Community Vitality Act chain-store ban still under debate in Boulder

BOULDER – A few months ago, the buzz among Boulder businesses was the Community Vitality Act, a proposal to ban chain businesses in Boulder. But lately, say the phrase and the answer you might get is: Oh yeah, what happened to that?

“The proposal is still very much alive,´ said Boulder City Council Member Gordon Riggle. “It’s just being analyzed by a subcommittee at the moment.”

The Community Vitality Act was introduced last fall by the Boulder Independent Business Alliance (BIBA) to prohibit “formula” businesses from setting up shop in the Boulder community – except to replace similar chains that left the…