The mountain area’s newspaper since 1958
VOLUME 65 | ISSUE 47
WEEK OF OCTOBER 10, 2024
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Red Rocks Ranch home buyers waiting for water BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Thousands flock to Morrison for annual Ciderfest P2 ELECTION GUIDE: 7 | VOICES: 10 | LIFE: 14 | SPORTS: 20
Russ Hermanspan of Bear Creek Stables takes the reins during a free hay ride offered as part of Morrison’s PHOTO BY JANE REUTER Sept. 28 Ciderfest.
The Town of Morrison is pushing back against the demand for water taps from Red Rocks Ranch, a new development under construction at C-470 and Morrison Road. The decision has left several would-be homebuyers in limbo, unable to close on their homes because they have no water connections. Some are living in hotels and Airbnbs while they wait for the issue to resolve, according to a Lennar Homes representative. One of them came to the town hall Oct. 1 to plead with the town board, which is pointing the finger at the project’s metropolitan district. “I’m waiting for a home in Red Rocks Ranch,” said Tim Rawson, who’s living with his wife and two children in his mother’s nearby home while they wait to close. “I want to establish my family here. I just want to know why it’s so difficult to come to a decision to let people move into homes that will bring taxSEE WATER, P4
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