Gov. Jared Polis once said, '... land use tools allow local governments to act consistently with their constituents’ expectations.” 'We could not say it better ourselves,' Rachel Zenzinger and Barbara Kirkmeyer write in this column.
We take note of some apparent contradictions that relate to a current bill under debate in the Colorado Legislature., “Local planning involves widespread citizen input and broad stakeholder involvement. When addressing contentious issues, local governments have more opportunities for public participation than a state or federal government. As such, land use tools allow local governments to act consistently with their constituents’ expectations.
, a contentious land use bill that would greatly reduce local control. In some cases, the “reduction” would in fact lead to the elimination of that control. The heart of any community is the people who live there, who robustly engage their elected leaders in matters of huge consequence. Local elected leaders then have the responsibility to weigh that citizen input with a long-term vision for the community that includes identifying challenges and opportunities for growth, both locally and in partnership with their neighbors.
Senate Bill 213 would essentially eliminate that grassroots vibrancy. Decisions impacting a community’s future, especially, would be made by an unelected commission of 13 people in Denver, appointed by the governor and the legislature, with the ultimate decision coming from a single individual — the director of the Department of Local Affairs.
Here’s more perspective from Polis, back when he was in Congress: “A local government is elected to represent its community members and is ultimately responsible for preserving the character of the community.”Every Coloradan deserves to be heard, not just those with the greatest volume making the most noise. Any issue affecting a town, city, county, or region should be subject to local debate and control; and that’s especially applicable in the case of land use.
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