Longmont leaders throw weight behind downtown hotel incentives

LONGMONT — A proposal by a Mississippi developer to build a boutique hotel in downtown Longmont got a much-needed shot in the arm this week as the Longmont City Council voted unanimously to approve an agreement that establishes the framework for land acquisition and subsidies for the project.
The Thrash Group, the developer behind Colorado hotel projects such as the Origin Red Rocks in Golden and the Origin Westminster, is planning a $24.5 million, 84-room hotel on the site of city-owned parking at the lot northwest corner of Kimbark Street and Third Avenue.
“Having lodging in downtown has been a long-time vision,”…
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