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Resident urges Littleton to include Environmental Stewardship Board in planning and to preserve Geneva Village open space
Summary
Pam Chadbourne, a resident near City Hall, told the Environmental Stewardship Board that multiple advisory boards have been left out of city planning and urged preservation of shared open space at Geneva Village and stronger inclusion of environmental stewardship in project concepts.
Pam Chadbourne, who identified herself as a resident a block or two from the meeting location, used the board’s public-comment period to say advisory boards — including the Environmental Stewardship Board — are being left out of the city’s planning processes.
"Environmental stewardship should be part of the concept plans of a whole bunch of things," Chadbourne said. She urged the board and staff to be included in concept and preliminary design phases rather than seeing projects only at the last minute.
Chadbourne raised Geneva Village and Geneva Park as examples. She said arts-and-culture money such as the lodgers tax and Downtown Development Authority funds are being planned for murals and sculptures in downtown areas, while Geneva Village’s shared open space and landscaping risk being lost if redevelopment proceeds without board input. "Geneva Park should be a place for sculptures and drawings and art. I don't think so. We need nature. We need nature integrated into our neighborhoods, all the more important in downtown," she said.
Chadbourne asked the board to press for earlier involvement in city projects and to safeguard community open space where possible. She said she had preserved Geneva Village’s shared open space but urged staff and board members to ensure similar spaces are not removed in future projects.
Ending: Chadbourne concluded by thanking the chair for keeping accurate meeting records and table labels, and by urging the board to insist on earlier and more consistent inclusion in the city’s planning process.
