Plan Cheyenne - Dear Mr. Mason, The fact that Michael Ronkin is no longer a resident of Geneva, Switzerland is of no consequence

Dear Mr. Mason,
The fact that Michael Ronkin is no longer a resident of Geneva, Switzerland is
of no consequence. Mr. Ronkin lived there until adulthood, and adopted a
European lifestyle.
When I initially moved to Cheyenne over eleven years ago and  began the
process of integrating into the community, I was frequently asked,  "You
didn't move to Cheyenne hoping to foist your California attitudes and
lifestyle on us, did you?"  My answer was, "I moved here to get away from all
of that." i.e., freeways, noise, population density , etc.  In the quest for
"growth and progress" those in power had changed California, once a beautiful
place to live, into a stressful, financially bankrupt, crowded environment!
If our “public” servants" have their way, our community will  experience major
changes that will  cause Cheyenne to lose the charm, peacefulness, beauty of
open spaces, and the right to live on our land as we choose, that brought
settlers here over two hundred years ago.
The City Council, Planning Commission, and Laramie County Commissioners have
decided they know better than we as to our needs and how we should live out
our days.  Lust for Federal funds, and a liberal, progressive philosophy has
clouded their vision, and we, the people, will suffer the consequences of
their vision for OUR community.  Down-sizing streets to provide bicycle paths
and pedestrian pathways, complete streets,  activity centers with planned
recreation centers (Rec centers have been voted down THREE times), roundabouts
which take private property, roads planned that traverse private acreage,  and
the philosophy that screams, GO GREEN AND GET OUT OF YOUR CARS, is not the
Cheyenne way.
So, what we have here is a difference in moral self-discipline.  The above
referenced committee members reveal a philosophic belief that as elected
officials they are wiser, more reasonable, better educated, and better
informed.  And, that the power bestowed upon them BY the people who put them
in the position of power, shall be used to further their fundamental belief
system.  (We are experiencing this in our local, state and national politics
as we observe  decisions made without benefit of Congress or public input)
This difference explains the disparity we see at City Council meetings, County
Planning meetings, and meetings with the County Commissioners. The people who
should have All the power have handed the decision making over to those who do
not share the same values by which “we the people” live our lives.  I suppose
this has always existed; however, more recently, the Federal  government has
 the attention of those who lust  after “free tax dollars” to bribe elected
officials.  In the guise of improving, growing, and bringing progress to the
community; a self-disciplined moral choice becomes less of a concern, and the
addiction to Federal funds becomes the catalyst to impose their progressive
agenda upon “we the people”.
We needn’t look further than Fort Collins, CO., to see what the “vision” of
those eager to take Federal funding will look like!
To  quote Federick Douglas, “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the
endurance of those whom they oppress.”