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Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

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First-refusal right set aside for exchange

·Fort Lupton·Weld County

From the Fort Lupton City Council meeting of

The amendment sets aside Fort Lupton’s 45-day first right of refusal for the proposed land exchange involving Tricycle Lane Texas, LLC’s 155.92-acre property and Public Service Company of Colorado. The right, granted under the April 16, 2024, annexation agreement, lets the city buy the property for water storage if its final reclamation is to be a water-storage reservoir; the city retains the right for later transactions, and the rest of the agreement remains in force. Public Service Company of Colorado will continue working with the city on additional recreational opportunities beyond those required by the original annexation and mining special use permit. The ordinance was published by title only on October 15, 2026, and takes effect November 14, 2026. The amendment becomes null and void if the transfer is not completed within 5 years of its execution.

Adopted with the consent agenda (carried).

More from this meeting

  1. Fort Lupton City Council, Oct. 6, 2026

    Fort Lupton approves adjustable 70-mill post-debt levy limit for proposed industrial district; Fort Lupton approves estimated $83,992.62 deposit for water tower power; Fort Lupton approves up to $99,950 for water-valve trailer; 9 consent items adopted.

  2. Item 10.aFort Lupton approves adjustable 70-mill post-debt levy limit for proposed industrial district

    Before debt is issued, the operations and maintenance levy is capped at 55 mills; debt and repayment fees cannot begin until the city approves a development plan. Each phase still requires public hearings and final city review.

  3. Item 11.a and Item 11.bFort Lupton approves estimated $83,992.62 deposit for water tower power

    A separate pump-station deposit was also approved. Both estimates may change; United Power will refund overpayments within 30 days after work orders close, while shortfalls are due within 30 days of written notice.

  4. Item 11.cFort Lupton approves up to $99,950 for water-valve trailer

    The Fort Lupton City Council approved buying a Wachs valve exercise trailer from Intermountain Sales for Public Works water-line maintenance for up to $99,950 from the Utility Fund.

  5. Item 11.dFort Lupton approves pump charges regardless of pipeline capacity use

    The amendment applies with fiscal 2027 billing, requiring allottees to pay their allocated share of annual administration, operation, maintenance and repair costs. It removes a contract provision that recalculated shares when other participants in the same phase did not use…