400 homeowners sue Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport over home prices
Four hundred and six homeowners in Superior are suing Jefferson County, accusing its airport of violating their airspace, dumping lead on them and devaluing their 230 houses.
Their lawsuit, filed Dec. 21 in Boulder, marks an escalation in a years-old dispute between Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and residents of the Rock Creek neighborhood, which is located just northwest of the airport in Boulder County.
The airport has surged in popularity in recent years, with 300,000 takeoffs and landings in 2022, or one every…