Windsor vote foreshadows region’s future

The Windsor Town Board’s approval of the 3,000-acre Windsor Highlands annexation June 24 constitutes only the latest salvo in Northern
Colorado’s battle with growth.

It’s a battle that should be fought with great care.

Immediately after the 6-to-1 vote, opponents of the annexation announced a petition campaign designed to force a referendum on whether Windsor
should increase its land mass by 66 percent in one fell swoop. Windsor’s western boundary now extends to Interstate 25.

Proponents argue that the annexation allows Windsor to control the future of the corridor leading to the interstate and that densities of residential
development could…