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BATCO Short-term Trail Projects

The purpose of this memorandum is to review upcoming Open Space trail projects and discuss the next steps in pursuing these projects.

Open Space staff reviewed upcoming Open Space trail projects, including trail projects recommended by the Boulder Area Trails Coalition (BATCO) at the July 12, 2000 Open Space Board of Trustees meeting. The Open Space Board of Trustees directed staff to work with various interest groups to develop a "top list" of potential trail projects that could be pursued in the near future.

Criteria used by staff to develop a 'top list" of potential near-term trail projects include: existing land ownership, additional easements required, minimal environmental impacts, broad community support, relatively low costs and potential connections to existing trails. Staff has informally discussed these trail projects with some board members from Boulder Area Trails Coalition (BATCO), PLAN Boulder, Boulder County Nature Association, Sierra Club and the Boulder County Audubon Chapter. Based on input from these members and the criteria described above, staff has developed a "top five" list of potential trail projects. These potential trail projects include:

This "top five" list is not meant to address comprehensive long-term trail needs. The trails elements of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan and the Boulder County Comprehensive Plan, along with existing and future trail-related Open Space plans, will address comprehensive long-term trail needs.