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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Each town shall have authority to acquire, establish, and maintain, in the manner provided in section 31-25-302, public parks, pleasure grounds, boulevards, parkways, avenues, roads, and land or interests in land which may be necessary, suitable, or proper for the preservation or conservation of sites, scenes, open space, and vistas of recreational, scientific, historic, aesthetic, or other public interest.
(2) “Interest in land”, as used in this part 3, means all rights and interests in land less than the full fee interest, including but not limited to future interests, easements, covenants, and contractual rights. Every such interest in land held pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, when recorded, shall run with the land to which it pertains for the benefit of the town holding such interest and may be protected and enforced by such town in any court of general jurisdiction by any proceeding at law or in equity.
(3) Any town may unite with any other similarly authorized political subdivision of this state in acquiring, establishing, and maintaining any property which a town is authorized to acquire, establish, or maintain pursuant to this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 31. Government Municipal § 31-25-301. Town may establish parks--recreation facilities--conservation easements - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-31-government-municipal/co-rev-st-sect-31-25-301/
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