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Residents urge Littleton to address intersection safety, construction fire mitigation, parking and a proposed high-capacity fuel station
Summary
During public comment on Jan. 6 residents raised multiple neighborhood concerns: unsafe Pedestrian crossing at Prentice & Huron, requests for traffic calming, calls for construction fire mitigation practices, parking shortages and opposition to a proposed 32-pump Costco fuel station at Mineral Place.
Several Littleton residents used the public-comment period on Jan. 6 to press the council on neighborhood safety and development issues, including an intersection they called dangerous, construction fire-mitigation standards, parking impacts from waivers, and a proposed high-capacity fuel station.
Candace Rutledge updated the council on an ongoing poisoning investigation and said she will follow up with Littleton Police on Jan. 20. Rutledge also thanked downtown businesses and the Arapahoe County administration building for allowing her to use restrooms; she flagged a recurring alarm at a downtown tavern and pointed out tripping hazards on south-side downtown sidewalks where water-main work left holes.
Greg Sullivan (stating 'District 4') urged council to stop or limit a planned 32-pump Costco station at Mineral Place, arguing that large fuel centers increase exposure to benzene and other volatile organic compounds that threaten nearby schools (he cited Littleton Academy and Penrose School) and called for a permanent moratorium on future fuel stations. "Tell Calisco you're not gonna approve this 32 gas pumps," Sullivan said, asking the council to limit pumps to 12 and consider environmental justice concerns.
Pam Chadbourne urged the council and planning/development staff to review construction fire-mitigation requirements after a recent large construction fire in Denver. She asked the city to consider requiring fire-abatement measures during build-out and to improve parking modeling and enforcement to address abandoned vehicles and waivers that shift parking into public right-of-way.
Andrew Shad (referred to also as Andrew Shad/Shed in the transcript) and neighbor Peter Fryer detailed a hazardous pedestrian crossing at Prentice and Huron streets in North Littleton (District 2). Shad said the curb-to-curb crossing measures roughly 90 feet and demonstrated visibility problems; Fryer described a near miss involving a driver and an unhoused person in the roadway and requested traffic-calming measures and follow-up from transportation staff.
City manager said staff will follow up with transportation staff to contact the resident who raised the Huron intersection concerns. Council members thanked commenters and noted prior and ongoing coordination with regional homelessness groups and other partners when relevant.
No council action was taken during the public-comment period; commenters asked for staff follow-up, enforcement, and policy review.
