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.

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.

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 like to take action in addition to attending the City Council meeting, please contact our City Council members and tell them your thoughts. This only takes 5 minutes. You can be short and sweet. https://longmontcityxm.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4PEnCSjZVVwit8i

First Reading of City Ordinance Putting Longmont’s Open Space Sales Tax Extension on the Ballot

We’re in the home stretch thanks to all of you! This Tuesday, August 13th, Longmont City Council will be reviewing the text of an ordinance that would put the permanent extension of the City’s Open Space Sales Tax on the ballot this November. The Council will then vote to either approve the ordinance, amend the ordinance, or not approve the ordinance.

Stand With Our St. Vrain Creek is asking that City Council approve the ordinance. We’ll be attending the meeting and speaking during Public Invited to Be Heard urging them to do so. 

If you value Open Space and want the City to be able to fund new acquisitions and, more importantly, maintain its natural areas, please consider attending Tuesday’s City Council meeting and wearing green to show your support for the ballot measure.

We want all Longmont citizens to have the chance to vote on this issue.

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 a City Council request for such information. You will only need to remain for the public invited to be heard portion of the meeting.

We will also have Open Space Yes! owl yard signs for you if you’d like to take one for this election season.

Action Alert: July 23rd 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 a City Council request for such information. You will only need to remain for the public invited to be heard portion of the meeting.

We will also have Open Space Yes! owl yard signs for you if you’d like to take one for this election season.

Save Our Swallows Postcard Presentation

Stand With Our St. Vrain Creek will be presenting YOUR Save Our Swallows postcards to Longmont City Council at the September 6th City Council meeting.

Please consider showing your support for the Bank Swallows at Roger’s Grove and the City’s efforts to restore their nesting habitat by attending and wearing green during the Public Invited to Be Heard portion of the meeting (if you need to leave afterward, you can feel free to do so).

Thank you for your efforts for our swallows!

Save Our Swallows Campaign Update

On Sunday, September 4th, Stand will be holding its second Save Our Swallows event at Roger’s Grove (see events calendar for details). While the Bank Swallows at Roger’s Grove have finished nesting and are no longer in the vicinity, we’ll still meet to show anyone who’s interested where their nesting site is as well as other resident and migratory birds (warblers are moving through now!).

We’ll be presenting YOUR Save Our Swallows postcards at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 6th. Please consider attending at least the Public Invited to Be Heard portion of the meeting and wearing green to show your support for the Bank Swallows and the City’s efforts to restore their habitat at Roger’s Grove. Meeting details are also in the events calendar on this site.

Thank you again for your work to protect our swallows!