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Hello and thanks for your question. The closest public pool to SE Fort Collins is indeed located at the Edora Pool and Ice Center adjacent to Edora Park. The City recently adopted an update to its Parks and Recreation Master Plan that identifies the need and a desire for better recreation options in the southern/southeastern portion of the community and the new plan emphasizes investment in a new SE Fort Collins recreation center. 

For more information on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, you can visit https://ourcity.fcgov.com/parksandrec. 

Hi Marie,

There are no immediate plans for a pool or community center in southeast Fort Collins, however, the lack of both types of facilities in south Fort Collins has previously been identified as a weakness in the community’s recreation system and an area to improve coverage and service. 

The City is getting ready to start an update to the Parks and Recreation Policy Plan in order to address topics such as coverage of facilities, accessibility, and funding for both new and existing facilities. You can learn more about the current Parks and Recreation Policy Plan and news on the next update by visiting the Park Planning and Development webpage: https://www.fcgov.com/parkplanning/plans-and-policies.

Hi Allan,

Thanks for your question! We reached out to our friends in Utilities for some information about the cost of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources:

"The renewable electricity resources serving Fort Collins have a range of pricing depending on their type, age and size. While they have in the past generally been at a premium cost, the overall rate impact of these renewable resources is approximately 3.0% (in 2019). New renewable resources that are planned in the next several years have a much smaller premium, if any, compared to resources from the last 20 years."

Hopefully that answers your question! Let us know if you have additional questions, or if there is other information we can provide. 

Hi Steve,

The "big ideas" document I think you are referring to is fairly high-level - that's why you don't see zoning on the maps. We'll be releasing the Policy and Implementation section of the plan in about a week, where you'll see more specifics about the kinds of regulatory changes (zoning and development standards) that we're recommending. 

We'd be happy to provide a bit more context about any specific areas you are wondering about, so just respond to this message if you'd like clarification about possible changes in a particular neighborhood or part of the city.

Before any changes are made to our zoning or land use code, we will be doing more outreach and engagement about some of the big ideas - particularly changes in residential zone districts. We know that people likely have lots of questions, and that each neighborhood is different. 

City Plan is a policy document and does not automatically change our land use regulations, so nothing will change with our zoning right away. We hope you’ll continue to be engaged and help shape those changes when we begin that effort.

Best,

Meaghan

Hi, and thanks for your question! We've done a bit of research with our friends in the Park Planning and Development department about the history of this idea. We've also reached out to the Utilities department to see if they are aware of any current plans or conversations about combining these ditches. We'll update this response if we learn of any new information! In the meantime, here is the response from Parks Planning and Development:

“Park Planning and Development’s 2013 Paved Recreational Master Plan (https://www.fcgov.com/parkplanning/pdf/2013-paved-recreational-trail-master-plan-3-3-14.pdf) represents the City’s vision and current workplan for building out our future recreational trail system. Our existing and future trails utilize drainage and irrigation corridors where ever possible.  Should any of our other urban irrigation corridors become available for trail alignments due to consolidation or abandonment of ditch easements the City would evaluate the potential for additional recreational trail corridors.”

Thank you for your question about Vine Dr.  The current Master Street Plan  (copies can be found at this link http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?dt=Master+Street+Plan+Map&dn=GIS+MAPS&vid=192&cmd=showdt) identifies Vine Drive as a 2 lane roadway, and the plan is to keep it as such. There is a new larger arterial road (4 lanes) being built just north of Vine, called Suniga. The plan has been for a long time that this new road would become the main east/west road feeding up to the northeast part of Fort Collins. 

In regards to the I-25 and Vine intersection, that will also remain as is, without direct connection from I-25 to Vine Dr.  The bridge itself is likely to be rebuilt as part of the I-25 widening project, but the connection is planned to stay as currently configured. 

 If you would like to discuss further please feel free to contact me anytime. 

Regards,

Aaron Iverson, AICP CTP
Senior Transportation Planner
970.416.2643
aiverson@fcgov.com

Thank you for reaching out regarding information on future streets. Our Master Street Plan (copies can be found at this link http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?dt=Master+Street+Plan+Map&dn=GIS+MAPS&vid=192&cmd=showdt) shows future streets and alignments. 

During the City Plan process we will be reviewing and updating this map, but until then this remains the best resource for you to find out about future streets.  If you would like to discuss further please feel free to contact me anytime. 

Regards,

Aaron Iverson, AICP CTP
Senior Transportation Planner
970.416.2643
aiverson@fcgov.com

Hi Alan,

The working groups for City Plan have already been assembled, and the groups will begin meeting in the next few weeks. The groups are composed of City staff and technical experts in the community. Their role is primarily to advise the City Plan project management team and review public input received throughout the process. The working group meetings will be open to the public, and notes will be posted online after each working group meeting. If you have additional questions or need more information, email us anytime at cityplan@fcgov.com. Thanks for your question!

Hi Alan,

Thanks for letting us know you're having some trouble accessing parts of the City Plan site. Can you tell us more about what isn't working for you? The City Plan website is compatible with all contemporary browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, Android etc. However, there could particular features that aren't working and we want to make sure we can get them fixed. You can email cityplan@fcgov.com with more details or call 970-416-2283. Thanks!

Thanks for your question!

There are no current plans to update the Northside Neighborhoods Plan in the next several years. Many of the community’s subarea and neighborhood plans are updated approximately every 20 years. Although not fully encompassing the entire area of the original Northside Neighborhoods Plan boundaries, recent efforts with the Downtown Plan and the Lincoln Corridor Plan reviewed areas within and near the neighborhoods and provide more recent policy guidance.

We anticipate there will be a lot of discussion about development and growth as part of City Plan, especially in northeast Fort Collins. If the community desires changes to the frameworks for land-use or transportation near the neighborhoods, that could trigger new policies and recommendations to begin an update of the Northside Neighborhoods plan sooner.