AURORA Colo, (KDVR) — Some neighbors in a northwest Aurora neighborhood are sharing issues in regards to the metropolis’s plan to take away a cul-de-sac at seventeenth Avenue and Alton Avenue.
The change would open their avenue to site visitors going north and south between Colfax and Montview. Town mentioned it desires to open the useless finish to site visitors as a result of individuals would collect over the summer time and have loud events, disturbing the individuals dwelling within the space.
For the final 5 years Shannon Donnelly has referred to as the neighborhood her house.
“I purchased my home and completely love the range within the neighborhood,” she mentioned. “It wasn’t till final summer time after we began having these large events pop up on this cul de sac. The music is so loud it shakes your home, and till 4 within the morning.”
A metropolis spokesperson instructed FOX31 calls to police within the space have doubled up to now 12 months. Metropolis leaders consider that by opening the cul-de-sac, it is going to enable extra visibility and can assist scale back crime and loitering.
Neighbors like Donnelly disagree.
“Once we heard the town wished to do that and open the cul-de-sac as a result of that may cease the events, I 100% knew that that was going to convey so many extra points,” mentioned Donnelly.
She mentioned Monday individuals witnessed a crash that totaled two neighbors’ autos.
“Somebody who stole a metro taxi and was driving it by means of city,” mentioned Donnelly. “Took a left hand flip and took the flip too fast, smashed into one automotive, which then smashed into one other automotive.”
Mayor Mike Coffman lately had a web site go to to the realm to listen to the issues.
A metropolis spokesperson despatched a press release that reads, “We’re nonetheless evaluating subsequent steps and potential alternate options for the neighborhood, however actually respect the varied issues about potential modifications to the present configuration.”
“It’s trash, it’s vagrancy, it’s site visitors,” mentioned Donnelly. “We don’t have any of that now, why do we’d like it?”
She believes the town could be responsive in different methods to assist resolve the issues. She advised holding the house owners of the close by condominium complexes accountable and to have extra of a police presence within the space.
“I actually suppose it’s not opening the cul-de-sac, it’s simply paying extra consideration to neighbors’ issues,” mentioned Donnelly. “Let’s cease it right here. Let’s not convey extra points to the neighborhood.“
Town is planning to probably exchange three cul-de-sacs within the space on Alton, Beeler and Boston streets. They need to use Alton Avenue to check the venture’s effectiveness.
Donnelly, like different neighbors within the space, hopes metropolis leaders contemplate earlier than shifting ahead with the venture.
“I’m the kind of person who’s like stand up and construct the group you need as an alternative of the group that different individuals need for you,” she mentioned.
