Jefferson County candidates offer views on budget, housing, metro districts

By Deborah Grigsby | Colorado Politics

Candidates for the Jefferson County Board of Commission offered competing visions, at times clashing approaches to priorities and spending, during a debate on Thursday night. 

In District 1, which covers the northern part of the county and includes Arvada and Westminster, current commissioner and former state lawmaker Tracy Kraft-Tharp is vacating the seat. Last year, she announced that she would not seek reelection.

There are four candidates vying for the position.

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