Castle Pines News Press 081921

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August 19, 2021

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DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 8 | ISSUE 52

Douglas County housing prices continue to soar Median home value +20.1% since 2020 • Median sales price 2021: $656,281

Commissioners name 11 appointees to help find path forward BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Source: Zillow

Graphic by Kayla Cornett/Colorado Community Media

Families being priced out of local housing market ‘California problem’ is impacting inventory and prices BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It is no surprise that local families are feeling frustrated and

burned out in the current housing market, as national economist Elliot Eisenberg says Colorado is going through a “California problem.”

In January, Eisenberg, of econ70. com, compared the Colorado housing market to a car cruising down the interstate. Before the pandemic in 2019, all signs were stable and cruise control was set at 65 mph. SEE HOUSING, P18

Castle Rock looks to voters to ‘de-Bruce’ for 10 years TABOR pause would pay for road improvements, police and fire personnel BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In November, the Town of Castle Rock will ask taxpayers to pause

County chooses public health advisory board

TABOR for 10 years. TABOR, known as the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, was approved in the 1990s, changing the state’s constitution to require all tax increases be

approved by voters, limiting how much local and state government can spend. SEE TABOR, P21

Dream Big Dreams...

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 22

Among the people chosen by Douglas County commissioners to help them find their next public health solution are a local town council member, a former mayor, a health department attorney and a one-time leader of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Seven of the 11 appointees have had greater or lesser professional ties to a health-related field, with almost all of that experience coming from the business and administration side. None of the appointees has a hands-on medical background. The board, formally created in an Aug. 10 meeting, will provide input to the commissioners regarding their future public health services. The board plans to have an initial recommendation by the end of the year. The committee will “assist in evaluating the feasibility of transitioning to an independent, local public health agency for Douglas County,” according to the group’s bylaws. The commissioners have been considering leaving their current SEE BOARD, P20

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