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Up‑valley residents urge county to press CDOT for Highway 82 capacity study amid new development proposals
Summary
Speakers at the Garfield County commissioners meeting warned that proposed up‑valley development and higher‑density proposals will increase traffic and public‑safety risks on state‑owned Highway 82 and asked the county to press CDOT for an updated carrying‑capacity analysis and evacuation planning.
Residents urged the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners on Monday to press for an updated study of Highway 82 capacity and to scrutinize high‑density development proposals that would increase daily vehicle trips on the corridor.
In public comment, Mike Geronimus, a landowner on Highway 82, said outside developers are seeking much higher density than the parcels’ current use‑by‑right entitlements. “They’re asking for 8.5 units per acre and this is entitled to have 2.5 or 2.7,” Geronimus said, warning of traffic, retail and hotel uses that would…
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