Senior housing won’t be built near the recenter

county commissioners offered
them in January. He made the
statement during the Gilpin
commissioners’ meeting on
Tuesday, Feb. 13.

build multiple duplex housing
units within walking distance
of the rec center for several
years.

rights within the next four
years and verifying the com-
plex wouldn’t have an outdoor
irrigation system. The proposal
required a professional to cre-
ate the water plan and for the
water rights to be conveyed
over to the county.

ing for over a decade, told the
commissioners last month that
Gilpin needs affordable hous-
ing for its elderly residents. She
said she anticipated a “wait-
ing list” for seniors wanting to
move into the new complex.
According to Nicholson, Gilpin
County has “a disproportional
number of senior citizens”
compared to other Colorado
counties and has many resi-
dents who have lived into their
90s and beyond. “The folks
around here are pretty hardy
and stick around for a long
time. I think there will be a
number of residents who will
benefit from senior housing.”

By the WR-C staff
The Gilpin Senior Liv ing
organization has abandoned
plans to build duplexes on
county-owned land adjoining
the Gilpin Recreation Center.

In approving the 16-page
lease last month, the commis-
sioners required Gilpin Senior
Living to attain several “bench-
marks” within the next several
years for the lease to continue.
They included securing water

Gilpin Senior Living, a non-
profit group, is led by Jeanne
Nicholson, a former county
commissioner and Colorado
state senator. She and others
have tried to secure a lease to

Gilpin County Attorney
Brad Benning announced the
non-profit senior living group
isn’t interested in a $1 lease the

The proposed lease also
required Senior Living to pres-
ent a plan to finance the new
duplexes within the next year.
Details on the facility’s profes-
sional management, including
how it would handle billings,
collections, evictions, and other
situations, were also included
in the lease. The project owner
also was given a 10-year dead-
line to provide details on how
roads, utilities and related work
would occur on the property.