The owner also remembered that several years ago that same fence had been repaired and the old fence boards had been thrown into the ditch adjacent to the fence in the open space. 
Bob Buxton, maintenance manager for Boulder County Open Space, recalled the last time dumping was an issue at the site. He stated, "A number of years ago we sent a small crew out to clean up that area. The clean-up lasted more than one day." 

"It’s not right that the county should spend money to clean up the waste dumped by our management company," The owner continued. "They were given a week’s notice to remove the stuff and it hasn’t been done yet."

Officers Rik Henrikson, Jim Creek and Jeff Hebert work with the Sheriff’s Department and are assigned to the Boulder County Open Space Department. Officer Henrikson reportedly gave the on-site manager, Bryan Tucker, one week to remove the debris. Henrikson is presently on vacation and couldn’t be reached for comment. 

Officer Hebert observed, "Many people dump on open space because they figure it is (bio) degradable and it is just an open field that doesn’t belong to anyone. That is not true. The county has to clean it up if we cannot find the offender. The officers spend their time checking on fencing and other county open space encroachments as well as tracing people who dump in open space." 

A call to CTB Services, the management company for Cottonwood Condominiums, was returned by Todd Gruenig, who is a Cottonwood resident and a member of the Association Board. "We have been cutting down junipers on the property and most of them have been trucked away," he explained. "I understand that Bryan Tucker the on-site manager for CTB services) placed some branches near the creek to stop an erosion problem." Gruenig had no knowledge of the large pile of waste material near the fence. The location of the property line separating the private open space, owned by the condominium association, and the county open space is also at issue. The property line appears to run along the condominium’s east fence and then jumps east to the centerline of Dry Creek. 
Tucker was also contacted. He claimed to have no knowledge of any yard material dumped in the adjacent open space.

Several days after speaking with Gruenig he called to say, "We have researched the property lines and there are a lot of changes over the years. But, to make sure that everything is OK, I have asked Bryan to remove the large pile near the fence and we will look for the other material you mentioned and remove that too."
 
Photo by Ron Goodman
 
Looking North on Cottonwood Park Drive. The management company is cutting evergreen trees along the road in preparation to repaving.