Economy & Economic Development  April 3, 2017

Boulder city attorney discusses why the city is considering settling with Xcel

BOULDER — It’s time for the future of Boulder’s electric utility to be put to the people.

That’s the message that the city of Boulder shared Friday, in an announcement that two settlement proposals with Xcel Energy would be put to the City Council next month.

“The council can’t make a decision as an executive session,” said Tom Carr, city attorney. “They wanted to vet it publicly and see if it should be put to ballot. They’re interested in public feedback.”

Both the proposals were made in good faith with Xcel, and had…

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