Shall I buy in Eastern Longmont? (Boulder, Greeley: rent, neighborhoods, to buy)

[sask]

Hi everybody, I am considering to move to and buy a little place on Quail Rd. near the new Rec. Center in Longmont (close to Hwy 287, the new green, energy efficient community). Someone with friends in other parts of East Longmont mentioned to me today that I should look into whether or not there would be any smells to be noticed in the air either from a Turkey plant about a mile north from there, or smells coming from Firestone or Greely... does anyone have any information about this? I would be very grateful for any feedback! I currently rent in Boulder, but it is too expensive to buy anything here.
Sask

[POhdNcrzy]

Sask, not to worry, pretty much it only hits when you are within a thousand yards or so of the turkey plant.

I'm not certain, but I don't think that you would have a problem.

[darjoh]

I am more than a thousand yards from the plant, and there are mornings/days when the smell is more than noticeable. My wife is pretty upset about living in the north Longmont area. I even tried convincing her about Ft. Collins, but she is afraid of smelling Greeley.
We had looked into the green community you are interested in, but... it wasn't "perfect" for us. It is visually appealing, but it had a "ghost town" feel to it, being there was nobody around. We spent some time there, trying to get a feel for it, driving and walking around with the kids. But that was only one day. Could have been an off day for the community.

[sask]

Thanks so much, darjo and POhdNcrzy! This is already very helpful. I think I'll postpone signing anything for the moment and go there a few more times to walk around and "smell" things out some more before deciding for good. I know what you mean with the "ghost town" feel a little, but hope that once all the buildings are finished and have inhabitants, that feeling would change (?) I met a few people in their gardens, and they were very welcoming and friendly. I am so impressed with the building designs, being green and energy efficient and as far as I can see, for the quality of workmanship the price seems good (better than what else seems available that's green). It seems to be such a good concept and the open floor plans are great too... we'll see, perhaps it will work out in the end, but I make sure to give it a thorough check first, the smell situation would be really a tough one if indeed affecting that area also, as I am very smell-sensitive. Thank you both for your input!!! Sask

[DressageRider]

I don't live too far off from the turkey plant (Eastside Historic district) and we've never smelled it from our house. The only time we smell it is when we drive by. It really only smells like cooking turkey these days because they no longer bring in live turkeys (they used to be slaughtered there, but now it is strictly processing). It used to have a turkey farmyard smell, and now it sort of smells like McNuggets most of the time. But again, for us, that has just been while driving by the plant.

It smells "like Greeley" when there is precipitation on the way -- before a rain or snow. But it smells like that in Boulder too. It is just a little more pronounced in Longmont.

After all that about the noxious smells in Longmont -- lol -- we love Longmont, so I hope it works out for you! Feel free to PM me if you specific questions. (We moved here after renting in Boulder, too.)

Good luck!

[sask]

Thanks so much, DressageRider, it's great to know that they no longer have live turkeys!

I went back yesterday and walked around, and while I am totally impressed with the buildings and concept of that green neighborhood, I am still somewhat ambivalent about the area, mainly that there are hardly any trees and all is still so unestablished and there are limited walking trails for my dog. I will still wait a little on the final decision, and go back a few more times now that spring is coming and plants are growing. I really like Longmont, perhaps I also should look more into other neighborhoods and get a wider view, am still relatively new to CO and the area, should explore a little further. I never lived in such a dry climate: being far from the oceans is tough, so, perhaps I should check out some of the lakes and creeks in Longmont to feel a little more at home.

I might get back to you with more questions as they come up. Thank you!!!

[WhereTheSidewalkEnds]

The more eastern side of Longmont is what I consider barren - everything is newer so the trees are small. I was just thinking about this the other day - why I love my neighborhood so much. Partly is because the trees are bigger, everything is more established.

Definitely look around more. There are neighborhoods in Longmont that are what you describe. For example, we have a creek/greenbelt that runs right next to our neighborhood. I'm on it everyday either running or walking the dog. I don't have to get in the car to get there - just walk across the street.

The climate can be an adjustment, but it can have it's advantages! Just a matter of getting used to it!

[Merlander]

Originally Posted by darjoh

../..but she is afraid of smelling Greeley.

Just curious, what does Greeley smell like? [obviously I'm not from this area ]

[DressageRider]

Originally Posted by Tim Rankin

Just curious, what does Greeley smell like? [obviously I'm not from this area ]

Cows and manure.