Back in 2008, before everything crashed, there was talk of a massive housing development to be built north of I-76 between Hudson and Keenesburg:
By the year 2030, developers hope 23,000 more people will call northern Colorado home. The proposed development, which would have more than 9,000 homes, would be located near the intersection of Weld roads 22 and 49, north of Hudson and Keenesburg. Along with the homes, developers have planned nine new schools in the Weld RE-3J school district at the 5,073-acre site, as well as community parks and commercial retail.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/local/large-development-proposed-near-hudson-could-bring-23000-people/
It sounded like in 2008 that this was going forward. The financing was lined up, they had a water supply, and it was approved. But I haven't seen any mention of this since, not even to say it was canceled. It just went down the memory hole.
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Update: There is mention of this in a 2014 article:
But Parko [Tom Parko, Weld County planning director] said planners did set aside three areas in unincorporated weld for urbanization. They are the I-25 corridor, the area north of Colo. 7 between Dacono and Fort Lupton, and the Pioneer area near Keenesburg.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/local/with-growth-happening-fast-in-weld-county-small-towns-face-many-challenges/
So it could happen in about 20 years.
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