After overcoming many legal battles, the city of Greeley broke ground on the Cascadia project, which is described to be the future "hub of Northern Colorado" by those involved in the project. However, right after city leaders and investors completed a ceremonial turning of dirt, those looking to derail the project filed a motion with the city to block the rezoning of the property.
"This is a historic moment of breaking ground for a transformational project for the city of Greeley and really Northern Colorado," said Raymond Lee, City Manager for Greeley.
Cascadia
For generations the property in question, located on the border of Windsor and U.S. 34, has been a mixture of farmland and other industrial uses. However, it has largely remained an empty field. That is something developer Marti