Government & Politics  March 29, 2023

Timnath group turns in petitions for ballot issue to stop Topgolf

TIMNATH – A citizens group that mobilized to block construction of a Topgolf golf and entertainment complex turned in petition signatures Wednesday aimed at placing a ballot issue before the town’s voters that would ban the construction of nets and fences taller than 65 feet.

Topgolf’s plan includes fences and netting around 156 feet tall, but the opponents fear they would pose a hazard to migrating waterfowl along the nearby Cache la Poudre River.

Bill Jenkins, a spokesman for the group Guide Our Growth, told BizWest that he turned in signatures containing 1,106 names of registered Timnath voters on Wednesday, far surpassing…

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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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