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Development and winery one step closer in Wolcott
— Wolcott will probably change forever soon. Edwards will stand pat, at least for a while.The Vines at Vail, a project that includes townhomes, commercial space, a winery and a lodge at Wolcott, moved one step closer to groundbreaking Tuesday. Two hours later, the Eagle County commissioners put off for a month a decision about the West End, a proposed development of a 4-acre property near the main intersection in Edwards.
Vines at Vail by the numbers
22 rental and price-capped units.7 single-family homes.24 market-priced townhomes.30 rooms at the lodge.1 winery.The Vines at Vail will bring what the developer called a “resort” kind of project to Wolcott. It will also include a fairly new idea in the valley: Housing for people who work in the shops and offices there. The plan includes 11 rental units and 11 for-sale units that will be restricted in price, both for the first sale and the next buyers.The project also includes 24 townhomes to be sold at market prices. Those homes will be above shop and office space on the ground floor. Those spaces will be sold separately, but developer Patrick Chirichillo said he expects at least some home buyers to also buy commercial space below.At an earlier hearing, several Wolcott residents and property owners spoke in favor of the project. Tuesday, the only member of the public to speak was Fred Green, president of the Eagle Springs country club just upstream from the Vines at Vail property. Green said he didn’t want to testify about the winery project, but asked the commissioners to delay approval of the Vines at Vail project until a comprehensive plan was finished for the Wolcott area.
West End by the numbers
65 possible market-priced condominiums.30,000 square feet of retail space.4.25 acres of developable land.Plan for the future“You need to plan for the future carefully, with great detail,” Green said. “The process under way here today undercuts that process.”Commissioner Peter Runyon shared his opinions, though, calling the project incompatible with surrounding land uses, and saying Chirichillo and his development team hadn’t provided enough information.Commissioners Tom Stone and Arn Menconi disagreed and sent the project along to its next step, a hearing for final approval. Menconi praised Chirichillo for providing as much employee housing as he did.The West End project, just west of the main intersection in Edwards on the north side of U.S. Highway 6, is much earlier along in its county approval process.While the commissioners sounded interested, they sent the developers, Midtown Development of Longmont, back for more information.One of the neighboring property owners has his own worries about the plan, especially the part that could shut down one of his access points to Highway 6 and send traffic through one of the West End’s parking lots.
How they voted
- Vines at Vail: 2-1, with Peter Runyon opposed.- West End: 3-0 to delay the hearing until Oct. 10.“How many of us like to drive through a parking lot?” Kurt Vogelman said. Vogelman, who owns the land just west of the West End property, also said he’s worried about putting more traffic into an area that already has plenty, and he didn’t care for the idea of putting a four-story building near his eastern property line.“Traffic is nerve-racking today,” Vogelman said.Speaking to Midtown partner Brian Bair, Stone said he doesn’t see many good answers for the traffic problems around that intersection, adding that the best answer might be a roundabout.Menconi asked for more information about the West End’s housing plan for employees.The Midtown partners will take another shot at their first commissioners’ approval Oct. 10.
Vail Daily Staff Writer Scott Miller can be reached at 748-2930 or smiller@vaildaily.com.
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Development and winery one step closer in Wolcott
— Wolcott will probably change forever soon. Edwards will stand pat, at least for a while.The Vines at Vail, a project that includes townhomes, commercial space, a winery and a lodge at Wolcott, moved one step closer to groundbreaking Tuesday. Two hours later, the Eagle County commissioners put off for a month a decision about the West End, a proposed development of a 4-acre property near the main intersection in Edwards.
Vines at Vail by the numbers
22 rental and price-capped units.7 single-family homes.24 market-priced townhomes.30 rooms at the lodge.1 winery.The Vines at Vail will bring what the developer called a “resort” kind of project to Wolcott. It will also include a fairly new idea in the valley: Housing for people who work in the shops and offices there. The plan includes 11 rental units and 11 for-sale units that will be restricted in price, both for the first sale and the next buyers.The project also includes 24 townhomes to be sold at market prices. Those homes will be above shop and office space on the ground floor. Those spaces will be sold separately, but developer Patrick Chirichillo said he expects at least some home buyers to also buy commercial space below.At an earlier hearing, several Wolcott residents and property owners spoke in favor of the project. Tuesday, the only member of the public to speak was Fred Green, president of the Eagle Springs country club just upstream from the Vines at Vail property. Green said he didn’t want to testify about the winery project, but asked the commissioners to delay approval of the Vines at Vail project until a comprehensive plan was finished for the Wolcott area.
West End by the numbers
65 possible market-priced condominiums.30,000 square feet of retail space.4.25 acres of developable land.Plan for the future“You need to plan for the future carefully, with great detail,” Green said. “The process under way here today undercuts that process.”Commissioner Peter Runyon shared his opinions, though, calling the project incompatible with surrounding land uses, and saying Chirichillo and his development team hadn’t provided enough information.Commissioners Tom Stone and Arn Menconi disagreed and sent the project along to its next step, a hearing for final approval. Menconi praised Chirichillo for providing as much employee housing as he did.The West End project, just west of the main intersection in Edwards on the north side of U.S. Highway 6, is much earlier along in its county approval process.While the commissioners sounded interested, they sent the developers, Midtown Development of Longmont, back for more information.One of the neighboring property owners has his own worries about the plan, especially the part that could shut down one of his access points to Highway 6 and send traffic through one of the West End’s parking lots.
How they voted
- Vines at Vail: 2-1, with Peter Runyon opposed.- West End: 3-0 to delay the hearing until Oct. 10.“How many of us like to drive through a parking lot?” Kurt Vogelman said. Vogelman, who owns the land just west of the West End property, also said he’s worried about putting more traffic into an area that already has plenty, and he didn’t care for the idea of putting a four-story building near his eastern property line.“Traffic is nerve-racking today,” Vogelman said.Speaking to Midtown partner Brian Bair, Stone said he doesn’t see many good answers for the traffic problems around that intersection, adding that the best answer might be a roundabout.Menconi asked for more information about the West End’s housing plan for employees.The Midtown partners will take another shot at their first commissioners’ approval Oct. 10.
Vail Daily Staff Writer Scott Miller can be reached at 748-2930 or smiller@vaildaily.com.
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