Real Estate & Construction  August 13, 2023

A clash of interests

Boulder County commission meeting Tuesday to feature debate over conservation easement

LONGMONT — It’s a dispute that has flared up frequently as growth overtakes a northern Front Range corridor that was once dominated by agriculture.

One side has financial interest in developing a property it owns and cites the need for more attainable housing for a growing city.

The other side clamors to preserve open space that it thought would be set aside forever, and worries about an increase in traffic and safety issues.

The conflict will play out again Tuesday when Boulder County commissioners pick up a meeting where they left it on July 6. The session will start at 3…

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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