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| Project: |
WALDEN MUNICIPAL MASTER PLAN |
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| Location: |
Walden, Jackson
County, Colorado |
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| Client Address: |
Town of
Walden
P. O. Box 489
Walden, CO 80480 |
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| Contact: |
Tootie Crowner,
Walden Board of Supervisors |
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| Year Completed: |
Phase 1 - 2007
Phase 2 - 2008 |
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| Project Scope:
The Town of Walden, Colorado
retained Pedersen Planning Consultants (PPC) to prepare a master
plan that would communicate the community’s vision for future
land use expansion and community development. The project was
undertaken in two phases to enable the Town of Walden to obtain
the funds necessary to complete the project. |
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| The first phase of the project
involved the evaluation of demographic and economic trends, the
development of population forecasts, completion of a land use
inventory, evaluation of opportunities for future land use
expansion and a related land use suitability analysis, and the
forecast of future demands for residential, commercial,
community and public facilities, and recreation/conservation
areas. |
View of Laramie Range in the
vicinity of Walden, Colorado |
| Various community
leaders of Walden and Jackson County, small business owners,
representatives of selected community organizations, as well as
municipal, county and state agency representatives were
interviewed by PPC to gain the insights, priorities, and
recommendations of the community. A public information meeting
was also held in April 2007 to enable residents to learn of the
planned approach to the project, discover opportunities for
public involvement, as well as express issues that they wanted
the master plan to address.
The second phase of the master plan
examined the capability of municipal infrastructure to support
future land use expansion. PPC evaluated the scope of existing
land use regulations and potential needs associated with future
land use management by the Town of Walden. PPC prepared
alternate land use patterns for the community and coordinated
them with the community to determine a preferred community land
use plan map. Based upon conclusions concerning potential land
use expansion and community development, PPC prepared a set of
recommended community development strategies and a related
implementation plan. The Walden Board of Trustees refined and
prioritized the recommended community development strategies via
a process facilitated by PPC.
Preliminary community development
recommendations were shared with community residents who
provided further comments via a public hearing held in October
2008, their review of the draft master plan report, and the
related opportunity to provide written comments. |
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