Broomfield: City and County in One, Between Denver and Boulder
Broomfield holds a unique position in Colorado governance: it is simultaneously a city and a county, the result of a 1998 ballot measure that took effect in 2001. Before that, the city straddled four different counties, creating jurisdictional headaches for residents and officials alike. The consolidated city-county has roughly 65,100 residents and sits along the US-36 corridor between Denver and Boulder.
Flatiron Crossing, a large outdoor shopping center opened in 2000, anchors the commercial district on the city's western side. The Interlocken Advanced Technology Environment, a planned office park off the Northwest Parkway, houses corporate offices for Oracle, Level 3 Communications (now Lumen), and other technology firms. The combination of retail and tech employment gives Broomfield a more diversified tax base than many comparable suburbs.
The city's residential areas are largely subdivisions built between the 1970s and 2000s, with some newer development on the northern and western edges. Broomfield's open space system preserves agricultural land and prairie habitat along the edges of development, and the trail network connects neighborhoods to parks and schools throughout the city.
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Broomfield holds a unique position in Colorado governance: it is simultaneously a city and a county, the result of a 1998 ballot measure that took effect in 2001. Before that, the city straddled four different counties, creating jurisdictional headaches for residents and officials alike. The consolidated city-county has roughly 65,100 residents and sits along the US-36 corridor between Denver and Boulder.
Flatiron Crossing, a large outdoor shopping center opened in 2000, anchors the commercial district on the city's western side. The Interlocken Advanced Technology Environment, a planned office park off the Northwest Parkway, houses corporate offices for Oracle, Level 3 Communications (now Lumen), and other technology firms. The combination of retail and tech employment gives Broomfield a more diversified tax base than many comparable suburbs.
The city's residential areas are largely subdivisions built between the 1970s and 2000s, with some newer development on the northern and western edges. Broomfield's open space system preserves agricultural land and prairie habitat along the edges of development, and the trail network connects neighborhoods to parks and schools throughout the city.
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