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Council directs staff to operate Bigelow as open space once acquired; asks advisory boards to define 'net benefit'

5581938 · August 6, 2025
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After confirming the city has not closed on the Bigelow property, council directed staff to operate it as open space once acquired and asked three advisory boards to advise on a clearer definition of 'net benefit' for future open‑space disposition decisions.

Longmont City Council on Aug. 5 directed staff to operate the Bigelow property as open space once the city completes acquisition and asked advisory boards to advise on how to define “net benefit” for future open‑space disposition.

Councilor Matthew Popkin moved that staff be directed to operate Bigelow as open space once acquired; the motion was seconded and carried. Council later moved to ask the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB), the…

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