Jefferson County residents are vying for a moratorium on 'Amazon-type warehouse developments' near homes after one project revealed a county-wide problem.
Residents near a proposed development in Jefferson County are taking their concerns to the commissioners.At today’s Jefferson County Board of Commissioners meeting, residents who are part of McIntyre Neighbors United — an organization formed to oppose a— will try to slap a moratorium on “Amazon-type warehouse developments" in the county.
The group has bloomed, with its members now including eighteen homeowners' associations and 100 active volunteers. Many of these members spoke at a May 16meeting about the idea for a moratorium. On May 23, they will officially submit a draft resolution into the record and request that the commissioners take it up for consideration.
“Without knowing exactly who the tenants are, who the end users are, without having assurances from the developer and the county that they're going to ensure that this truly is a light industrial business park similar to what is there now...we just need to read the black-and-white print on the application that says this is going to be a logistics distribution center,” Laffoon explains.
“[Logistics distribution centers] are associated with increased cancer risks, pulmonary problems like increased asthma, incidences of asthma in children that are correlated with increased absences from schools,” Laffoon says. Zoning regulations should reflect those risks, she argues.to rework the Farmers Highline Canal on the property and work with CDPHE to be sure that the formerly contaminated land is up to snuff.
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