AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — As the state faces looming budget cuts, a battle over what to do with 116 acres of land in Aurora’s Lowry area is becoming more heated.
The Colorado Community College System, which uses the land, says it’s considering what to do with unused portions of the property, but Aurora’s mayor says administrators are not doing enough. The land could be a future goldmine and developing it could ease housing problems.
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“I think you could have a tremendous economic impact to the city as a mixed-use development,” Mayor Mike Coffman told FOX31.
The U.S. Air Force gifted the vast space to the CCCS in 1994 when Lowry Air Force Base closed. A 30-year deed restriction requiring it to be used only for education and vocational training has expired…