Larimer County Board of County Commissioners administrative matters, Oct. 20, 2026

Draft minutes for the week of October 12, 2026Carried, 2–0

County approves licenses and appointmentsCarried

A five-year license allows Larimer County and its contractors to temporarily access part of Fort Collins’ Joe Wright Reservoir property for rain-gauge work from October 1, 2026, through midnight on September 30, 2031.

County proclaims residents’ rights monthCarried, 2–0

On Oct. 20, 2026, Larimer County commissioners declared October 2026 National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month and encouraged community members to take part in observances.

County accepts conservation easementCarried, 2–0

Larimer County accepted Estes Valley Land Trust’s assignment of a conservation easement covering approximately 146.5 acres.

Executive Session pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute 24-6-402(4)(b): Conferences with an attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions pertaining to Gassen v. Mitchell McGuinnis et al., 2025CV30235. No decision expectedInto executive session

Draft schedule maps commissioners’ week

The draft schedule for Oct. 26–31, 2026, lists a work session with Community Planning Director Lesli Ellis and a Development Review Team land-use session on Oct. 26, followed by the Oct. 27 Administrative Matters meeting.

County Partners Earn Two Blue Grama Awards

Larimer County’s Department of Natural Resources and its partners received two Blue Grama Awards at the 2026 Colorado Open Space Conference in Crested Butte; the awards were presented October 3rd.