Bonnie Buckley watches the rapid transformation of Broomfield with calm acceptance from her place from behind the cash register at a Diamond Shamrock convenience store just off Highway 36. She is an assistant manager, and lives within walking distance of her job. A Denver native, she and her late husband moved to Broomfield in 1973. Her late husband, who retired from the IBM Corp. plant north of Broomfield, did not like the growth of their city because building arose between their house and the Rocky Mountains. I don't mind.
People have to live someplace.
And I don't mind the traffic because I don't get out on the highway. Buckley hears a lot of grumbles about growth. Motorists who stop at the self-serve pumps complain about traffic, in particular, and almost everyone is screaming that they want open space preserved. When transportation officials announced two months ago that Highway 36 might be widened to 10 lanes, the Boulder Camera asked readers what they thought. More lanes mean more cars, more pollution, more development, and finally a lower standard of living for all those living here.