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Longmont council rejects narrow change to open‑space disposition rule; mayor pro tem asks staff to draft ballot language for public vote
Summary
At the Sept. 2 study session the council declined a motion to narrow what counts as “public purpose” in the city’s open‑space disposition ordinance, then debated a second motion from Mayor Pro Tem Hidalgo Ferring directing staff to draft ballot language so any future open‑space land exchange or sale would go to voters.
Mayor Pro Tem Hidalgo Ferring asked City Council on Sept. 2 to bring back an amendment to the city’s open‑space disposition ordinance (Process A, Section 14.52.0303, Section 1) that would narrow the definition of “public purpose” by explicitly excluding uses such as industrial development, housing and conveyances to private entities. The council discussed whether the change would close a “net benefit” loophole added by an earlier amendment and whether it would affect ongoing negotiations tied to a currently tabled land transaction.
City Attorney Eugene May explained the existing ordinance language says “public purpose means and includes but is not limited to use of property for right of way, easements for city roads, utilities and life essential infrastructure and sale or exchange of property interest that result in a net…
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