Housing /tags/housing Housing en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:25 GMT Meat processor Cargill builds workforce housing in Fort Morgan in 10 months /news/2025-05-20/meat-processor-cargill-builds-workforce-housing-in-fort-morgan-in-10-months With new townhouses open and apartments coming online this autumn, the work commutes of hundreds of employees will drastically shorten. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:25 GMT /news/2025-05-20/meat-processor-cargill-builds-workforce-housing-in-fort-morgan-in-10-months Tracy Ross, The Colorado Sun A home insurance crisis is building in the Mountain West. State leaders are struggling to respond /2025-05-20/homeowners-insurance-wildfires-climate-change-insurance-premiums Homeowners insurance is getting more expensive and harder to keep. Lawmakers in our region introduced more than a dozen policy proposals in response this year. Tue, 20 May 2025 11:00:00 GMT /2025-05-20/homeowners-insurance-wildfires-climate-change-insurance-premiums Murphy Woodhouse, Rachel Cohen Gov. Polis will shut off millions in state grants to cities and counties that don’t comply with state housing policies /2025-05-16/gov-polis-will-shut-off-millions-in-state-grants-to-cities-and-counties-that-dont-comply-with-state-housing-policies The governor issued an executive order Friday requiring local governments to show they’re enacting policies to encourage more housing in order to qualify for transportation and energy funds. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:48:26 GMT /2025-05-16/gov-polis-will-shut-off-millions-in-state-grants-to-cities-and-counties-that-dont-comply-with-state-housing-policies Bente Birkeland Colorado lawmakers reject 'YIGBY' measure, which would have boosted housing on church land /politics/2025-05-07/colorado-lawmakers-reject-yigby-measure-which-would-have-boosted-housing-on-church-land The measure, House Bill 1169, would have overridden local zoning laws, escalating a long-running dispute between the state and local governments over housing policy. It was a priority of Gov. Jared Polis. Wed, 07 May 2025 17:46:53 GMT /politics/2025-05-07/colorado-lawmakers-reject-yigby-measure-which-would-have-boosted-housing-on-church-land Brian Eason The big bills Colorado’s legislature has to deal with before the 2025 session ends Wednesday /politics/2025-05-03/the-big-bills-colorados-legislature-has-to-deal-with-before-the-2025-lawmaking-term-ends-wednesday The big union bill, a resolution forcing a lawsuit aimed at dismantling the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and Gov. Jared Polis signature housing measure are all still pending with just five days left in Colorado’s 2025 legislative session. Sat, 03 May 2025 17:10:51 GMT /politics/2025-05-03/the-big-bills-colorados-legislature-has-to-deal-with-before-the-2025-lawmaking-term-ends-wednesday Jesse Paul A proposed law would help Colorado churches turn their properties into housing developments. Here’s how that might work /podcast/inthenoco/2025-03-19/a-proposed-law-would-help-colorado-churches-turn-their-properties-into-housing-developments-heres-how-that-might-work Some state lawmakers are considering an unusual idea to help tackle a shortage of affordable homes. It’s a bill that would help faith-based groups to use their property to build housing developments. Today on In The NoCo, ÂÜÀòÉÙŮ’s Stephanie Daniel discusses the idea, and what happened when one Fort Collins church tried it. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-03-19/a-proposed-law-would-help-colorado-churches-turn-their-properties-into-housing-developments-heres-how-that-might-work In The NoCo, Stephanie Daniel, Brad Turner, Erin O'Toole, Ariel Lavery Arvada workshop finds around 500 unlicensed short-term rental properties /news/2025-02-14/arvada-workshop-finds-around-500-unlicensed-short-term-rental-properties Arvada City Council seems to support bringing in a third-party vendor to bring properties into compliance and answer resident concerns. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-14/arvada-workshop-finds-around-500-unlicensed-short-term-rental-properties Rylee Dunn, Colorado Community Media Western state governors eye public lands for affordable housing development /news/2024-12-16/western-state-governors-eye-public-lands-for-affordable-housing-development State leaders discussed strategies to increase their state’s housing supply during meetings in Las Vegas last week. One idea includes using public land for affordable housing. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:53:36 GMT /news/2024-12-16/western-state-governors-eye-public-lands-for-affordable-housing-development Robert Tann, The Summit Daily News Boulder County eviction filings hit post-pandemic high, driven by housing costs and rental assistance policies /news/2024-12-04/boulder-county-eviction-filings-hit-post-pandemic-high-driven-by-housing-costs-and-rental-assistance-policies Rising housing costs and a new requirement for accessing rental assistance may be fueling the increase in eviction cases, observers say. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:50:00 GMT /news/2024-12-04/boulder-county-eviction-filings-hit-post-pandemic-high-driven-by-housing-costs-and-rental-assistance-policies John Herrick, Boulder Reporting Lab Judge temporarily blocks Boulder’s attempt to close Ash House /news/2024-09-23/judge-temporarily-blocks-boulders-attempt-to-close-ash-house CU Boulder student residents of Ash House are being allowed to stay in their apartments as the property owners and city officials continue their legal battle over code violations. Another hearing on the case has been scheduled for Oct. 8. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:58:36 GMT /news/2024-09-23/judge-temporarily-blocks-boulders-attempt-to-close-ash-house Lucas High, BizWest