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Trustees approve encroachment, water‑allocation changes, wildfire code edits and several municipal contracts
Summary
At the March 24, 2026 meeting the Town of Buena Vista trustees approved a Boys & Girls Club encroachment license, amendments to the water-allocation policy, adoption of the Colorado wildfire-resiliency code (with a staff‑proposed sentence removed), airport engineering and entitlement actions, a chip-seal contract, a DOLA planning-grant amendment authorization, and letters of support for housing projects.
The Town of Buena Vista Board of Trustees took a series of votes on March 24, 2026, approving multiple permits, contracts and policy changes. Highlights and outcomes follow.
Boys & Girls Club encroachment (Resolution 26-2) — Approved Planning Director Mara Cop presented a permanent encroachment request for ADA ramps, stairs, a retaining wall and projecting canopies that would extend into the Cedar Street right-of-way behind the sidewalk to maximize a new Boys & Girls Club building footprint. The board approved the encroachment with staff conditions: execution and recordation of a revocable license agreement, the applicant must name the town as an additional insured for projection insurance, and final construction plans must confirm the encroachment remains outside the sidewalk and does not conflict with utility services. Motion: moved by Trustee Rice, seconded by Trustee Swisser; outcome: approved (voice vote recorded, no opposition reported).
Water-allocation policy amendments (Resolution 26-20) — Approved Staff presented edits to the town's annual water allocation policy,…
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