Lawmaker: Bill Will Help Rural Affordable Housing, Businesses

By Shaun Boyd
DENVER (CBS4) – State lawmakers are considering a first-of-its-kind effort to help with Colorado’s affordable housing crunch, especially in rural areas.
“Obviously there’s a challenge with this because its new. It’s like blazing a trail and then other people can drive a wagon on that trail later. But blazing this trail … it’s going to be pretty divided,” said Rep. Jim Wilson, R-Chaffee County, who is sponsoring the bill.
Wilson says