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MINUTES
OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS BOARD
JULY 18, 1991
IN ATTENDANCE: ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT; CHRIS FULLER, MARK LOEB,
HAL CLARK AND MAUREEN AMUNDSON
The meeting began with a presentation by Al Blomquist regarding the
development of a Shadow Mountain Trail. Al explained his proposed
routing of the trail, showing the required easements and who owns
these particular pieces of property. Al's suggestion to the Board
would be for the Board to begin with a purchase of the Pride of
Aspen from Hans Gramiger. In Al's opinion, this purchase will
connect with what the city already owns, and begin fitting the
pieces of the trail together. Al also mentioned he has been in
contact with other landowners along the proposed route and reported
that some are amenable to selling easements in fee simple; however
no specific dollar amounts were stated. The Board was intrigued by
Al 's presentation and was followed with a free form discussion
concerning the merits of a Shadow Mountain Trail. Following this
discussion, both Alice and Bob volunteered to first, talk with the
planning office regarding various developments alternatives, and
once that is accomplished Bob said he would begin talks with Hans.
Alice suggested that perhaps the Board could work closely with Hans
to the benefit of both parties involved. In conjunction with this
discussion Gary Esary, an Aspen attorney, also explained to the
Board the city's lawsuit with Christopher Sheenan.
The next order of business was discussion of specific properties
the Board has been considering. Bob Child reported that he has been
in contact with Wyland about a possible easement, and the need to
move quickly because the owners do already have a "nibble" on the
property. Rick reported that Klein passed on the bid of $37,500,
although Klein did not specifically say no either. The Board feels
that they do not want to offer Klein more for the property; Rick
said he will go back to Klein again with the same offer of
$37,500. In regards to the Deer Hill property, it was decided not
to go ahead with an appraisal of the property, since it would be
too expensive. Board members suggested that Tom talk directly with
Mrs. Paepcke and ask her how much she would like for the property
and what she would like to see done with the land.
Tom also reported that the owner of the Tagert Lakes property
would be willing to accept payment over a periOd of years; Board
members still are not certain they are interested in this property.
Hal Clark reported that the Parks Association has been working on
a deal in connection with the Herron Park parcel; and that he would
probably be coming back to the Board regarding assistance in this
purchase. Rick Neilly expressed his interest in the Board
participating somehow in this purchase.
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The last order of business was a presentation by the interns. Chris
and Mark presented the Board with a mock up map, with a scale of
one inch=5,000 feet, to give the Board an idea of how the map will
look. Mark felt that since it is such a large map, it might require
out of state printing. Options for reducing the cost of printing
included printing in 1/2 pieces, or reducing the map to a smaller
scale, neither of which is recommended, or simplifying the colors.
The back of the map will contain the river corridor, which will be
a linear map, split into three sections. One comment by the Board
is that there was too much green, Alice and Tom thought perhaps
that other colors could be used as well as patterns. A major
concern voiced by the Board was to somehow downplay the surrounding
Forest Service lands, so it does not appear that the County already
has enough open space. No one was quite sure how it could be
accomplished, but all felt the need for the map to somehow
illustrate the lack of open space on the valley floor, where the
people live. There was also some debate as to the purpose of the
map, if it is to be directed for public use or primarily for use
by the Board; Chris reassured the Board if they ever need more
detailed maps they will always be on file in the Open Space office.
The next meeting will be on July 25, at 8:30 a.m.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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