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Best Version Media, LLC. hoping to build on their history as underdogs having previously won the championship as a fifth seed in 2021 The tournament runs from May 6-9 in Greeley 1 seed Idaho State or the winner of the other bracket matchups as they have historically struggled when allowing opponents to score first Portland State's ability to overcome a difficult regular season and thrive in the postseason will be crucial They've displayed potent hitting and solid pitching they must replicate their strong tournament play from the previous years and secure early leads in matches The summary of the linked article was generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence technology from OpenAI We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it OK Privacy policy Receive unfettered access to our digital content including our Examiner+ bonus content newsletter and get other perks like free tickets to local performing arts complimentary advertising for your favorite local charity either observed and verified directly by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources If we were to rank Examiner-area boys lacrosse teams there is no doubt who we’d put atop the current rankings After watching last Tuesday’s 20-6 beatdown of NYS Class B ranked (No.3) HORACE GREELEY in astonishment it would be Class C state-ranked (No.4) SOMERS that would surface as the cream of the crop as we head down the home stretch of the regular season The last time Somers was this good #IMO was when Yorktown’s Andrew McElduff got right up in my face with a classic #FUGallagher in May of 2002 after the Jordan Rabidou-led Tuskers as I had predicted in that sectional championship season for Somers shocked Yorktown in the regular season for the first time in Tusker history who went on to play at UNC with his All-American brother but nobody could believe the changing of the guard that day in what could only be described as a mind-boggling 7-2) from start to finish in every single facet of the game including Matt Mayfield’s dominance at the X The senior middie rooted his stick into the Tusker turf and won 23 of 24 faceoffs to set the tone opening the door for the Iglesias brothers – senior Miguel (7G It was total domination from start to finish and totally unexpected given twice-beaten Greeley’s hot start to the 2025 campaign I think what really helped us play so well was that we came out hot from the first whistle and we were firing on all cylinders with the offense and defense playing well,” said Notre Dame-bound Tusker Miguel Iglesias (29G “And with Matt playing so well at the face-off X and our offense shooting so well it gave us tons of confidence and was a good team win.” Somers Coach Jordan Hirsch enjoyed it from his viewpoint heaping credit upon the entire organization “Greeley has talent all over the field; a real mix of young and veteran talent on that team and they have a very aggressive style,” Somers coach Jordan Hirsch said “I thought Coach Spillane had an excellent game plan dialed up for our defense and the defensive unit executed it really well They played with a lot of urgency and a high activity level Our offense played selfless and I was really pleased with the ball movement and player movement to create scoring opportunities When the ball moves the way it did and the offensive flow moves the way it did The things that we really emphasize on a daily basis; riding clearing and ground-ball play were all done pretty efficiently which I think were the biggest keys to maintaining a lead against a really good team I was really proud of how our team sustained their effort energy and focus throughout the whole game.” Greeley has to learn from this: Headlines and state rankings are distractions they cannot afford to dwell on when there’s work to be done which has defeated Greeley in all six previous sectional championship settings between the two “It was a really tough loss,” admitted Quaker captain Jameson Blakeslee (23G second in Greeley scoring to Matthew Byrne (33-46-79) But can anyone in Class C challenge Rye and Somers could conceivably throw a giant monkey wrench at what would be a salivating Greeley/Yorktown hookup gets the top seed and forges a Yorktown/Greeley semifinal #SayItAintSo Would be one of those ‘meh’ championship games if Harrison was to get there Yorktown would have to beat Greeley either way but a championship setting would satisfy more local lax fans Harrison will likely lose to Rye and Pelham in the days ahead so that will take them down a notch and make it a close call for the No.1 seed Just hope that Yorktown and Greeley find themselves on opposite sides of the bracket or Class B could be something less than intriguing Greeley did bounce back with a 20-5 win over rival FOX LANE behind multipoint efforts from Luke Dessi (6G The current eighth-seeded Foxes (4-7 in Section 1) – led by Owen Baker (36G No.5 LAKELAND/PANAS (5-4) – led by Oban Rader (13G 30P) and No.7 BREWSTER (4-6) – led by Luke Cunningham (16G 37P) – would do well to reach the sectional semis at this point but May’s just getting started and anything can happen down the stretch We like Coach Joe Macchi’s Rebels to figure out a way as usual; unless the same Jon Bota-coached Wolf Pac team that beat John Jay CR – behind multipoint efforts from Brayden Torrey (2G 1A) – can find a way to maintain a tradition-rich Final 4 appearance We like both L/P and Mahopac to bust a bracket should they see Harrison Two-time reigning Section 1 Class D champion PLEASANTVILLE is chasing undefeated North Salem for the top seed veteran coach in first-year mentor Vin Savastano the Tigers are another one of those teams that have not stockpiled quality wins unless a dark horse like No.7 PUTNAM VALLEY makes for a classic bracket-buster 45P) Tigers can reach the Class D semis this spring we’d consider that a substantial upgrade and hope for a 2026 title crack Class D may not have the kind of overall talent it has had in recent years we’ve got a lot of respect for everyone in Class D,” Pleasantville senior captain Nich Reich (27G we’ve grown together and found an identity as a team We’re still growing into who we want to be as a team this year “Bronxville is always well-coached and plays hard,” he added stay locked in and take it one game at a time so we’re just going to attack each day with a winning mentality.” How ’bout this for some drip: Three of the current top four Class B seeds are out of the Examiner-area which means the Final 4 bracket figures to be loaded with the silky state-ranked locals… No.8 Fox Lane Such little separation in the state polls could indicate a ridiculously competitive sectional tournament state-ranked (No.3) PLEASANTVILLE got back on course after the Greeley debacle a week prior by knocking off Eastchester (17-7) BYRAM HILLS (15-3) and CROTON (18-2) by a combined 50-12 count Ella Collins (23P) and Sam Schultz (9P) went off for the Panthers (9-2) the future is bright over yonder in P’ville And recent off-field accomplishment are among the highlights of the spring as P’ville’s Katie Wildley a three-sport athlete and Class of 2025 salutatorian recently chose UVA as her path to future greatness #PvilleKillingIt Coach CJ Riefenhauser’s Class AA YORKTOWN Huskers screamed ‘We are Legit” improving to 10-3 overall while winning six of the last seven games including recent wins over Class AA state-ranked (No.8) MAHOPAC and Class B (No.13) PUTNAM VALLEY are the Section 1 Class B favorites heading into the postseason as evidenced by a 10-0 win over the Wolf Pac but peaks are cliffs in an instant in America’s pastime “It was a great team win against Mahopac,” Riefenhauser said after Husker P Derek Patrissi fired five scoreless innings of two-hit ball “We are in a good place right now,” said Riefenhauser “We just need to focus on getting better game by game.” Gonna be a wild ride to SUNY Purchase – home of the sectional finals – with the Huskers Wolf Pac (11-4) and state-ranked (No.9) FOX LANE Recent history suggests Fox Lane will find a way to the finals and senior C/3B Logan Mammola recently caught fire including a home run in a 6-3 win over GREELEY and three hits (2 2B) and six RBI in a 14-10 win over Suffern if this unit fails to find its way to the Class B sectional finals it’ll be disappointing though nothing is shocking in baseball #AnyGivenDay Four PV hurlers combined a no-hitter in a 19-2 rout of Haldane could not make that “statement win” when they lost 9-3 to Yorktown Without the necessary history behind the sport we don’t quite know how to measure the quantics of Section 1 in regards to flag football but we can assure you that reining Class B sectional champ and state-ranked (No.5) Class B BREWSTER (12-0) is still pretty damn good and remains on track to win a third championship in four years or at least challenge to do so behind an near-impenetrable defense (46 points allowed in 11 games) that has posted five shutouts Ray has 33 years experience covering and photographing local sports in Westchester and Putnam counties including everything from Little League/Travel Baseball to varsity high school prep sports and collegiate coverage He has been a sports editor at Examiner Media since its inception in 2007 Visit Ray’s author bio page for more details. 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University of Montana AthleticsTuesday, May 6Greeley, Colo.1:30 PMMontana Photo by: Tommy Martino/University of MontanaGrizzlies head to Greeley for Big Sky Championship5/2/2025 10:40:00 AM | Softball Greeley City Council voted 5-2 in favor of financially supporting a $1 billion entertainment district on the west side of the city that will include a hockey arena that is expected to become the new home of the Colorado Eagles The vote came late Tuesday night after more than four hours of public comment, council deliberation and council questions asked of project developer Martin Lind, founder of the Windsor-based Water Valley Company and owner of the Eagles, a minor league affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche Voting in favor of the resolution to fund the predevelopment of the project were Greeley Mayor John Gates and councilmembers Melissa McDonald Opposing the resolution were Tommy Butler and Deb DeBoutez The entertainment district is proposed to be built on 300 acres northwest of Promontory Park and bounded on the south by U.S Highway 34 and to the north by Colorado Highway 257 between Weld County Road 17 and Colorado 257 The proposed project will total around 1,800 acres and include 1,000 acres for 6,000 residential units and 3.5 million square feet of retail and commercial development will take place in 2025 and 2026 with substantial completion of Phase 1 in 2028 which is expected to seat 8,600 fans and 10,000 for concerts Those in support of the plan called the project a bold "generational" and "game-changing" development that will generate much-needed tax revenue for the city used to not only pay for the project but pay for other city needs Also prominent among the reasons to build the project was the need for sheets of ice for the growing sport of youth hockey The proposal calls for three new sheets of ice his company will shut down its sheet of ice at Northern Colorado Youth Hockey's NoCo Ice Center between Fort Collins and Windsor and move operations to the Greeley site Those against the plan wanted council to bring the measure to a vote of the people that funding for the project will push other needs down the road entertainment not being affordable for most Greeley residents the draw of business away from downtown and water and traffic issues The city will finance the public-private project through bonding general improvement district financing and operating revenues generated after opening Gates said in supporting the project that it took a creative funding structure to make the project financially feasible without a tax increase made possible by the city vetting process which included the city spending $3.1 million in consultant fees "There was a theme amongst those opposed to the process that the project will not be successful and city will come back to the taxpayers years down the road to pay the indebtedness," Gates said I firmly believe the project will be very successful and will be a complete deal changer for Greeley." Broomfield's 1stBank Center and Commerce City's Dick’s Sporting Goods Park "I was brought up that if you can't afford something this project is not fiscally responsible and a fiscally responsible city council would vote this down." Lind had offered various versions of the Cascadia Falls project to be built in Larimer County He blamed the county for not investing enough staff time to determine the request for proposals to attract a hotel to the project — Greeley City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to approve the plans for a $1.1 billion entertainment district that would transform the west side of the city Plans for the Greeley Westside Project call for an arena with three sheets of ice for youth hockey Water Valley Company will work with the City of Greeley on the 300-acre project which will be bound to the south by Highway 34 and to the north by Highway 257 "We hope that this project will help stop the leakage of sales tax dollars out of our community," said Greeley City Manager Raymond Lee before Tuesday's vote The arena will also become the new home of the Colorado Eagles, the Colorado Avalanche's AHL affiliate which announced plans to leave Loveland last summer "One of our biggest fears is that our community becomes a bedroom community cannot support the type of growth that we are projected to have as a community as a whole," said Lee Greeley is expected to become the home of 260,000 people in the next two to three decades Franklin Hubbard and Stacy Thompson moved to Greeley two years ago They said they often take their kids to Denver for entertainment referring to how often their family drives to Denver Hubbard said he is looking forward to what the Greeley West Side Project could bring Long-time resident Ulli Limpitlaw worries other projects will go to the wayside if this project is approved "We have so many things in Greeley that need fixing that will not get done because the money is going out there," said Limpitlaw Limpitlaw also worries the development will draw visitors away from downtown Denver7 took that concern to Greeley's city manager "I think there's two different experiences," said Lee "West Greeley is going to give you the high-end Downtown is going to give you more of an intimate feeling And we think those two options really speak to the essence of what our community truly is the city will now work on zoning the project Plans show design and construction scheduled through 2026 with hopes of opening Phase I of the project by July 2028 Denver7 is committed to making a difference in our community by standing up for what's right lending a helping hand and following through on promises On Tuesday, April 15, the Greeley City Council voted 5-2 to move forward with a pre-development agreement for the $1.1 billion Cascadia project in Greeley The Water Valley Company has proposed a 300-acre transit-oriented entertainment district that promises to set Greeley apart in Northern Colorado complementing its historic downtown with a modern new entertainment district in West Greeley At the heart of it all: a state-of-the-art arena and ice center the potential future home of the Colorado Eagles “This vote represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape Greeley’s future,” said Mayor John Gates Greeley has always been built on vision and hard work This vote sends a clear message that Greeley is ready to lead and invest in a future that reflects the energy and ambition of our community.” The project is envisioned as a vibrant mixed-use community with a top-tier water park and hotel and much-needed housing—all connected by a modern transit hub.  Key features of the Cascadia project include:​ Here’s how the project aims to create real 1 ECONOMIC GROWTH & OPPORTUNITY: This project will stimulate new investment and development create new jobs and opportunities for small businesses and generate tax revenue that will benefit the entire region.   2 IMPROVED CONNECTIVITY: Through infrastructure improvements this project would enhance public transport options and connectivity throughout the city and into Greeley.  3 ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE: The proposed amenities and mix of uses will support the rapidly growing community with vibrant places to live “This is a legacy project for Water Valley and a moment we’ve been working toward for years,” said Martin Lind “We’ve always believed in the power of placemaking to bring people together and energize communities and this is exactly the kind of transformative opportunity we’ve been looking for and the overall development plan make this a smart Already the fourth fastest-growing metro area in the country Greeley’s metro population grew by 30% from 2010 to 2020 Greeley expects to welcome more than 100,000 new residents and partnerships that will fuel the local economy To support this growth and enhance regional connectivity Greeley is investing in the expansion of the Greeley-Weld County Airport These enhancements will position the airport as Colorado’s third major airport complementing Denver International Airport and Colorado Springs Airport The approval of the Pre-Development Services Agreement marks the beginning of the project’s pre-development phase the City and The Water Valley Company will move into detailed design planning land acquisition and due diligence and the continued evaluation of market and financial feasibility This phase is critical to ensuring the project’s long-term viability and alignment with community goals from infrastructure and land use to financing and design will be carefully studied and refined before moving forward with construction Opus has broken ground on Catalyst Industrial a new 188,054-square-foot Class A speculative industrial development on 14.26 acres located at 15030 E Each year during National Preservation Month Historic Denver opens the doors for the public to nominate the people and projects Bernie Sanders and AOC Bring “Fighting Oligarchy” Tour to Greeley Adam JohnsonApril 14 Connect with us on social media for the latest news and sports updates Page Last Updated: Today | Contact for this Page: JMS Program AF Baseball Returns to Greeley for Fourth Game Against Northern Colorado4/28/2025 3:31:00 PM | Baseball This website is 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The plan is both very ambitious and even more exciting. Northern Colorado's Water Valley Company is working with the city of Greeley on the huge development We have an update for you regarding this awesome entertainment district the Greeley City Council approved the entertainment district with a 5-2 vote It looks like this plan is going to be a reality The new entertainment hub will be on 300 acres by Highway 34 and Highway 257 A post shared by Colorado Eagles (@coloradoeagleshockey) You might be wondering what the next steps are and when the entertainment hub in Greeley is going to be complete According to Denver 7, the new home for the Colorado Eagles and other entertainment will start the zoning process by next year This is a large project that will be executed in phases The Colorado Eagles will move away from their current home at Blue Arena in Loveland If you are curious what the new  $1.1 billion entertainment hub will look like keep scrolling to look at the official renderings Gallery Credit: Tanner Chambers The Greeley City Council has officially approved the ambitious 300-acre entertainment district. Here's what’s next as this transformative project moves forward.\nRead More Exciting changes and developments are coming to Northern Colorado A full transit center was also proposed. The plan is both very ambitious and even more exciting. Northern Colorado's Water Valley Company is working with the city of Greeley on the huge development The new entertainment hub will be on 300 acres by Highway 34 and Highway 257 A post shared by Colorado Eagles (@coloradoeagleshockey) According to Denver 7, the new home for the Colorado Eagles and other entertainment will start the zoning process by next year GREELEY — The Greeley City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize the city attorney’s office to bring legal action against the neighboring community of Windsor, claiming that the smaller community has ignored a 17-year-old intergovernmental agreement on infrastructure. The IGA requires Windsor to share some of its wastewater-storage capacity with Greeley, an agreement that Greeley claims has been breached. According to a resolution in city documents, the “breaches have seriously jeopardized proposed commercial and residential development of (commonly identified) properties located within the City of Greeley.” The council voted 6-0, with Mayor John Gates excused, to pass the resolution, which also stated that the city is “concerned” that Windsor also will ignore its IGA obligations to help with transportation improvements to the intersection of U.S. Highway 34 and Weld County Road 17 north to Weld County Road 60. Greeley’s resolution states that Windsor agreed to provide Greeley capacity in its wastewater-treatment plant in 100,000 gallons-per-day blocks to accommodate growth in the west Greeley area. The IGA also called on Windsor to reserve wastewater-treatment capacity for Greeley once its plant reached 80% of its operating capacity, and to begin construction on an expansion of the wastewater-treatment plant once the plant reached 90% of its operating capacity. Cline’s letter stated, “The Town Board believes that your resolution is premature as Windsor is currently designing and constructing a new sewer plant in compliance with our requirements in the 2008 IGA. Windsor’s design and construction of the new plant is in full cooperation and collaboration required under the IGA.” Greeley’s resolution further stated that the 17-year-old agreement found that “Greeley and Windsor also agreed to share equally the costs of any and all general improvements and maintenance to Weld County Road 17 between U.S. Highway 34 and Weld County Road 60, and to negotiate in good faith concerning an improved road interchange at the intersection of Weld County Road 17 and U.S. Highway 34.” The Greeley City Council originally was scheduled to consider the resolution March 18, but the matter was pulled from that agenda to allow for a mayoral meeting. Greeley mayor pro tem Dale Hall noted that he and Gates met with Cline and Windsor’s mayor pro tem, and agreed to modify the resolution to state that Greeley is “concerned” that Windsor is not complying with the agreement that asks Windsor to contribute to transportation improvements in that area.” The original resolution charged that the Town of Windsor was breaching the transportation requirements. The council voted unanimously to amend that language. Cline’s letter stated that Windsor believed the town was in full compliance with the agreement. Growth and development along U.S. Highway 34 in west Greeley — and how to manage and pay for infrastructure improvements — has assumed increased significance in recent months as the city considers various large-scale developments in the area. Get top headlines and KUNC reporting directly to your mailbox each week when you subscribe to In The NOCO. Air Force Baseball to Face Northern Colorado in Greeley4/21/2025 6:47:00 PM | Baseball GREELEY — The Greeley City Council is going to take a little more time to wade through the mountain of information associated with the proposed West Greeley project that would put the city in $1.1 billion in debt while at the same time ushering in a future within the community that means the council will not make any decisions next week as previously scheduled but it will make decisions when everyone feels comfortable going forward but not we’re going to bring forth to the council a pre-development agreement or lease agreement on the fourth (Feb 4) because it’s just not there,” City Manager Raymond Lee told the Greeley City Council on Tuesday during a council work session Greeley officials since October have been studying Windsor developer Martin Lind’s proposed project at the northeast corner of Weld County Road 17 and U.S Highway 34 to build a hockey arena for the Colorado Eagles But the group is not even close to the decision-making timeline originally discussed Greeley officials, while accepting financial analyses from third parties, also are working on their own for their own comfort level The $1.1 billion project puts substantial risk on the city of Greeley the project would create all the infrastructure needed to fully develop into west Greeley up to Weld County Road 17 giving all future planned developments the infrastructure needed to move forward and there’s always the question of whether any of the project performs as hoped “We have a third financial model that is being developed today to review with newest assumptions,” Lee told the council “We’re developing a third (financial) model that’s not the highest and fairy tale that everything is going to go right “if the project itself were to not perform to its highest expectations we’re still building monstrous public infrastructure a highway and utilities out there that will be here for generations Lee said there continues to be some communication issues “This has been going back and forth as it relates to legal review of things there will be a joint meeting of legal teams to go through red lines,” Lee said The city has planned community meetings “The conversation changes depending on how the council moves forward,” Lee said “If council does vote and deny the project engagement even means more in telling people what was voted on and what does that mean to community as a whole.” The city will hold two open houses to discuss the project Lee will be on hand to present the project to the public The first meeting will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m Thursday at The Belair at Zoe’s Café + Events Get top headlines and KUNC reporting directly to your mailbox each week when you subscribe to In The NOCO GREELEY — A trifecta of governmental bodies is considering an ambitious plan to co-locate new facilities to preserve downtown Greeley as an employment center for Weld County the City of Greeley and Greeley-Evans School District 6 The proposal from downtown developer Richmark Development LLC came in response to concerns that Weld County could relocate governmental services out of downtown and potentially reversing two decades of downtown’s progress The prospect that Weld County could depart downtown has created anxiety among downtown supporters but having a plan at the ready comes as welcome news it’s bold and it will be complex,” said Bianca Fisher executive director of Greeley’s Downtown Development Authority longstanding project that will be a part of Greeley’s legacy in a way that a shiny new building out West could never be.” which suggests property and land trades among the three government entities as well as building a long-shunned downtown parking garage where planners are reconsidering their options for future growth It also comes at a time when the city and the school district are contemplating major rehabs of their offices after spring flooding last year and possibly a new school district administration building,” said Adam Frazier president of real estate development at Richmark Development LLC The fledgling plan comes in the wake of Weld County’s facilities master plan study that was commissioned last fall which contemplated possible sites for a new justice center — none of which included downtown and the state would appoint new judges to keep up with that growth the county’s study suggested moving the justice center to county property in north Greeley where the county has been systematically moving its services and offices for decades “We have one courtroom available and two new judges that we’ll get this year and a total of five over the next five to seven years,” said Commissioner Kevin Ross “Initially when the (facilities) plan came out it was looking like our only solution was on the O Street property.” Ross said the commissioners sat down with the city and Richmark last fall to talk about space options given that they were all in the same situation Their downtown holdings among all three looked like a checkerboard which sparked ideas of land and property swaps and a combined venture The commissioners then asked its planners to take another look at a future justice center that would stay downtown as well as keeping all three employee bases The elusive yet sought-after downtown parking garage has been shunned for years as too expensive and not quite ready for prime-time Under this new proposal — which has yet to be decided by any government body — now might be the right time it really is that first domino that could fall to set off a large-scale the DDA voted to put in $1 million in TIF (tax improvement financing) toward a garage to help make the plan happen “That’s a huge statement on the part of the DDA.” said the parking garage is key to making the plan work “The parking garage is significant to all parties including the current restaurants and retailers,” Richardson said Who all will participate in the garage has yet to be defined The DDA took a leap of faith” by pledging that $1 million Greeley Mayor John Gates agreed: “I don’t think it’s a deal-breaker if it doesn’t happen Officials at Richmark recently devised a plan illustrating how the city the school district and Weld County can co-locate in spaces downtown in configurations similar to the Dairy Block in Denver or Music Lane in Austin as a way to meet all entities’ emerging space needs But with the last decade of investment in downtown Richmark officials obviously don’t want to take two steps back “There has been a consistent momentum downtown that we don’t want to lose,” Richardson said “We’ve only been going forward since the development of the Maddie (Apartments) … things have gradually been getting better downtown.” The timing of such a plan could be advantageous or detrimental depending on the perspective Weld County doesn’t go into debt as a matter of practice; it also doesn’t have a sales tax to leverage in funding The money the county has squirreled away over the years to build for future growth is finite and any plan must fit within those confines The county also committed last fall to sharing the $5 million revamp of the Greeley-Weld County Airport with the city In June, the City Council agreed to lease the former Atmos Energy building at 1200 11th Ave., directly south of the Greeley Fire Station No. 1 to relocate 100 employees while the city works on City Hall An original plan to also lease the former medical building on 16th Street is no longer on the table They did not decide whether to raze City Hall and start from scratch but discussions were leaning in that direction given the condition of the 50-year-old building “Our city hall has almost exhausted its usefulness I just spent 21 years in the school district building and it’s in much the same shape.” How the money for an entirely new downtown plan would come together and where it would come from is the “million-dollar question,” given all the balls in the air for all involved “We’re not going to do any of this if we can’t afford it,” Gates said noting the city’s ongoing negotiations on the west Greeley project which could find out the plan to stay downtown isn’t as financially feasible as was hoped “We’re trying to figure out the budget,” Ross said and that’s part of what the study will tell us … Commissioner Scott James is saying if it costs a factor of 1 to build on O Street and a factor of 1.4 to build downtown that’s a tough pill to swallow for taxpayers If it’s in the ballpark and we can do some sharing