Election 2021: Water questions going down to defeat

GREELEY — Two initiatives that would have added a direct vote to questions of water use in Greeley were being decisively rejected at the polls.

Weld County Clerk and Recorder results mid-Wednesday showed Ballot Questions 2G and 2H losing by a 4-to-1 margin.

The measures sought to amend the Greeley Home Rule Charter to require engineering analysis of and then voter approval in special elections for buying, selling or leasing excess water or infrastructure.

With roughly 16,700 votes reported by the county clerk, 2G and 2H showed about 19% to 20% supporting the amendments and 80% to 81% opposed.

The margin of opposition…