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.
Colorado expects Fort Collins nursery to produce 1 million to 2 million seedlings annually
More than $15 million in state and federal investment supports expanded greenhouses, shade houses and irrigation. The state says the added capacity is meant to supply trees and shrubs for restoration, watershed protection and habitat work.
Berthoud CR 1 and Highway 56 roundabout: when they may open
Berthoud says current schedules point to completion and opening before the end of 2026, despite missed development deadlines.
Things to do Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Northern Colorado: DeVotchKa, CSU women’s soccer and Dracula
Teens play laser tag in Fort Lupton, and the Rialto in Loveland screens Blade. A Lotería game in Evans offers a chance to win prizes and try different snacks.
AXIS Academy’s new permanent Fort Collins campus to open Nov. 6
The free public charter serves students from Pre-K through fifth grade. Its program combines academics with Spanish, French and Mandarin immersion, according to the Governor’s Office.
Things to do Thursday, Oct. 29, in Northern Colorado: Fort Collins Symphony’s Halloween Pops, UNC volleyball vs. Weber State and Melvin Seals and the JGB
Estes Park’s Connect With the Classics explores Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Loveland has Halloween trivia, and Greeley’s LINC has plaster skull decorating.
Blue Heart Initiative launches to build relationships with people with disabilities
Families can voluntarily display a sticker on a home or vehicle and submit confidential communication, medical or emergency-contact details to Sergeant Fisher at [email protected]. Officers are being trained to recognize the symbol.
Estes Park Blue Santa nominations due Nov. 27
The program delivers nonperishable food and hygiene items to disabled, homebound and elderly adults. Nominations can be emailed or submitted online; households receiving Bright Christmas aren’t eligible.
Severance Town Council work Session/Regular, Oct. 27, 2026
Severance proposes 6% wastewater rate increase, 1.5% for water; Severance starts annexation process for 3.668 acres of Berrado land; Severance sets Dec. 8 hearing on Buffalo Creek annexation; Council appoints Knott to Planning Commission, 6-1; 5 consent items adopted.
Severance starts annexation process for 3.668 acres of Berrado land
A public hearing is set for Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. to consider whether the proposal meets state and constitutional requirements. Reviews by special districts and local governments would follow before a final council vote.
Severance approves zero-foot front setbacks for Town Core multifamily housing
Multifamily housing may have no front setback there. Nonresidential buildings with a shared party wall also may have no front setback.
Severance raises lot, street setbacks near plugged, abandoned and reclaimed wells to 75 feet
Future plats must place plugged and abandoned wells and production facilities in separate non-buildable tracts with access. Existing wells retain a 350-foot lot setback, while streets may not be platted within 150 feet.
Severance sets 30-day restart window for paused land-use applications
Only applications already on hold at an applicant’s request and not already void are covered; they must be restarted in writing after the ordinance takes effect or become void, requiring a new filing and applicable review fees to proceed.
Severance restores permits to grade land before final plat approval
A $2,000-per-disturbed-acre bond and town engineer approval are required. The permits cover preliminary grading only, not building or infrastructure work, and do not guarantee final plat approval.
Severance council allows itself to bypass planning panel on code text amendments
The ordinance lets the council skip commission review after a motion at or before introduction, but it must still apply code criteria and hold its own public hearing with at least 15 days’ notice.
Severance starts Ridgegate annexation process, sets Dec. 8 hearing
The hearing will determine whether the proposal meets state constitutional and statutory eligibility requirements, not whether to annex the land.
Severance sets Dec. 8 hearing on Buffalo Creek annexation
The hearing is set for 6 p.m. at the Severance Town Council Chambers, 3 S. Timber Ridge Pkwy. The council will determine whether the proposed annexation meets constitutional and state-law requirements.
Severance proposes 6% wastewater rate increase, 1.5% for water
The proposed bills set a $38.15 water base fee plus $8.88 per 1,000 gallons, and $39.81 for the first 5,000 gallons of wastewater. A public budget hearing is set for Nov. 10.
Severance council directs search for outside legal counsel
The town has an interim attorney, and the council was asked to guide management on what to do next, the town manager said. An outside firm could offer attorneys with different specialties for work a single in-house attorney would handle, a council member said.
Larimer County Board of County Commissioners land use hearing, Oct. 26, 2026
Larimer County approves private designation for roads in The Hill developments, 3-0; 4 consent items adopted, 3-0.
Larimer County approves private designation for roads in The Hill developments
The change removes the public designation, not the physical right-of-way; the homeowners association will continue to own and maintain the roads. Final plats must be revised, and development agreements amended at a future county hearing.
Larimer sheriff seeks tips on missing Mark Thiebaut
His family told investigators it had not heard from him in more than a week, the sheriff's office said.
WCR 5 sidewalk repairs set to resume Thursday north of Flora View Drive
An officer will direct traffic while the signal flashes red in all directions, and drivers should expect delays. The town says the final section, just north of Colliers Parkway, is expected to take two days next week, with a single-lane closure.
Greeley police apprehend Roth, who police said had escaped custody, after joint operation
After receiving an anonymous tip, Greeley Police Department Special Enforcement Team officers began surveillance Tuesday, Oct. 27, at an apartment complex in the 2600 block of 23rd Avenue.
Sheriff's office says 14-year-old shot 10-year-old relative near Erie
The girl was taken to a local hospital, and detectives are still investigating. The sheriff’s office says it will share more information when it can be released.
Prairie's Burnett wells averaged about 722 barrels of oil equivalent per well per day
The four-well pad generated 131,490 gross barrels of oil equivalent through Oct. 20.
Charlotte Checkers beat Colorado Eagles 6-3 as Gracyn Sawchyn puts them ahead for good
Colorado scored in the opening minute, but Charlotte answered short-handed and pulled away in the third. Jack Devine scored twice, including into an empty net, before Matt DiMarsico answered for the Eagles.
Poudre board votes to close schools, consolidate two schools
Beattie Elementary School will close effective July 1, 2027, and students within its neighborhood boundary will be assigned to Lopez Elementary School and Bennett Elementary School.
Estes Park Town Board study session, Oct. 27, 2026
Visit Estes Park’s slower-season push raises shop owner’s concerns; Estes Park expects child care aid to continue through 2027 changes.
Estes Park expects child care aid to continue through 2027 changes
Larimer County is moving people through its child care assistance waitlist, but the process takes time and is not expected to change much in 2027, staff said. The countywide 1B sales tax includes tuition assistance among its child care priorities, staff said.