Great. From the ground up.

Tony Belfiore put it best tonight when he said that there aren’t any constructions jobs for his company for the first time in 30 years. When a company with 30 years of clientele can’t find an opportunity to build and expand, that’s saying something about the times we are facing as a city

The first time the impact cuts were brought up in City Council, the members were hesitant about increasing the amount a new company would have to pay to build. Within good reason, increased money spending on their part will affect the number of employees that that company can hire and will drive the prices up on goods that are manufactured by the company that needs to pay the higher prices.

The issue at hand is that Greeley needs new blood in its system; it needs to find new companies that can take up residence so that we can begin to find a foothold in the economy. This isn’t the time to doll up the city of Greeley by putting more money into the trails and storm water funds, it’s time to create a stronger city that will pull potential residents from all around, whether it be business or residential.

If the Council reduced those impact fees there is a good chance that we can bring new jobs into the city. New jobs will bring people and with new people come new ideas.

That is what this city needs.