Boulder County finalizes purchase of BNSF land

Plans for a parking lot west of Old Town Niwot took another step closer to reality last week after Boulder County and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) closed on the deal to purchase a two-acre vacant parcel between Murray Street and the railroad tracks north of the Excel Electric building on Dec. 1.

The final purchase price was $170,000 plus inspection, survey and closing costs,...