The Eagle County Board of Commissioners Tuesday signed off on Eagle County’s biggest open space purchase to date, a $27.7 million, three-way deal to buy the 4,251-acre Three Meadows Ranch on the west side of Cottonwood Pass.
The deal is a partnership between the county, Pitkin County Open Space and Trails and the Aspen Valley Land Trust. Eagle County’s open space fund is putting up the bulk of the purchase price — $12.5 million — with Pitkin County’s open space fund contributing $7.7 million. The Aspen Valley Land Trust is contributing $7.5 million, thanks to a private donor.