Is this Colorado program addressing Silverthorne’s housing needs? The town council isn’t sure.

Is this Colorado program addressing Silverthorne’s housing needs? The town council isn’t sure.

When Colorado voters passed Proposition 123 in 2022, the goal was to solve the state’s burgeoning housing crisis by establishing a statewide affordable housing fund, which towns and cities could apply to access to help build new housing. In exchange, local governments would commit to building a certain number of affordable housing units in their area during a three-year period. If this commitment was fulfilled, they would then be eligible to con…