{"id":6616,"date":"2016-10-06T20:48:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T03:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6616"},"modified":"2016-10-06T20:48:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T03:48:57","slug":"forest-city-to-replace-trails-with-housing-by-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6616","title":{"rendered":"Forest City to Replace Trails with Housing by 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tActive Stapleton residents received bad news last week when Forest City announced its plans to begin building housing on much of the Stapleton area trail system<\/a> beginning in 2018. \u201cThe trail system was never meant to be a permanent thing,\u201d said Forest City spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cForest City has always been open about the fact that when the opportunity arose, we would rezone and restructure the area to be more residential housing. It just makes more sense.\u201d Stapleton residents who have just started using the trail system after its completion are very disappointed. \u201cI can\u2019t believe this,\u201d said Stapleton runner Scott Huebner. \u201cWhat am I saying. It\u2019s Forest City. Of course I can believe it. But that doesn\u2019t mean I can\u2019t be angry about it.\u201d Other residents agree with Huebner. \u201cNot only is it bad for all the residents who bike, walk, and run, it\u2019s bad for the homeowners in the area,\u201d said resident Tiffany Wolf. \u201cThat is going to be a pretty major construction area, plus now they will be looking at homes instead of a trail system. It’s really ridiculous.\u201d\n\nThe areas most affected will be Westerly Creek Park and Wetlands Park. \u201cThe space in that area isn\u2019t perfect for housing,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cBut our project leaders are going to make it work.\u00a0 Ultimately, the high cost people are willing to pay to live in Stapleton pushed us to this decision. It\u2019s just too much money sitting there.\u201d The project will not begin until the spring of 2018, according to Ayers. \u201cResidents still have over a year to get out and enjoy the current space,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cGet out and enjoy it while you can. The trails really are great. But those eight hundred thousand dollar homes we\u2019re going to build there are going to be even greater.\u201d Residents shouldn\u2019t be surprised. Forest City hasn\u2019t always had the best \u201ctrack\u201d record.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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