006 Bouder County Treasurer Answer to Petition for CondemnationDISTRICT COURT, BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO
1777 6th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 441-3750
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Plaintiffs:
THE CITY OF BOULDER, a Colorado Home Rule City,
v.
Defendant:
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, a
Colorado Corporation, d/b/a XCEL ENERGY, MORGAN
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK; and
PAUL WEISSMANN, in his official capacity as Treasurer
of Boulder County.
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Attorney for Boulder County Defendant:
Olivia D. Lucas, Assistant County Attorney, #36114
BOULDER COUNTY ATTORNEY
P.O. Box 471, Boulder, CO 80306
Phone No.: 303-441-3190 | Fax No.: 303-441-4794
Email: olucas@bouldercounty.org
COURT USE ONLY
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Case Number: 2019CV30637
Div.:
BOULDER COUNTY TREASURER’S RESPONSE TO PETITION IN
CONDEMNATION
Defendant Paul Weissmann, in his official capacity as Boulder County Treasurer of the
County of Boulder (“Boulder County”), by and through Olivia D. Lucas, Assistant County
Attorney, hereby responds to the Petition in Condemnation in this matter as follows:
1. Respondent, Paul Weissmann, as Treasurer of Boulder County (“Treasurer”), was
named as a Respondent in this action pursuant to §39-3-134, C.R.S.
2. Property taxes for the year 2018 that are associated with the property at issue in the
Petition for Condemnation have been paid.
3. Property taxes for the year 2019 that are associated with the property at issue in the
Petition for Condemnation are undetermined at this time.
4. In accordance with §39-3-134, C.R.S., the Treasurer hereby asserts a statutory claim
for 2019 property taxes for the property at issue in the Petition for Condemnation, in an amount
to be determined after the Order of Possession enters, and also to be applied against the proceeds
of the condemnation.
5. The Treasurer hereby reserves the right to amend and supplement this statutory claim.
6. The Treasurer’s sole interest in this action relates to the collection of property taxes.
The Treasurer has no objection to the maintenance of this condemnation action or to the
Petitioner’s possession of the subject property.
Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of July 2019.
BOULDER COUNTY ATTORNEY
By:
/s/ Olivia D. Lucas
Olivia D. Lucas, #36114
P.O. Box 471
Boulder, CO 80306
(303) 441-3190
olucas@bouldercounty.org
Counsel for Boulder County Defendant
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on July 22, 2019, I electronically filed the foregoing BOULDER COUNTY
TREASURER’S RESPONSE TO PETITION IN CONDEMNATION via Colorado Courts
E-Filing (CCEF), which will either serve the same via e-mail or United States mail to the
following:
Office of the Boulder City Attorney
Thomas A. Carr, No. 42170, City Attorney
Kathleen E. Haddock, No. 16011, Senior Counsel
P.O. Box 791
Boulder, CO 80306
Email: carrt@bouldercolorado.gov
haddockk@bouldercolorado.gov
Hamre, Rodriguez, Ostrander & Dingess, PC
Donald M. Ostrander
Richard F. Rodriguez
3600 S. Yosemite Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80237
dostrander@hrodlaw.com
rrodriguez@hrodlaw.com
/s/ Rachel Nelson___________
Rachel Nelson, Legal Assistant