You will be hearing A LOT about YIMBYs and YIMBY Action in this city election cycle as they endorse certain City Council candidates
YIMBYs use a moniker that sounds inclusive and appealing. Don’t be fooled.
PFC Election Endorsements
Preserve Fort Collins sent a questionnaire to every Council and Mayoral candidate in the 2023 election. Eric Hamrick and Patricia Babbitt both have many years of dedicated work to many of the efforts important to the supporters of Preserve Fort Collins. Based on this, and based on their answers, they are both receiving our endorsements.
Ross Cunniff: Open Letter to City Council, October 17th, 2023 Land Use Code, 2nd Reading
Tonight I want to talk to you about disinformation. In the past year's discussion of land use, the biggest single item of disinformation has been that "these changes are needed to make Fort Collins affordable." This is not true. A councilmember who supports the land use code revisions has even said, "this will not make housing any less expensive." Let that sink in for a bit.
ATTENTION, FORT COLLINS! Here We Go Again. Land Development Code 2.0 — City Council Meeting on 10/3/2023
Attention Fort Collins Residents! Here we go again…
John Mirisch speaks in Colorado
John Mirisch spoke about true affordable housing, community, neighborhoods, YIMBYs (aka, WIMBYs, “Wall Street In My Back Yard”) and the “Developer/Construction Industrial Complex” on 9/8/2023, hosted by our friends at PLAN-BOULDER. The video of Mirisch’s talk is highly-recommended viewing!
WSJ: These Photos Show How Urban Growth Fuels Extreme Heat
WSJ: A massive heat dome across the American Southwest is driving temperatures in Phoenix and Las Vegas to record triple-digit highs. New Maxar satellite photos show how the growth of these cities is contributing to the crushing heat.
Coloradoan: Judge orders city to hold new hearing on northwest Fort Collins residential development
Congratulations to the Sanctuary Field Neighborhood Network (SFNN) for demonstrating in a court of law that the hearing officer and City Council abused its discretion by ignoring the City’s Northwest Subarea planning document.