Hello,
This is my contribution to Citizen's Discussion at Tuesday's City Council meeting:
Good morning,
The city obviously made mistakes during the public comment process for the land swap with the Broadmoor.
Either the city failed to research and discover all liabilities with the land that was owned by the Cog Railway or they willfully withheld what they knew from the public.
The city may not present an incomplete or inaccurate picture of the land.
Rather, the city did present an incomplete and inaccurate picture of that land during the public comment process.
The City Council approved the land swap because members felt that the good in the deal was enough to offset the opposition's concerns.
Had the city disclosed the fact that $40,000 in repairs were being done each year on that land there would have been more opposition.
That information would have motivated the public to ask my questions.
How many years will it be necessary to do that much work on that land?
What is the total estimated cost of the needed repairs?
It is impossible to know now how these things would have influenced the opposition or the City Council's final decision.
If the total cost of all needed repairs had been disclosed would Mr. Damioli have been forced to withdraw his appraisal?
We would have a better idea if we had the answers to those questions.
Does that land still need $1 million in repairs?
Save Cheyenne had a petition with 5000 signatures opposing the land swap.
Do the Mayor and Members of Council not think that some of those 5000 people would want to know that the city failed to disclose the fact that $40,000 in work was being done on that land every year?
Knowing that fact raises the question:
What is the total estimated cost of all needed repairs?
If the cost of the repairs is too high, the appraisal for that land is invalid.
Do the Mayor and Members of Council feel that someone would have a right to challenge the legitimacy of the appraisal that was submitted by the Broadmoor for that land?
Thank you, Carl Strow