Severance Town Council, Sept. 22, 2026

Stories from this meeting

1. Severance draft capital plan proposes park restrooms, pool and hockey rink

   Severance’s draft 2027 capital plan would increase funding for Blue Spruce Park restrooms and add an outdoor pool and roller hockey rink to the project list.

   Item A1

2. Severance appoints Marshall Keith Martin interim town attorney

   The Severance Town Council adopted a resolution Sept. 22, 2026, appointing Marshall Keith Martin as interim town attorney.

   Item C1

3. Severance approves four-district plan for Bower North

   The districts cannot issue debt until they reimburse the town for attorney and consultant review costs. They also cannot issue debt, impose debt-repayment levies or fees, or levy special assessments on or before development or land-use approvals take effect.

   Item C3

Discussed6

• Unapproved Sept. 8 minutes

  The unapproved minutes record the council’s Sept. 8, 2026, meeting at 6 p.m., list the members present and absent, and note opening recognitions and proclamations. They record a staff request to remove Ordinance 2026-10 and council feedback to the Town Attorney on proposed…

• Town reports $65.8 million in cash

  The August statements report combined town cash of $65,789,420 on August 31, 2026. The cash-allocation reconciliation lists total allocations of $65,762,572, including $24,806,905 for the General Fund, $19,723,819 for Water and $17,734,760 for Wastewater. The General Fund…

• Trafficking Prevention and Survivor Support

  One speaker used public comment to urge continued anti-trafficking work and prevention education.

• Council members discuss park, trafficking

  Council member Dave Bruen said the new community park was looking incredible, with the shelters helping set it off, and thanked everyone who had brought it this far. Mayor Matthew Fries said human trafficking was a national, international and local issue, and that he chose not…

• Paycheck concern and town events

  Matthew Fries said his paycheck had been messed up again, was missing a zero and needed to be corrected right away. L said the Glow Run at the baseball fields the previous Friday drew over 250 runners; community partners attended, Great Western Trail homeowners supported runners…

• Seven districts approved for Northgate Lake

  Ordinance 2026-12 approves a consolidated service plan for seven independent districts covering about 301 acres in Severance. The districts may finance public improvements and operate and maintain improvements not accepted by another public entity. The plan projects 671…

Present Matthew Fries (Mayor); Brittany Vandermark (Mayor Pro-Tem); Stephen Gagliardi (Council Member); Kyle Russell (Council Member); Dave Bruen (Council Member); Craig Joseph (Council Member); Josh Ochs (Council Member)