Based on the Board of County Commissioners’ priorities and direction, Larimer County Manager Linda Hoffmann released the Proposed Larimer County 2021 Budget on October 15, 2020. The Proposed 2021 Budget is $581.8 Million which includes a Proposed 2021 Operating Budget of $286.8 Million and a 2021 Capital Improvements Budget of $185.9 Million.

The 2021 Larimer County Proposed Budget is now available online. The budget includes nearly $582 million in expenditures

The Larimer County Board of County Commissioners has officially proclaimed October 20, 2020 as ‘Brendan Unitt Day’ and accepted the announcement of the Brendan Unitt Community Service Award to honor his sacrifice and dedication.

A Fort Collins man was arrested after crashing a stolen motorcycle.

There is a lot of “noise” out in the world about the process of administering elections.  Everything, it seems, has been politicized.  As the local official accountable to you for these processes in Larimer, I am not going to go political.  I respect that some are concerned about how elections are conducted, and I am also very confident how things work here.  Let’s put the “noise” in context.

Hunter has been located and is safe.

The Colorado Legislature passed a bill that granted County Treasurers the authority to waive delinquent interest from June 15, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2020, for 2019 taxes payable in 2020. Taxpayers may submit payment until Sept. 30, 2020, without penalty or delinquent interest. Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, interest will accrue at the statute-mandated 1% per month and be subject to advertising and distraint fees as scheduled.

A preview of a new and more user-friendly 2020 Larimer County Land Use Code and Comprehensive Plan overview will be presented for discussion at two virtual open houses.