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Public commenters clash over Boulder County minimum wage as commissioners pledge further review
Summary
At the July 1 Boulder County commissioners meeting, business and farm advocates urged pausing planned county minimum wage increases, while labor leaders defended the policy as necessary for workers; commissioners said changes to state law or regional coordination would be needed and noted legal timing constraints on ordinances.
Boulder County — Business owners, farmers and labor advocates offered sharply different views on the county minimum wage during public comment at the Board of County Commissioners’ July 1 meeting.
Nick Little, representing the Keep Boulder County Farms and Jobs Alliance, told commissioners the county’s increase will “erase entry-level job opportunities” and predicted that “at $25 an hour, who’s gonna hire a teenager?” He said the wage change, combined with zoning and climate policies, is driving families out of the county.
David Skaggs, also speaking for a farming coalition, said the…
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