Sustainable Growth & Smart Development

Growth should keep its promises delivering infrastructure, amenities, and quality of life without shifting the bill to families.

Commerce City has approved growth faster than roads, parks, and public safety can keep up. That’s not anti‑growth to say it’s common sense to require that growth be planned, funded, and delivered the right way.

What’s Broken and How We Fix It

Concurrency: Major approvals shouldn’t move forward until roads, water, drainage, and public safety capacity exist or are bonded with enforceable timelines.
Accountability: Development agreements must include clear milestones, performance bonds, and public reporting so promises become results.
Fairness: Residents shouldn’t subsidize new growth through surprise fees or strained services. Growth must pay its way.

Four Pillars of Smart Development

Build Infrastructure First: use phased build‑outs with checkpoints. No rooftops without roads and services.
Growth Pays Its True Costs: align impact fees and financing with lifecycle realities, not wishful thinking.
Neighborhood Character & Balance: mix of housing types, early delivery of parks and trails, and protection of open space connectivity.
Transparency & Public Voice: a quarterly “Promises vs. Delivered” scorecard and regular town halls before big decisions.

Day‑1 Actions I’ll Champion

Accountability Ordinance: tying approvals to infrastructure milestones with automatic consequences if deadlines slip.
Development Agreement Audit: update timelines, fees, and community benefits to reflect current realities.
Public Growth Dashboard: tracking what’s promised, what’s funded, and what’s delivered in plain English.

FAQ: Straight Answers

Is this anti‑growth? No. It’s pro‑community and pro‑predictability growth sequenced with the infrastructure it requires.

Will this help with taxes and fees? Yes. When growth pays its true costs up front and promises are enforced, residents avoid surprise burdens later.

How will residents have a voice? Through town halls, neighborhood impact statements for major projects, and a public dashboard you can check anytime.