Sweetwater Lake isn’t a state park yet, and it may never be

Sweetwater Lake isn’t a state park yet, and it may never be

The battle over the identity and future of Sweetwater Lake wages on as federal workforce turnovers temporarily stall the project’s National Environmental Policy Act process and Colorado works to address the concerns of the local community. The U.S. Forest Service —  using funds from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund and local fundraising efforts — acquired the property in 2021. Shortly after, Gov. Jared Polis announced that the state …