Past Issues

Pierce Property - This 131-acre parcel is on both sides of U.S. Highway 36 south of St. Vrain Road, north of Nelson Road. The property is bordered by the Trevarton conservation easement on two sides and the Loukenon conservation easement on the southwest. The property includes a tree-lined ditch, an old apple orchard, open pasture land, a large pond and two large ravines. The land is home to an abundance of wildlife including black bear, elk, deer, mountain lions, raccoon, fox, and coyote. The portion on the east side of U.S. 36 is designated land of statewide agricultural importance and the portion on the west side has been designated part of the North Foothills Scenic Area since 1978.

Harless Property - This 157-acre property is mile east of Ish Reservoir on the south side of County road 902 near the Boulder/Larimer County line. Most of the land is designated

land of national agricultural importance and the remainder is land of statewide agricultural importance. The large ditches running through the property provide habitat for Kingfishers, ducks and Great Blue Heron. This acquisition helps maintain the rural, agricultural character north and east of Longmont.

Gage Property - This 262-acre property is south of Hygiene Road, north of St. Vrain Road, between North 61st Street and North 75th Street. This land is known as the Crane Hollow Ranch and most of it is irrigated farmland, currently leased for raising hay and alfalfa and for grazing cattle. The St. Vrain Creek and Mill Ditch cross the northeast portion of the property. The entire property is designated land of statewide agricultural importance. Purchasing the land also protects the riparian corridors along the main and south branches of the St. Vrain Creek.

The purchase price is $660,000, in line with a recent appraisal of the property. The building is 12,982 square feet, with a 1,700 square-foot basement. The land on which the building sits is 18,750 square feet. The County will take possession of the property on January 15th, 1998, and will rent it back to the Sindelir family while they remodel and move their furniture store to another location in the summer of 1998.

Regional Transportation Task Force Meets Wednesday, December 10th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at the County Courthouse. For more information, call Intergovernmental Relations Director Dickey Lee Hullinghorst at 441-3500.

Budget Adoption Will occur in a public hearing Thursday, December 11th, at 11:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Hearing Room. Certification of the Mill Levy is Thursday, December 18th, at 11:00 a.m. For more information on both these items, call Finance and Budget Manager Virginia Aragon at 441-3492.

Planning Commission Meets Wednesday, December 17th, at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners' Hearing Room. The Commission takes a dinner break and then reconvenes at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call the Land Use Department at 441-3930.

Information Services Division Bid Awards:

For Network Test Equipment to Business Products, Inc. (23,830)

Architects Division Bid Awards:

For Road Maintenance Shops Ventilation to Meyers Heating & Air Conditioning (Item 1: $6,920, Item 2: $13,510)

Parks & Open Space Department Contracts:

With Napp Landscape Services for Marlatt Ponds ($62,284);

With Irrigation Engineering of Colorado for Pella Crossing ($42,309);

With Sutton/Weller, Inc. for the Hall Ranch Modular Foundation ($19,719);With Clair Industries, Inc. for the Stroh-Dickens Barn foundation ($8,303)

Architect Division Contracts:

With RMH Group, Inc. for mechanical & electrical engineering consulting services (up to $50,000)

Facilities Management Division Purchase Agreement and Lease: