Longmont would annex McIntosh Lake and a set of city-owned properties to the north, west and south of that irrigation reservoir, under a proposal up for discussion at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.

Currently, Boulder County has the primary responsibility for responding to emergencies on the lake and its shoreline, as well as any emergencies on the city-owned properties adjacent to the reservoir company’s property.

However, many 911 calls about those emergencies are typically answered by Longmont’s Emergency Communications Center, and then transferred to the Boulder County Sheriff’s communications center, if the calls for service are about emergencies on the water or on land in the nearby incorporated area… READ MORE