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Fees for wastewater
Fort Lupton City Council approved new fees to pay future debt service on future wastewater treatment plant upgrades. The new fee -- $20 for a single-family home, $20 per unit for multi-family homes, $40 for commercial properties – plus extra charges for taps ($400 for a 2-inch tap up to $1,600 for a 4-inch tap) took effect in late April.
Library talking
The first discussion of a new home for the Fort Lupton Public & School Library this month included some talk about whether the library board could have a seat during the talks.
Councilman Tommy Holton didn’t think the board should be part of the discussion.
“They are a self-governing board. This needs no interpretation,” Holton said. “They have their own revenue source. You just don’t take over another revenue source.
Honing pot rules
A new version of the city’s marijuana ordinance came before council in May. The city will limit the number of applications to four. The city won’t accept applications until council approves the ordinances, the process to accept applications and the date the ordinances take effect.
As presented April 27, none can be in the downtown area (Denver Avenue between First and Ninth streets), in residential areas, within 1,000 feet (about the height of the Empire State Building) of a school or within 500 feet of a public park with a playground.
New mascot
The state Legislature put Frederick High School – among others – in the position of having to change its mascot.
FHS calls its teams the Warriors. Then-Principal Brian Young told parents in a letter the name might have to go.
“Based on feedback from legislators and the advice of our legal counsel, the name ‘Warrior’ in association with the traditional logos and imagery used to represent our school is inconsistent with the proposed legislation,” Young’s letter said. “While I am proud of the culture we have built at Frederick High School, Senate Bill 21-116 may require us to identify a new mascot name and imagery for our high school.”
PVMC head retires
Platte Valley Medical Center President John Hicks will retire Jan. 7. The hospital made the statement in a press release.
Hicks had been with the hospital for 26 years. He helped oversee the move of the facility from downtown Brighton to its present location in the Prairie Center.
Another round on pot
Permissible pieces of Fort Lupton’s medical and retail marijuana ordinances came back to council in mid-May.
During a town hall meeting May 12, Mayor Zo Stieber brought up the idea of a sales-tax election in November.
“If we allow grow operations, we would want to have some sort of opportunity to defray our expenses,” she said. “Since that operation would not be retail, we would need an excise tax, which has to go to the voters.”
After several discussions this winter and spring, Fort Lupton City Council expanded its city code to include two sections dealing with licensing and regulations for medial and retail marijuana. A third vote set up the method to collect sales tax from the sale of marijuana.
Special services for kids
Fort Lupton High School’s graduation was in person over Memorial Day weekend. But the Re-8 district’s teacher transition coordinator, Kacy Little Owl, put her attention toward students with disabilities and their preparations for life after high school.
Students who are properly identified, living at home and receiving the special services can receive services for 18- to 21-year-olds.
“I had a student in a previous school district who was living on his own but needed the services to be successful,” Little Owl told the board during a Maty 13 workshop. “We worked with the parents side by side, but the student was living independently.”
Damage from tornado
Weld County officials said the June 7 tornado that started in Firestone caused about $500,000 to businesses and property during its trek through parts of southwest Weld County.
Two homes, amounting to $429,000 in damage, were destroyed. Three other homes sustained damage to at least 50 percent of the structure, according to county officials. The cost of the damage to those homes is a bit more than $100,000.
The tornado also hit two businesses, a feedlot and a dairy. Weld County officials said a fire from a downed power line destroyed one building at the feedlot. The other building loss was the direct result of the tornado. Damage to the dairy was limited to roofs and outbuildings.
Retaining o cers
Police Chief John Fryar came back to council in June to talk about to keep more officers on the city payroll. Part of the issue was the pandemic. Another was the loss of qualified immunity protection through a new state law.
“We’re under the microscope,” he told council during a workshop meeting May 25. “It’s stressful learning to work with these issues and figuring out how we help the new ones navigate. Our turnover is significant, particularly female officers.
“Our cadet program failed,” Fryar added. “I can’t tell you a single success story. We’re going to abandon that.”
The department has a transformational change team whose job is to provide insight into things the department is doing well and areas where there could be improvements. Almost nine in 10 department employees -- officers and civilians -- took a recent survey that outlined other issues facing the department.
Masks and more masks.
Parents who showed up at a late-May school board meeting said it was time to ditch the masks.
Parent Trinity Fuller said she was never in favor of masking children and was sorry she hadn’t stood up for her two children before now.
Parent Kathy Rodriguez said the presence of vaccines for those who want them makes masks unnecessary for youngsters.
Earlier in the meeting, board members Cody LeBlanc and Jaime Sierra tried to get the board to rescind graduation requirements for Fort Lupton High School’s ceremony May 29. The motion failed 4-2.
Eventually, the board turned it down. The present makeup is six members. It can have up to seven but hasn’t had full membership for several years.
Pot delays
Council delayed three ordinances to establish new parts of the city code to deal with retail and medical marijuana. The reason was several developments that council needed to examine before taking a final vote.
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City of Ft. Lupton
Public Notice
CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application for a Preliminary and Final Plat known as the Coyote Creek Filing No. 4 Preliminary and Final Plat, located approximately 0.11 miles south of 9th St. and approximately 0.25 miles west of Northrup Avenue within the City of Fort Lupton, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.
The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter. fortluptonco.gov.
Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (303) 857-6694.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
A PORTION OF LAND IN THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BEING MONUMENTED AT THE CENTER 1/4 CORNER BY A 3-1/4” ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED “LS 13155” AND AT THE NORTH 1/4 CORNER BY A 3-1/4” ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED “LS 14823” BEARING N00°16’07” A DISTANCE OF 2595.44 FEET AS REFERENCED TO COLORADO STATE PLANE NORTH ZONE. NAD(83). COMMENCING AT CENTER 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE ON THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 5, N00°16’17” A DISTANCE OF 1,111.96 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ON SAID WEST LINE, N00°16’07”W A DISTANCE OF 833.49 FEET, TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THAT LIFT STATION SITE RECORDED IN BOOK 1618 AT RECEPTION NO. 2560260, IN THE RECORDS OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER; THENCE ON THE SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY LINES OF SAID LIFT STATION SITE, THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: 1.N89°32’09”E A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET; 2. N00°16’07”W A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET, TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE TWOMBLY SCHOOL PROPERTY RECORDED IN BOOK 990 RECEPTION NOS. 19193621919366; THENCE ON SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, N89°32’09”E A DISTANCE OF 961.94 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, THE FOLLOWING SIX (6) COURSES: 1.S01°20’50”E A DISTANCE OF 103.52 FEET; 2. S46°50’18”W A DISTANCE OF 391.20 FEET; 3. S01°54’09”W A DISTANCE OF 144.44 FEET; 4. S62°50’48”W A DISTANCE OF 658.46 FEET; 5.S00°38’00”E A DISTANCE OF 74.18 FEET; 6. S89°20’49”W A DISTANCE OF 135.00 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING A CALCULATED AREA OF 574,520 SQUARE FEET OR 13.1892 ACRES.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application for a site plan known as the Sagebrush Apartments Site Plan located at 1401 2nd St. Fort Lupton, Colorado, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.
The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.
The public hearings shall be held at the Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that there are City Hall closures due to COVID-19 at the time of the hearings, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov.
Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (303) 857-6694. RECEPTION 4514229, CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO.
Legal Notice No. FLP490 First Publication: December 29, 2021 Last Publication: December 29, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Notice to Creditors
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of EDWARD ALAN LEE A/K/A EDWARD A. LEE A/K/A EDWARD LEE, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030661
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
