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\"Statutorily, the board is, authorized to be able to sell county owned property. And our, resolution 1 78 outlines the process,\" Schneider said, describing the decision steps staff uses to advise the board.

Schneider said staff evaluates how the county acquired a parcel (for example by tax deed or purchase), who is requesting the property (an adjacent owner, an equitable-title claimant or a general public interest) and whether the parcel holds any governmental purpose that would counsel against sale. She said county staff had prepared a matrix of property attributes and would present a report to the board before any formal agenda item to determine whether the land has future county value.

Staff described an existing inquiry from an adjacent property owner near Toledo that seeks to regularize a driveway crossing county-owned lots. Schneider said the parcels were originally part of property acquired for a planned Justice Center and that a driveway strip had been leased by the county after Union Pacific assigned a lease. The interested party has paid a minimal annual lease amount and now seeks to acquire the small lots and put the land on the tax rolls.

Schneider warned of several points the board must consider before any disposition: potential environmental concerns on the parcels; whether survey and title work confirms precise boundaries; how the county’s assessed value compares to market value for valuation; and the legal effect of a quitclaim conveyance. She said the existing resolution contemplates that the purchaser bears the cost of required surveys and title commitments.

Schneider also advised commissioners that equitable-title claims and claims of adverse possession are legally limited when the sovereign (the county) is the owner. \"You can't have [adverse possession] against the government entity,\" she said, and noted that claims of equitable interest would require the claimant to provide documentation and that the county retains control of any disposition decision.

On pricing, Schneider said historically the board has often relied on assessed value to set a purchase price for small, adjacent conveyances that cure encroachments, although an appraisal could be used where market conditions require it. She told commissioners staff will produce a report that maps the underlying platted lots (which do not show clearly in county GIS parcel boundaries), lists parcel attributes and recommends whether the county should proceed with the disposition process.

Commissioners raised procedural questions including whether the existing resolution — adopted as noted in meeting materials in Feb. 2001 — should be updated to address sales or disposition processes for deed-restricted county housing projects. Schneider and staff agreed that the existing resolution serves the immediate vacant-lot conveyance process but that the county should consider an amended or separate procedure for the disposition of county-created housing or deed-restricted properties.

No formal motion, vote or immediate decision was taken at the work session; staff will prepare the property attribute report and follow the resolution and county attorney review if the board elects to advance the request.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lake County CO 05.28.2025 BOCC Work Session - 10:30AM","oneSentenceSummary","Anne Schneider, community planning and development director, told the Lake County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 26 that the board is statutorily authorized to sell county-owned property and that Resolution 178 outlines the disposition process.","taxTitle","Lake County, Colorado","taxId",27576,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6527605,"Lake County Chamber of Commerce seeks to rebuild membership, offers business resiliency planning",1897,61940,1959020,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3559324-49bb6505160fbf4693dfa86959822f0a&start=61&end=1959","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3559324-49bb6505160fbf4693dfa86959822f0a/thumbnail_61940.jpg","/articles/6527605/Lake-County/Colorado/Lake-County-Chamber-of-Commerce-seeks-to-rebuild-membership-offers-business-resiliency-planning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6527605-6ad5f21acff5db992bc9874eaac8e085/orig.mp4?Expires=1775158626&Signature=mOlPaQpGqjVOvjPoC1Jp771mYNJwKXShPMNP9W1U2XnESL~gfo~7tzW01u6QlYe1rf9M4dfcel5NN9K0hNNOqOPBw0EV-ViLrowaeEaYd1ZuHcNTTKwdNXYYZ2o~rwT7T6pi1gAvdHpnv3qgRDn9FXNySL0OqYoNbWACteSG5jbNqnLPnY2-BL-lslar9XKLCedOe4ftreXvgqr94w44K3oUOBX8~QJSFxsKXEikuDrbdkE-qVQXF5oiNrNL0RrrnulIGt1EolOjY-rGQr~gBXe350AAD-fwAaFMhbHbnOVqA7H0HhPOP3HOslXphx8a7XPuANujhqKVa6II8IT8mQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nancy Bailey, interim president of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, told the Lake County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 26 that the chamber has reconstituted after a multi-year pause and is focusing on business retention and local networking.

Bailey said the chamber, which she described as a “12 year old institution in Lake County,” had been “on pause for over 5 years since before COVID” and has spent the past 11–12 months reactivating programming, recruiting members and rebuilding relationships with county and city partners. \"The intention of kind of reimagining this Chamber of Commerce really is was born behind the need of the business community,\" she said.

The chamber, represented at the work session by Bailey and Norm Ryder, reported roughly 40 members and three membership tiers, including a lowest tier priced at $100 to lower the barrier for small businesses. Ryder said the group’s organizers aim to reach about 75 members by the fall, at which point they plan to hold a membership vote to formalize a permanent board.

The presenters outlined ongoing programming that includes monthly “leads” meetings for peer-to-peer problem solving, quarterly business-after-hours networking events and a member onboarding process that pairs businesses with tourism and EDC visitor-data to identify local market trends. Ryder said these forums let businesses share practices and surface early economic indicators — for example, hiring slowdowns — before official metrics such as sales tax receipts reflect them.

Bailey and Ryder also described several institutional backers and investors currently supporting the chamber’s startup phase, including Colorado Mountain College (listed as CMC), St. Vincent Health and Climax (named by the presenters as top-tier partners). The presenters said their approach is to grow membership and value organically while serving as a conduit between businesses and county decision-makers.

Among new initiatives the chamber offered to host or coordinate was a proposed business resiliency roundtable intended to gather multiple partners and produce proactive strategies for events such as mine closures or downturns in tourism. Bailey said she has a longer briefing document and would provide details in follow-up with county staff. \"We're here to carry out the efforts of your leadership essentially, to make sure that the business community feels valued and we can be the conduit to make that happen,\" Bailey said.

County participants asked about tactical services — for example, a clearinghouse for matching local capacity to short-term needs (such as stocking items during a fire ban) — and the chamber indicated some of those functions are already arising in the monthly leads meetings and through member onboarding. The presenters said a clearinghouse-style directory is not yet in place but could be developed as membership and capacity grow.

The presentation closed with county staff and the presenters agreeing to follow up about timing and scope for the proposed resiliency roundtable and other collaborative projects.

The session contained no formal action or vote on county funding or a request for direct county appropriation during the meeting.","The revived Lake County Chamber of Commerce told county commissioners it has rebuilt basic operations, reached about 40 members and proposes a business resiliency roundtable and monthly “leads” groups to help local companies weather economic shifts.","actionData","errors"]

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