Montrose Citizens for Responsible Growth

Hello folks - today has been a busy posting day, with an editorial, two notes about upcoming meetings, and a letter from us to you, Montrose County’s concerned citizens. Just scroll down the page to read everything posted under the 23 August 2006 datelines.

We welcome your comments on any one of the matters posted below. Before you comment, you must register or log in. Registration is free, your privacy is protected, and you can post comments anonymously if you prefer. Comments are constantly monitored for language usage and for unsolicited remarks before they are posted. We are not here to bash anyone - hopefully, participation in this effort to make Montrose County a “smart growth” community will continue to be widespread, positive, and successful.

During the past several years the obvious, indiscriminate growth within Montrose County has become an increasingly important and contentious issue. How do we best balance competing interests and still manage the complex problems associated with our county’s “popularity”?

Fortunately, our county already possesses such a document called the MASTER PLAN, which was painstakingly created several years ago to provide just such guidance and direction. (A copy is available from the county land use office, or on the Montrose County Web site.

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The League of Women Voters of Montrose County will sponsor a public forum on “Growth - Who Pays?” We want you to attend!

September 6, 2006
7-9 pm
Montrose Pavilion

A variety of people from the government, development, and private sectors will participate - as well as you as a concerned citizen.

Dear Friends, Neighbors, Supporters, & Concerned Citizens,

Montrose Citizens for Responsible Growth (MCRG) plans to conduct an information campaign about the county Master Plan. Our purpose is to inform Montrose County citizens about the background, purpose, and usage of Master Plans, and to publish and to explain the specific contents of our Master Plan.

Following the information campaign, we intend to retain an independent, professional survey/ polling organization to conduct a scientific survey of the citizens of Montrose county on the subject of formal adoption of our Master Plan as the guiding document for land use planning, decision-making, and land use regulations for Montrose County.

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Ladies & Gents - Please make note of the below-referenced meeting, and do your best to attend if at all possible. Do your part to demonstrate our concern and interest in maintaining Montrose County’s quality of life.

Thanks.
Montrose Citizens for Responsible Growth

Reminder

Special Guest Speaker:
Steve White, head planner, Montrose County

Come to learn about the county’s plans for the Master Plan and Land Use Code!

For more information, call Bill at 249-1978.