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A Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of Approximately 130 Acres, Identified as the CMSP Extension, through the Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) Program
Presenter:
Britt Haley, Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
Lonna Thelen, Program Manager, Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) Program
David Deitemeyer, Senior Program Administrator, Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) Program
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Summary:
This Acquisition Resolution request provides the opportunity for the TOPS program to make a strategic acquisition of approximately 130 acres, final acreage to be determined by a survey. This property is located west of Lytle Valley Drive and Norad Road. This purchase would preserve this property within the TOPS program and protect the property from future development.
Background:
In 2000, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department (PRCS) partnered to acquire land from Denman Investment Corporation to form the original Cheyenne Mountain State Park (CMSP). Through a renewed partnership, PRCS, CPW and TPL are proposing to expand CMSP with a 480-acre acquisition.
The existing CMSP and the 480-acre expansion were all previously proposed to be developed as residential. TPL is partnering with CPW and PRCS to purchase the 480-acres from the Denman Investment Corporation (owner) and subsequently sell the approximately 130-acre property to PRCS and the approximately 350-acre property to CPW. The approximately 130-acre parcel is rectangular shaped and located north of Norad Road and the approximately 350-acre parcel is located south of Norad Road between Norad Road and CMSP and west of Highway 115.
The approximately 130-acre property being acquired by the City is currently entitled through a development plan for 95 single-family homes. If the property is not acquired, the owner would pursue residential development of the property. The removal of the inco...
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