HVF Metro District Board Eligibility

This defines who can be a Board member of a HVF MD. 

Source: Colorado Revised Statues, Section 32-1-103

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Eligible elector” means a person who, at the designated time or event, is registered to vote pursuant to the “Uniform Election Code of 1992”, articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S., and:

(I) Who is a resident of the special district or the area to be included in the special district; or

(II) Who, or whose spouse or civil union partner, owns taxable real or personal property situated within the boundaries of the special district or the area to be included in the special district, whether said person resides within the special district or not.

(b) A person who is obligated to pay taxes under a contract to purchase taxable property situated within the boundaries of the special district or the area to be included within the special district shall be considered an owner within the meaning of this subsection (5).

Board members on Metro Districts 1, 3, and some on 4 satisfy 32-1-103 (5b). These Board members are not residents or property owners in the district, but they pay taxes on real property in the amount of $1.25 per year.

The real property they pay taxes on is owned by Babcock Land Corp, which Leroy Landhuis formed. Babcock is located at 212 N Wahsatch Ave Ste 301, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. Source opengov.com. The Landhuis is located at the same address.

The Landhuis Company appears to be the Developer of Hidden Valley Farm and its employees are Board members of MD 1, 3, and 4. 

The Intergovernmental Agreement between Severance and  HVF MD. Paragraph 19 "Once the project is completed, residents shall have the right to represent the Board in its entirety."

The Service Plan does not contradict the above.

During the DEC2025 Public Board Meeting, the Developer said all development is complete. So, it would seem all Board members should be Residents.