Neighbors and North Boulder Little League leaders are mounting a public campaign to preserve Iris Fields as Boulder County evaluates competing bids to sell the complex in North Boulder.
The community-backed proposal, developed in partnership with Academy Boulder, would leave the ball fields intact and place a senior living community and a small café on the western edge of the near 20-acre parcel of land. Boulder County confirmed it has received multiple offers and said in a statement it will “consider how the bids align with county goals and the commissioners’ strategic priorities.” A decision is expected by the end of the year, the county said.
“This space, for 70 years, has seen generations of families and tens of thousands of kids and adult volunteers come here to learn and grow,” Vice President of North Boulder Little League Thomas Click said. “You can’t replace this. This is a lot more than just baseball fields.”
Click called the league “the most storied Little League in America,” noting the program’s recent 17th state championship…