More Democracy to Control Growth
“It is predicted that Montrose could be as large as Grand Junction in 20 or 30 years. Rather than resign ourselves to the idea that this growth is inevitable, I believe we need to take steps now to move toward more sweeping, long-term structural changes.” To this end, Kevin Williams offers insight into how Montrose citizens can control growth within their county with six ways to use more democracy “to control the growth machine in Montrose County, which by no means represent all the possibilities. I have included options that apply to the city and county because both are major players and neither one alone can solve the growth problems we face.”