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Ordinance No. 20-15 Amending Ordinance No. 19-87 (2020 Appropriation Ordinance) for a Supplemental Appropriation to the Trails, Open Space and Parks Fund in the Amount of $241,300 for Acquisition of Approximately 40 Acres of Property for the Purpose of Public Open Space and Trails
Presenter:
Britt Haley, TOPS Program Manager, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
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Summary:
Acquisition of approximately 40 acres from Colorado Springs Utilities to help connect the Jimmy Camp Creek Regional Park to the Corral Bluffs Open Space.
Background:
One of the identified priorities of the Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) Working Committee has been to focus on candidate open space parcels that would link the Corral Bluffs Open Space to the Jimmy Camp Creek Regional Park. Colorado Springs Utilities (Utilities) has begun the process to dispose of properties it acquired in the early 2000s for a reservoir project but which are no longer needed by Utilities for that purpose. This proposal involves an acquisition for appraised value of one additional property to make this vital connection and secure habitat and open space conservation across this remarkable landscape.
In October 2019, the TOPS Working Committee and the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Advisory Board unanimously considered and recommended acquisition of twelve (12) properties located between the Corral Bluffs Open Space and Jimmy Camp Creek Regional Park which were being disposed of by Utilities for their fair market value. An additional property, which was subject to a right of first refusal in the prior owner has become available for purchase. This prior property owner chose to accept an offer made by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (Parks) to purchase their right of first refusal and to incentivize them to remove personal property located on the parcel.
This is a 40 acre parcel identified by tax schedule number 53-000-00-322. It is impro...
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