[Opinion] Longmont Must Say No to Open Space Land Swap (Opinion)

Longmont must say no to open space land swap (Opinion)

Longmont’s Public Works Department owns 139 acres on the Tull property; this is where this development should take place, not on City Open Space.

Boulder board questions city use of open space tax for admin costs

Boulder’s open space trustees are calling for more transparency around how the city spends sales tax revenue dedicated to preserving open space. At a meeting earlier this month, the five-member Open Space Board of Trustees raised concerns about a projected increase in transfers from the Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) budget to cover general city services, such as legal, human resources and IT. At issue is a longstanding practice known as “…

Letters: Land swap would set a bad precedent

Land swap would set a bad precedent Why is Longmont circumventing the will of residents (who, last November, overwhelmingly voted to extend the City’s Open Space sales tax) by attempting to rush through a land swap to build on City Open Space? The properties in question, which lie in northeastern Longmont north of Weld County Road 20 1/2, are known as Distel and Tull, and were purchased in 2019. Distel was purchased for future Open Space, while …

Letter: Disposing of open space is a violation of the public trust

"When we passed the Longmont Open Space Tax, we voted to keep land free from development in perpetuity. We didn't vote to keep land in reserve for future development."