Public Comments

Longmont belongs with the rest of Boulder County. Do not cut it out again and stick it with CO4. Longmont is an educated community, with lots of tech industry, it is more similar to Boulder and Louisville than it is to Greeley or any town in Weld.

Please don't divide the city and county of Broomfield into multiple districts. Broomfield is a community of interest that should not be divided.

Hi, Just heard about this today. I feel like splitting the Broadlands into two is a bit silly. Why down Lowell? Moving East and coming down to Zuni is a lot more reasonable. Thank you

BROOMFIELD is 1 community, it should not be split in any redistrict changes.

Broomfield is one community and should not be divided. Thank you

Broomfield is one community and should not be divided. Thank you

  Incorporated in 1958, the Town of Bow Mar is a Colorado Statutory Town, with a population of about 900 and an area just under one square mile. The Town spans Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties, between Denver and Littleton. Bow Mar is composed of about 300 single-family homes on acre lots, open space, and a private recreational lake. We have approximately 700 registered voters. Key infrastructure the Town supports includes, 10 miles of roads, police and fire service, and a water and sanitation district. In addition, the community holds water rights for a 100 acre lake that resides within the Town property. The current redistricting plan separates our Town into two different districts and we encourage the Redistricting Commission to preserve the Town of Bow Mar as a community of interest within District 6, instead of splitting our voters. Moving Bow Mar's District 1 voters into District 6 would involve roughly 200 voters and 350 citizens. As a small Town, it has been challenging to have community interests adequately considered – being surrounded by very different and much larger communities, and separating our community between two districts further fractures our interests. The Town of Bow Mar is already split between two counties (Jefferson and Arapahoe) and the resulting split in school districts has posed challenges to our town, including having two public school bus lines through town, in addition to a growing population sending their children to private schools nearby. If we can avoid perpetuating the splitting of our community, we would like to do so. Thank you for your consideration, and please reach out if you have any questions. Margo Melendez Ramsden Trustee Town of Bow Mar intergov@bowmar.gov

We are small enough the way it is. Splitting Broomfield up into 2 districts would essentially eliminate our vote. It’s low in the first place at 10% but splitting would further decrease this down to 4%. Don’t be foolish and keep Broomfield’s vote together.

Do not split Broomfield between two congressional district. We need to be represented in one district.

The Western Slope lands are managed for multiple uses – from livestock grazing to energy extraction to outdoor recreation. Over generations, communities on the Western Slope have worked with federal agencies to develop and demonstrate best practices for multi-use lands for the country and these uses are limited to the county borders. The Western Slope’s resources (agricultural, industrial, water and recreational economies) rely on well-informed local representatives to protect our community’s interests at the federal levels. To split the Western Slope in any way would compromise the oneness required to properly represent the interests of our region. There is a clear divide between the Western Slope and front-range communities, clearly designating western Colorado as a community with unique interests. Though many of our communities do not have a tax base like the front-range, they still must provide the essential services of government: safe roads and bridges, law enforcement, public schools, and critical infrastructure with minimal resources. These challenges are not experienced by front-range communities where virtually no federally owned lands exist. While federal lands are preserved for the benefit of all Americans, the day-to-day responsibilities of preservation fall upon those who live closest to those lands. Keep the West Slope whole."