Hello,

This is my contribution to Citizen's Discussion at Tuesday's City Council meeting:

Good morning,

I have been asking the city to tell me how much it will cost to fix the drainage problems and erosion damage on the first two miles of the Barr Trail for 6- and one-half years this month.

The trail and hillside are in such bad shape that some people are even discussing the possibility of closing that section of the trail and building a new trail to replace it.

The city acquired a lemon from the Broadmoor in the land swap. I asked the city many times to tell the public how much we would need to spend to fix this trail during the public comment process.

The city ignored my questions as if to imply that this land had no major problems.

The land owned by the Cog Railway was appraised at $1.3 million.

In early 2018 Kurt Schroeder told me that since 2013 over $200,000 had been spent on the trail.
We can assume that somewhere around another $200,000 has been spent on the trail since then.

That means that in the last ten years nearly one-third of the appraised value of this land has been spent on annual maintenance.

This work has barely touched the needed long-term repairs.

How much will it cost to have a study done on the necessary drainage work?

How much will it cost to repair or replace the fence on the land?

How much will it cost to repair the erosion damage on our land?

The city had a legal obligation to answer all questions from the public during the public comment process, regardless of who was asking.

The city has a legal obligation to answer these questions today, even if it is only one citizen asking.

The city is not a private company. The land owned by the city is owned by the people, meaning me, Mr. Carl Strow.

As a part owner of this land, I have a legal right to know what the city has learned about the work needed on this land.

If the land needs so much work that it discredits the appraisal that was submitted by the Broadmoor for the land swap that would increase the obligation for the city to make full public disclosure.

Thank you, Carl Strow