The latest confirmed movement, the open question and the next checkpoint.
OPENCounty Road 1 / Farmstead infrastructure
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.
Town update September 16.
OPENBerthoud Main Street strategic planning
The Town committed $50,000 to the partnership and Berthoud Main Street plans a DOLA-supported strategic workshop this fall. Town Administrator Chris Kirk's October 20 memo lists a Berthoud Main Street annual report among tentative items for the trustees' November 10 meeting.
Still unresolved: The resulting 3-to-5-year downtown strategic plan, annual work plan and priorities for the program area.
Next checkpoint: The Main Street annual report to trustees, tentatively November 10, the strategic workshop and an adopted downtown work plan.
The Town's October 20 memo lists the annual report as a tentative November 10 item.
OPENUrsa Major Colorado expansion
The Berthoud-headquartered aerospace company opened a Longmont site in August for its avionics and in-space propulsion teams and some corporate staff, and says it is clearing floor space at its Berthoud headquarters for more manufacturing. The Berthoud Weekly Surveyor reported August 28 that Ursa Major announced on August 25 that it plans to become a publicly traded company through a merger with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III, a deal the Surveyor said values the combined company at $2.3 billion and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.
Still unresolved: How many of the up to 1,800 new jobs the expansion may add will be at the Berthoud headquarters.
Next checkpoint: A company or Town update identifying Berthoud jobs and investment.
The Surveyor reported the planned public listing August 28.
OPEN2026 Town strategic plan implementation
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.
Plan approved September 8.
OPENLarge data centers
Trustees adopted Ordinance 1391, which temporarily suspends the acceptance, processing and approval of applications for large data centers, on September 22 in a 5-2 roll call vote, with Trustees Wing and Olbricht dissenting, according to the meeting minutes. A staff memo on the October 27 consent agenda summarizes the September 29 study session: trustees want a Chapter 30 code amendment or a data-center technical guide to address the definition and size of a data center, water, noise, power costs, design, setbacks, traffic, air quality, heat and LEED Platinum standards. Staff plans to request 2027 budget money for a noise consultant and Town Attorney review, and says it will follow Larimer County's work on the same issue.
Still unresolved: Permanent siting, infrastructure and process rules.
Next checkpoint: Draft code amendment or technical guide, and 2027 budget requests for the work.
The October 27 packet, posted October 20, outlines next steps after the September 29 study session.
OPENWelch Avenue drainage redesign
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.
Design RFP posted September 23.
OPENJaskowski Open Space
Six companies submitted bids for the Jaskowski Open Space improvements project, and the Town's project page says trustees will be asked in November to award the construction contract. Town Administrator Chris Kirk's October 20 memo to trustees says staff is evaluating the bids and lists Jaskowski Open Space among tentative items for the Board's November 10 meeting.
Still unresolved: The selected bidder, contract amount and construction timing.
Next checkpoint: Board consideration of a contract award, tentatively November 10.
OPENWater-efficiency plan
Public feedback remains scheduled through October 26. The town's draft goal is to reduce use from 109 to 105 gallons per person per day by 2032.
Still unresolved: Final revisions and formal adoption.
Next checkpoint: October 26 close of comments, followed by adoption proceedings.
OPENHeron Lakes Marina / 22nd Filing
Trustees continued the public hearing on Resolution 2026-25, the neighborhood master plan for Heron Lakes Marina (22nd Filing), to October 27 in a 5-1 roll call vote, with Mayor Pro-Tem Soricelli-Albrecht dissenting and Trustee Murphy abstaining. The continued hearing is on the October 27 agenda. A staff memo in the packet says public testimony has closed, that the Board should discuss only the metro district questions and decide the application, and that no new information about the plan is being presented. The Planning Commission recommended approval.
Still unresolved: Approval, denial or conditions for the neighborhood master plan.
Next checkpoint: The continued public hearing October 27.
The October 27 agenda and packet were posted October 20.
OPENBerthoud Veterans Club funding request
Trustees approved $11,500 for the Berthoud Veterans Club on September 22 in a 7-0 roll call vote. The minutes say representatives of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars sought the money to help with rent for the organization's building, and trustees encouraged the group to pursue fundraising.
Still unresolved: Whether the $11,500 covers the club's rent for the full year, a question trustees raised at the meeting.
Next checkpoint: Any further funding request from the club.
The September 22 minutes record the 7-0 vote.
OPENMcCarty property matter
The September 22 minutes record a 7-0 vote to go into executive session on the potential acquisition of the McCarty property. The minutes record no public action on the matter.
Still unresolved: Any later public action or disclosed disposition.
Next checkpoint: Public minutes or subsequent Board action.
The September 22 minutes record the executive session and no public action.
OPENUNCONFIRMEDEngineering Supervisor hiring
Not confirmed against the source as of October 22, 2026: the October 14, 5 p.m. application closing time. Check the source before relying on it.
Applications for the development-review supervisor position closed October 14 at 5 p.m. The position no longer appears among the Town's open full-time jobs, and no hire has been announced.
Still unresolved: The hiring outcome.
Next checkpoint: A Town announcement of the hire.
Applications closed October 14.
AWAITING RECORDSSeptember 29 Board study session
The Town streamed the September 29 study session live on its YouTube channel, where the recording remains available. The agenda listed four discussion topics: land-use considerations for data centers, a capital improvements program manual, proposed purchasing-policy updates and Board meeting procedures. A written summary of the data-center discussion and its next steps is on the October 27 consent agenda. Town Administrator Chris Kirk's October 20 memo says work is underway to update the Board's Rules of Order and Procedure Manual to incorporate the procedures discussed at the Board's recent study session, including use of study sessions, standard time allocations for agenda items and Robert's Rules of Order. No minutes of the full session have been posted in the Town's agenda portal.
Still unresolved: Written minutes or summaries of the capital improvements and purchasing-policy discussions, and the updated Board procedures manual.
Next checkpoint: Minutes, the updated procedures manual or a future action agenda.
The October 27 packet and the Town's October 20 memo describe follow-up from the session.