Jointly Owned Boulder County & City of Lafayette Open Space Management
Plan Amendment
Planning for the Stephenson-Nelson Property
The draft Amendment to the Jointly Owned Boulder County & City of
Lafayette Open Space Management Plan is being presented to the Lafayette Open Space Advisory
Committee (LOSAC) on February 1, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. at Lafayette City Hall (1290 S.
Public Road).
- Boulder County and City of Lafayette purchased the 166-acre
Stephenson-Nelson parcel in January 2006.
- Significant addition to the joint holdings, which increased from 232 acres
to 398 acres.
- The Stephenson-Nelson parcel is located on the eastern edge of
Boulder County, adjacent to industrial uses, open space land, and
Broomfield’s Anthem development.
- The addition of Stephenson-Nelson to the jointly owned property with
the City of Lafayette created a need to update the management plan.
Notable Features of the Stephenson-Nelson Property:
- Riparian area and confluence of Coal and Rock Creeks
- Upland area with beautiful views
- Prairie dogs & burrowing owl
- 6 Oil & Gas wells
- Connection for Rock and Coal Creek Trails (planned in the Coal
Creek-Rock Creek Trail Corridor Master Plan)
Major Issues in the Management Plan Amendment
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Regional trail alignment |
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- Main alignment of Coal Creek
- Rock Creek and Coal Creek trail connection
- Options for crossing the Coal Creek Trail north, under Hwy 7.
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Habitat protection |
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- Riparian area
- Recreation management presence to protect riparian area from damaging
social trails
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Wildlife management |
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- Prairie Dogs
- Burrowing Owl
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South Boulder Road extension |
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Renaming the parcel and adjacent open space lands to “Two Creeks” |
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Resource Assessment report for the Stephenson-Nelson property
(2.3 MB pdf)
(Completed by ERO in July 2006)
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Staff’s preliminary identification of issues to address in the
management plan amendment. (Completed in July & August 2006)
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Staff to draft the Management Plan Amendment
after public input on the management issues.
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Management Plan Amendment to the public advisory committees and the
public decision making bodies - LOSAC, POSAC, City Council, and Board of
County Commissioners. (To be completed in February 2007) |
An
Open House
was held September 13, 2006 at the Lafayette Public Library. The
purpose of this meeting was to gather feedback from the public on
the management issues and trail alignment.
Please visit our Public Meeting Schedule
page for a listing of public meetings for this project.
If you have questions or comments on this project, please contact:
Summer Adamietz,
AICP
Natural Resource Planner,
Project Manager
email:
sadamietz @ co.boulder.co.us
telephone:
303-678-6200
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