VOTE NO ON BALLOT QUESTION 300
DON'T BE FOOLED
The group who tried to have Quincy Farm given to
Natalie Anderson two years ago is reprising their efforts in a different form. This group of adjacent landowners, former Mayor Russell Stewart, and Natalie Anderson (who is not a Cherry Hills Village resident) recently created two political entities: Friends of Quincy Farm and Protect Quincy Farm. They are neither friends of nor protecting Quincy Farm. These are political entities and contributions are NOT tax deductible. They paid more than $20,000 to professional petition gathers who aren't part of this community to get Question 300 on the ballot.
Many residents thought Cherry Hills Land Preserve (CHLP) was promoting the petition. IT WAS NOT. The d/b/a “Friends of Quincy Farm” used by CHLP for years and filed with the Colorado Secretary of State was usurped by the political entity for purposes of creating confusion. CHLP, an actual charity, emailed residents to clarify that CHLP was NOT the originator of the petition. CHLP pointed out problems with the petition and asked that residents not sign it.
THE TRUE FRIENDS OF QUINCY FARM ASK YOU TO VOTE NO ON 300!
SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH BALLOT Question 300
- It obligates the Village to SPEND UNLIMITED MONEY on improvements far in excess of the requirements in the conservation easement.
- It PROHIBITS ACCESS to the west side of Quincy Farm unless supervised by the Village. This is both costly and impractical. There is nothing in the conservation easement requiring supervised visitation.
- It attempts to grant each resident of the Village the right to independently enforce the conservation easement. This will create expensive and frivolous litigation at the taxpayer's expense as different residents seek to enforce their personal interpretation of the conservation easement. Furthermore, granting this right to residents is in express VIOLATION OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT which gives sole enforcement rights to Colorado Open Lands.
BALLOT QUESTION 300 IS THE VISION OF THE PROPONENTS, NOT CAT ANDERSON
In 2007, prior to finalization of the Conservation Easement, multiple public hearings were conducted in the Village regarding the proposed donation by Cat Anderson. Cat specified her plan for the property in the conservation easement and made a wonderful video which clearly describes why she made the donation and her specific intent.
The proponents of Ballot Question 300 have substituted their desires and agenda for Cat Anderson’s. Ballot Question 300 was created to benefit a few residents. It denies access for the rest of us while expending significant amounts of our tax dollars. The only thing they want to "Protect Quincy Farm" from is YOU!
CITY COUNCIL OPPOSES 300
At its September 17th meeting the Cherry Hills Village City Council unanimously voted to oppose Ballot Question 300 finding that if approved Ballot Question 300 could:
"(1) immediately prohibit or constrain public access to and utility of the West Area of Quincy Farm while immediately and disproportionately increasing costs that the City must incur to manage that property;
(2) require the City to delay maintenance decisions regarding Quincy Farm structures, ponds, and areas until determined pursuant to a city-wide election held at the cost of the taxpayers;
(3) result in a plethora of legal challenges against the City by residents, with the cost of the City’s defense to be borne by its taxpayers, even though the Conservation Easement currently provides a process and agent for its enforcement;"