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Mountain bikers take a break along a trail in the Maxwell Natural Area just west of the Hughes property in Fort Collins.
Fort Collins city leaders have cemented language for a citizen-led ballot initiative seeking to preserve the former location of Colorado State University’s Hughes Stadium as open space, even as the school presses forward with its own redevelopment plans.
City council voted unanimously on Tuesday to send the measure to residents in its upcoming April 6 municipal election. If passed, it would force the city to zone the land as open space and attempt to purchase it from the university.