VAGNEUR v. City of Aspen

Opinion by Judge MILLER.

Petitioners, Curtis Vagneur and Jeffrey Evans, appeal the district court’s order concluding that two initiated ordinances they submitted consisted of administrative matters and therefore could not be placed on the ballot for the City of Aspen voters. We affirm.

I. Facts and Proceedings

A. Background

The facts are largely undisputed. Since the 1980s, the City of Aspen has been addressing how to facilitate and expand entry into the city from the west via state Highway 82 (the Entrance to Aspen). After preparing a series of environmental impact statements, the city…