A deal for the city of Boulder to drop its opposition to the planned Jefferson Parkway toll road — in return for money toward the preservation of a square-mile piece of land in Jefferson County — is set for a final decision by the Boulder City Council on Tuesday.
But the deal remains fraught with the potential for derailment.
Under the terms of the deal, Boulder would contribute $2 million from open space funds toward the purchase of “Section 16,” a 640-acre parcel in Jefferson County owned by the Colorado State Land Board. Jefferson County would provide an addition $5.1 million toward the land purchase, and Boulder County would contribute $2 million.
Boulder and Jefferson county officials approved their ends of the three-way intergovernmental agreement last week.
Boulder would agree to drop its opposition to the Jefferson Parkway, a long-disputed toll road that would connect the Northwest Parkway to C-470. In return, Jeffco would agree to work in good faith to help make Section 16 part of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge.
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