Lure of tax revenues drives annexations

Several townships along Interstate 25 from Denver to Fort Collins have been busily working to annex what could become lucrative property adjacent to the highway.More commercial development along the heavily trafficked road means greater sales-tax revenues to the small communities.
In November, the Town of Windsor annexed about 3,000 acres on the southeast corner of I-25 and the town’s exit road, said Joe Plummer, Windsor planning director.
The area that was annexed extends southeast to Crossroads Boulevard and back to the River Ridge subdivision.
The land on the southeast corner of the I-25 interchange is vacant now, but there…