EDITORIAL: Icebergs of Ignorance, Part Three
“I counted about 100 people in the audience at last night’s Pagosa Springs Town Council meeting at the Ross Aragon Community Center, one of the largest turnouts I’ve seen for a regular Council meeting…
EDITORIAL: Icebergs of Ignorance, Part Two
“… The Pagosa Springs Town Council will be hosting a public hearing tonight, Tuesday November 5, at the Ross Aragon Community Center at 5pm. The subject of the public hearing is a resolution, Resolution…
Air Force Academy visitor center wins designation as urban renewal area
“Undeveloped green space on Colorado Springs’ northwest side was declared blighted Tuesday in a controversial City Council move that will help fund a proposed visitors center for the Air Force Academy. With the declaration,…
Weld commissioner: Erie urban renewal, TIF plan not good for county
“The Erie Town Board appears poised to try revitalizing areas of town using Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and an Urban Renewal Authority (URA) plan that depends heavily on the same industry they are trying…
Erie Urban Renewal Authority tables Lafayette IGA following Supreme Court ruling
“Erie’s Urban Renewal Authority on Tuesday tabled the town’s proposed intergovernmental agreement with Lafayette, potentially planning to leverage its Colorado Supreme Court victory to push for a new deal that could scale back some…
Sears won’t give up its dead Kmart, so a Denver leader may play hardball
“The former home of a Kmart store in southeastern Denver has been largely vacant for nearly five years, and Councilwoman Kendra Black is getting pretty sick of it. The site at South Monaco Parkway and…
Downtown Westminster soon to be more than JC Penney and a parking garage
“Real estate firm JLL announced this week that some of its capital markets team members helped secure $66.2 million in financing for that project, which is being built by Minneapolis-based Sherman Associates. JLL representatives said…
A look back at Arvada in 2017: Urban Renewal sparks controversy throughout town
“The process of Urban Renewal in Arvada has been questioned by citizens in Arvada more than ever this year. A proposed six-story building with 256 apartments and 40,000 square feet of retail shops that would…
Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority director out after just two months
“Kitty Clemens is out as executive director of the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority after just two months on the job. Urban Renewal Authority board members and a top city government official said Thursday that…
Littleton City Council moves to abolish its urban renewal authority
“Municipalities have been overtly abusing the broad authority given them under Colorado’s urban renewal law for decades. What was originally intended to address the problems stemming from people living in sub-standard housing amidst squalor is…