Voters in Louisville, Colorado, will answer two questions this Election Day that will shape the city’s future growth. The ballot measures, 300 and 301, both concern affordable housing. Measure 300 proposes raising the amount of affordable housing that must come with new developments, and Measure 301 proposes possible higher fees for those developers.
However, what can be confusing for voters is the fact that those on both sides of these measures say they support affordable housing. The difference between those supporting the measures and those who are against them comes when assessing these changes through the lens of the city’s future growth overall.
For this reason, even though Louisville’s Mayor Chris Leh isn’t on the ballot this year, he’s still campaigning as he opposes issues 300 and 301, explaining, “All seven of us on city council are against [them].”…