The NoCo Herald

Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

Estes Park, Town Board

Estes Park Town Board study session, Oct. 13, 2026

Estes Park Town Board·Meeting of

Estes Park draft would delete routine parking scans after one day; More winter events would require staff, Estes Park department says; Estes Park plan models up to 90% town-operations emissions cut by 2050.

Stories from this meeting

  1. Estes Park draft would delete routine parking scans after one day

    Scans tied to citations would stay with the citation record for a year after final disposition. The draft also requires automatic deletion and quarterly checks that data was purged.

  2. More winter events would require staff, Estes Park department says

    The department has 13 large annual winter events, up from four a decade ago, while summer hours leave little time for facility and grounds maintenance. No other winter-event proposals were pending.

  3. Estes Park plan models up to 90% town-operations emissions cut by 2050

    The plan includes implementation roadmaps for buildings, the vehicle and transit fleets, and employee commutes, with energy-efficiency retrofits and expanded building electrification among its priorities.

  4. Estes Park fish hatchery housing paused over costly water upgrades

    The project has been on hold since early summer while the town and Housing Authority look for infrastructure funding. Its design could change, or the application could be withdrawn if no viable path emerges.

Present Gary Hall (Mayor); Kirby Hazelton (Mayor Pro Tem); Bill Brown (Trustee); Chris Eshelman (Trustee); Mark Igel (Trustee); Frank Lancaster (Trustee); Jamie Mieras (Trustee)