On the home front

Interstate 25 may look like four lanes of concrete teeming with traffic.

But the main north-south artery through Colorado has emerged as a major dividing line separating growth-weary communities from towns starved for development.

To the west, communities gird for battle:

” In Mead, new annexations now face a general election.

” In Berthoud, pro- and slow-growth factions will face off in an April election that could result in a 2 percent annual cap on residential growth.

” In Fort Collins, developers are waiting to see how a newly configured city council acts on the issue of growth.

On the other side of the highway, developers,…