| Bill to end abuses to URA law |
Fort Collins Coloradoan
April 15, 2010, David Young
The difference between fertile farmland and urban blight is more strictly defined today.
Gov. Bill Ritter signed House Bill 1007, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Randy Fischer of Fort Collins, into law Wednesday.
The bill prohibits any area that has been designated as an Urban Renewal Area, or URA, from containing any agricultural land.
There are certain exceptions in the legislation, such as if each public entity involved with the land agrees to include the property in a URA.
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