Colorado considers using public land for affordable housing


              FILE - A construction worker sweeps ice and debris from an unfinished floor of an affordable housing project in the ski resort town of Vail, Colo., on Oct. 25, 2022. While cities are are typically left to fend off sky-high housing prices, Colorado lawmakers are wading into the crisis with a proposal to free up vacant parcels of state-owned land that could be leased or sold at a discount for affordable housing projects. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)
            
              FILE - Upscale buildings are framed by a construction crane at an affordable housing project in Vail, Colo., on Oct. 25, 2022. While cities are are typically left to fend off sky-high housing prices, Colorado lawmakers are wading into the crisis with a proposal to free up vacant parcels of state-owned land that could be leased or sold at a discount for affordable housing projects. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)
            
              FILE - A sprawling neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. While cities are are typically left to fend off sky-high housing prices, Colorado lawmakers are wading into the crisis with a proposal to free up vacant parcels of state-owned land that could be leased or sold at a discount for affordable housing projects. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)
            
              FILE - Houses dot a hillside in the ski resort town of Vail, Colo., on Oct. 25, 2022. While cities are are typically left to fend off sky-high housing prices, Colorado lawmakers are wading into the crisis with a proposal to free up vacant parcels of state-owned land that could be leased or sold at a discount for affordable housing projects. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)
Colorado considers using public land for affordable housing