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3/26/2008
On March 25, 2008, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved Cottonwood Meadows’ applications for annexation, PUD zoning and subdivision sketch plan! Our thanks to the Board, Town staff, and special consultants for their efforts in making this happen. We anticipate submitting combined Preliminary and Final plats for the Senior Living Facility and first residential phase shortly.
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3/15/2008
The Ides of March and sunshine have us looking toward the coming spring! Weathervane Farm will have garden shares available this year in addition to fruit shares similar to those offered last year. Please see their website at www.weathervanefarmbv.com to sign up for a share! Seth and Caitlin Roberts are busy seeding starts and planning their gardens for the 2008 season.
The first cows for The Dairy at Cottonwood Creek are due to arrive in May! Please watch our website for notice of availability of the Dairy's first locally-produced raw milk products.
Colorado Grown is planning an Annual Membership focusing on Food from Farm to Home: Colorado grown food products delivered to your home. Watch for their website soon or visit David Lynch and his friends at the Colorado Grown center on Cottonwood Meadows. Look for their sign on the south side of Crossman just after the big meadow. |
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3/8/2008
Ongoing meetings with the Town of Buena Vista Trustees, have resulted in continued progress towards approval of annexation of the property to the Town of Buena Vista, and the Cottonwood Meadows PUD plan. The third-party traffic and fiscal impact studies were both accepted by the Town. We are looking forward to finalizing agreements with the Town in March, which will pave the way for final approvals.
The Guidestone farmers have been busy this winter, working on designs for the "Distro" (Distribution Center) and dairy, and planning the upcoming season's gardens and activities. Think Spring!! |
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11/28/2007
We continue to make progress in the annexation process with the town of Buena Vista. At yesterday's town meeting, Lee Leavenworth, consulting attorney for the town, stated that
Cottonwood Meadows had responded quite satisfactorily to the conditions of approval, given in the Planning and Zoning letter of recommendation dated September 6th, 2007. The
Board of Trustees has scheduled a formal presentation of the fiscal and traffic impact study findings at their next regular meeting, December 11th, followed by the continuation of the Public Hearing.
Thanks to all who attended the town meeting. Cottonwood Meadow congratulates the two new trustees elected by the town yesterday, Bob Flint and Bob Zebroski. |
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10/16/2007
Autumn is upon us as the full palette of changed and fallen leaves swirl up in the chilly breeze. The farmers' harvests are in and they are planning a Pumpkin Patch and Garage Sale, Friday October 26th from 12p-6p, and Saturday October 27th from 10a - 5p. Bring the family to the farm (15264 CR 350) and take a ride in the horse-drawn wagon to the patch to pick out a pumpkin for carving. Let the kids enjoy petting the animals and other fun festivities while you check out the sale items. Proceeds of the sale will go to the Farmhands program, the educational arm of Guidestone. |
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9/25/2007
Many locals turned out for the continuation of our public hearing. It was great for us to hear the overwhelming support shown for the Cottonwood Meadows project by most public speakers, in addition to some concerns. The Trustees and Developer have committed to work sessions in October after receiving the traffic and economic impact reports. The public hearing will continue on Tuesday, November 13th, beginning at 7:00pm. |
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9/5/2007
The Buena Vista Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval to the Town Board of Trustees, of the Cottonwood Meadows Annexation, PUD Zoning, and Subdivision Sketch Plan. Their recommendation came after an evening of thoughtful discussion. |
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8/30/2007
David Lynch, Guidestone Director, hitched up Jake (dark) and Jack, his two Belgian-Percheron draft horses, to the plow. They were trying to break the sod for the additional acre of ground on the Round meadow that Seth Roberts of Weathervane Farm will put into production next spring. The horses were able to work for about an hour before David said "whoa!" for the day. "These horses are older and having been on pasture all summer, are not in condition to plow all day." David said. |
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8/29/2007
Last night's meeting of the Buena Vista Board of Trustees went well. Due to other agenda items and the presentation of the Villages at Cottonwood Meadows plan to the crowd, the Public Hearing was barely begun before it was continued to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Trustees on September 11th at 7pm in the Community Center. |
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8/28/2007
Tuesday August 28th, beginning at 7pm, at the Buena Vista Community Center, the Cottonwood Meadows Plan will be formally presented to the Public and the Town of Buena Vista Board of Trustees. A Public Hearing on the project will also begin that evening. |
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8/15/2007
The chickens come first at Cottonwood Meadows. Seth Roberts, of Weathervane Farm, has created a moveable chicken coop! The coop is built on a trailer frame, so it can easily be moved to a new site in minutes. A chicken run is created around the coop by using a solar-powered electric charger, which powers mesh-type fencing. The fencing keeps the chickens in and the predators out, and allows the birds access to a continually changing and fresh supply of grasshoppers, grass and other natural nutrition, while leaving behind... fertilizer! Seth gathers eggs from the coop once per day; the eggs are available at local natural food stores and at Colorado Grown, 15264 CR 350 (Crossman) on Saturday afternoons, from 1- 5pm. |
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