Aspen Ridge on TV this week, on council agenda Tuesday Sept. 4

The issue of a shutdown development project, Aspen Ridge Townhomes, is to be on the Fayetteville City Council agenda Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Because ownership of the land is uncertain and may change and because of numerous questions about the coming direction of the project, the council is expected to table the issue or possibly even deny it until the issues are settled and the project is brought through the planning process by whoever ends up owning the project.

Two shows on the Aspen Ridge townhouse development issue are scheduled to be shown on Government Channel (Cox 16) and CAT Channel (Cox 18) several times Sept. 3 through Sept. 8.
The issue is expected to be discussed at the Sept. 4 City Council meeting and issues of ownership and re-authorization of the project have not been resolved. At least one person who has bid on the property expects to bring the project back through the planning commission in a revised form.

Government Channel 16 has listed the tour of the property with neighbors, potential developers and council members to run at
5:45 p.m. today (Monday, Sept. 3, 2007)
Late morning Thursday Sept. 6, 2007
Tuesday's council meeting is scheduled to run live starting at 6 p.m. and Aspen Ridge would be under old business or unfinished business near the beginning of the meeting. That meeting will be broadcast again via Cox Cable at 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Developer Hank Broyles appears both in the Aspen Ridge tour video and again at 2 p.m. Tuesday on Gov channel 16 in the Ward 4 meeting to talk about a new development plan he is involved in. The two meetings offer an interesting comparison of a developers demeanor when talking about restarting an old project and when starting a new one.
John Nock is Broyles' partner in the venture in Ward 4, and Hal Forsyth was Broyles' former partner in the Aspen Ridge debacle in Ward I. Nock, of course, is trying to get a massive new project approved while at least one of his other projects remains far from complete.

CAT Channel 18 has scheduled broadcast of the onsite Aspen Ridge meeting and walking tour for 10:30 a.m. TODAY (Monday Sept. 3, 2007) and again at 4 p.m. Wednesday and
10 p.m. Thursday

A portion of the Aspen Ridge presentation at the Sept. 7 council meeting is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Friday and 9:30 p.m. Saturday on CAT 18.
Complete listings for CAT and Government channel appear each Sunday in the NW Arkansas Times.

Because of technical difficulties in the new automated broadcasting system at the PEG Center, glitches have frequently occurred on both stations. So, if the screen is black but there is sound or if the subject appears different from what is scheduled, please call 444-3434 to report the problem. Please be patient because public-access television lacks funding to provide 24/7 technical support.