Who does all of that zoning? Who decides if your neighbor can put something in their backyard or things like that? All of that stuff is handled at the local level. And what The state wanted to take all that [local control] away from the local level, take that away from the city of Brighton, take that away from Adams county and centralize it at the state. So no longer does the mayor of Brighton and the Brighton City Council, which is the lowest level of government to the level of government that is most responsive to people. (16:38–16:49)
CLAIM
Asserts that the state government attempted to centralize local governance.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
