To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Shannon Carter, Open Spaces and Intergovernmental Relations Director
Prepared By:
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Sandra Bottoms, Grants and Acquisitions Administrator, Open Spaces
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Presenter: Sandra Bottoms, Grants and Acquisitions Administrator, Open Spaces Maggie Hanna, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust
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Subject:
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9:30 AM *Lindsay Ranch Conservation Easement Funding Request
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Purpose and Request:
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Staff from Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) will present a request for $200,000 in Open Space Acquisition & Development funding to support the purchase of a conservation easement on the 1,764-acre Lindsay Ranch in eastern Arapahoe and Elbert Counties; and seek approval of the Open Spaces and Trails Advisory Board (OSTAB)/staff recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) to fund the request.
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Background and Discussion: Arapahoe County's Open Space resolution authorizes the use of Open Space Sales and Use Tax revenues to acquire fee title, conservation easement, or other interests in open space. Past conservation easement acquisitions supported by the County and completed in cooperation with partners include Bijou Canyons (128 acres in Arapahoe County and 955 acres in Elbert County), Middle Bijou (6,615 acres in Arapahoe County and 5,963 acres in Elbert County), and Sumac Hill (11 acres along the High Line Canal in Centennial).
CCALT is working with Joe and Kay Lindsay to conserve the Lindsay Ranch east of Deer Trail, Colorado. The Lindsay Ranch conservation easement will permanently protect 1,764 acres of native prairie grassland (1,439 acres in Arapahoe County) and build upon almost 80,000 acres of conservation work that has been completed by various organizations over the past two decades. A conservation easement is essential to protecting the Lindsay Ranch's phenomenal conservation values, mitigate the threat of development, all...
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