Estes Park Town Board, Oct. 27, 2026

Stories from this meeting

1. Estes Park approves $3.55 million contract to build final Fall River Trail segment

   A separate $114,500 agreement covers construction management and inspection. Bid records and unit costs were reviewed before the construction work was awarded.

   Item 4Adopted with the calendar

2. Estes Park board rejects motion to deny Verizon 10-year lease

   The existing tower site brings the town $23,805 a year; the proposal keeps a 15% rent increase at the five-year mark despite extending the lease term.

   Item 6Adopted with the calendar

3. Estes Park board changes how rezoning requests are judged

   The ordinance makes consistency with the future land-use plan one way for a request to qualify; requests that conflict with it may qualify based on changed conditions or an error. The board retains discretion to approve or deny.

   Item 1.ACarried, 5–2

4. Estes Park town audit comes back clean for 2025, board accepts it

   The audit found no internal-control deficiencies or major adjustments, and the federal-program review had no findings. New accounting disclosure requirements are expected to be implemented next year.

   Item 1Carried

5. Estes Park delays water-rate vote to Nov. 10 on proposed 15% yearly increases

   The proposal would apply to all water rates as the town plans major system work, including replacing a storage tank and developing a new treatment plant. Staff plans to refine project costs and funding options in 2027.

   Item 2Postponed, 7–0

6. Estes Park board takes up $740,276 budget increase, mostly offset by revenue

   The amendment includes $192,000 for a visitor-center wildlife exhibit and anticipates a matching grant for a museum gallery. It also corrects an IT allocation and reduces water-fund spending.

   Item 3

7. Estes Park OKs $50,000 more for utility billing software project

   The added authority is already covered by the existing project budget, with about $16,000 for a change order and $34,000 for unforeseen costs. It does not require a new appropriation amendment.

   Item 4

Decided6

• Agenda ApprovalCarried

• Consent AgendaCarried

• Consent Agenda 4 itemsAdopted with the calendar

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  • Item 1Expenditure Approval Lists – Bills
  • Item 2Town Board Meeting and Study Session Minutes dated October 13, 2026
  • Item 3Audit Committee Meeting Minutes dated October 9, 2026
  • Item 4Estes Park approves $3.55 million contract to build final Fall River Trail segment

• Consent Agenda 4 itemsAdopted with the calendar

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  • Item 6Estes Park board rejects motion to deny Verizon 10-year lease
  • Item 7Resolution 106-26 Grant Agreements with the Clean Transit Enterprise of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for Expansion of the Peak Transit Services PO 491004262 and PO 491004263
  • Item 8Estes Valley Public Library District Board Appointment of Sheila Kemper Dietrich beginning January 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2030
  • Item 9Acceptance of Town Administrator Policy Governance Monitoring Report

• Ordinance 13-26 Third Amendment to the 2016 Verizon Wireless Land Lease AgreementCarried, 4–3

• Extending the meeting past 10Carried

Also discussed1

• Speakers question police station costs

  Several speakers discussed the proposed police station's cost, design and whether officers could afford to live in Estes Park.