Hughes Land Uses: 303 uses are LOW Impact. 2H uses are HIGH Impact. Make Hughes a Natural Area.
Caption: Fort Collins 2022-2023 Hughes Outreach Survey (conducted by a national bike lobbyist).
📌Know Before You Vote Fort Collins!
In yet another one of the City's Hughes survey (2022-2023), 2H land uses for Hughes were characterized as HIGH IMPACT uses, whereas 303 uses were characterized as LOW IMPACT uses. See attached image.
✅ 303's proposed uses for Hughes are LOW impact recreational activities (hiking, biking, pedestrian trail, etc.) consistent with a Natural Area and preservation of wildlife habitat. These are the ONLY uses now on our ballot characterized as LOW-IMPACT. And, ONLY 303 aligns with the intent of the 2021 conservation-focused citizen ballot measure for Hughes that was passed by nearly 70% of the Fort Collins voters. ("Keep Hughes Open Space")
❌ 2H's large bike skills park and other HIGH impact development egregiously violate the intent of the 2021 conservation-focused citizen ballot measure for Hughes. The 2021 ballot measure ONLY included recreation to keep the sledding hill and disc golf course on Hughes. But, the 2H bike park lobby and their special interest groups are exploiting that language and intent in order to develop Hughes into a large-scale tourism destination playground for the privileged with land-consuming buildings like a visitor center, administrative offices, paved parking lots, etc.
In order to honor the intent of the 2021 Hughes conservation-focused ballot measure, and to
🛑 STOP special interest from land grabbing Hughes once & for all we must protect Hughes in perpetuity:
✅ PLEASE VOTE YES on 303 (Protection of Hughes) ✅
**AND**
❌ VOTE NO on 2H (Development of Hughes) ❌
🚩 Voters MUST DO BOTH for 303 to prevail & Hughes to be protected! 🚩
🌳We are the Fort Collins grassroots group fighting for the long-held community vision to make Hughes a 100% Natural Area for ALL.
This is the 3rd & final step in the community’s long-held vision to protect & preserve Hughes:
1️⃣ Zone (2021) ✅
2️⃣ Acquire (2023) ✅
3️⃣ Protect (2025) ‼️
💚 Thank you, Fort Collins!
