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Date of Notice: September 15, 2022
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN TARIFFS ON LESS THAN 30-DAYS’ NOTICE Atmos Energy Corporation (“Atmos Energy”) 1555 Blake Street Denver, Colorado 80202
You are hereby notified that Atmos Energy has filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado (“PUC”), in compliance with the Public Utilities Law, an application for permission to file certain changes in tariffs, affecting all residential, commercial, interruptible and other consumers in its Colorado divisions to become effective October 1, 2022, if the application is granted by the PUC.
The purpose for this filing is to change rates by revising the Company’s existing gas cost adjustment tariff to reflect changes in the rates charged Atmos Energy by its suppliers for natural gas purchases. The present and proposed natural gas rates are as follows:
Class of Service by Division Present Rates Total Volumetric
Small Commercial, Commercial
Small Commercial, Commercial $1.27625
$1.14496
$1.06205
$0.1570
Average Monthly Bill $87.02
$447.82
$523.16
Prior Year’s Peak Month Bill
Small Commercial, Commercial $172.53
$789.02
$2,089.68
* Notification Published in our North Rate Area Newspaper Proposed Rates1 Total Volumetric
$1.41273
$1.28144
$1.19853
$0.15664
Projected Average
Monthly Bill $94.94
$497.64
$584.44
Projected Peak Month Bill
$189.59
$879.50
$2,352.27 Percentage Change
11%
12%
13%
0%
Percentage Change
9%
11%
12%
Percentage Change
10%
11%
13%
The proposed and present rates and tariffs are available for examination at the business office of Atmos Energy Corporation located at 1555 Blake Street, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado, or at the Public Utilities Commission at 1560 Broadway, Suite 250, Denver, Colorado, 80202.
Anyone who desires may either file written objection or seek to intervene as a party in this filing. If you only wish to object to the proposed action, you may file a written objection with the Commission. The filing of a written objection by itself will not allow you to participate as a party in any proceeding on the proposed action. If you wish to participate as a party in this matter, you must file written intervention documents under the Commission’s rules.
Anyone who desires to file written objection or written intervention documents to the proposed action shall file them with the PUC, 1560 Broadway, Suite 250, Denver, Colorado, 80202 at least one day before the proposed effective date.
Members of the public may attend any hearing and may make a statement under oath about the proposed change whether or not a written objection or request to intervene has been filed.
Atmos Energy Corporation has filed a separate gas purchase report in accordance with Rule 4607 of the Commission’s Rules Regulating Gas Utilities and Pipeline Operators to begin the initial prudence review evaluation for the gas purchase year ended June 30, 2022. Atmos Energy Corporation Colorado-Kansas Division By: Kathleen R. Ocanas Vice President, Rates & Regulatory Affairs
Legal Notice No. FLP693 First Publication: September 22, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
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City of Ft. Lupton
Public Notice
09/07/22-09/20/22 Expenditures
Payment Date NumberVendor Amount
09/08/2022 72245JEFF GRAY 1500.00 09/13/2022 72246AAA AUTO PARTS INC 77.50 09/13/2022 72247AMAZON.COM 1308.07 09/13/2022 72248 ANACONDA NETWORKS INC 32.00 09/13/2022 72249 ASPHALT SPECIALTIES CO 1144.80 09/13/2022 72250BADGER METER 1130.95 09/13/2022 72251BANK OF COLORADO 466.16 09/13/2022 72252 BUCKEYE CLEANING CENTER 368.37 09/13/2022 72253 CASSIHISE PHOTOGRAPY112.50 09/13/2022 72254 CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY 93.24 09/13/2022 72255 CITY OF FT LUPTON-UTIL INVOICE 70661.25 09/13/2022 72256**Void** 0.00 09/13/2022 72257 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4866.75 09/13/2022 72258COLORADO PAVING INC 423848.94 09/13/2022 72259 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC 327.54 09/13/2022 72260CORE&MAIN LP 1317.30 09/13/2022 72261DANIEL LEFFORGE 17.08 09/13/2022 72262DELL MARKETING LP 1922.90 09/13/2022 72263 DIG DEEP RESEARCH, LLC 13750.00 09/13/2022 72264 EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS INC 285.00 09/13/202272265GREELEY LOCK & KEY 2146.00 09/13/202272266 HAYES POZNANOVIC KORVER, LLC2691.00 09/13/202272267ID EDGE INC 211.20 09/13/202272268 INSTRUMENT & SUPPLY WEST,INC 205.76 09/13/202272269 KARLA AMAYA 255.00 09/13/202272270 LANGUAGELINE SOLUTIONS 99.00 09/13/202272271NVAA780.00 09/13/202272272 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT INT 123747.00 09/13/202272273 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 1122.20 09/13/202272274PETTY CASH-FINANCE 139.40 09/13/202272275 PROCODE INC 63699.96 09/13/202272276 QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC 270.00 09/13/202272277R & L TIRES 80.00 09/13/202272278TAIT & ASSOCIATES, INC. 21023.50 09/13/202272279TRUDILIGENCE LLC 23.24 09/13/202272280UNITED SITE SERVICES 338.75 09/13/202272281 UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER418.60 09/13/202272282 VERIZON WIRELESS SVCS LLC 4358.28 09/13/202272283 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLO, INC1389.72 09/13/202272284XCEL ENERGY-GAS 207.29 09/13/202272285 NICHOLAS JOSELUIS MANZANARES 380.00 09/20/202272286 ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS754.62 09/20/202272287ANTHONY MIRELEZ 1250.00 09/20/202272288AUSMUS LAW FIRM PC 1800.00 09/20/202272289COMCAST BUSINESS 2228.66 09/20/202272290 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC 174.80 09/20/202272291COOKS INTERIORS 313.99 09/20/202272292 DOOLEY ENTERPRISES INC 6898.57 09/20/202272293 FIESTA TIME INC 1575.00 09/20/202272294 FORT LUPTON CAR WASH312.50 09/20/202272295 GREEN MILL SPORTSMAN’S CLUB 150.00 09/20/202272296HENRY A BENNETT III 275.00 09/20/202272297 LANGUAGELINE SOLUTIONS 27.88 09/20/202272298 NORTHWEST PARKWAY LLC 8.90 09/20/202272299OFFICE DEPOT 493.16 09/20/202272300 PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN MEDIA 1631.00 09/20/202272301R & M SERVICES577.56 09/20/202272302SOUL FOOD BAND1000.00 09/20/202272303STATE OF COLORADO 7664.03 09/20/202272304 SYNERGETIC STAFFING LLC 1029.20 09/20/202272305 TODD HODGES DESIGN, LLC 9433.75 09/20/202272306 UNITED POWER 38645.22 09/20/202272307**Void** 0.00 09/20/202272308**Void** 0.00 09/20/202272309VALERIE BLACKSTON 45.06 09/20/202272310 VALLEY FIRE EXTINGUISHER337.00 09/20/202272311 WELD COUNTY ACCTG DEPART10047.12 09/20/202272312 WELD COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY IT930.00 09/20/202272313 ZOE ANNE STIEBER HUBBARD44.06 09/09/2022DFT0002028BANK OF COLORADO6607.04 09/09/2022DFT0002029BANK OF COLORADO675.83 09/09/2022DFT0002030VALIC_1 34638.09 09/09/2022DFT0002031I R S 60008.65 09/09/2022DFT0002032CO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 11115.00
Legal Notice No. FLP712 First Publication: September 29, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
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CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application submitted by Highway 52 General Partnership, L.L.P for an annexation and initial zoning to the ‘A’ Agriculture Zone District for a parcel located south and adjacent to Highway 52 and approximately 0.25 miles east of County Road 31 in Weld County, 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, October 13, 2022, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 6:00 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 the City Hall is closed to the public at the time of the hearings due to COVID-19, 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.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
A PARCEL LOCATED IN THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE EAST ONE-QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3 AS WITNESSED BY A FOUND 2.5 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED 49.5’ W.C., PLS 25937 1997”, THENCE SOUTH 00°09’09” EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3, A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET , MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 52, TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE FORT LUPTON EAST ANNEXATION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 4765841 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING:
THENCE SOUTH 00°09’09” EAST, DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND CONTINUING ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3, A DISTANCE OF 2525.93 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 ON THE NORTH LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 12 AND THE NORTH LINE OF THE MP ANNEXATION NO.4, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 4592077, FROM WHICH THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, BEING A FOUND 2.5 INCH ILLEGIBLE ALUMINUM CAP BEARS, SOUTH 00°09’09” E A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; NORTH OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3 AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID MP ANNEXATION NO. 4, PASSING AT A DISTANCE OF 1332.96 FEET THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3 AND CONTINUING A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 2254.17 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 ON THE EAST LINE OF THAT PARCEL DESCRIBED IN WARRANTY DEED TO WILLIAM A. JENKINS AND LORI L. JENKINS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 3777987, FROM WHICH THE SOUTH ONE-QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, BEING A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 25937 1998 BEARS SOUTH 00°30’29” EAST A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET AND SOUTH 88°59’47” WEST A DISTANCE OF 411.00 FEET;
THENCE, DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND ALONG THE EAST AND NORTH LINES OF SAID JENKINS PARCEL THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES AND DISTANCES:
1. NORTH 00°30’29” WEST A DISTANCE OF 1279.57 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 FOR THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF SAID JENKINS PARCEL;
2. SOUTH 89°09’57” WEST A DISTANCE OF 411.00 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE CENTER-SOUTH ONE-SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, BEING A FOUND 2.5 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 2022;
3. SOUTH 89°10’38” WEST A DISTANCE OF 1330.21 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTHWEST ONE-SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, BEING A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 25937;
THENCE NORTH 00°23’24” WEST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3, A DISTANCE OF 1264.89 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID STATE HIGHWAY NO. 52 AND THE SOUTH LINE OF THE AQUA-HOT ANNEXATION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 3952536, FROM WHICH THE CENTER-WEST ONE-SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, AS WITNESSED BY A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED 50.0’ W.C., PLS 25937 2001” BEARS NORTH 00°23’24” W A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET;
THENCE, 50.00 FEET SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST-WEST CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION 3, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID AQUA-HOT ANNEXATION, ALONG THE BURKHARDT ANNEXATION ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE PATTERSON ANNEXATION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 4343163 AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID FORT LUPTON EAST ANNEXATION THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES AND DISTANCES
1. NORTH 89°21’48” EAST A DISTANCE OF 1328.01 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 ON THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION 3N FROM WHICH THE CENTER ONEQUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, AS WITNESSED BY A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED 50.0’ W.C., PLS 25937 1998” BEARS NORTH 00°29’40” W A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET;
2. NORTH 89°19’47” EAST A DISTANCE OF 2680.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 181.907 ACRES (7,923,861 SQUARE FEET) OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022R060
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT LUPTON INITIATING ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION KNOWN AS HIGH POINTE HILLS AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 1, 2022
WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council has reviewed the annexation petition submitted by Highway 52 General Partnership, L.L.P. for 181.907 acres, more or less, and known as the High Pointe Hills Annexation; and
WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council finds the annexation petition to be complete and in substantial conformance with the requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-107 (1) as amended.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Fort Lupton City Council hereby approves this Resolution initiating annexation proceedings for the High Pointe Hills Annexation and sets the hearing date for November 1, 2022 to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, or such parts thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation under the terms of Part 1, Article 12, Title 31, C.R.S.
SEPTEMBER 2022.
/s/ Zo Hubbard Zo Hubbard, Mayor
Attest:
/s/ Maricela Peña
Maricela Peña, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
/s/ Andy Ausmus Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
Legal Notice No. FLP703 First Publication: September 22, 2022 Last Publication: October 13, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Metropolitan Districts
Public Notice
NOTICE OF INDEPENDENT MAIL BALLOT ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED BY VISTA MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022 PURSUANT TO §§ 1-13.5-1105(2)(d), 1-13.5502 AND 1-13.5-510(1-2), C.R.S.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the proposed Vista Meadows Metropolitan District, Weld County, Colorado (the “District”).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022 for the purpose of: approving the organization of the District; electing directors to the board; removing limits on the terms of office of the directors; authorizing the imposition of property taxes and the issuance of debt; and submitting questions regarding the collection, retention and spending of revenues.
This election shall be conducted as a special district independent mail ballot election only. Ballots will be distributed by U.S. Mail to all active registered electors of the District no earlier than October 17, 2022, and no later than October 24, 2022. The address for application and return of mail ballots is Vista Meadows Metropolitan District, c/o Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, 1151 Eagle Drive, Suite 366, Loveland, CO 80537, Attn: D.E.O.. Ballots must be received at this location by 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022 to be counted.
The District is located entirely within the boundaries of the City of Fort Lupton, Colorado. The land contained within the boundaries of the proposed District is generally described as a parcel containing approximately 153 acres located at the southeast corner of Weld County Road 12 and Weld County Road 29 in the City of Fort Lupton.
For debt service, the maximum mill levy that may be imposed by the District upon taxable property within the District’s boundaries shall not exceed 55.277 mills; however, this maximum shall not apply when the total amount of debt is equal to or less than fifty percent (50%) of the District’s assessed valuation if end users (as defined in the Service Plans) cast the majority of votes taken by the Board of Directors to impose a higher mill levy for the payment of debt. The maximum operation and maintenance mill levy that may be imposed by the District upon taxable property within the District’s boundaries shall not exceed 55.277 mills provided, however, that the combined mill levy for both debt service and operations and maintenance shall not exceed 70.000 mills. If the method of calculating assessed valuation is changed by law, the maximum mill levies may be increased or decreased to reflect such changes. These maximum mill levies may be imposed for the first year following the District’s organization. The District’s anticipated fiscal year spending for the first year 2023 is $48,000. The names of persons nominated to serve as Director until the next regular special district election (May 2023) are: Gene Osborne; and Kim Harrison. The names of persons nominated to serve as Director until the second regular special district election (May 2025) are: Terrence Dale; John Fitzsimmons; and Jacob Fitzsimmons.
Ballot Issues Certified by the District include: • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5A (Operations and Maintenance Mill Levy - Ad Valorem Taxes) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5B (Operations and Maintenance - Fees) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5C (Multiple Fiscal Year Agreements Mill Levy) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5D (Regional Improvements Mill Levy) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5E (DeBrucing) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5F (Street Improvements) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5G (Parks and Recreation) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5H (Water) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5I (Sanitation) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5J (Transportation) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5K (Mosquito Control) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5L (Safety Protection) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot
Issue 5M (Television Relay and Translation) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5N (Security) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5O (Operations and Maintenance Debt) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5P (Refunding Debt) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5Q (District Agreements as Debt) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5R (Multi Fiscal Year IGA) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5S (Regional Improvements IGA)
Ballot Questions certified by the District include: • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Question 501 (Organization) • Vista Meadows Metropolitan District Ballot Question 502 (Waiver of Term Limits)
Legal Notice No. FLP707 First Publication: September 29, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF INDEPENDENT MAIL BALLOT ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED BY COTTONWOOD THERMO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONAL ELECTION (BY MAIL BALLOT) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022 PURSUANT TO §§ 1-13.5-1105(2)(d), 1-13.5502 AND 1-13.5-510(1-2), C.R.S.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the proposed Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District, Weld County, Colorado (the “District”).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022 for the purpose of: approving the organization of the District; electing directors to the board; removing limits on the terms of office of the directors; authorizing the imposition of property taxes and the issuance of debt; and submitting questions regarding the collection, retention and spending of revenues.
This election shall be conducted as a special district independent mail ballot election only. Ballots will be distributed by U.S. Mail to all active registered electors of the District no earlier than October 17, 2022, and no later than October 24, 2022. The address for application and return of mail ballots is Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District, c/o Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, 1151 Eagle Drive, Suite 366, Loveland, CO 80537, Attn: D.E.O.. Ballots must be received at this location by 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022 to be counted.
The District is located entirely within the boundaries of the City of Fort Lupton, Colorado. The land contained within the boundaries of the proposed District is generally described as a parcel containing approximately 41.1 acres located at the southwest corner of WCR31 and WCR14-1/2 (14th Street) in the City of Fort Lupton.
For debt service, the maximum mill levy that may be imposed by the District upon taxable property within the District’s boundaries shall not exceed 55.277 mills; however, this maximum shall not apply when the total amount of debt is equal to or less than fifty percent (50%) of the District’s assessed valuation if end users (as defined in the Service Plans) cast the majority of votes taken by the Board of Directors to impose a higher mill levy for the payment of debt. The maximum operation and maintenance mill levy that may be imposed by the District upon taxable property within the District’s boundaries shall not exceed 55.277 mills provided, however, that the combined mill levy for both debt service and operations and maintenance shall not exceed 70.000 mills. If the method of calculating assessed valuation is changed by law, the maximum mill levies may be increased or decreased to reflect such changes. These maximum mill levies may be imposed for the first year following the District’s organization. The District’s anticipated fiscal year spending for the first year 2023 is $48,000. The names of persons nominated to serve as Director until the next regular special district election (May 2023) are: Robert Eck II; and Donald Guerra. The names of persons nominated to serve as Director until the second regular special district election (May 2025) are: Marvin Davis; Leslie Hebron-Brown; and Eleanor Righeimer.
Ballot Issues Certified by the District include: • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5A (Operations and Maintenance Mill Lvy - Ad Valorem Taxes) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5B (Operations and Maintenance - Fees) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5C (Multiple Fiscal Year Agreements Mill Levy) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5D (Regional Improvements Mill Levy) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5E (DeBrucing) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5F (Street Improvements) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5G (Parks and Recreation) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5H (Water) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5I (Sanitation) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5J (Transportation) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5K (Mosquito Control) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5L (Safety Protection) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5M (Television Relay and Translation) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5N (Security) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5O (Operations and Maintenance Debt) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5P (Refunding Debt) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5Q (District Agreements as Debt) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5R (Multi Fiscal Year IGA) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5S (Regional Improvements IGA) lot Question 501 (Organization) • Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District Ballot Question 502 (Waiver of Term Limits)
Legal Notice No. FLP705 First Publication: September 29, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF INDEPENDENT MAIL BALLOT ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED BY COTTONWOOD TOWNHOMES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022 PURSUANT TO §§ 1-13.5-1105(2)(d), 1-13.5502 AND 1-13.5-510(1-2), C.R.S.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the proposed Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District, Weld County, Colorado (the “District”).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022 for the purpose of: approving the organization of the District; electing directors to the board; removing limits on the terms of office of the directors; authorizing the imposition of property taxes and the issuance of debt; and submitting questions regarding the collection, retention and spending of revenues.
This election shall be conducted as a special district independent mail ballot election only. Ballots will be distributed by U.S. Mail to all active registered electors of the District no earlier than October 17, 2022, and no later than October 24, 2022. The address for application and return of mail ballots is Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District, c/o Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, 1151 Eagle Drive, Suite 366, Loveland, CO 80537, Attn: D.E.O.. Ballots must be received at this location by 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022 to be counted.
The District is located entirely within the boundaries of the City of Fort Lupton, Colorado. The land contained within the boundaries of the proposed District is generally described as a parcel containing approximately 14.1 acres located at the northeast corner of 9th Street and College Avenue in the City of Fort Lupton.
For debt service, the maximum mill levy that may be imposed by the District upon taxable property within the District’s boundaries shall not exceed 55.277 mills; however, this maximum shall not apply when the total amount of debt is equal to or less than fifty percent (50%) of the District’s assessed valuation if end users (as defined in the Service Plans) cast the majority of votes taken by the Board of Directors to impose a higher mill levy for the payment of debt. The maximum operation and maintenance mill levy that may be imposed by the District upon taxable property within the District’s boundaries shall not exceed 55.277 mills provided, however, that the combined mill levy for both debt service and operations and maintenance shall not exceed 70.000 mills. If the method of calculating assessed valuation is changed by law, the maximum mill levies may be increased or decreased to reflect such changes. These maximum mill levies may be imposed for the first year following the District’s organization. The District’s anticipated fiscal year spending for the first year 2023 is $48,000. The names of persons nominated to serve as Director until the next regular special district election (May 2023) are: Eleanor Righeimer; and Donald Guerra. The names of persons nominated to serve as Director until the second regular special district election (May 2025) are: Tracye Herrington; Patrick Tysell; and Aaron Loeck.
Ballot Issues Certified by the District include: • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5A (Operations and Maintenance Mill Levy - Ad Valorem Taxes) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5B (Operations and Maintenance - Fees) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5C (Multiple Fiscal Year Agreements Mill Levy) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5D (Regional Improvements Mill Levy) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5E (DeBrucing) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5F (Street Improvements) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5G (Parks and Recreation) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5H (Water) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5I (Sanitation) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5J (Transportation) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5K (Mosquito Control) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5L (Safety Protection) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5M (Television Relay and Translation) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5N (Security) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5O (Operations and Maintenance Debt) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5P (Refunding Debt) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5Q (District Agreements as Debt) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5R (Multi Fiscal Year IGA) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5S (Regional Improvements IGA)
Ballot Questions certified by the District include: • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Question 501 (Organization) • Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District Ballot Question 502 (Waiver of Term Limits)
Legal Notice No. FLP706 First Publication: September 29, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the proposed Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District, Weld County, Colorado (the “District”).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022 for the purpose of: approving the organization of the District; electing directors to the board; removing limits on the terms of office of the directors; authorizing the imposition of property taxes and the issuance of debt; and submitting questions regarding the collection, retention and spending of revenues.
This election shall be conducted as a special district independent mail ballot election only. Ballots will be distributed by U.S. Mail to all active registered electors of the District no earlier than October 17, 2022, and no later than October 24, 2022. The address for application and return of mail ballots is Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District, c/o Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, 1151 Eagle Drive, Suite 366, Loveland, CO 80537, Attn: D.E.O.. Ballots must be received at this location by 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022 to be counted.
The District is located entirely within the boundaries of the City of Fort Lupton, Colorado. The land contained within the boundaries of the proposed District is generally described as a parcel containing approximately 35.3 acres located at the northwest corner of Weld County Road 31 and 9th Street in the City of Fort Lupton.
For debt service, the maximum mill levy that may be imposed by the District upon taxable property within the District’s boundaries shall not exceed 55.277 mills; however, this maximum shall not apply when the total amount of debt is equal to or less than fifty percent (50%) of the District’s assessed valuation if end users (as defined in the Service Plans) cast the majority of votes taken by the Board of Directors to impose a higher mill levy for the payment of debt. The maximum operation and maintenance mill levy that may be imposed by the District upon taxable property within the District’s boundaries shall not exceed 55.277 mills provided, however, that the combined mill levy for both debt service and operations and maintenance shall not exceed 70.000 mills. If the method of calculating assessed valuation is changed by law, the maximum mill levies may be increased or decreased to reflect such changes. These maximum mill levies may be imposed for the first year following the District’s organization. The District’s anticipated fiscal year spending for the first year 2023 is $48,000. The names of persons nominated to serve as Director until the next regular special district election (May 2023) are: Robert Eck II; and Donald Guerra. The names of persons nominated to serve as Director until the second regular special district election (May 2025) are: Marvin Davis; Leslie Hebron-Brown; and Eleanor Righeimer.
Ballot Issues Certified by the District include: • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5A (Operations and Maintenance Mill Lvy - Ad Valorem Taxes) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5B (Operations and Maintenance - Fees) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5C (Multiple Fiscal Year Agreements Mill Levy) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5D (Regional Improvements Mill Levy) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5E (DeBrucing) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5F (Street Improvements) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5G (Parks and Recreation) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5H (Water) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5I (Sanitation) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5J (Transportation) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5K (Mosquito Control) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5L (Safety Protection) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5M (Television Relay and Translation) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5N (Security) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5O (Operations and Maintenance Debt) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5P (Refunding Debt) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5Q (District Agreements as Debt) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5R (Multi Fiscal Year IGA) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 5S (Regional Improvements IGA)
Ballot Questions certified by the District include: • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Question 501 (Organization) • Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District Ballot Question 502 (Waiver of Term Limits)
Legal Notice No. FLP704 First Publication: September 29, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Metro Districts
Budget Hearings
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET
the 2022 budget (the “Amended Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:
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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget (if applicable) have been submitted to the District. A copy of the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget are on file in the office of 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302, where the same are open for public inspection.
Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Proposed Budget or the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
WYNDHAM HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NO. 2, a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado
/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law
Legal Notice No. FLP708 First Publication: September 29, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice WYNDHAM HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOS. 1, 3 & 4, quasi-municipal corporations and political subdivisions of the State of Colorado
/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law
Legal Notice No. FLP709 First Publication: September 29, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGETS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors (collectively the “Boards”) of the SWEETGRASS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3 (collectively the “Districts”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on October 27, 2022 at 1:00 PM, for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Boards including a public hearing on the 2023 proposed budgets (the “Proposed Budgets”). The necessity may also arise for an amendment to the 2022 budgets (the “Amended Budgets”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:
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Notice of Draft Budget Hearing for the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District
Frederick, Colorado - Notice is hereby given that pursuant to 29-1-105 and 106, C.R.S., a draft budget will be submitted to the Board of Directors of the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District on October 12, 2022 for the ensuing year of 2023. A copy of said draft budget has been filed in the Carbon Valley Recreation Center, located at 701 5th Street, Frederick, Colorado, where said draft budget is open for public inspection between the hours of 5:30 AM and 9:00 PM, Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM and 5:00 PM, on Saturday, and Sunday 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM. A copy of said draft budget has been filed in the Carbon Valley Gymnastics Center, located at 6615 Frederick Way, Frederick, Colorado, where said draft budget is open for public inspection between the hours of 9:00 AM and 8:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and 9:00 AM through 1:00 PM on Saturday. A copy of said draft budget has been filed in the Carbon Valley Senior Center, located at 6615 Frederick Way, Frederick, Colorado, where said draft budget is open for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. A copy of said draft budget has been filed in the Carbon Valley Administrative Building, located at 8350 Colorado Blvd, where said draft budget is open for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The draft budget will also be available for inspection on the District website at http://www.cvprd. com/2181/Budget.
The Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District’s Board of Directors will be presented the 2023 draft budget during a public hearing at a special board meeting, located at the Carbon Valley Senior Center, located at 6615 Frederick Way, Frederick, Colorado, on Wednesday, October 12th at 6:30 PM. Any interested elector within the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District may appear before the Board of Directors or file or register objections thereto at any time prior to the adoption of the 2023 budget.
Dean Rummel, Executive Director Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District
For more information or to view the draft budget schedule, please contact Brittney Buswell, bbuswell@cvprd.com.
Legal Notice No. FLP713 First Publication: September 29, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGETS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors (collectively the “Boards”) of the WYNDHAM HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1, 3 & 4 (collectively the “Districts”), will hold a meeting at via teleconference on October 27, 2022 at 11:30 AM, for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Boards including a public hearing on the 2023 proposed budgets (the “Proposed Budgets”). The necessity may also arise for an amendment to the 2022 budgets (the “Amended Budgets”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89649659190?pwd=Ml FXMkR6dnJxdTVTbW1KWUFXTFViZz09 Meeting ID: 896 4965 9190 Passcode: 687509 Call In Numbers: 1 (719) 359-4580 or 1 (720) 707-2699
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets (if applicable) have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets are on file in the office of 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302, where the same are open for public inspection. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets (if applicable) have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets are on file in the office of 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302, where the same are open for public inspection.
Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the Proposed Budgets or the Amended Budgets by the Boards. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
SWEETGRASS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOS. 1-3, quasi-municipal corporations and political subdivisions of the State of Colorado
/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law
Legal Notice No. FLP710 First Publication: September 29, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Notice to Creditors
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KAMDEN DEAN JONES, a/k/a KAMDEN D. JONES, a/k/a KAMDEN JONES, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30518
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 January 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.
Kyle Dean Jones Personal Representative 325 Baum Court Dacono, Colorado 80514
Legal Notice No. FLP701 First Publication: September 22, 2022 Last Publication: October 6, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KAMDEN DEAN JONES, a/k/a KAMDEN D. JONES, a/k/a KAMDEN JONES, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30518
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 January 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.
Kyle Dean Jones Personal Representative 325 Baum Court Dacono, Colorado 80514
Legal Notice No. FLP691 First Publication: September 15, 2022 Last Publication: September 29, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
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