Where public policy and quality of life intersect
Loveland is a vibrant community with a government that keeps the city functioning at a high level for the common good. But too often, the general public lacks awareness of many issues that matter to citizen groups, business networks, and community organizations. As a consistent source for up-to-date information, Loveland Business Roundtable aims to create a voice for strong economic development policies that contribute to a thriving economy and high quality of life for our citizens.
While many issues impact quality of life, Loveland Business Roundtable focuses on three key areas to advocate for good local public policy: economic vitality, housing affordability, and infrastructure and capital improvements.
Economic Vitality Objectives
• Strengthen City partnerships with the Forge, Loveland Business Partnership, and the Chamber of Commerce to ensure Loveland has great jobs that allow people to thrive here.
• Bolster the office of Economic Development to appropriately land the projects and employers necessary for strong economic growth in Loveland.
• Support appropriate policies to encourage infill development to improve blighted areas of Loveland, including Highways 34 and 287.
• Continue to support and implement efforts that make the downtown area thrive in Loveland, with a focus on necessary infrastructure improvement, including funding mechanisms that work for infill development.
• Encourage policies that create magnet tourism to bring people to Loveland and plan appropriate marketing budgets to ensure that the rest of the world knows what Loveland has to offer.
Housing Affordability Goals
Every Lovelander needs a safe, warm, and affordable place to call home. The city government has worked hard to protect those who are most vulnerable by creating permanent supportive housing for our homeless and subsidized units through the Loveland Housing Authority and Habitat for Humanity. While these efforts must continue, the new focus should be on the “missing middle.”
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
This means ensuring we are doing everything we can to create affordable for-sale units for Loveland residents making $60,000-120,000/year. Loveland educators, firefighters, bank tellers, and Amazon workers need affordable home ownership options in order to build the American dream in the community they serve. This comes through drastic code changes, creative land use, partnerships with the private sector, and leveraging every state and federal dollar available.
Infrastructure and Capital Improvements
The City of Loveland must take a serious look at its capital improvement plan and prioritize it based on what the residents of Loveland need most. Public safety is first and foremost on this list. It only makes sense to prioritize the infrastructure needs of services that protect Loveland (e.g., fire and police services). The second critical priority is evaluating safety needs that come with roads, bridges, and sidewalks in order to ensure Loveland is safe to traverse by foot, bike, and car. Putting the right infrastructure and capital improvements at the top of the list is vital to our desired quality of life in Loveland.
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Important Infrastructure Needs
- Focusing on the airport and leveraging it as an asset to Loveland for both
business and tourism purposes