Prospect Recreation and Park District has submitted a ballot measure to its voters requesting help in acquiring the Applewood Golf Course property in Jefferson County.
The measure asks voters to incur a debt to finance the purchase of the 140-acre property, which has been the center of controversy .
A second ballot measure asks for a one-mill property tax increase to support the Prospect Recreation and Park District properties generally, including this proposed acquisition, district board chairman Jim Zimmerman said in a news release Friday.
, public outcry has been largely opposed to it.
The developer, Carlson and Associates, is in the process of requesting rezoning of the land to allow for a 400-home adult community.
At a packed public meeting in April, the developer . At that time, Zimmerman said the district needed to see the sales contract with landowner Molson Coors in order to determine a fair market value for the property.
“If the property becomes available, this will be a unique, one-time opportunity,” the release said. “It is the Prospect Recreation and Park District goal to partner with government and nonprofit organizations to preserve the land for generations of Jefferson County residents in perpetuity as open space or a recreation space.”
The Prospect Recreation and Park District is based in Wheat Ridge and covers the area to the north and west of the Applewood property.
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