Broomfield to consider $100,000 contribution for Gateway Open Space
The proposed payment would reimburse Boulder County for land it has acquired and give Broomfield a shared conservation easement. City staff estimate it would bring the city’s open lands to 37% of its 40% goal.
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Broomfield City Council is scheduled to consider a $100,000 contribution toward Boulder County’s 72.2-acre Gateway Open Space on Tuesday. The proposed agreement would give Broomfield a shared, permanent conservation easement and allow the city to count the property toward its open-lands goal.
The payment would come from Broomfield’s Open Space Fund. Boulder County has already acquired the property, near the southeast corner of South 96th Street and Dillon Road in unincorporated Boulder County. Under the proposed agreement, Broomfield would reimburse the county, which would remain the owner and manage the property.
The proposed easement would give Broomfield, Louisville and Lafayette shared interests in protecting the property for open-space uses. City staff estimate that counting the property would move Broomfield’s reported share of public and private open lands from about 36% to 37% toward its 40% goal.
A trail corridor, prairie-dog management and possible public access are matters for future planning, not approvals included in the proposal. The council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday.