Beating the Odds
“The story began in 1981, when the City designated the lake and its surrounding area as “blighted,” thereby permitting the government to use eminent domain for so-called “urban renewal.” The City initiated a 25-year plan, during which the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority (AURA) would facilitate the redevelopment of a 500-acre tract of land including the beautiful lake. In the mid-1980s, developer Crow-CISI bought the lake along with an adjoining parcel of 35 acres and built Arvada Marketplace.”
The Castle Coalition 2006?