Unintended Sprawl In Colorado?

22 August 2000 - 6:30am

Colorado ballot initiative critics predict efforts to curb sprawl might push it where no growth laws are in effect.

If Colorado voters approve a measure in November to slow sprawling growth, they actually may be encouraging it. If the public agrees to restrict growth in already-developed, populated areas, it could push builders into less populated areas where growth-control rules don't apply.

Source: The Rocky Mountain News, August 20, 2000
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