Elena M. Lopez Elena M. Lopez

May 14, 2023: City Council Work Session, The Future of Hughes Land Discussion

During the March 14th work session, Council and Staff discussed the Future of Hughes, based on the poorly designed surveys, and focus groups, that were conducted by the outreach consultant. Staff and Council downplayed the proposed 80+ acre bmx/mtb bike skills park as a future use of Hughes open space, which was spearheaded by the lobbying efforts of a few small but vocal mountain bike groups.

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Elena M. Lopez Elena M. Lopez

The City is Ignoring the Voters Once Again, and a Recreation Lobby Group Appropriates the Fort Collins Community’s Hard Work on Hughes

PLEASE donate to our legal and community education fund so we can conduct the next steps in our tireless effort to protect Hughes open space for the solitude and serenity of ALL community members, and for the protection of our local wildlife. Together, we can stop the egregious development of an 80-acre BMX/MTB bike skills park at Hughes Open Space, near the sensitive foothills-to-plains habitat and transition zone.

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Elena M. Lopez Elena M. Lopez

BREAKING NEWS: CSU Board of Governors approves sale of Hughes land to Fort Collins for $12.5 million

Great news again, Fort Collins! According to the Coloradoan, CSU's Board of Governors formally approved the sale of the Hughes parcel to the City of Fort Collins for $12.5 million. That puts us one step closer to conserving Hughes Open Space in perpetuity!

Please read our letter to City Council, which PATHS submitted for the November 23, 2021 Council work session, regarding the acquisition funding for Hughes. We also discuss future land uses that will benefit all members of the community, within the parameters and provisions of the successful citizens’ ballot measure.

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Elena M. Lopez Elena M. Lopez

Coloradoan: Colorado State University, Fort Collins to accelerate city purchase of Hughes Stadium land

Thank you again, Everyone! You can be sure that PATHS will be there working with our City and community to ensure that Hughes is protected for future generations and for our increasingly displaced and impacted wildlife. Our work is not complete just yet!

Much gratitude to the City of Fort Collins, CSU, and especially PATHS volunteers, organizers, supporters, and Fort Collins voters for making the protection of Hughes a reality. 🥰

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May 6, 2021: CSU Board of Governors gives the City of Fort Collins a deadline of July 31, 2021 for a satisfactory offer for Hughes’ acquisition.

In their May 6, 2021 meeting, the CSU BOG and Chancellor Tony Frank address the recent rezoning (as Public Open Lands) of the former Hughes Stadium green space, per the Fort Collins citizens' initiative that was overwhelmingly approved by voters on April 6, 2021. Additionally, the BOG passes a resolution that lays out the Board’s intentions and next steps for the Hughes open space parcel.

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IMPORTANT: Don’t Forget to Vote, Fort Collins!!

Hello Hughes Open Space Supporters! It is now too late to mail in your ballot! To ensure that ballots are received by the City Clerk, ballots must be hand-delivered to a drop box location by 7:00 pm on Tuesday, April 6th.

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SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR HUGHES OPEN SPACE!

Greetings Hughes Open Space Supporters!

We have several updates for you about our efforts to Get Out The Vote (GOTV) for the Hughes Open Space citizens ballot measure. So without further ado, let’s get to it!

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Featured: What is SPAR?

We have been getting this question A LOT from concerned citizens since CSU’s Tony Frank and the Board of Governors (BOG) announced they would move forward with Lennar Homes to construct PRIVATE housing and commercial development at the Hughes stadium parcel by invoking the SPAR review process. Here is what SPAR is, and how CSU and Lennar Homes are attempting to abuse and misuse SPAR to try to build their development at Hughes.

For more info about SPAR, see our FAQs and questions about legality of SPAR at the links below. https://hughesopenspacepetition.com/spar-faqs

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