Growth in Greeley

By Francisco Miraval, La Voz Nueva

September 28, 2005

http://www.sovereigntycolorado.com/documents/Articles/oct/GreelyGrowth10405.pdf

Thanks in part to the massive

arrival of Latinos, two cities in

the Rocky Mountain region,

Greeley in Colorado and St.

George in Utah, are the two

metropolitan areas with the

fastest demographic growth

in the first three years of the

new millennium, according to

a U.S. Census Bureau report released last week.

The report says from 2000 to 2003 Greeley grew almost 17 percent, and

now there are 211,272 residents in the area, with 49,000 Hispanics.

Local analysts suggested Latino families moving to Greeley, both from

outside the country and from other cities or states, was one of the key

factors for the rapid growth....

With the growth in the

population and the growth in the Hispanic community it should be easier to

implement changes in the local government,” Bach stated.

There are other potential problems, including more taxes, more traffic in

the streets and highways, and even perhaps more gang activity. Also,

Greeley may become a culturally divided city if Hispanics are concentrated

mostly in the north sector of the town.

“That’s why we need to get people in Greeley to vote for candidates who

truly want to promote equality among the population, working to improve

our community,” Bach said.

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