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Open Spaces asks board to consider one‑time fair support, stresses maintenance and deferred capital needs
Summary
Open Spaces asked commissioners May 20 to prioritize maintenance of existing parks, the High Line Canal and county fair operations if the county allocates one‑time funds, and requested a $250,000 one‑time allotment to offset rising fair costs.
Open Spaces staff told the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners on May 20 that the department’s top priorities are maintaining existing parks, trails and High Line Canal infrastructure and addressing operations at the county fairgrounds and Dove Valley recreation complex.
Director Jenny Pinchino and staff reviewed the department funding picture and noted that the voter‑approved open‑space sales and use tax dedicates a large share to municipalities, special districts and grants — roughly a 62% floor that limits the amount remaining for county projects in unincorporated areas. Pinchino said the sales‑tax…
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