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The Littleton Planning Board unanimously voted against the Broadstone at Littleton Station development, a proposed 250-unit apartment building across from the city’s historic courthouse on Littleton Boulevard.

The developer, Alliance Residential Co., wants to build a six-story apartment complex on the 4.5-acre property on the southwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Bemis Street. While the Planning Board has voted against the development, Littleton’s City Council will make the final decision.

A small fire near the Maxwell Hills subdivision that spurred an evacuation notice Monday afternoon is 100 percent contained, according to the Jeffco Sheriff’s Office.

The wildfire was near the intersection of Elk Mountain and Kuehster roads, said Dan Hatlestad, spokesman for Inter-Canyon Fire-Rescue.

The Bear Gulch Fire was burning on less than an acre Monday afternoon. Hatlestad said the blaze was in a remote area that took six hours for firefighters to hike to.

Voters in Littleton will decide in November whether the city may tax marijuana sales and hotel stays.

The City Council voted June 11 to put the two sales-tax proposals on the Nov. 5 ballot. It is considering asking voters to set the rates at 3 percent, but it will study the issues further to determine the final proposed tax rates. 

While the marijuana sales tax was put on the ballot by a unanimous vote, the proposed lodging tax was approved 4-3.

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