Boulder City Council votes 8-0 to buy BCH campus for $40 million

BOULDER — The Boulder City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday night to give city manager Jane Brautigam the authority to enter into final negotiations to buy the 8.8-acre Boulder Community Health campus on Broadway in west Boulder for $40 million.

Boulder Community Health has agreed in principle to sell its Broadway campus to the city of Boulder for that price, and the hospital’s board of directors is expected to vote Wednesday on the deal. The Boulder County assessor values the property at $56.3 million.

“We’ll never have another opportunity like this,” said mayor Matt Appelbaum, referring to acquiring a nearly 9-acre plot of land…