State tags Aurora among cities non-compliant with state housing policies

This story first appeared at Colorado Public Radio.

DENVER | Colorado has named Aurora among more than a dozen cities that are out of compliance with state housing policies and potentially at risk of losing millions of dollars in state grants.

This follows an executive order Polis signed on May 16 ordering departments to shut off some state grants to cities and counties that aren’t following laws that could pave the way for denser residential development. The money at stake includes discretionary grants or loans for housing development, land use, transportation, infrastructure, historic preservation, mixed-use incentives, conservation, energy and climate efforts.

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs said there’s generally a high rate of compliance with policies, including by Denver