Public Hearing on Housing Behind Hanks

[Reapward]

I read the Wiki page too. I might be fine with this project if they would change the name to a more localized name, downsize it and not use Lombard street for ingress and egress.
Would it help to go to their open house?

[Reapward]

It is most probably a done deal. From Planning it goes to the Council for approval.
There is another BB that provides a forum for many subjects to be discussed without censorship. Pasayten. And as the rules state for this BB that controversial subjects need to be discussed elsewhere. This BB is mainly, buy, sell, trade or community announcements, such as the invite CC extended.
Ah well.

[jaybee]

Most of the people at the second hearing voiced support for the project. They objected to the height (37 feet) the egress, and how arsenic would be handled, but most voiced support. Chair said, "If not this, then what?" If you complain here but don't attend or speak at the hearing, it doesn't make a difference. You snooze, you lose.

[jaybee]

The real test will be whether it actually decreases the waitling list for afforadable housing for people in this valley. According to Winthrop's Housing Action Plan, there needed to be 436 additional units as of 2023, 726 by 2030 and 1572 by 2040, so this is a drop in the bucket.

[tristanbgilb]

I think it will displace many deer and turkeys in our neighborhood.

[jtingley]

Hello all. We live on Twisp Carlton Rd between Lombard (a proposed egress to this housing development) and Hwy 20. I have read the "Traffic Analysis" pdf in the dropbox link provided earlier in this string of posts. The analysis says "With 72 multi-family apartment units being constructed on a currently vacant lot, 538 new weekday daily trips are anticipated to be generated" - 538 more cars pulling out onto Twisp Carlton Rd or turning across it onto Lombard/the other proposed access ramp every day! That strikes me as a lot for someone whose front door is just a few feet away from the Lombard/Twisp Carlton intersection.

The current existing weekday peak flow of traffic going either direction on Twisp Carlton to/from its intersection with Hwy 20 is 75 vehicles in one hour (if I did my math right). I've been outside doing chores during these times & 75 vehicles on a two-lane road in an hour is not a small number, nor are all of them adhering to the 25mph speed limit. A deer was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle directly in front of our house last year. That number is predicted to jump to 124 during the peak hour with this project! I can't help but think about the existing pedestrians (ourselves included) who walk that corridor to access town on a regular basis, and how that number might increase..

Basically I say all of this because of a very real concern about the potential for collisions at the Lombard/Twisp Carlton intersection with 538 more vehicular movements there per day! The traffic analysis does not call for any changes to the existing transportation system, but I feel it does not account for the significant number of people who exceed the 25mph speed limit, icy road conditions all winter long, pedestrian use of this corridor, nor the limited visibility pulling onto Twisp Carlton from Lombard. We would need a sidewalk on at least one side of the road. And speed bumps or other effective speed deterrent on Twisp Carlton Rd. I want to convey this to the town of Twisp. Are they still taking comments? I see comments as recent as 2 days ago (several of which address this concern in similar ways) in the dropbox folder that were sent to the town planner.

Sorry I'm so late to the party.

Julie - Twisp

[Sunflower]

According to the OKC public records this property has not transferred hands. With public sentiment and so many issues that need resolution could be the sale will not happen. Probably wishful thinking.

[Reapward]

Yes, Julie, Lombard street doesn't cut it as far as ingress and egress. I mean, I didn't even know it existed until I looked at the map. Wow, great short-cut.
I suggest going to the open house on the 6th. They need to know how much impact that will have.
Also, in perusing the documents, I noticed that they do call it Twisp Family Haven. So which is it? What was posted for the Open House on this BB as Skylstad or Twisp Haven. A typo?

[moose]

Does anyone know if funding for this project thru cath char is in jeopardy with the recent EO suspending cath char funding?

[Reapward]

I wondered the same thing.
Here's what a search came up with. Sounds tentative right now.
In response to news of the freeze on federal grants, Catholic Charities USA President and CEO Kerry Alys Robinson released a statement calling attention to the work the organization does for those in need.
“For more than a century, the Catholic Charities network has worked with the government to care for poor and vulnerable people in every community in the U.S., and we continue to be eager to work with government to care for our neighbors in need,” Robinson said. “We strongly urge the administration to rethink this decision.”
Robinson pointed to the effect that a federal freeze could have on those who rely on Catholic Charities.
“The millions of Americans who rely on this life-giving support will suffer due to the unprecedented effort to freeze federal aid supporting these programs,” Robinson said. “The people who will lose access to crucial care are our neighbors and family members. They live in every corner of the country and represent all races, religions, and political affiliations.”
Catholic Charities has operated in the U.S. for more than a century. It is currently made up of 168 diocesan Catholic Charities agencies serving millions of people each year. It works to provide affordable housing, food and nutrition, and disaster relief as well as supporting health, workforce development, and immigration services.
In addition to government contracts, Catholic Charities receives contributions from everyday Catholics, charitable foundations, and other sources of private philanthropy, among other sources.