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Resident warns county against allowing Flying Hills grading to encroach on property
Summary
At April 15 Grand County BOCC public comment, a Granby resident said grading plans and lack of CDOT coordination risk taking 22 feet of land and urged the board not to treat Flying Hills as a bargaining chip; commissioners scheduled a CDOT access check-in and asked staff to share plans.
Tish Link of Granby told the Board of County Commissioners that grading plans she recently received show a proposed encroachment "inside the Flying Hills property 22 feet," and she described the lack of county coordination and notice to property owners as "very significant".
Link said her family’s improvements at Flying Hills—an arena they maintain for community use—would be harmed by the work and emphasized the property’s role as a community asset. "Fine Flying Hills is not a bargaining chip for personal or political gain, nor to carry out personal retaliation," she said. Commissioners acknowledged the concern and the manager said staff had scheduled a meeting with CDOT access staff to review Thompson Road and Flying Hills access. The board asked staff to share any grading plans and continue communications with the town and developer.
Why this matters: the proposed access and grading affect private property adjacent to a public facility and could trigger requirements under CDOT access-control plans; the county and CDOT must coordinate permits and potential cost‑share arrangements that could affect taxpayers or property owners. The county manager told commissioners he has asked staff to push for a "right-in/right-out" option where feasible and to obtain any proposed grading plans for review.
What comes next: county staff and CDOT will meet to review the access plan; commissioners said they'd like updates or to participate in the meeting if appropriate.
