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Saturday, July 25, 2026 · Fort Collins, CO · Free

Sat, Jul 25 · 1 item

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Council Advances Housing, Clean-Fleet, and Well-Plugging Grants at July 21 Meeting

Fort Collins City Council met in regular session on July 21, 2026, with all seven members present, and moved a slate of state and federally-funded grant measures, according to the meeting's action agenda. The meeting opened with a proclamation declaring July 2026 Disability Pride Month. Council adopted on second reading Ordinance No. 080, appropriating $792,434 in Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) grant revenue through the Transit Oriented Communities Infrastructur…

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Updated Jul 25, 1:48 PM

Thu, Jul 23 · 1 item

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Colorado Legislature Enacts Two Early-Childhood Education Bills on Reading Evaluation and Vision Screening

The Colorado General Assembly has enacted two education measures aimed at early childhood development: House Bill 26-1352, which revises how the state evaluates its early-literacy program under the READ Act, and House Bill 26-1193, which extends vision screening to pre-kindergarten students. HB26-1352 changes the required independent evaluation of READ Act spending from an annual to a biennial requirement. It also directs the Colorado Department of Education to post an annua…

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Updated Jul 23, 10:32 AM

Mon, Jul 20 · 1 item

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Housing grant, ADU program and orphaned-well waiver on Fort Collins council agenda July 21

On the discussion calendar, councilmembers will consider a $792,434 state grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs for infrastructure supporting Switchgrass Crossing, an affordable housing development. They will also consider appropriating $157,000 in Department of Local Affairs grant money, plus $83,000 from the 2050 City Climate Tax, for an accessory dwelling unit program covering ADU design plans and eligible fee waivers. A third item would waive Basic Developm…

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Updated Jul 20, 9:45 PM

Wed, Jul 15 · 1 item

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Council Unanimously Approves BEAD Grant Agreement, Receives Budget Updates

At the 5:45 p.m. special meeting, the council adopted Resolution 2026-091, authorizing the City Manager to sign the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) grant agreement, on a 7-0 vote with no staff presentation and no public comment. This action was the separate authorization needed to sign the grant agreement, as the council had already appropriated the BEAD funds. Following the special meeting, the council held a 6 p.m. work session, which took no formal action.…

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Updated Jul 15, 7:36 PM

Sat, Jul 11 · 1 item