BOW MAR, Colo. — A small Colorado town filled with large homes sandwiched between Denver and Littleton has approved plans to install gates on public streets, blocking outsiders from driving through. Now, two neighboring cities are threatening to fight back.
The Town of Bow Mar, a community of roughly 900 residents and 300 homes on acre lots, has voted to install gates at multiple entry points, including Sheridan Boulevard, a public road. Residents would receive tags on their vehicles to automatically lift the gates. Visitors would need a code.
Littleton Mayor Kyle Schlachter said his city found out about the plan from a resident, not from Bow Mar. The city of Denver said it was not notified either…