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County Projects

This page highlights current ongoing projects and initiatives within Larimer County.

Bald Mountain Communication Site Proposal

Larimer County Law Enforcement is proposing a public safety radio facility to be built on the summit of Middle Bald Mountain to make radio communications available to emergency services. A website has been set up for information on this proposal. The site contains the results of a just completed test on communications coverage as well as pages for common questions, history, maps, discussion of issues, and other input and information. A subscription service is available to be notified automatically of updates.

Bald Mountain Project

Horse Facilities Study

Larimer County's regulations regarding horse business facilities may be outdated. As a result they are difficult to apply and enforce. Based on the preliminary data available, it appears that there may be more than 70 horse business facilities operating in the County without proper permits. The public would benefit from updated and consistently applied regulations because they would reduce the nuisances of dust, odor, noise and traffic, protect air and water quality and improve soil and weed management. Horse facility operators would benefit from updated and consistently applied regulations because they would reduce conflicts with neighboring properties, provide an additional source of management best-practices ideas, level the competitive playing field between operations, and ensure facilities are properly permitted when marketed for sale.

Therefore, the County will study existing horse business facility regulations and involve potentially affected interests in evaluating existing standards and determining if revisions are appropriate. Revised regulations will be presented to the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners in public hearings for consideration and adoption prior to the end of calendar year 2009.

Horse Facilities Study