On August 16, 2007, Ethics Watch filed a request under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) with the City of Longmont seeking documents regarding the city's recent annexation agreement with LifeBridge Church.

Ethics Watch began investigating the Longmont City Council's decision to annex land for the church's 348-acre development project in the face of concerns from several hundred residents about which taxes the nonprofit group will be exempt from paying. The project includes plans for 300 to 700 homes, as much as 680,000 square feet of commercial development and up to 1 million square feet of religious and civic construction.

Longmont officials have provided an initial response, which is posted here, and more records will be available on this page after an August 27, 2007 document review. Some documents are also available at the City of Longmont's website by clicking here.