Tri-cities bracing for residential growth

DACONO — This small town is on the verge of a boom, accelerated by the opening of the new E-470 bypass. The towns of Frederick and Firestone and the city of Dacono are bracing for a development boom as Denverites look for homes in these former sleepy communities.

“Dacono has been a couple of years behind the other (cities),´ said Karen Cumbo, city administrator for the town of Dacono. “We have 8,500 residential units in some stage of development, (and) a fair number have already hit the ground.”

While Dacono’s growth has been relatively slow, it is quickly gaining speed as the…