We know there’s a lot going on in the world, but if there were ever a time to think locally, this is it, Preservers!   Because the incoming Lafayette City Council will serve for the next two years, Tuesday’s  election could very well determine what happens with the property at 119 th and Baseline.   There are four city council seats up for grabs in the election (plus another seat that’s open due to the resignation of JD Mangat, which will be filled by an application process

We’ve reached the end of our city council candidate analysis, Preservers! (Huge sigh of relief!)   Here’s our final newsletter on what the candidates are thinking, and we believe it’s a big one because it deals directly with one of Preserve Lafayette’s key issues: annexation.   At the Oct. 13 League of Women Voters’ Lafayette City Council candidate forum , each candidate was given 60 seconds to respond to the following question submitted by a member of the public:   What is

For the past two days, we’ve been publishing our profiles of Lafayette City Council candidates, sharing what they think about all kinds of city topics.   Today, we want to focus on an issue we know is vital for all of us: preserving our existing and future open space.   We asked all 10 council candidates three questions about open space. We would have liked to expand those questions to include their views on annexation and potential development of the land at 119 th and Ba

Welcome to the second half of the Preserve Lafayette Voters’ guide!   We love that so many people are running for city council, but 10 candidates is A LOT. Figuring out the four council contenders that best reflect your values can seem overwhelming. We haven’t even fully made up our minds yet!   That’s why we’re not endorsing candidates, but instead are providing as much objective information as we can to help you make your own decision. You can read about how we got that inf

Welcome to the Preserve Lafayette Voters’ guide!   This year, there are 10 candidates running for four seats on the Lafayette City Council. While Preserve Lafayette is not endorsing candidates, we do want to give you info that can hopefully help you figure out who most reflects your values.   We combed through the candidate websites, watched all three candidate forums , checked out media reports, did some Googling, asked city staff for clarification on a few candidate claims

At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, we can’t stress enough how important the Nov. 4 Lafayette City Council election is. The four...

A few weeks ago, we reported on exciting news regarding Erie, Lafayette and Boulder County’s interest in jointly buying the land at 119...

All of your hard work is making a huge difference! In the last week, there has been major movement toward a joint purchase of the land at...

City councils can sometimes seem like just a group of people issuing proclamations and posing for photos with shovels and hard hats. But...

We believe it will take a village—or three—to preserve the rural land at 119th and Baseline as open space, and we’re getting tremendous...

We asked and you delivered, BIG TIME. The city council chambers were literally standing room only for the May 20 annexation eligibility...

Bookmark Tuesday, May 20 at 6 p.m. That’s the first Lafayette City Council public hearing regarding a Texas developer’s plan to turn the...

Happy May Day! The birds are migrating across the land at 119th and Baseline. Say’s phoebes, white-crowned sparrows, yellow-rumped...

We have two big announcements regarding the potential annexation and development of the rural land at Baseline and 119th. The official...

Thanks again for signing up for Preserve Lafayette’s mailing list regarding the rural property at Baseline and 119th. Things are moving...