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In Boulder, petitions would ask voters whether to close muni-airport and use land to build homes
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BizWest, Local

In Boulder, petitions would ask voters whether to close muni-airport and use land to build homes

By Lucas High | BizWest Boulder is a great place to live — just ask U.S. News & World Report. But Boulder can be a difficult place to live. And for many, this beautiful city where the median sales price for a home has exceeded $1 million for nearly this entire decade, is an impossible place to live.  What if Boulder leaders decided to roll the dice on an uncertain gambit to secure for Boulder’s Regular Joes and Janes the chance to buy a quality home at a fraction of that price? What if that roll of the dice meant closing the Boulder Municipal Airport? Fighting the federal government? Losing millions of dollars in funding, shrinking sales-tax deposits into city coffers and shedding local jobs? READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
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Efforts to close Boulder Airport stunted by community support, federal requirements
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denvergazette.com, Local

Efforts to close Boulder Airport stunted by community support, federal requirements

By Alex Edwards | The Denver Gazette A small single-engine aircraft approaches Hep Ingram's house in northeast Boulder recently, clawing for altitude. Its engine screams in defiance of gravity. And ever so slowly, it drifts closer and closer to flying right over the top of Ingram's home. “This guy is way north of where he should be,” he said. As it approaches, Ingram’s voice is overpowered and he has to wait for the plane to pass over before finishing his thought. During a 45 minute period, roughly 20 aircraft flew over, several of which were north of where Ingram said they should have been. Ingram lives at the east end of the Boulder Municipal Airport (BDU). Recently, he’s noticed an increase in air traffic from the airport, pushing him to sign a petition that supports closing...
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