open space
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Denver Park Hill redevelopment plan draws contentious debate between open space advocates, developer
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The future of the former Park Hill Golf Course land went up for debate Wednesday, as representatives from the developer and the opposition faced a room full of homeowners. When asked for a show of hands for those who did not own a home, one person in the audience raised a hand. Lawsuit filed against…
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Colorado Springs trails, open space and parks tax question headed to April ballot
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Colorado Springs voters will decide in April whether to extend a dedicated sales tax for trails, open space and parks. The City Council unanimously forwarded the question Tuesday so voters can decide whether to extend a 0.1% tax until 2045. The dedicated tax of 1 cent per $10 is set to expire in 2025. The…
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City council weighs revised ballot question to support open spaces in Colorado Springs
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The Colorado Springs City Council reviewed a revised ballot question Monday to extend the sales tax for trails, open space and parks after public calls to ensure enough future money raised by the tax is protected for open space purchases. The revised ballot question to extend a .1% sales tax would set aside a minimum of…
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Colorado Springs voters may consider trails, open space, parks tax question in April
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The city of Colorado Springs may ask voters in April to extend the sales tax dedicated to trails, open space and parks and allow more flexibility to how money can be spent on trails and land stewardship. The proposed ballot question would extend the .1% sales tax, often called the TOPS tax, that has funded…
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Douglas County voters to consider two new ballot measures in November
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Douglas County Commissioners decided Tuesday that it will ask voters to consider two topics on the November 8 ballot – broadband and open space sales tax. During their regular business meeting, the board adopted a resolution asking voters whether to allow the county to enter into public-private partnerships to improve telecommunications services, such as high-speed…
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb urges residents to block sale of Park Hill Golf Course
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb entered the fray over the future of the Park Hill Golf Course on Monday when he urged residents to tell the City Council to block the pending sale of the property to a developer. “If we allow this golf course in Park Hill to be sold and redeveloped in a…
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GOCO says open space applicants can include water-rights mapping in grants
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Great Outdoors Colorado wants to know that when it gives out a grant that applicants aren’t wading into a bog of red tape that could tie up conservation and low-impact recreation projects. GOCO is making a water rights mapping software part of the deal to ensure local governments, land conservation groups or Colorado Parks and…
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Developer funds could help Dinosaur Ridge group
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Some improvements and benefits to the popular and world-renowned Dinosaur Ridge and its visitors center could result from the development of part of the Alameda Parkway and C-470 interchange in Jefferson County. The county’s planning commission held a four-hour long public hearing Wednesday night, Dec. 7, followed by a more than three-hour meeting the next…
