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Thornton council authorizes lawsuit challenging state land‑use mandates after grant reduction
Summary
By an 8‑1 vote, Thornton City Council authorized the city attorney to file suit contesting state land‑use mandates and two executive orders after staff said an executive‑order decision reduced a city grant award by roughly $1 million; city attorneys framed the move as a defense of home‑rule authority.
Thornton City Council voted to authorize the city attorney to initiate litigation against the state of Colorado over recent land‑use statutes and related executive orders, after staff told council the city’s award on a state grant was reduced by about $1,000,000 under criteria set by an executive order.
Jessica Whitney, senior assistant city attorney, told council the dispute centers on whether the governor’s executive orders — which direct state agencies to deprioritize certain grants for municipalities deemed noncompliant with state growth laws — exceed executive authority and improperly condition funding on…
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