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Woodland Park council approves $5,923 net compensation for 1,263 sq ft Bergstrom Park encroachment
Summary
After presentations from staff and the Tava Group, the council approved option 3 — a market-based valuation minus in‑kind improvements — to compensate the city $5,923 for 1,263 square feet of Bergstrom Park land taken for a CDOT‑required turn lane; the vote was 5–1.
Woodland Park’s City Council voted 5–1 to approve a net compensation figure of $5,923 for the 1,263‑square‑foot strip of Bergstrom Park taken to accommodate an eastbound turn lane required by the Colorado Department of Transportation.
City manager Aaron Vasilotti told the council the land encroachment stems from CDOT’s direction that the eastbound turn lane off U.S. Highway 24 onto South Center Street required moving the sidewalk into parkland. Staff outlined three valuation approaches using recent adjacent sales and the city’s October 2025 purchase as comparables and recommended a mid‑range…
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