The opportunity to create an impactful "gateway to town" hangs in front of Breckenridge with the McKain/Block 11 property, according to Town of Breckenridge's long range planner Laurie Best.
At a work session last week, DTJ Design, a firm out of Boulder, presented preliminary plans to the town council for the property located near Coyne Valley Road at the north end of town.
DTJ specializes in environmental sensitivity, and Best said that was a main focus for the council. Twenty acres of the 72-acre Block 11 property is slated for a new CMC campus.
Right now, the college is planned for the north end of Block 11. The area may also include up to 200 units of affordable housing.
The 127-acre McKain property is being looked at for a 30-acre reservoir that could hold 400 acre feet of water, Best said.
A more complete Blue River restoration (to finish off the partial restoration that occurred in the late '80s) is also planned for the McKain side. At this point, the river channel on the McKain property has not been restored because river rock is still being extracted from dredge boat mining. Future plans include bringing the river back to the western side of the McKain property and restoring the channel so the river will slow down. Riparian corridor and wetlands restoration are also included in the plans.
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