Link Building added to LID

The Link Building at 7916 Niwot Road in Niwot is now an official link between Cottonwood Square and Old Town. The Boulder County Commissioners approved a petition by owners Anne and Jim Postle to add the property to the Niwot Local Improvement District (LID), which collects a one percent sales tax on retail sales in the Niwot business district.

Bruce Warren, representing the property owners, told the commissioners that the Link Building was an office building back in 1992 when voters approved creation of the LID, and no one seemed to know why it was excluded from the LID boundaries. Warren noted that the building has primarily been used for office space in the intervening years, but Postles obtained approval to convert the lower level to a restaurant, with Lucky Pies Tap House set to open in late spring.

Anne Postle told the commissioners that it was appropriate to add the building to the LID, and that it will improve connectivity between the two commercial areas. Niwot’s Economic Development Director Julie Ankenbrandt, and LID Advisory Committee member Jay Champion also spoke in support of the petition.