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Retreat Follow-up - 112th Avenue Paving
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Summary and Background Information:
The improvement of 112th Avenue between Hwy 2 and Chambers Road was originally planned in order to serve the new recreation center to be located in the proposed Second Creek Park. As design of the recreation center progressed it became more evident that locating the recreation center in the park was going to be challenging due to eagle nesting, logistical, and wetland issues.
Therefore Council approved moving the recreation center to the current site of the Bison Ridge Recreation Center. By improving Potomac Street, the west portion of 112th Avenue from Hwy 2 to Blackhawk Street, and Hwy 2 it was no longer necessary to immediately improve the remaining part of 112th Avenue from Blackhawk Street to Chambers Road. As a result, the project was split into two parts, with the recreation center and its associated infrastructure becoming Package A and the remaining part of 112th Avenue becoming Package B.
Design work continued on Package B until the estimated costs of meeting all the challenges of dealing with the O’Brian Canal, right-of-way acquisition, Second Creek crossing of the O’Brian Canal, wetlands, and all the permitting required by those issues made the project daunting. In early 2017, staff recommended and Council approved putting Package B on hold until we knew the developer of the land to the south (Shea Homes) was ready to proceed with development. Some months after the Council’s decision, Shea Homes sold the development to Oakwood Homes.
Oakwood Homes does want to proceed with development of the land to the south of 112th Avenue by 2019. Staff members have been meeting with Oakwood Homes to discuss the project. Recently the Reunion Metro District (owner of the storm water retention pond located on the south side of 112th Avenue) sent a letter to FRICO stating that they wanted to proceed with construction of a Second Creek crossing under the O’Brian Canal. ...
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