Hi, thank you for your question. This project does not plan to impact Greenfields drive at this time, according to the Master Streets Plan and the Transit Impact Study.

Em Myler

Neighborhood Development Liaison

devreviewcomments@fcgov.com

Hi there, thank you for your inquiry. 

Information on Phase G has now been published to this page

Feel free to reach out to me at devreviewcomments@fcgov.com if you are looking for something and cannot find it

Em Myler, Neighborhood Development Liaison

Hello, thank you for your question.

The Montava PUD Master Plan and Overlay is a long-term development project with community-wide impacts. To ensure that communication about key development milestones is consistent and comprehensive, staff has drafted a communications and public notice plan that the applicant agreed to.

The goals of the communications plan are as follows:

• Ensure proper legal notice as required by the Land Use Code

• Track the progress of Montava’s individual phases over time

• Provide regular updates to Council and the public when key development activities occur

• Ensure that interested parties have ample opportunity to sign up for Montava updates

• Clearly communicate opportunities for public input as they arise

The Our City website is a tool the City uses for a variety of large scale projects and was utilized as an opportunity to help meet the City’s communication goals for Montava.

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Feel free to reach out to me at devreviewcomments@fcgov.com with further questions or comments

Em Myler

Neighborhood Development Liaison

Hi, thank you for your question. I would encourage you to check out the travel impact study that was part of the third round of review. You can find it here: https://ourcity.fcgov.com/748/widgets/7251/documents/3688. If you have further questions feel free to send me an email at devreviewcomments@fcgov.com

The City has not worked directly with a homebuilder yet on the Montava project. You can also visit the Montava Developer’s website for additional information: https://www.montava.com/services-5. There is a video on the website that discusses the building partners.

Great question!  There has been no further development activity related to the Montava proposal since the PDR meeting you referenced.  City Council will be  discussing Montava's water supply during their work session on Tuesday, February 9th, but no decisions will be made. Agenda materials will be available at https://www.fcgov.com/council/ this week if you are interested in reviewing them.

City Council will be discussing Montava's water supply during their work session on Tuesday, February 9th, but no decisions will be made at that work session. Agenda materials will be available at https://www.fcgov.com/council/ this week if you are interested in reviewing them.

Hi Aja,

This is a great question!  I posed it to Max Moss, who is the developer of Montava.  His response is below.  

"That is a good question with communities all over the US grappling with it.  I’m not sure how to assure a specific outcome when it comes to races or cultures.  We certainly would not build a community that excluded anyone for any reason, but I’m not sure how we can attract a particular group of people. 

We are building Montava for the entire spectrum of the market of people looking for an amazing community in which to live.  As you know, we have committed to 600 units of affordable housing ranging from 30%-80% of the area median income.  This is an enormous commitment to community diversity.  We want people of every possible background, income, class to be part of the fabric of Montava’s community just as they are already part of the Fort Collins community. 

For us, everything we have done has been done to keep Montava accessible to everyone, not exclusive.  We do not believe in building community for wealthy people alone.  This community will include not only schools, but multiple kinds of schools from public to Montessori.  I’m certain it will be home to houses of worship of many different faiths.  We are working to provide locally grown food, opportunities to work in the community, and housing to cover as wide a swath of the spectrum as humanly possible. 

Even the work we are doing now to create a reliable and affordable water source (really hard to do) is being done specifically so that Montava remains a place that is affordable for everyone.  It’s our whole mission." 

I would add that there will likely be a series of neighborhood meetings related to the Montava development.  I think this type of conversation, and any suggestions you might have about inclusivity in development, would be welcome!  You can also submit official comments on the project to devreviewcomments@fcgov.com.  All comments sent to that address will be shared with decision-makers (in development projects, that's typically the Planning and Zoning Board).  It's a great way to share your ideas and priorities directly with decision-makers.    

We don't yet have an approximate completion date for the community park.  The current plan is to construct East Community Park next, then Northeast Community Park.  The timing will largely depend on the pace of development, because community parks are funded by capital expansion fees assessed to developers.   According to the Parks department, it typically takes at least 10 years to collect enough impact fees to pay for the next community park.  You can learn more about capital improvement expansion fees here.