Letters: Loveland City Council; climate change - Loveland Reporter-Herald

Letters: Loveland City Council; climate change - Loveland Reporter-Herald

Council’s action on Centerra South is unacceptable

The Loveland City Council voted in May of 2023 to approve the Centerra South Urban Renewal Plan. The new council elected on Nov. 7 is attempting to rescind the said agreement. This is unacceptable, and I believe it is illegal.

McWhinney Real Estate Services (as promised) filed a lawsuit against the city of Loveland on Nov. 28, 2023, seeking a restraining order and injunction to prevent the city from moving forward on its attempt to cancel the said agreement. On top of this, on Nov. 29, Mayor Marsh rushed through a 10-minute discussion with the members of the City Council on this topic, and she spoke for eight of the 10 minutes. It appeared she was trying to push this through.

The city has already hired a law firm to fight the lawsuit, suggested by Troy Krenning, newly elected City Council member. It’s still in question whetther the city of Loveland’s insurance will cover the lawsuit to fight the McWhinneys in court. If it is not covered by the city’s insurance, this could fall on the backs of the citizens of Loveland.

Mayor Marsh and the council members behind this debacle need to step aside and honor the original agreement with McWhinney Real Estate Services.

Truth and freedom go hand in hand. Our good city and our citizens deserve better.

Ann Bradbury, Loveland

A bit more about ‘A bit more …’

My response to Carl Langer’s guest opinion about climate change is two words: feedback loops, ignore them at your peril. There seems to be no mention about this physical phenomenon that is the main driver of increased atmospheric CO₂ concentrations. Henry’s Law is in the driver’s seat of this situation. Among other factors, it states that the ability of a liquid to absorb gas is affected by the temperature of the liquid; the warmer the liquid, the less gas it will absorb. As sea surface temperatures increase (and we have lots of evidence of this), the ability of the ocean to absorb more CO₂ is decreased and it goes into the atmosphere, where we don’t want it. If we want the oceans to absorb more CO₂ we have to cool things down. So the worse things get, things get worse, a feedback loop.

William Rosquist, Loveland

Hoping that reasonable voices will be heard

I moved to Loveland in 1975. Over the years I have been involved in many facets of business and have served on various boards and committees. I have volunteered with organizations that supported positive activities to enhance Loveland and our quality of life.

Fortunately, until now I have never had to experience the negativity and vitriol that has been exhibited by the new City Council. Councilor Krenning won Ward 1 with just 42.8% of the vote. Mayor Marsh won reeelection with 50.6% of the citywide vote. This hardly counts as a mandate to govern, and one wonders why Marsh and Krenning feel entitled to impugn our city’s reputation. It appears they are in a rush to undo everything the previous council has accomplished.

Eventually it is my hope that reasonable voices will be heard and positive outcomes will prevail. Meanwhile, it may take costly litigation for this council to learn what they can and cannot do. Loveland is a wonderful place to live. I am concerned that the city may be headed for some difficult times with this new council. I remain hopeful that Loveland can endure these challenges and continue to be a great community.

Robert Torson, Berthoud