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Protect Yourself From West Nile Virus	The number of Culex mosquitoes in Larimer County is rising and they could begin to carry West Nile virus at any time. The health department urges you to wear an appropriate mosquito repellent as you and your family head out for 4th of July festivities.
Proposed Amendments to the Land Use Code	Proposed amendments to the Larimer County Land Use Code regarding Section 6 - Site Plans, will be heard by the Planning Commission Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 6:30 pm in the hearing room.
Land Use Code Amendments for Natural Gas Pipelines	The Larimer County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing to consider designating natural gas and petroleum derivative pipelines and storage facilities as Matters of State Interest. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 13, 2009, 3:00 PM, in the Hearing Room of the County Courthouse Offices Building at 200 W. Oak Street, Fort Collins. If the designation is adopted by the County Commissioners, new natural gas and petroleum derivative pipelines 10 inches and larger, and new or expanded storage facilities of 50,000 cubic feet or more of natural gas or 35,000 barrels or more of petroleum derivatives would require a 1041 Permit from Larimer County prior to siting and development of the project. For more information, contact County Planner Jill Bennett at jbennett@larimer.org or 970.498.7689.
Licensing Fees for Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments Will Rise as of July 1	Licensing Fees for restaurants and other retail food establishments will rise as of July 1. The new fees were established by State law.
Red Feather Lakes Roads Open House	The Red Feather Lakes Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) will hold a community open house about roads on Tuesday July 21, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM, at the Property Owners' Association Building, 58 Fire House Lane, Red Feather Lakes. PAC has heard the community concerns about Red Feather Lakes roads. The roads are central to many community issues and there is no clear process for problem resolution and future planning. PAC has been studying the issues and possible solutions since January.
Amendments Proposed to County's Animal Control Ordinance	On Monday, July 20 at 3:00 PM, in the hearing room at 200 W. Oak Street, Fort Collins, the County Commissioners will hold a public hearing and second reading regarding proposed amendments to Chapter 6, Animals, of the Code of Larimer County. See also: Full text of current Animal Control Ordinance.
Stimulus Funds for Larimer County	The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17th, 2009. There is great interest in how this money is being used and especially how it is being used to help the economy locally. Larimer County is committed to using these funds as effectively and efficiently as possible. A web page has been created dedicated to showing the ARRA funds coming to Larimer County. This is a rapidly changing environment and we will keep this page updated with new information as it becomes available.
Health Department Monitoring H1N1 (Swine) Flu Outbreak	The new H1N1 flu virus continues to spread from person to person and is making people sick around the world. For more information, visit www.larimer.org/health, www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu or http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/epr/H1N1.html