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County approves $25,000 toward Taylor Kennedy mining-claims conservation and signs IGA with Silver Plume

Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved a $25,000 county contribution to help the town of Silver Plume buy and place a conservation easement on the Taylor Kennedy mining claims, authorized an intergovernmental agreement, and approved a supplemental appropriation from the county open-space fund to cover the expense.

The Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 6 voted to add $25,000 to the county's contribution toward the Town of Silver Plume's purchase of the Taylor Kennedy family mining claims for permanent open-space protection, and approved an intergovernmental agreement with Silver Plume to complete the acquisition.

Open-space staff said the project has grant support from GOCO (an amount cited on the record as roughly $300,000) and that a separate…

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