Within the last month or so, an amazing opportunity has come before the town of Lyons. A couple of local developers (local as in Lyons area residents) have proposed to build the town a new town hall, new sherriff's office, and new library in exchange for some land. The land in question is where the current skatepark, RTD lot, library, and town hall currently reside. It seemed like a no brainer to the current town board, but since it involves the sale of publicly owned land, state law mandates that it must be up to a vote of the people. Mail ballots were distributed to Lyons residents and are due in by December 11. A vote in favor of this project DOES NOT necessarily mean that the project will proceed. All that a "YES" vote means is that this project can continue on with the public process. Even if voters approve, both the town and the developers can walk at any time. It's a good deal. I don't like to use the expression "win-win", but to put it in other terms, a vote "NO" would be akin to kicking yourself hard in the balls. Here's some pics of what our new town center could look like.
Town Hall:
A new town center/park:
The overhead view. To orient yourself, the new Town Hall would be where the current RTD lot is:
Now just think. Do we want the possibility for town hall to not be the piece of shit that it currently is, or do we want to kick ourselves in the balls? Do we want a library that we can actually take our kids to to enjoy and not feel cramped? Or would we rather kick ourselve in the balls? Would we rather have a new town center at no taxpayer cost now, or would we rather kick ourselves in the balls when we have no choice but to upgrade 10 years down the road at great taxpayer expense?
Plus, one of the 2 developers is a bike rider that averages thousands of miles every year. He's fast, too. And his wife is an ex pro mountainbiker.
Check this for more info - http://www.lyonsnewtowncenter.com/. Be educated and vote to not kick yourself in the balls.
2 comments:
Can I vote to kick somebody else in the balls?
All this kicking in the balls, I have a hard time identifying with that. Now the bike riders, that I like, but the kicking in the balls, over and over, I don't get, but I'm guessing it must be pretty bad, especially so many times. Too bad I can't vote about the ball kicking since I live outside of town, but keep me informed on how the ball kicking goes.
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