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777 Baggott Road, P.O. Box 66, Encampment, WY 82325 · Telephone:
(307) 327-5434
Fax: (307) 327-5210 · E-mail: ppc@carbonpower.net |
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Project
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| Project: |
WALDEN MUNICIPAL MASTER PLAN |
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| Location: |
Town of Walden and
adjacent areas of Jackson County, Colorado |
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| Client Address: |
Town of
Walden
P. O. Box 489
Walden, CO 80480 |
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| Contact: |
Dirk Ramsey, Mayor,
Walden Board of Supervisors |
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| Year Completed: |
Phase 1 – Completed
in 2007 Phase 2 - To be completed in 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. |
View of Laramie Range in the
vicinity of Walden, Colorado |
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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. 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. |
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| The second phase of
the master plan will initially examine the capability of
municipal infrastructure to support future land use expansion.
Subsequently, PPC will evaluate the scope of existing land use
regulations and potential needs associated with future land use
management by the Town of Walden. PPC will also prepare
alternate land use patterns for the community and coordinate
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 will prepare a set
of recommended community development strategies and a related
implementation plan. The Walden Board of Supervisors will refine
and prioritize the recommended community development strategies
via a process that will be facilitated by PPC. Preliminary
community development recommendations will be shared with
community residents who will provide further comments via a
public hearing, their review of the draft master plan report,
and the related opportunity to provide written comments. |
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Pedersen Planning Consultants
777 Baggott Road / P.O. Box 66
Encampment, WY 82325
Telephone: (307) 327-5434 · Fax: (307) 327-5210
E-mail: ppc@carbonpower.net |
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