County tables interchange project talks to solicit more public input

Facing questions about the county’s plans for economic development on the west side of Boulder’s I-15 interchange, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on March 26 decided to postpone a spending decision until it could get the public more involved in planning.

That day, the Commission was set to decide whether to spend up to $50,000 for a preliminary architectural report, or PAR — a feasibility and cost assessment required for financing and other decisions — for the site near where a rest area had been proposed in 2017 and turned down for being too close to Helena and Butte.

The commissioners had previously approved funding the PAR at their Feb. 26 meeting, yet were subsequently advised by the county attorney that the decision item was insufficiently described on that meeting’s agenda.