Simon: Stop wasting time on Lumberyard
I just read an article indicating the Lumberyard project is projected to cost $400 Million and to contain 277 small employee housing apartments. That computes to almost $1.5 Million per apartment!
I wonder if someone, or everyone, involved in this project, needs to have their head examined. How is it possible that anyone could seriously consider a project this costly. And to add absurdity, the project is “estimated” to be completed in 2031, eight years from now! By then we might not have any employees left to house. And to further add, the project is several miles from Aspen which will require car or bus transportation into town, increasing traffic congestion and pollution.
Once again, I believe this project ought to be abandoned now. I believe the City should concentrate on properly administering our existing employee inventory to ensure only current employees actually working (not just at home) live in these units. Further if any additional units are deemed necessary, the only practical solution is to build then in the Marolt open space so residents can walk to town.
PLEASE STOP WASTING TIME ON THIS PROJECT.
Eric Simon
Snowmass
