Kristen Bjornson: Let's Uphold the Open Space Designation at CU South

In the CU South debate, there’s one pesky fact that keeps getting buried. Well, actually, there are dozens, but the one that boggles my mind the most is this: In 1996, CU knowingly purchased 220 acres of unincorporated, open space-designated land on the South Boulder Creek floodplain. (They also purchased 88 adjacent acres designated low- and medium-density.) CU knew very well that this land was prone to flooding, rich in wildlife, and zoned for rural/open space uses. They bought it anyway.

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