Protecting zoning, preserving our community
There seems to be a lot of debate going around town these days.
One such debate: the two citizens ballot initiatives that will be on the ballot in the upcoming November 4, 2025, Larimer County election.
Please make sure that you receive your absentee ballot if you need one.
It should be clear that the work of drafting the citizens ballot initiatives, collecting the signatures, and following all of the procedures, as required by the Colorado Revised Statutes, was done as all neighborhoods and all properties are under growing pressure from developers, town officials, and staff to rezone existing residential areas to increase density.
Zoning exists for a reason.
The citizens initiatives are not an issue of fair housing.
They are not about “neighbor vs. neighbor.”
Again, zoning exists for a reason.
Supporters of the citizens initiatives are not “crazy” or “uneducated,” as opponents of the citizens initiatives have called them.
Supporters are simply concerned citizens who want to “Keep the PARK in Estes Park.”
This is NOT about saying “no” to change. It is about saying “yes” to responsible development where it makes sense and honors, follows, and respects existing zoning.
It is about the citizens, the property owners, having a say in what happens in their neighborhoods and in their town.
It is about preserving the quality of life, the environment, and the wildlife that so many of us moved to Estes Park for.
Once a town is overbuilt, there is no going back.
At this point, no properties are safe from rezoning.
Our infrastructure cannot handle overdevelopment.
Thank you for listening.
Kristine L. Poppitz, Estes Park