Look hard at state, local ballot items

Statewide and local ballot issues pose significant business implications when Northern Colorado voters go to the polls on Nov. 2.
Following is summary of those issues, and how The Northern Colorado Business Report stands on each proposal:
? Amendment 34 (construction liability)
State law allows homebuilders to work with property owners to resolve complaints over shoddy building.
The law also keeps property owners from collecting triple damages in the courts, a fact that reins in liability insurance rates for the development industry.
Amendment 34 would wipe out the state law and lift the restrictions on court damages. It also…