News. CBS4 Cams. What Happened To The Moisture? But precipitation has not returned since summer. Wind from the storm causing snow in the high country will spill into the Denver metro area on Wednesday.
But just like every other recent storm, the snow will stop short of reaching Denver and the Front Range. A stadium is subject to differential movement of individual components, pulling the structure apart, and the structural systems become complex and expensive to overcome. The residential and small-commercial scale of buildings planned in the project can span soil conditions and move as a unit, using simple structural systems to overcome any soil conditions.
The project will include a comprehensive traffic study of the site in coordination with the city. Some infrastructure developments will likely be necessary on Overland Trail. Plans for the site include a transit station and many onsite amenities childcare, healthcare, etc.
Reach out to chancellor colostate. The Hughes Property. We believe: Fort Collins is for all. What is planned? Childcare facility. Transit center. Community park. Commercial space. Existing hole disc golf course remains. We can support equity and access in our community and also have open space! But why not just open space? Conceptual Plan. Frequently asked questions. Why is this land vacant? What are the plans for the Hughes redevelopment site?
Please see the Conceptual Plan above this section. How did the CSU System determine how to develop this site? What is attainable housing? How can you say this redevelopment helps the environment? How can you say this redevelopment creates equity?
Why not make the land Open Space? Has CSU ever used its land for housing before? What is the Citizen Initiative on the ballot around this site? Is CSU just selling this land to private developers? What will the impact be on traffic?
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