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Longmont Historic Preservation Commission re-elects officers, schedules retreat and advances survey plan
Summary
At its Jan. 2 meeting the Longmont Historic Preservation Commission re-elected Chairman Lane and Vice Chair Commissioner Norton, approved a revised 2025 meeting calendar, adopted bylaws language, and set a February retreat to finalize a survey plan and discuss grants and Sugar Mill updates; the Beaupre Farms annexation was deferred to March.
LONGMONT, Colo. — The Longmont Historic Preservation Commission on Jan. 2 re-elected its leadership, approved a revised meeting calendar and bylaws language, and set a Feb. 8 retreat to finalize a city historic-survey plan and prioritize potential grant applications.
Chairman Lane opened the meeting and introduced two newly appointed commissioners, Mary Frances O'Day and Sue Henderson, then moved through routine business that included approval of the Dec. 5, 2024 minutes and the annual election of officers. "I don't have anything in particular on my end to report other than, I do wanna take this opportunity to introduce our two new commissioners," Chairman Lane said.
The commission approved a retreat on Feb. 8 at the Callahan House and asked staff to provide a finalized survey plan before the retreat so commissioners can prioritize which neighborhoods and properties to survey first. HPC staff told the commission the county has requested a historic-preservation plan from a developer who proposed annexing Beaupre Farms; that annexation item has been postponed to the commission's March meeting at the applicant's request. "The county has made comments that they need to come up with some kind of historic preservation plan working with this commission," HPC staff said.
The commission also discussed outreach and programming items for 2025, including potential coordination with the Saint Vrain Historical Society, letters to owners of locally designated houses to explain benefits and restrictions, establishing a grants calendar, and participating in Main Street festivals. Commissioner Norton noted deadlines for the State Historical Fund: letters of intent are due March 18, 2025, and applications are due April 1; staff said noncompetitive (rolling) grant applications are also possible.
Members heard an update request on the Sugar Mill/Sugar Factory site. Staff described the property as a large brownfield and said remediation and redevelopment would be costly: "it's a massive, you know, brownfield site that's gonna take $10,000,000 to get anywhere with," staff said. Commissioners debated whether the commission should take a position on the Sugar Mill given that the site lies outside the city's jurisdiction; some members favored taking a proactive stance while others urged caution because of jurisdictional and potential litigation issues.
Other items staff said will be scheduled for March include an update from the city project manager for the Ute Creek golf maintenance silo facility and the rescheduled Beaupre Farms annexation. The commission set meeting-time and agenda-posting practices to remain unchanged and revised the July and October meeting dates: the July meeting was moved from July 3 to Wednesday, July 9, 2025, and the October meeting from Oct. 2 to Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.
Votes at a glance: The commission voted unanimously on routine items — approval of Dec. 5, 2024 minutes; election of Chairman Lane and Vice Chair Commissioner Norton; acceptance of the 2025 meeting calendar with the July/October date adjustments; approval to keep the meeting location, start time (5 p.m.) and agenda-posting locations unchanged; and approval of the commission bylaws as submitted. A motion to adjourn passed unanimously.
The commission expects to reconvene in March with multiple substantive agenda items, including the deferred Beaupre Farms annexation and the Ute Creek facility update, and will use the Feb. 8 retreat to set priorities for survey work and grant applications.
