To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Shannon Carter, Director, Open Spaces
Prepared By:
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Glen Poole, Open Spaces Operations Manager
Brett Collins, Acquisitions and Grants Manager
Tim Aston, CSU Extension Director
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Presenter: Glen Poole, Open Spaces Operations Manager, Brett Collins, Acquisitions and Grants Manager, and Tim Aston, CSU Extension Director
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2:30 PM *Update on Eastern Open Spaces and Integration of CSU Extension into the Open Spaces Department
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Purpose and Request:
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Open Spaces staff will present information to update the Board on the status of properties in the eastern portion of the County, review of site operations, site development efforts, and the integration of the CSU Extension into the Open Spaces Department.
This item is to inform the Board about the status of operations, programming, and development efforts on County owned properties east of E-470 and to present a brief overview of the CSU Extension integration into the Open Spaces Department. Various staff will be available to answer questions the Board may have on these properties and their connection to CSU Extension programming.
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Background and Discussion: The Open Spaces Program began in 2003 when County voters approved a .25% Sales and Use Tax based on a resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, which defined the purpose, funding allocations and service provisions of the Program. Utilizing the Acquisition and Development funds of the sales tax revenue, the Open Spaces Department has acquired several open space properties through fee simple purchases or conservation easements in the eastern portion of the County since the inception of the program. Properties acquired have met one or more of the purposes of the tax which are to: preserve urban and rural open space and natural areas; protect lands that preserve water quality in rivers, lakes and streams; provide, maintain and imp...
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