A Less Crowded City
In 1985 the voters of Westminster passed a 1/4th of 1 percent sales tax dedicated to purchasing property within the city that would never be developed. The voters reaffirmed that vision in 2006 when the Open Space tax was renewed.
I see the purpose of the Open Space Program to prevent Westminster from being an over-crowded, over built city.
The current council, by changing the Comprehensive Plan and allowing projects to jam in more people into the same space, is betraying the purpose of the Open Space Tax. There are many examples of this changing the Comprehensive Plan and jamming in more people: 116th and Pecos; the old Builders Square at 90th and Wadsworth; 146th and Huron. There is a cascade of negative effects from jamming more people into Westminster: existing infrastructure must be increased (at 146th and Huron the city gave 1 million dollars to the developer to increase the sewer line capacity); seeming sweetheart deals to connect developers (while not changing the Comp Plan, at 104th and Westminster Blvd, the city waived $4 million in fees to a connected developer); and when more people use existing roads the Quality of Life diminishes for all of us. Our parks get more crowded, our water resources must be divided, there is more calls for fire and police and worst of all our schools have no choice but to serve the increased needs.
We must fire the current Council and elect councilors that will defend our City and our Quality of Life.
The current council, by changing the Comprehensive Plan and allowing projects to jam in more people into the same space, is betraying the purpose of the Open Space Tax. There are many examples of this changing the Comprehensive Plan and jamming in more people: 116th and Pecos; the old Builders Square at 90th and Wadsworth; 146th and Huron. There is a cascade of negative effects from jamming more people into Westminster: existing infrastructure must be increased (at 146th and Huron the city gave 1 million dollars to the developer to increase the sewer line capacity); seeming sweetheart deals to connect developers (while not changing the Comp Plan, at 104th and Westminster Blvd, the city waived $4 million in fees to a connected developer); and when more people use existing roads the Quality of Life diminishes for all of us. Our parks get more crowded, our water resources must be divided, there is more calls for fire and police and worst of all our schools have no choice but to serve the increased needs.
We must fire the current Council and elect councilors that will defend our City and our Quality of Life.
