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Commissioners approve purchase of 20-acre Range View parcel to expand open space
Summary
Boulder County agreed to buy 20 acres south of Lookout Road for $1.8 million from Tennis Center of the Rockies LLC; staff cited habitat connectivity and county and city designations and said a Phase I environmental assessment will precede closing.
Boulder County commissioners on June 10 approved staff’s recommendation to acquire about 20 acres of vacant land between Gunbarrel and Niwot, a parcel staff said connects existing public open space and contains designated prairie habitat.
Tina Burkhardt, land officer for Boulder County Parks and Open Space, told the board the Range View parcel is owned by Tennis Center of the Rockies LLC and that staff proposes buying the roughly 20-acre parcel for $1,800,000 using open-space sales tax dollars. The purchase price includes one development right and one left-hand water tap, she said. Burkhardt said staff will complete a Phase I environmental site assessment before closing.
The nut graf: Staff and members of the public argued the acquisition would protect one of the last intact…
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