The Aspen City Council did not make a decision Tuesday night on a controversial housing proposal at the Aspen Meadows campus that neighbors said would exacerbate existing traffic issues and that employees of the Meadows' institutions said would be life-changing.

The city council took an hour and a half of public comment during a meeting on Tuesday that didn't adjourn until about 10:15 p.m. And before that, it received about 300 pages worth of written comments from both supporters and opponents of the plan.

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Photo: Former Aspen Mayor John Bennett speaks during public comment at an Aspen City Council meeting on Tuesday about the Aspen Meadows housing project. Bennett was one of several people who expressed support for the project during a lengthy public comment period at the meeting.

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