Recent and Upcoming Events/Dates (find details in the Current Issues page)
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July 10: Continued consideration of the application for a subdivision at 63rd Street and Niwot Road, docket SD-23-0003. The public may attend but no public input will be taken. 9:30 am@ Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl Street in Boulder.
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May 22: Meeting of the Open Space Advisory Committee to consider whether to recommend that the County purchase the "Rangeview" property as open space. This is the Gunbarrel Hill property that was previously acquired by the Tennis Center of the Rockies and proposed as a private tennis facility. The meeting is at 6:30 pm @ Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl Street in Boulder. Public input will be taken.
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May 20: Lafayette City Council Meeting, second technical consideration of the eastern "gateway" annexation to determine if it meets eligibility requirements for annexation and possible development. (This is not a vote on whether the annexation happens.) Outcome: Petition meets eligibility requirements. Public comments were overwhelmingly against development.
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May 6: Hearing by the Board of County Commissioners on the application for a subdivision at 63rd Street and Niwot Road, docket SD-23-0003. Outcome: Only 2 Commissioners could attend. No decision was reached. The docket is "continued" to a public meeting and decision on July 10.
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April 22: Hearing on proposed revisions to Site Plan Review requirements. Outcome: The Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the proposed new regulations for Site Plan Review in unincorporated Boulder County, County docket DC-24-0003. These regulations affect all homeowners in the unincorporated County who might someday want to add space to their residences.
Top Issues on Our Rural Radar
Three (!) Possible Annexations/
Developments in Lafayette
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Lafayette is considering a proposal to annex and develop 36 acres of privately owned County land at the southwest corner of Arapahoe Road and Hwy 287
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The associated “The Range at Lafayette” development would bring 343 apartments, 110 townhomes, and a mixture of retail including a big-box store to the land
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Another more recent annexation & development proposal is for 78 acres at the "eastern gateway" into Lafayette, at Baseline Road and N. 119th Street
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And a third one has just arisen for 9776/9850 Arapahoe Road
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Residents have organized against these annexations, with concerns about overburdening water resources and schools, traffic, and the loss of open space and rural character in Lafayette
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Annexations are discretionary legislative actions and the Council can decide not to annex
Conditional Termination of Kanemoto Conservation Easement in Longmont / Possible 400+ Unit Development Proposal
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A December 30 press release announced that KARES and the plaintiffs will continue their fight to overturn Boulder County's decision to conditionally terminate the Kanemoto Conservation Easement
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The case now moves to the Colorado Court of Appeals
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For the legal fees, donations are sought through the non-profit Conservation Easement Preservation Society (CEPS)
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If annexed into Longmont, the proposal is to build over 400 units on the 40-acre property at Airport Road and the Diagonal Highway
July 10 County Commissioner Public Meeting and Decision on the 63rd Street Subdivision: Will it Live or Die?
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The owners of ~40 acres at the southwest corner of 63rd Street and Niwot Road have proposed a subdivision.
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The May 6 hearing of the Board of County Commissioners was attended by only 2 of the Commissioners and did not reach a decision.
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The discussion and decision is "continued" to July 10 at 9:30 am. No public comment will be taken but the public can attend.
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The community has organized against this proposal. They agree with the Planning Commission and County Planning staff that the application is inconsistent with several provisions of the Boulder County Comprehensive Plan and the Boulder County Land Use Code.
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