Parks and Open Space outlines $millions in 2026 one-time requests and land acquisitions, including $4 million for water-quality remediation

Therese Glowacki, director of Boulder County Parks and Open Space, presented the department’s 2026 one-time operating and acquisition requests on Oct. 9, asking commissioners to consider funding for purchases, infrastructure repairs, several FEMA/CWCB match needs, agricultural maintenance, and a water-quality remediation project connected to an old mine site.

Glowacki told the board the department proposes using a variety of funds depending on the project, including the Conservation Trust Fund (CTF) for certain recreation and facility needs, operating funds (OS 51) for agricultural and rental-property maintenance, and sales tax appropriations for acquisitions. Key requests and figures presented included:

- Cliffside acquisition (CTF): $665,000 to complete a purchase adjacent to existing open space (the slide described this as land restoration or “land back”). - Fairgrounds Exhibit Building roof (CTF): staff proposed replacing the building’s 40-year-old leaking roof and identified a full replacement cost of about $1.6 million; prior public-works materials included a smaller patch estimate (~$300,000) but Glowacki said the $1.6…