Pitkin County Leases Open Space Land to Agricultural Users
Originally published in Journal of Water, Winter 2018
Pitkin County, Colorado, has approved agricultural leases on three of its open space parcels. The county’s Open Space and Trails (“OST”) department manages open space lands for “recreational, wildlife, agricultural, scenic and access purposes” and other non-development uses. Lessees serve as stewards to manage the land during their tenancy.
Under the fir…