October 17, 2008 - Black Hawk / BLM Land Exchange...read more

The City of Black Hawk recently completed the acquisition of approximately 360 acres of open space in and around the City of Black Hawk from the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (the “BLM”) in a land exchange.

In 2004, the City of Black Hawk entered into an agreement with the BLM which involved the City acquiring property in Fremont County near Cañon City that the BLM desired to attain. The sole purpose of the City acquiring the Fremont County property was to enter into the land exchange with the BLM to allow the City to acquire the property located in and around Black Hawk. After more than four years of proceeding through the federal regulatory process for exchanging the property with the federal government, which included the City doing various studies and having both the Gilpin County property and the Fremont County property appraised, the City and the BLM completed the transaction in late September.

The City of Black Hawk is now the proud owner of approximately 360 acres of open space surrounding the City, which will allow the City to preserve and maintain historic mining claims and the incredible vistas around the City.