12/28/2023 0 Comments Blackjack on 84th and federal![]() “We need to develop, and we need to provide housing, but we also need to protect important lands and important ecological values,” said Susan Daggett, executive director of the Sturm College of Law’s Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute at the University of Denver. For more than a century, it’s been owned by a church while serving as a fertile, symbolic field for arguments over growth vs. The 231-acre farm in the shadow of the historic landmark Westminster Castle is one of the largest undeveloped infill parcels in the metro area. Whose vision best suits Westminster’s future is the challenging task this year for the community and city government. In the eyes of the developer, it’s called “Uplands,” future home to 5,500 people desperately in need of affordable and mixed-price housing, who will walk trails to work and pay taxes to shore up local schools. In the eyes of neighbors who gather on the edge of the corn-stubble field near West 84th Avenue and Federal Boulevard to enjoy Hollywood Hills-style sunset views of downtown Denver and the Indian Peaks, it’s “Westminster Farm,” a rare respite in an area short on parks. In the eyes of Google Maps satellite view, it’s an enormous island of green open space surrounded by aging suburban homes, an RV sales center and the Westminster driver’s license office. Meet Colorado’s Congressional delegation.Westminster Farm center of development vs. ![]()
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