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Public commenters press council on street closures, open‑space protections and ranked‑choice voting
Summary
During first‑call public invited to be heard several residents asked council to keep Fifth Avenue and Atwood open to pedestrians and vehicles, urged protections for open space and urged a study session on ranked‑choice voting; council acknowledged and recorded the comments.
Multiple residents used the public‑comment portion of the Aug. 12 Longmont City Council meeting to raise three recurring concerns: potential permanent closures near the railroad at Fifth Avenue and Atwood; protection of city open space and questions about future land exchanges; and calls for a study session on ranked‑choice voting.
Fifth Avenue / Atwood pedestrian access
Sharon O’Leary, co‑chair of the Historic East Side Neighborhood (534 Emory Street), urged council not to permanently close pedestrian access at Fifth Avenue and the Atwood railroad crossing. She cited Colorado Revised Statutes and Longmont’s Transportation Mobility Plan language about maintaining safe multimodal connections and said a recent city communication indicated…
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