To our Evergreen neighbors:
The owner of the ca. 1948 El Rancho Colorado restaurant building, 1948 Holdings LLC, have sent a pre-application to Jefferson County proposing to demolish or move the building and, combined with the former First Bank property, build a 5-acre QuikTrip interstate service center with a 20-bay gas station, 10 diesel pumps for semi trucks, and a convenience store occupying the vacated footprint of the erstwhile restaurant.
What is proposed is aimed squarely at I-70 travelers and trucks, not the people, community, scale, and values of Evergreen.
To QuikTrip:
Evergreen does not need a characterless truck stop the size of four football fields. It has a community-scale convenience store as well as a Walmart Supercenter right across the road, among several other gas stations along Hwy 74.
This explicitly I-70 oriented development would not serve the people of Evergreen.
The proposed QuikTrip #4288 does not belong here. Please, move on.
Reason
The proposed project pays lip service to County planning, but fundamentally it is contrived to exploit interstate travelers and is not in response to community needs or community-level market demand. Instead, the irreparable losses of cultural heritage, scenic value, and community character, as well as the direct impacts of light, noise, and traffic associated with this proposed project would be borne by the Evergreen community forever.
Amid proposals like this one, the Save El Rancho Campaign exists to prioritize the character and livability of this neighborhood as part of the mountain residential community of Evergreen.
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Hello, and THANK YOU to everyone who has joined our petition opposing the destruction of El Rancho and construction of a QuikTrip truck stop in its place. We have almost 700 signatures (you) and over 400 comments from the Evergreen community, foothills, and West Metro area, in addition to several from farther away.
As the County's first review of the pre-application will likely conclude next week, we are planning to send the petition to QuikTrip this coming week, as well. The petition will remain open to collect signatures for future submission to Jefferson County, but for now we are aiming at the root of the question: QuikTrip.
We know that there are still neighbors who are not aware of what is proposed on Evergreen's doorstep. So that... further
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Why people sign
Golden
1)Historic value of the building
2)Iconic location on the I70
corridor
3)Significant community
landmark
4)Quick Trip will distrupt wildlife,
by bringing extra traffic in
5)Quick Trip will not compliment the existing neighborhood
Golden
The historic El Rancho building should not be destroyed or even moved. A large gas station and restaurant development is not needed and will only create significantly more congestion and pollution.
Evergreen
I have lived across the street from the El Rancho for twenty years and grew up near it. It has been a local landmark for and pay off family stories for at least 60 years.
Evergreen
I passed a Quiktrip in Thornton today, and that thing is huge and ugly.
Golden
This development would destroy a beautiful, landmark building. This cannot ever be replaced. The idea that someone would want to replace this unique, historic building with a soul-less, cookie cutter retail establishment is beyond me, and unforgivable. I'm hoping they will drop these plans.