Projects
Photo by Tim Tolnay
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Relocation of historic Buffalo Park School – Evergreen Legacy Fund has issued a $5,000 challenge grant to stimulate community participation in renovation of the one-room log schoolhouse built in 1896. Ownership is being transferred from the R-1 School District to Evergreen Parks & Recreation District. With support from Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society, it is being relocated to Marshdale Park in May/June of 2025. Renovation is estimated at $40,000.
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CR73 – Buffalo Park to SH74. This project is currently a planned Transportation & Engineerin project with federal funding. Reconstruct the roadway to install curb and gutter, sidewalk, and paved shoulders along CR73 from SH74 to Buffalo Park Rd. (By Jefferson County) Planned for Summer 2025
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Evergreen High School Home Field Bleachers – Evergreen Legacy Fund issued a $5,000 challenge grant to kick off fundraising efforts early in 2024. The bleachers will offer seating for 200 spectators by fall of 2025.
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Meadow Drive from Douglas Park Road to Timbervale Drive to Hwy 74 - Improving pedestrian access and roadway safety, installing 4' paved shoulders on both sides along Meadow Drive; improving access to Denver Mountain Park trails. Creating a pedestrian connection from Hiwan History Museum to local businesses and Hwy. 74 by installing approximately 3600' of sidewalk . Installing ADA curb ramps, curb and gutter, and further defining and improving commercial access, drainage improvements and modifications. Bumped from 2025 to 2026
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Improving walkability between Elks Club and Center Stage - Installing shoulders along Iris Drive and Fireweed Drive to improve pedestrian use between local businesses and community centers to accommodate shared parking. Installing roadway striping as a traffic-calming measure. Evaluating the intersection of Iris Drive and Fireweed Drive. Bumped from 2025 to 2026
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Bergen Meadow School – Evergreen Legacy Fund is one of eleven special districts and nonprofit organizations meeting since May of 2024 regarding the disposition of the closed elementary school. Together, the group has created a case for community use that includes keeping an open feel to the 13-acre parcel, maintaining the athletic fields, creating senior housing, and providing space for senior services now and in the future. The Jeffco Board of Education formally listed it as surplus in March of 2025 and has designated Jefferson County as the municipal entity with first right of refusal. ​​​​
Approved ELID Projects
(Evergreen Local Improvement District)
Here is the list (with accompanying maps) of the 17 projects across Evergreen that were approved to be constructed over the next 10 years and funded by ELF (with support from a variety of grants). This list was created after many years of community feedback.
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ELID Boundary Map (the ELID map coincides with the Evergreen Metro District boundary map)
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Downtown Evergreen Flood Relief
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Evergreen Trails Master Plan
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Evergreen Lake Connector Trail
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Four defibrillators (and the annual maintenance) for downtown Evergreen
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Curb to curb paving of Main Street, Evergreen
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Christ the King Pedestrian Crossing
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Local elementary school mural project in the Lake Connector Trail tunnel
Approved ELID Projects
(Evergreen Local Improvement District)
Here is the list (downloadable PowerPoint) of the 17 projects across Evergreen that were approved to be constructed over the next 10 years and funded by ELF (with support from a variety of grants). This list was created after many years of community forums and feedback. Jeffco determines which projects on the Evergreen Legacy Fund wish-list can be completed, and fixes the timeline for those projects. This shows the 17 Approved 2020 ELID Projects in the order decided on by the Jeffco Board of County Commissioners (i.e., not in numerical order).
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ELID Boundary Map (the ELID map coincides with the Evergreen Metro District boundary map)
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This will be an evolving spreadsheet as projects get costed, approved and ultimately funded and completed!
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This initial costing info is from the 2018 spreadsheet and will be updated as is available.
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​South Hatch Drive—Installed appx. 200’ of sidewalk along Hatch Dr. from the entrance to Wilmot Elementary School to Buffalo Park Rd. Connect to existing sidewalk at Wilmot Elementary School and install ADA curb ramps at the school site entrance. Phase One completed Summer 2024
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Contributed $5,000 to the Leadership Evergreen Class of 2022 project -- a mural on the Century Link Building in lower downtown Evergreen. Completed 2024
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Contributed $5,000 to the Evergreen High School PTSA project to provide new bleachers at their home field.
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Bergen Parkway at Sugarbush Drive Intersection Pedestrian Improvements. The project replaced the concrete islands and corner ramps at the intersection. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps and crosswalks were installed, and the islands are larger, creating a safer pedestrian crossing at the intersection. Asphalt for the entire intersection was replaced, repaved, and restriped. The traffic configuration with the four-way stop did change. Completed 2023
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​Evergreen Parks and Recreation District to use $50,000 in matching ELF funds to secure and complete the Evergreen Lake North Trail. Completed Summer 2023
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"Evergreen Blooms at the Dam" Mural done by the EHS Mural Club (Metro Building). Completed Fall 2022
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River Walk – Added sidewalk, signage & striping to make traffic one-way; additional parking. Completed in October 2021 with $135,000 in matching grant money from CDOT's Revitalizing Main Streets program
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Crosswalk – CR 65 at Bergen Park near the RTD lot. Used grant money from CDOT's Revitalizing Main Streets program​​
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Bear Creek Children's Mural! Pedestrian tunnel under Main St. Completed Fall 2019
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Installed water fountain in downtown Evergreen
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Downtown Evergreen Flood Relief
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Evergreen Trails Master Plan
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Evergreen Lake Connector Trail
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Four defibrillators (and the annual maintenance) for downtown Evergreen
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Curb-to-curb paving of Main Street, Evergreen
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Christ the King Pedestrian Crossing
