COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE & PLANNING SERVICES QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSCIENTIOUS PLANNING
FUNDING FOR I-25 EXPANSION New managed lanes in each direction from Fort Collins to Loveland. Construction tentatively starts in 2017.
SERVICES • Building Inspections • Community Planning and Development • County Parks, Open Spaces and Trails • Engineering • Landfill and Solid Waste Management • Road and Bridge Maintenance and Repair • Rural Land Use • The Ranch
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WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM $167M CDOT State Funds, including up to $50 million in tolls $30M Federal Funds $25M Public Entity and Local Government Contributions $10M Larimer County Road and Bridge and Mill Levy $6M Centerra Metropolitan District $2M City of Fort Collins
$2M City of Loveland $2M Weld County $1M Town of Johnstown $1M Town of Windsor $500K Town of Berthoud $500K Town of Timnath
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$15M TIGER Grant - Federal $237M TOTAL
HOW ARE WE DOING? % of Building Inspection Requests Completed in One Day
HISTORIC FARMLAND & WATER RIGHTS PRESERVED A 211-acre farm southwest of Berthoud, including its valuable water rights, was purchased to conserve its agricultural, historic, scenic, community buffer and educational values. The Overland Trail once crossed its fields. The farm was partially funded with Help Preserve Open Spaces sales and use tax funds. DEVIL’S BACKBONE OPEN SPACE
2014 98% 2013 98% PERFORMANCE MEASURE 98% 2015
SPOTLIGHT! INNOVATION AWARD: LARIMER FOOTHILLS BISON CONSERVATION HERD Larimer County partnered with the City of Fort Collins, Colorado State University and USDA- APHIS to release a herd of bison to the shortgrass prairie of Red Mountain Open Space and Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, with the greater intent to contribute the bison to other conservation herds in the U.S.
106,130 VISITORS IN 2014
REGIONAL WASTESHED COALITION
LANDFILL COLLECTION IN CUBIC YARDS
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As the regional population grows, so does the amount of waste. With the Larimer County Landfill closing/ reaching capacity within 10 years, the Co- alition is focused on creating an effective and sustainable solid waste management strategy for the future.
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