Catalyst Project

Greeley voters last week said “no” to a plan for a large sports and retail complex on the city’s west side. We wondered what the vote says about changing attitudes toward growth and development on the Northern Front Range. Today on In The NoCo, we explore why voters in Greeley pushed back.

Issues face both the Greeley city government and the developer in the wake of a voter repeal of city-approved planned-unit development zoning for the proposed Cascadia and Catalyst projects.

Issue 1A forces choice on risk, reward and reputation in West Greeley.

Less than two hours after backers of the planned Cascadia and Catalyst project in west Greeley celebrated a groundbreaking for infrastructure for the project, opponents announced another petition drive to halt the development.

Four Greeley residents on Friday challenged the legality of a citizen-initiated petition that could derail the city’s financing plan for a $1.1 billion entertainment district on the city’s western edge.