Demise of historic Jefferson County ranch means long-term protection for a critical Arvada water source

“I have 18 neighbors and if I put 200 homes here, they would run me out on a rail,” Lazy Heart Ranch owner Steve Johansson joked. His land sale to Denver Water will keep it open space.

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