Pueblo County commissioners on July 15 approved an amendment to a 2022 real-estate conveyance with Comanche Corporation, accepted temporary access and utility easements needed to support the county’s detention center project and consented to an assignment of the developer’s rights to Pueblo Boulevard Investments, LLC.

The amendment reconveys property to Comanche Corporation consistent with the original agreement while granting the county temporary easements — including a north‑property-line overhead electric easement and temporary access across Bridal of Honor Boulevard — so project contractors can reach and power the detention center construction site before permanent infrastructure is completed.

Gary Rosso, assistant county attorney, described the changes as driven largely by utility placement and coordination with providers. "The utility companies — Pueblo Water, Pueblo Sanitation, Excel, Black Hills — they will tell you what they will do and what they won’t, and where they will put it and where they won’t," Rosso said, summarizing negotiation challenges that required the amendment.

Rosso said the easements are temporary and will expire by March 1 under the amendment, though he expects most will no longer be needed well before that date. He also told commissioners the county still needs final CDOT approval for access and city acceptance of infrastructure and maintenance before the public roadway is fully open.

The resolution also authorized the county to consent to an assignment of Comanche’s interest to Pueblo Boulevard Investments. Rosso said Comanche has executed the documents and intends to reconvey the land to Comanche and then immediately convey it to Pueblo Boulevard Investments. He identified Baxter Kirkland as the principal associated with Pueblo Boulevard Investments.

Commissioners and county staff emphasized that the county’s agreement obligations remain unchanged aside from the amendment. Rosso said the county will continue to support the developer’s efforts before the city, including assistance the county learned through its own development process that may smooth city approvals. "The county is committed under the agreement to supporting the owner," Rosso said.

Commissioners from the dais said they view development along the corridor as a long‑term economic driver; one commissioner said the goal is to see new businesses and revenue to help pay back the county’s investment in the jail, utilities and roadway improvements.

The board approved the amendment and the assignment by motion. The vote was announced in the meeting as "Aye" and the chair declared the motions passed.

Next steps named in the discussion include recording the reconveyance to Comanche, final conveyance to Pueblo Boulevard Investments, and subsequent pursuit of city approvals and a CDOT access permit before full public use of Bridal of Honor Boulevard.