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Timnath authorizes up to $1.1 million for reservoir trails

·Timnath·Larimer County

From the Timnath Town Council meeting of

Timnath approved a construction contract with Noraa Concrete Construction Corporation and authorized up to $1,068,508.02 in project spending. The work would add trail connections around the reservoir, which the town leases and maintains. Area A would connect the park entrance with an existing trail near the event space using a 10-foot concrete trail built to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, with a 2-foot crusher-fine shoulder, a fence beside the ditch and a solar-powered gate for maintenance staff and property owners. Area B would connect the attendant shed and two existing trail sections with a 10-foot concrete trail over the dam, also built to those standards. Area C would regrade the maintenance road and improve drainage to reduce erosion.

Adopted with the consent agenda (carried).

More from this meeting

  1. Timnath Town Council meeting and work session, Oct. 27, 2026

    Timnath council backs $300,000 for economic development, holds off on $5.5 million river park; Timnath bans new septic systems from Jan. 1, 2027 and prohibits graywater use; Timnath adopts new Larimer County flood maps for federal insurance program; 5 consent items adopted.

  2. Item 2.aTimnath council backs $300,000 for economic development, holds off on $5.5 million river park

    The river park commitment awaits a master plan. Proposed changes also delay or trim several other parks and transportation projects, while projected working reserves move closer to the town’s 25% target.

  3. Item 6.aTimnath bans new septic systems from Jan. 1, 2027 and prohibits graywater use

    The ordinance also prohibits graywater collection, treatment and use in town, except by a compliant water district serving as a public water provider within the town. It takes effect upon adoption at second reading.

  4. Item 6.bTimnath adopts new Larimer County flood maps for federal insurance program

    The ordinance replaces the town's 2013 flood study reference, assigns administration to the Town Engineer and keeps variance appeals with the council unless a separate board is created.

  5. Item 6.cTimnath adds vinyl to permitted fence materials in land use code update

    The council acted Oct. 27 after a public hearing at which no one had signed up to speak.