Could someone make this make sense?
This last Oct. 5th, C.U. Boulder and City of Boulder barred the community from entering the C.U. Boulder South Campus open space, all in the name of "Flood Mitigation".
They are literally paving paradise and putting up a parking lot.
The plan is obviously just a backwards land grab move to develop that area of beautiful, wild land, some of the last remaining wild space in the city limits.
The plans had been in the works for years now:
2015: formally approved by the Boulder City Council.
2020: unanimously voted to advance the "Varient 1 100-year flood project configuration".
2021: Approved jointly with the CU Board of Regents as part of the CU South annexation agreement.
2025: Council unanimously approved Ordinance 8690 to authorize $66 million in bonds for Phase I construction.
All of this is supported by FEMA (which tells you alot).
They claim that every $1 spent on the project equates to $6 saved in Hazard Relief.
They also claim this project will save lives. I wasn't aware that my life was in danger.
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Their first step, day one, was to put up draconian black fencing around their entire 10+ acre area.
This was an area that had previously, for decades, been frequented by thousands of residents and their animals (off-leash walking area, was a dream for dog owners).
C.U. Boulder's second move is to practically clear-cut all shrubs and trees from the outer proximity of their fenced zone. Again make that make sense, how is this at all related to flood mitigation? Seems like that would just destabilize the ground and be a further cause to flooding.
Their next move has been to demolish the tennis courts there. Banging, beeping, and heavy machinery moving all day, from 6am-6pm, 6 days a week. Again, how is this at all related to their intention to mitigate flooding on the highway.
I think C.U. Boulder administration and planning department are a bunch of liars, and they have clearly mislead the public, and they should be ashamed of themselves.
I think an "F. U. C. U. B." facebook group would be hilarious.
I'd love to see signs posted, days of civil disobedience, some forms of active protest. I will not be living in this community much longer after seeing them divest in the community like this. They clearly are renovating the area for something much bigger, much more profitable than "Flood Mitigation". We as a community are now subject to this constant noise, constant destruction, in an area of town where SO many people went to find peace, tranquility, connection to nature, and safety.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way.
Make it make sense Boulder City Council and C.U. Boulder.
Time to elect a new City Council.
Respecfully, F.U. C.U.B (and the Boulder City Council too...)
- A Pissed Off Neighbor