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Residents and housing advocates clash over Arvada joining lawsuit against state housing bills
Summary
Dozens of residents and neighborhood groups addressed Arvada City Council about the city's decision to join a lawsuit challenging recent state housing bills, with speakers sharply divided over home rule, local control, and the bills' expected effects on neighborhoods and housing supply.
Arvada City Council heard more than a dozen public comments both supporting and opposing the city's decision to join a lawsuit challenging recent state housing legislation.
Supporters of the suit said the bills strip local home-rule control; opponents said the measures would modestly ease housing supply near transit and help affordability. The public-comment period featured residents, advocacy group members and neighborhood coalition representatives pressing council on whether the city should remain in the litigation.
Anthony Super, a member of Yimby Arvada, told the council: "I urge the city council to drop this lawsuit." He said the measures narrowly affect transit areas and that he found the city's…
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