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A Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of a Donation of Approximately 100 Acres of Land Known as the Pikeview Quarry
Presenter:
Kim King, Acting Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
Lonna Thelen, Design and Development Manager, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
David Deitemeyer, Senior Program Administrator, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
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Summary:
This resolution request authorizes the donation of approximately 100 acres of property to the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. This donation is the final piece of an approximately 443-acre property acquisition.
Background:
The Pikeview Quarry donation request is the final piece of a three-part approximately 415-acre property acquisition previously identified in the 2014 Park System Master Plan as candidate properties for the City of Colorado Springs. The properties were all originally owned by Castle Concrete Company. The property acquisitions include:
- Pikeview Quarry Frontage Property (now a part of Blodgett Open Space) - Approximately 150 acres of property between Blodgett Open Space and the Flying W Ranch.
- Black Canyon Quarry - Approximately 165-acre property just west of the Cedar Heights neighborhood and adjacent to Williams Canyon.
- Pikeview Quarry - Approximately 100-acre Pikeview Quarry donation to the City of Colorado Springs after physical site reclamation and reclamation approval by the State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS).
The previous property acquisition information includes:
- Black Canyon Quarry - A TOPS purchase of approximately 165 acres in September of 2020 after a City Council approval in June of 2020.
- Pikeview Quarry Frontage Property - A Phase I, Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) purchase of approximately 88 acres in September of 2020 after a City Council approval in June of 2020 ...
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