If you go What: Open House presentation for Comprehensive Development Plan Intergovernmental Agreement When: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Nederland Community Center, 750 Colo. 72

The Nederland Board of Trustees and Boulder County Board of County Commissioners are in the process of updating an intergovernmental agreement that Nederland officials say will help people living in unincorporated areas near Nederland annex into the town.

A news release from the town of Nederland states the town and Boulder County have an agreement called the Comprehensive Development Plan Intergovernmental Agreement, that went into effect in 2002 and expires in 2022.

Nederland and Boulder County have developed a new draft of the agreement over the past 18 months.

Nederland Mayor Kris Larsen said that the changes are necessary, because numerous homeowners and a business have asked to annex into the town, sometimes because they would like to hook up to town utilities. Under the current agreement, it’s just not possible.

Larsen said that at least one person wanted to annex into town in order to run for a spot on the board of trustees. The town has the option of waiting for the agreement to expire in 2023, at which time the annexation process would fall under state rules, but the town wants to solve the problem more quickly.

“We have people who have been waiting for a while,” he said. “We want a process so people can use it now.”

He added that the updates to the agreement are intended to be for property owners, not the town, to initiate the annexation process if they choose they want to be a part of the town.

“That’s the message we are trying to get out,” he said. “The town cannot initiate annexation.”

Nicole Wobus, a Long Range Planning Manager with Boulder County, said the agreement is meant to provide clear direction for development in the area and is in the process of being updated.

Wobus said the county has coordinated with Nederland on the update, but the town will have to determine what is best for Nederland, and the town is “in the driver’s seat.”

“We’ve gotten to this place where it’s ready to have a public meeting for hearing ideas, getting feedback and hearing what the community thinks of it,” Wobus said.

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