Westminster's housing crisis faces local opposition, state demands
Westminster has struggled to address a shortfall of housing units and rising costs that have displaced lower-income residents and limited options for future generations.
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Westminster has struggled to address a shortfall of housing units and rising costs that have displaced lower-income residents and limited options for future generations.
The full build-out of Uplands is estimated to take between 15 and 20 years.
Opponents fought hard to preserve land, which will make way for 2,350 new homes
After a decade-long and at times bitter struggle to convert 234 acres of mostly farmland in southern Westminster into a new community, the Uplands is finally turning dirt.
Westminster’s city council will continue its consideration of a new development project planned for 230 acres of old farmland Wednesday evening.