To: Commerce City Officials
Tell Commerce City No To A Truck Terminal at 104th and Hwy 2!
Now is the time to stand up to our elected officials and say, “enough is enough!” Little is being done to fulfill the wishes of the people. It is time to send a message that shows we are tired of excuses. We want results, and we are holding the city responsible for the lack of substantial development and the development occurring that does not further the ideals and image of the Northern Range of Commerce City. We are holding the director of economic development, the city manager, city council members, and the mayor responsible for their failure to produce results. While we witness other city’s officials proactively seek businesses to fill the gaps of lost business revenue, our city and the elected and appointed officials repeatedly claim it is not their responsibility for seeking out companies. Instead, they place blame upon the developers and others and wait for development to come to them. They also cite as reasons for development failure as the lack of traffic numbers, the economic downturn, and an isolated location. Yet, at the same time in their own economic “flyer,” they cite the benefits of location in this area, the thriving economics of Commerce City, and reveal the massive losses the Northern Range and all of Commerce City faces as a result of patrons seeking business outside the city. Now is the time to take action and seek out quality business establishments that are not only lacking in the Northern and Core City but also the surrounding cities. There is absolutely no reason that with proper planning in infrastructure and business partnerships that we cannot be the beacon of development for surrounding communities and cities.
Most importantly, we strongly object to the proposed development of a “truck terminal” as found in the May 2016 development report found at the following website: https://www.c3gov.com/DocumentCenter/View/8187.
This truck terminal is proposed to be placed at the southwest corner of 104th Ave and Highway 2. While the lack of development initiative is a problem, the lack of discernment and city planning regarding this issue is of greater concern.
*Please note this petition and the complaints contained within are not meant to disparage any great patron of the Commerce City Core or Northern Region or their family members or friends who are licensed CDL drivers. We understand that the residents of this great city are not the ones who are encompassed within the complaints stated forth. Rather, we admonish you for your service and hope that you realize the gravity of the situation of such an establishment. We hope you understand that due to the interconnectedness of CDL driver routes, the activity will more than likely occur from individuals residing beyond the borders of our city and state. It is this interconnectedness that also increases the difficulty of bringing the perpetrators of such actions to justice.
A truck terminal carries with it many negatives and produces no positives for the patrons of the Northern Range. The following are the legitimate and established factual complaints:
1) A truck terminal is a known hotbed for licentious criminal activity to include but not limited to the following: illicit drug activity, underage prostitution and sex trafficking, encouragement of prostitution, rape, and murder. It is such a concern that the FBI has its own tracking database for crimes situated around truck terminals and truck drivers. As such, a truck terminal, despite the tremendously rare potential for it to espouse a quality establishment, carries with it too great a risk for increased dangerous criminal activity which would pose a severe threat to the families in the surrounding neighborhoods.
2) Not only will the proposed truck terminal present a threat to the communities surrounding it, it will increase the burden on the Commerce City police force, which is already encumbrances with the upsurge of criminal activity occurring in the Northern Range. Thus, it will not only place the lives of our first responders at greater risk, it carries with it a greater economic burden on the city’s taxpayers to finance a larger police force presence in the area. Moreover, it is doubtful that the potential minimal tax revenue resultant from the truck terminal will subsidize the tax burden faced by the families of the community.
3) In light of the pronounced potential for criminal activity, the truck terminal poses a threat to property values; therefore, the residents will hold the city and its officials liable for any decrease in home values.
4) Due to the potential for decline in home values, the truck terminal will also tarnish the image that was established by the city council, mayor, and others as the Northern Range being a fresh start for Commerce City in so much that the goal is to not produce the same industrial results of other parts of Commerce City but to establish a quality residential and commercial/retail area befitting of a family community.
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Most importantly, we strongly object to the proposed development of a “truck terminal” as found in the May 2016 development report found at the following website: https://www.c3gov.com/DocumentCenter/View/8187.
This truck terminal is proposed to be placed at the southwest corner of 104th Ave and Highway 2. While the lack of development initiative is a problem, the lack of discernment and city planning regarding this issue is of greater concern.
*Please note this petition and the complaints contained within are not meant to disparage any great patron of the Commerce City Core or Northern Region or their family members or friends who are licensed CDL drivers. We understand that the residents of this great city are not the ones who are encompassed within the complaints stated forth. Rather, we admonish you for your service and hope that you realize the gravity of the situation of such an establishment. We hope you understand that due to the interconnectedness of CDL driver routes, the activity will more than likely occur from individuals residing beyond the borders of our city and state. It is this interconnectedness that also increases the difficulty of bringing the perpetrators of such actions to justice.
A truck terminal carries with it many negatives and produces no positives for the patrons of the Northern Range. The following are the legitimate and established factual complaints:
1) A truck terminal is a known hotbed for licentious criminal activity to include but not limited to the following: illicit drug activity, underage prostitution and sex trafficking, encouragement of prostitution, rape, and murder. It is such a concern that the FBI has its own tracking database for crimes situated around truck terminals and truck drivers. As such, a truck terminal, despite the tremendously rare potential for it to espouse a quality establishment, carries with it too great a risk for increased dangerous criminal activity which would pose a severe threat to the families in the surrounding neighborhoods.
2) Not only will the proposed truck terminal present a threat to the communities surrounding it, it will increase the burden on the Commerce City police force, which is already encumbrances with the upsurge of criminal activity occurring in the Northern Range. Thus, it will not only place the lives of our first responders at greater risk, it carries with it a greater economic burden on the city’s taxpayers to finance a larger police force presence in the area. Moreover, it is doubtful that the potential minimal tax revenue resultant from the truck terminal will subsidize the tax burden faced by the families of the community.
3) In light of the pronounced potential for criminal activity, the truck terminal poses a threat to property values; therefore, the residents will hold the city and its officials liable for any decrease in home values.
4) Due to the potential for decline in home values, the truck terminal will also tarnish the image that was established by the city council, mayor, and others as the Northern Range being a fresh start for Commerce City in so much that the goal is to not produce the same industrial results of other parts of Commerce City but to establish a quality residential and commercial/retail area befitting of a family community.
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Why is this important?
I hope everyone will realize the gravity of the situation at large regarding economic development and the specific development of this truck terminal. This is for the community as a whole. This petition is a means to start real change and show the city officials that we are not just complainers that are easily pacified by minimal results, weightless promises, or passage of time. It shows we desire real results and are willing to take the time to see them done and to see our tax dollars put to good use. See this as the first initial positive investment in the long-term growth and success of our community, the success of your personal home, and the continued enjoyment of this beautiful area! Please sign immediately, so we can get this to the officials before this truck stop is approved and it is too late. It is easy to complain and harder to change after the fact. Take this simple step to voice your opinion. This is not a political platform, movement, and not even based upon personal political ideology. This is our given right as citizens of this great country. Take this simple step to show that our elected officials are accountable to a democratic system; they are accountable us! Please note that I cannot change the text after signatures have been gained. Thus, while the title has been changed to reflect a "terminal" rather than truck stop, the only difference in the points would be the potential to disregard the crime linked to "truck stops" specifically. However, please not the remaining points of pollution, traffic congestion, and image still remain valid concerns. While the criminal activity may be lessened, I still posit the potential for increased criminal activity should be considered.