Editor’s note: The Times-Call is counting down the top 10 news stories of the year, as selected by the newspaper’s editors. Longmont’s population has surpassed 100,000 and is showing no signs of slowing down. From the addition of several new housing units to Costco’s grand opening and the forthcoming boutique hotel downtown, the city continues […]
While proponents of the facility have made clear that they want to see it built in the shed at the old, abandoned sugar factory in Longmont, nowhere in the ballot issue is the site mentioned, specifically.
From constructing housing to preserving history, Longmont has big ideas for the 284 acres south of downtown known as the Sugar Factory and STEAM areas.
The Longmont City Council, acting as the city’s urban renewal authority, saw colorful renderings of how a development team would like to transform the graffiti-covered, contaminated Sugar Mill property into a vibrant destination.
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