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<br />Mr. Robert L. Siegrist <br />December 2, 1985 <br />Page two <br />We are not planners and so the where becomes a situation of <br />designing a high-quality golf course and doing our best to <br />coordinate it with potential development parcels. Factors which <br />enter into this are timing (what is available and when); soil <br />types; flood plain usage; circulation of roads; views and front- <br />ages; potential adjacent land use; water levels; etc. <br />The plans we have prepared to this point are a result of several <br />trips to the site; numerous meetings; preliminary sketches of <br />other possible solutions and attempts to satisfy the various con- <br />ditions listed above. We are not necessarily stating that the <br />sketches you currently have are the only "good" solutions. There <br />are dozens of approaches we can take but we wanted to prepare <br />these sketches to derive an opinion or reaction from you before <br />we proceeded. <br />The best use for the low lands is in golf, water skiing and other <br />uses which will not be severely damaged by flooding. Therefore, <br />the bulk of the land between the river and the toe of the slope <br />is that use. Because of circulation patterns, access, slopes and <br />golf design needs, not every bit of this area is utilized. We <br />feel that the land above the slope (high ground) is easy to develop <br />for residential or commercial use and should be designated as such <br />with some penetration of the golf course for frontage value. 4Je <br />do not think, from a planning and development viewpoint, that it <br />makes sense to cover that area with golf course, unless the land <br />in the flood plain is not available. It is not easy to go up and <br />down the slope, either. <br />The clubhouse area we have selected works best due to the need for <br />at least four starting and finishing holes as well as the practice <br />range which is a space-eater. It is, however, a very valuable re- <br />source in any golf facility. Access off the I-25 frontage road is <br />much quicker and simpler and the view of it from the Interstate <br />could provide excellent advertising. <br />Whether or not you ever develop golf south of the river is, of <br />course, a question that relates to timing and surrounding land <br />use. We feel that the long-range potential should not be ignored. <br />It makes little difference to either the golfer or the type of land <br />use in terms of success. Inverness Golf Park south of Denver proves <br />that a golf course can successfully be a part of that type of land <br />use and numerous housing/golf course combinations prove their worth. <br />~` <br />