One would have to wonder who works for whom around this burg. Who develops town priorities? What are town priorities? Is a town priority the same as an area priority, a subdivision priority, and who is the overlord of the area?
Whatever happened to the town policy of equalization?
Every time the mayor or the town administrator make a public statement they refer to some mysterious intergovernmental agreement that obligates us to finance something or other outside town limits. What are the limits to intergovernmental agreements that are obligating our money all over the county?
There is an agreement with the Holiday Inn that obligates the town to finance the operation of the Convention Center.
There is an Agreement with Loveland to provide engineering expertise for the electric utility.
There is an agreement with RMNP to provide emergency services, and transportation.
There is an agreement with Larimer County obligating Estes Park to provide building inspection services to the surrounding unincorporated communities. Yet there are buildings through out Estes Park that meet “Blight” or “slum” standards
There is an agreement with Larimer County that obligates Larimer County for emergency services to surrounding areas.
Of course we have the state highway running smack dab through the heart of town and CDOT is responsible for that.
There is an intergovernmental agreement with the EPURA.
There are two agreements with two separate sanitation districts. What’s that cost us?
Then of coarse we have a myriad of land trusts; Parks and Recreation District, Stanley Historic Districts and Stanley Park Trust agreements.
Now a proposed agreement with a proposed new fire district body outside of town limits that would be some funky buy the cow and stop getting free milk logic.
Our water and electric utility is obligated to providing water and electricity to the area well beyond town limits. This fact in unto itself has driven our electric utility bills sky high. Simply explained, the number of users per mile of electric line is minimal in rural areas as electricity is driven through the lines there is a drop in efficiency so it takes more electricity per mile to get the power to the extremities. This loss must be paid for so our rates in Estes Park have been raised to account for the electricity lost providing unincorporated developments electricity. That’s real friendly of us don’t you think?
Millions spent on entertaining and hand holding visitors from around the world.
When do our town employees and trustees start looking to the interests of the people that live in Estes Park?
We have real issues inside town limits that the trustees ignore. What is the real advantage of living in town limits? Who is looking after our welfare? Would you be better off being a visitor, living outside town limits, or being a citizen of Estes Park? This is a quality of life issue for Estes Park citizens.
We have issues, someone please help us our elected officials and over paid town employees are to busy somewhere else:
Toxic mold throughout the downtown business district
Asbestoses throughout the business district
Noxious weeds.
Air pollution.
Traffic congestion.
No Parking
Fire hazards all throughout downtown
Rampant ordinance violations
Drug problems.
Ozone
Lead based paint chips peeling off old buildings
Trash in the river ways
Cigarette butts everywhere
Dog crap everywhere
Rusting transformers, saggy electric utility lines crisscrossing all over gods creation
Abandon vehicles
Animal carcasses
Filthy sidewalks
Empty store fronts
Deteriorating asphalt roads
Inadequate sewage collection systems
We can go on but we have made the point.
Who is attending to our town of Estes Park? Why in gods name would the mayor and town administrator be concerned with the insurance premiums of the YMCA and Wind cliff, Rockwood, Carriage Hills?
Estes Park for Estes Parkians, shouldn’t your elected officials take care of us first and foremost inside town limits? After all we pay the bills.
