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Berthoud’s Board of Trustees voted 5-2 on September 22 to adopt a one-year pause on large-data-center applications, BizWest reported. Ordinance 1391 suspends acceptance, processing and approval of those applications.
The moratorium is in effect. Permanent development rules and the eventual reopening of applications remain unresolved.
A Town news release published September 22 confirms that the Board of Trustees approved Berthoud’s 2026-2028 Strategic Plan at its September 8 meeting. The publication confirms an earlier action.
The next Board of Trustees study session is listed for September 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, with streaming available. The available meeting extract confirms the session but does not establish its substantive discussion topics.
Berthoud posted Bid 2026-11 on September 23, seeking an engineering firm to redesign part of Welch Avenue and prepare construction documents. The work addresses safety, drainage capacity and multimodal use.
The solicitation follows the September 22 Board agenda’s proposed authorization. Proposals are due October 23; consultant selection and construction timing remain pending.
Berthoud’s draft Water Efficiency Plan is open for public input through October 26. The project listing was updated September 23.
The Town’s target is to reduce water use from 109 to 105 gallons per person per day by 2032. Proposed measures include water-wise landscaping, lower outdoor use and better leak and use tracking. Final revisions and adoption remain pending.
The Town’s bid notice for Jaskowski Open Space lists August 26, 2026, as its publication date and September 24 as its closing date. The described work includes grading, a gravel parking lot, lighting, security fencing and trails.
The listed September 24 deadline has passed. The separate project page says bids would be advertised in September following August 25 Board approval. These pages differ; the bid notice supplies the specific posting and closing dates. An award and construction schedule are not established by these pages.
Berthoud posted a full-time Engineering Supervisor, Development Review position September 23 at 2 p.m. The Building & Planning position reports to the Community Development Director.
Applications close October 14 at 5 p.m. Mountain.
Thompson School District holds a community forum on its Thompson Horizon strategic plan from 6 to 7 p.m. September 28 at Berthoud High School, 850 Spartan Ave.
The district’s September newsletter highlighting the plan and forums was published September 18.
Berthoud Elementary celebrated a new preschool playground with a September 23 ribbon-cutting, Thompson School District announced. The playground was funded through the community-supported 2025 Bond.
The Berthoud High School Athletic Booster Club is hosting the Berthoud Homecoming Parade downtown on September 30. Berthoud Main Street’s event listing carries the announcement.
Berthoud Elementary has a PTA meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 30 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
A Parent Coffee is scheduled for Friday, October 2 from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.
Berthoud defeated Skyline 35-3 on September 25, the Spartans’ third consecutive win. MaxPreps published its recap September 27.
Berthoud boys soccer won 5-2 against Wellington on September 24, moving to 3-5. The next listed match is at Weld Central on September 29 at 4 p.m.
Berthoud softball beat University 11-1 on September 22, then lost to Lyons 17-3 on September 24. The Spartans’ team page lists a 13-6 overall record and a next game at Eaton on September 29 at 4 p.m.
The Historic Preservation Advisory Committee and Berthoud Historical Society will lead an approximately one-mile walking tour beginning October 3 at 11 a.m. Meet at the southeast corner of Fickel Park, 6th Street and Mountain Avenue.
The Town says the tour will finish before Oktoberfest. The Engage Berthoud listing was updated September 23.
The Berthoud Area Chamber of Commerce’s Oktoberfest runs October 3 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Town Park. The event includes breweries, German food trucks, games and other activities.
Berthoud Local’s Community Garden in Pioneer Park holds its Monday volunteer session at 6 p.m. September 28. Volunteers help tend and harvest the garden.
Berthoud Local says much of the produce is donated to House of Neighborly Service in Berthoud for local families.
The new S'Miles Playground opened September 5 after years of community fundraising and planning.
The accessible playground was inspired by Berthoud child Miles Bowling and his family. KUNC reported that the project grew from lemonade-stand fundraisers into a community effort that created a play space designed for children of differing abilities.
The Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum at 224 Mountain Avenue is open Wednesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
The Berthoud Historical Society also maintains the McCarty-Fickel Home Museum by appointment and uses the Bunyan Observatory for public stargazing events.
The Berthoud Community Library continues to host a Writers Group Mondays from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.
AmeriCorps Digital Navigators also offer 15-minute drop-in technology help Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with longer appointments available.
House of Neighborly Service operates from the Berthoud Life Center at 375 Meadowlark Drive, hosted at Grace Place.
The Berthoud location is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Services include food assistance, clothing, utility-bill help for eligible households, some transportation and prescription support, and family homelessness services.
Grace Place partners with the Food Bank for Larimer County to host a mobile food market on the second and fourth Saturday of each month.
The Larimer County food-resource listing identifies the Berthoud distribution at 375 Meadowlark Drive from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The deadline passed without a claim for a $1,090,202 Lotto+ ticket sold March 28 at the Conoco at 1095 N. 1st St. in Berthoud, a September 25 follow-up reported.
The Colorado Lottery issued a last-day notice September 24. The prize money will go to the Lottery’s statutory beneficiaries.
The latest confirmed movement, the open question and the next checkpoint.
The Board adopted a one-year suspension of large-data-center applications.
Still unresolved: Permanent development standards and eventual reopening of applications.
Next checkpoint: Proposed and adopted regulations before the pause expires.
Proposals are due October 23 for engineering and construction-document services.
Still unresolved: Firm selection, final design, cost and construction schedule.
Next checkpoint: October 23 proposal deadline and a consultant award.
The Town’s bid notice lists an August 26 publication date and September 24 deadline. The project page says bid results will return to the Board.
Still unresolved: Bid results, contract award and construction timing.
Next checkpoint: A procurement update or Board consideration of bid results.
Feedback on the draft plan remains open through October 26.
Still unresolved: Final revisions and formal adoption.
Next checkpoint: October 26 close of comments, followed by adoption proceedings.
The neighborhood master-plan matter appeared on the September 22 Board agenda.
Still unresolved: Approval, denial or conditions are not confirmed by a posted outcome in this edition.
Next checkpoint: Published meeting minutes or a formal decision record.
The funding request was included in the Board’s September 22 materials.
Still unresolved: The public disposition of the request.
Next checkpoint: Minutes or subsequent Board action.
The McCarty property matter appeared in the September 22 materials for executive session.
Still unresolved: Any later public action or disclosed disposition.
Next checkpoint: Public minutes or subsequent Board action.
The Town is accepting applications for the development-review supervisor position.
Still unresolved: The hiring outcome.
Next checkpoint: October 14 at 5 p.m. application deadline.
The session is listed at Town Hall with streaming available.
Still unresolved: Discussion subjects and any resulting direction.
Next checkpoint: Published meeting materials and outcomes.
The Town says LGI Homes is in default of its development agreement over delayed infrastructure work.
Still unresolved: Completion and reopening of County Road 1 and the roundabout, plus any additional Town enforcement or legal action.
Next checkpoint: A Town notice of reopening, completion or further action.
The Town committed $50,000 to the partnership and Berthoud Main Street plans a DOLA-supported strategic workshop this fall.
Still unresolved: The resulting 3-to-5-year downtown strategic plan, annual work plan and priorities for the program area.
Next checkpoint: The strategic workshop and an adopted downtown work plan.
The Berthoud-headquartered aerospace company is expanding manufacturing in both Longmont and Berthoud.
Still unresolved: How many of the projected new Colorado jobs and additional manufacturing investments will ultimately land at the Berthoud headquarters.
Next checkpoint: A company or Town update identifying Berthoud jobs and investment.
The approved strategic plan identifies Economic Development, Communications & Transparency, and Financial Stability as high-level objectives through March 2028.
Still unresolved: The specific actions, measures and public results that will demonstrate progress on each objective.
Next checkpoint: Published implementation measures and Board progress reports.
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