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April 2024
Roger’s Grove Bird Walk
Join Stand With Our St. Vrain Creek at Roger's Grove on Sunday, April 21st for a free bird walk. We'll see what spring migrants have arrived, including our breeding Bank Swallows. Meet at the picnic pavilion near the parking lot at 8am and sign our appeal to make our open space sales tax permanent.
Find out more »Roger’s Grove Bird Walk
Join Stand With Our St. Vrain Creek at Roger's Grove on Sunday, April 28th for a free bird walk. We'll see what spring migrants have arrived, including our breeding Bank Swallows. Meet at the picnic pavilion near the parking lot at 6pm and sign our appeal to make our open space sales tax permanent.
Find out more »June 2024
City Council Meeting
Please consider showing up wearing green to the June 25th Longmont City Council meeting to show your support for putting the permanent extension of Longmont's Open Space Sales Tax on the November 2024 ballot.
Find out more »July 2024
City Council Meeting
City Council has voted to add the Open Space Sales Tax permanent extension to the November 2024 ballot! Thank you to everyone who signed our appeal and/or showed up to City Council to show your support for the measure. We’re looking for people to show up at City Council on Tuesday, July 23rd wearing green to show your continued support. The Longmont Natural Resources department will be making a presentation tomorrow regarding the Open Space program and future acquisitions/maintenance costs in response to…
Find out more »August 2024
City Council Meeting Open Space Sales Tax Ballot Measure First Reading
This Tuesday, August 13th, City Council will be reviewing an ordinance making Longmont's Open Space Sales Tax permanent and deciding whether to put the measure on the ballot this November. Stand is asking supporters to attend this "first reading", specifically the Public Invited to Be Heard section of the meeting, to show their support for the ordinance. Please wear green.
Find out more »August 2025
DELAYED: City Council Meeting: Distel-Tull Land Swap
Due to negotiations with Holcim, City Council voted to delay the vote on the land swap until further notice. City Council will be reviewing and voting on whether or not to approve the Distel-Tull land swap on Tuesday, August 12th at 7pm. Please consider attending for the public invited to be heard portion of the meeting (at the beginning of the meeting) and wearing green to show support for our Open Spaces. If you are unable to attend, or would…
Find out more »May 2026
Roger’s Grove Bird Walk
You're invited to a Longmont Friends of Open Space bird walk! Come and learn about the city’s mitigation plan for our precious and rare Bank Swallow colony arriving anytime now from Central and S. America (their current habitat by the pedestrian bridge at Rogers Grove willl be wiped out w/flood mitigation plan). We will meet at the Roger's Grove picnic pavilion near the parking lot at 5:45pm.
Find out more »June 2026
City Council Meeting June 9, 2026 at 7pm
City Council will be voting on whether or not to move forward with a ballot measure that would amend the City's Charter to add "Open Space properties" to section 13.2. If approved by voters, this amendment would prevent the sale or disposition of Open Space properties without the approval of Longmont voters. We are asking that people show up to City Council on June 9th at 7pm wearing green to show their support for putting this measure on the ballot…
Find out more »CANCELLED 6/30/26 City Council Meeting
City Council will be discussing and voting on Longmont Friends of Open Space's (Stand With Out St Vrain Creek) recommendations for shoring up Open Space protections and preventing another Distel/Tull Open Space disposition debacle on Tuesday, June 30th at 7:00pm. We are asking supporters of these recommendations to show up for the Public Invited To Be Heard portion of the meeting (at the beginning of the meeting) wearing green to show your support.
Find out more »July 2026
7/28/26 City Council Meeting
City Council will be discussing and voting on Longmont Friends of Open Space's (Stand With Out St Vrain Creek) recommendations for shoring up Open Space protections and preventing another Distel/Tull Open Space disposition debacle on Tuesday, July 28th at 7:00pm. We are asking supporters of these recommendations to show up for the Public Invited To Be Heard portion of the meeting (at the beginning of the meeting) wearing green to show your support.
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