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Public presses Boulder Open Space trustees to preserve Hodges property, seek conservation easement details
Summary
Residents and advocacy groups urged the Open Space Board of Trustees to halt talks of disposing the Hodges property, asking the board to disclose any proposed conservation easement language and to consider alternatives such as tenant housing or deconstruction and retention of open land. Trustees said discussion will continue in April with a possible vote in June.
Longtime Boulder residents and local organizations urged the Open Space Board of Trustees on March 11 to retain the Hodges property and provide more detail before considering disposal.
“Would this sale not represent a betrayal to the people who have worked and paid to preserve our open spaces for decades?” asked Emily Reynolds, a 50‑year Boulder resident, during the public comment period, arguing that Hodges is part of the southern entry corridor that distinguishes Boulder. Plan Boulder County’s representative, George Kirstel, cited the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP)…
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