Same question, every candidate · Boulder Chamber forum
What are your thoughts on the highest and best uses for Area 3 Planning Reserve? And what resources and tools can the City of Boulder use to help the land comprising Area 3 Planning Reserve achieve its highest and best use, particularly as it relates to bringing utilities and infrastructure to this site?
Asked at the Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum, August 26, 2026.
Each page shows one forum question and every candidate we quote on it, in ballot order. There are no scores. We mark yes or no only when the candidate said it outright. A blank means they didn't, so read the quote. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.
| Candidate | In their words |
|---|---|
| Aaron Brockett | we could create middle-income ownership housing in ways that are unattainable within the City limits. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 40:09 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Ryan Schuchard | we should make sure we're looking within the city limits first and having a good financial analysis to make that investment here first if we can. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 41:43 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Jill Grano | I'm not interested in opening up the planning reserve if we're going to get a bunch of luxury townhomes. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 42:33 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
If a candidate isn't listed, we didn't quote them on this question. They may have been absent or not called on.