Photo by Russ Croop
For more than a century, Lafayette’s eastern gateway has been rural land, reflecting our agricultural roots. In 2019, Lafayette took the first step to preserve that gateway by buying the Old Town Pond, the Waneka Centennial Farm homestead, and the land on the southeast corner of 119th and Baseline as open space. Lafayette and Boulder County then partnered to purchase the remaining farmland east of 119th.
The parcels on the southwest and northwest corners of 119th and Baseline are the missing pieces in this open space puzzle. They would join our existing open space parcels together, creating a nature and wildlife ecosystem that stretches from Lafayette’s Old Town Pond on the west to Powers Marsh on the east. That's why this land is a top priority in the city’s parks and open space acquisition plan. Preserve Lafayette is working to ensure Lafayette’s eastern gateway stays rural and undeveloped for centuries to come. Please join us.
We have created an online petition where Lafayette, Erie and Boulder County residents can tell our leaders we want them to act to preserve our eastern gateway as open space. We’d appreciate it if you signed and shared the petition.
