Growth divides Loveland residents

LOVELAND – Growth is as sensitive a topic as religion, especially within Colorado and especially within Loveland.The complicated and layered nature of growth is difficult enough, but when emotion is added to the brew, there’s an explosive mix of tangled and anxious views from newcomers and old timers, pro- and managed-growth groups.
For Loveland, the current heart of the ‘tangle’ is the City Council’s 5-to-4 majority. Council’s division on the 5-to-4 line has been a pendulum swinging back and forth between pro- and managed-growth interests.
The vote is so tight that developers do not take chances when proposing annexations. …