Neighbors in the western part of the Denver metro area are continuing their push for more oversight of a development planned along Ralston Creek in Arvada.

The land at issue sits at 68th Avenue and Kilmer Street, just off Indiana Street -- a property that has been the focus of debate for several years.

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Residents of the Forest Springs and GEO neighborhoods in west Arvada have made it their mission to protect Ralston Creek.

"It's just a very important part of Arvada. It's one of Arvada's crown jewels," Rick Simms said.

Simms and Karen Gerbatsch live in those neighborhoods and frequently use the Ralston Creek Trail. They also help make up the Friends of Ralston Creek Neighborhoods, a grassroots organization fighting a plan to turn 14 acres of undeveloped land along the waterway into

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