Noxious Weeds and Prairie Dogs- Belgrove property issues-From:Teresa Elliott
To:OSBT-Web; Council
Cc:OSBT-Web
Subject:Noxious Weeds and Prairie Dogs- Belgrove property issues-
Date:Monday, July 10, 2023 1:55:16 PM
Importance:High
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This is a repeat email listed below ( please re-read) that was sent to you July 6th, 2020. NOTHING has
changed. The weeds are about to seed all of your neighbor’s lands and the prairie dogs are
expanding their destruction.
We realize there is a young man that is leasing this property and wants to try and turn it around-
back to the way it was before it was so poorly managed. PLEASE help him restore this property to
good pasture and hay ground.
David and Teresa Elliott
4791 Jay Road, Boulder, CO 80301
303-449-8632
Regarding Belgrove property issues- Prairie Dogs and Weeds (July 6th, 2020)
(Jay Road on the north, 47th on the west, and Diagonal Highway on the east)
To Whom It May Concern,
Some of you may have heard from us before, others have not.
We have lived on Jay road for over 40 years- we live just north of the Belgrove
property. Prior to Open Space owning this property- it was a beautiful acreage, grazing
pastures and hay fields. Since Open Space has owned it, it has become an eye soar and a
very poor neighbor after the ranchers and farmers left. It is overrun with prairie dogs and
the weeds blow the seeds into our pastures and lawns. Maintaining a prairie dog population
and having a weed control problem go hand in hand.
The prairie dog colony has exploded and during their migration they cross Jay Road
and come onto our properties. We do NOT want your prairie dogs. Please keep them on
your property. We do not want our properties to look like yours. Years ago Open Space
assured us there would be no prairie dogs on the Belgrove property. Well, that obviously
didn’t happen. Now that piece of land is ruined. Certain times of year- especially during dry
years- that land is just weeds, dirt, and prairie dogs and when the wind blows there is a
huge dust storm that blows across the Diagonal Highway.
The concept and idea of open space is a good one. But, if all the Open Space cannot
be properly maintained, then Open Space becomes a very bad neighbor. Rather than
purchasing more land, maybe it would be wise to put money into more staffing and
maintaining the properties you already own.
Please give this property some attention. It used to be a beautiful piece of land.
Currently, it is pathetic and if it only affected that piece of land- that would be one thing.
But, it does not. It is affecting all the neighbors. We do NOT want your prairie dogs, or your
weed seeds. Please don’t make your problems our problems.
Currently, the Open Space prairie dogs are crossing Jay Road in record numbers in
their migration. They are coming into our yards, lawns, pastures and fields. WE DO NOT
WANT YOUR RODENTS!! They are a nuisance!!
Something needs to be done about these pests!! The weeds are in full bloom, as
well!! They are all going to seed and will spread to all of our properties!
The property is an eyesore and Open Space, once again, is proving to be a bad neighbor to
all of us.
We understand that you are once again in the process of making decision of what to
do with the prairie dogs on various lands. We saw that some of the proposals would
consider wasting money in relocating them. I can assure you that the lands that you intend
on moving them to, do NOT want your problems either. That is like trapping sewer rats and
sending them to some other city or town. They need to be lethally/and yet humanely
disposed of. They are surrounding our pastures on all sides. That money should be used to
maintain and repair the damages the prairie dogs have caused on the agricultural lands.
We urge you to please consider the lethal solution to this problem. It has gotten out
of control.
Thank you,
David and Teresa Elliott
4791 Jay Road, Boulder, CO 80301
303-449-8632
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