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People have a way of interpreting things on their own without finding the facts on Brady Trucking. There have been many published misconceptions. People must understand that thousands want compatible, transitional zoning along the river and adjacent to neighborhoods and parks. The trucking business will not be able to meet city performance standards, especially noise and vibration. Police would be needed to respond to noise violations.
The citizens who are advocating protection of downtown riverfront zoning have never suggested that Brady leave but rather that they proceed in an area that is compatible with the surrounding zoning and land use. There was a land swap in the works, promoted by the City Council, to enable a move to a better location and utilize the other plentiful industrial land available here.
Citizens from all walks of life, from CEOs to truckers, simply wish to support the vision of a green riverfront with many compatible businesses that can attract visitors to the downtown area and the riverfront parks as they do in hundreds of other communities. Why limit business here when hundreds of other cities have been savvy enough to develop their riverfronts into decent, clean areas, compatible to neighbors and tourists?
Grand Junction clings to the past and is locked in a caveman mentality. The Chamber of Commerce, City Council and others should be able to get over their inertia and paranoia and support appropriate businesses in compatibly zoned areas instead of favoring one business that never had industrial zoning in the city on the river.
Perhaps the uninformed would educate themselves on the zoning process and the performance standards that are correlated with industrial zoning. The solution can be met with a land swap-fair to neighbors and Brady and will be better for promoting Grand Junction.
PENNY HEUSCHER
Grand Junction
One Response to “Land swap would be fair to neighbors and Brady Trucking”
Posted February 8th, 2009 at 9:57 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
If the City of Grand Junction truly desires “compatible transitional zoning” along the Colorado River it might start by relocating the unsightly City Shops complex on River Road.
Take a good look at this mess which spralls along the riverbank for about 1/4 mile downstream of the Highway 340 bridge on River Road. No landscaping or screening fences mitigate this City non conforming Industrial use adjacent to the river and path. Look at all the unsightly trucks, equipment, construction materials,chemicals,and asphalt products the City stores just a few feet from the river.
Why is Brady Trucking being singled out ? It is not viewed by 35,000 vechicles passing by each day.
By any objective measure the City Shops Complex is a far more visible and dangerous example of an incompatible Industrial use. Where is the righteous indignation and petition weilding protestors demanding that the City Shops be moved? After all, land swaps are easy and Industrial property plentiful.
It appears we have a case of selective indignation.
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