There seems to be frenzy over the prospect of some do good organization purchasing Hermit Park. So, the Estes Valley has Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt National Forest, 5,000 additional acres of dedicated open space and now this. Land use in this part of the county is in favor of everyone from somewhere else. Next, the Town will try to get a fire district to cover that area and local residents can pay for fire protection on an additional 1300+ inaccessible acres.
Of course if the Town were in charge they’d give it to Ed Grueff so he could develop it. He wouldn’t have to buy it until and if he shows a profit, using some secret formula.
Or maybe the school district could put it in their plans with the bond issue. It could be an outdoor learning center for all the Mexican children enrolled in our schools. They could learn about the rare Chlamydia growing there.
It might also be possible for the Fine Arts group to buy it and finally get a performance center. Raising $7.5 million is about as likely as getting $1 million as the Town wishes they would.
Or maybe the Town should buy it and make it their own personal Wilderness area and then nobody could ever go there (except the trustees).
So many choices, what to do, what to do.
