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were discovered once it was learned CU bad its eye on the site. Higher flood insurance rates are likely with- m in the flood plain Affected portions of the Keeway- den Meadows neighborhood are north of the Turnpike and west of a foothills Parkway, but a spoci5c map of the area has not been done. The condition has existed since the Turnpike was built in the 19%s, con- sultan( Dave lave said Deputy City Manager Stan Zemke said the newly revealed neighbor ttrrr an.ssurc■ Dwy co"i hood flood risk from South Boulder Creek -is a serious concern of ours. DISPUTED BUILDING SITE: There's a real issue for the city of The Flatiron Gateway property, CU LAND HOLDINGS Boulder here." .shown front above, Is located Chy stall members, who learned • about the risk Thursday, plan to do south of Table Mesa Onve and t the Uns.r.'ri of Colorado put more research. the Boulder-Denver Turnpike. chases r'he uos-hcre Flatiron Gale- , Lave, a flood consultant with near- way property. 4 would increase the a ly 30 years' experience who often is - amount of land CU awns in town 's H hired by the city of Boulder, said an It was unclear whether the find- to 905 acres. "opportunity exists to build a levee ings would have any affect on CU's Here is a breakdown of the 3 A s across city open space from an intention to buy the property. eaiseng 597 acres the unwerstry existing berm on the Flatiron prop- CU Director of Finance William owns here I ae.n rmaw Campus — 32T acres; t erty to the U.S. 36 bridge over the Herbstreit said flood-plain issues are largely built out. wimems 3 creek That would lower the flood anion man factors being studied. !� y g 1 East Campus and Research Academy yif� rick to the neighborhood. A cost es. He also could not say whether CU Park — 203 acres; assessor's to 4 timate was not available. would choose to build in the flood cords show 26.5 acres of that are x' S If the berm can be certified as a pram or use the area for playing occupied by the research park. flood protection levee by FEMA it fields. / ■Williams Village —66 acres;a could reduce the flood risk both in The analysis did not map the Good portion of the remaining land there Keewayden Meadows and on the plain in Keewayden Meadows under is being eyed for new dormitories. 'u Flatironr p7oper�y, by keepping flood- either scerao because it was out- ■Miscellaneous — 7 acres, in.cluding the Academy propeny, water closer to the main t3taarhel side the scope of the study. which is slated to be developed The analysis determined that ht2 Boulder County Commissioner into senior citizen horsing. acres of the 306-acre Flatiron prop- Paul Danish, who attended a public —Cernera stall erty would be under water in a briefing Thursday on the findings at —� 300-year Good if a FEMA-certified Love S Associates' once in Boulder, • berm Ls in place, compared to 113 raised concerns that the volume of Ln m acres without a certified berm. The Goodwill= used in the model — fy lawyers, but not the parents of tanks and city, county. state and fed. no-beam scenario assumes a 6,160 cubic feet per second — dowchi n who go to CU." era( flood experts on the same rn 200-loot•wide channel, now under not accutalely reflect the history of Danish and several Boulder resi issues eariier in the day. m construction, would be completed, floods in the area dents who have opposed Clfs plan "I see it as contempt for the pub A 100-year flood is a major event "It always seems to be massaged to buy the land also complained lic process that makes me question that has a t percent chance of oc• to the point to allow development," about being excluded from an odt• the integrity of the whole thing," N ear.curring every y . he said. "Maybe it's enough to saris- cW meeting between CU's consul- Danish sand. in Lo oh on Ca r