The Loveland Trust Project - Powered by the Ad Hoc Community Trust Commission

** The Ad Hoc Community Trust Commission was dissolved on September 30, 2022 per Ordinance 6473 and this project is no longer updated.

The Ad Hoc Community Trust Commission was established in response to a growing concern about the relationship between the Loveland community and its local government, the City of Loveland. The City acknowledged that this relationship required immediate attention in response to the arrest of Karen Garner by the Loveland Police Department.

The Commission has been asked to:

Understand the various issues impacting community trust, beginning with the Loveland Police Department, but not limited to that department.
Make recommendations to the city manager on action to foster trust by the Loveland community in its local government, and
Present quarterly updates as well as a final update no later than September 2022 to the city council on the commission’s progress.

This page has been created to keep members of the Loveland community informed of our progress and to create a space where our Loveland community can voice specific concerns, issues or feedback (positive and negative) related to trust. We are eager to hear your ideas and recommendations for moving forward as a community.

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

** The Ad Hoc Community Trust Commission was dissolved on September 30, 2022 per Ordinance 6473 and this project is no longer updated.

The Commission has been asked to:

Understand the various issues impacting community trust, beginning with the Loveland Police Department, but not limited to that department.
Make recommendations to the city manager on action to foster trust by the Loveland community in its local government, and
Present quarterly updates as well as a final update no later than September 2022 to the city council on the commission’s progress.

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

Know that your Loveland Trust Commission is listening and ready to have thoughtful conversations with the public about issues impacting your trust in City government. Do you have a question or concern on your mind? Tell us, and your Trust Commission will be sure to respond.

Share Why is Loveland continuing to expand development and population growth when there is not enough water to meet the needs of this ever expanding # of people & businesses. Water is a limiting factor, but Loveland does appear to recognize that. What is Loveland doing with its water resources to ensure there is enough to meet it's population demands, current and future if it keeps developing. on Facebook Share Why is Loveland continuing to expand development and population growth when there is not enough water to meet the needs of this ever expanding # of people & businesses. Water is a limiting factor, but Loveland does appear to recognize that. What is Loveland doing with its water resources to ensure there is enough to meet it's population demands, current and future if it keeps developing. on Twitter Share Why is Loveland continuing to expand development and population growth when there is not enough water to meet the needs of this ever expanding # of people & businesses. Water is a limiting factor, but Loveland does appear to recognize that. What is Loveland doing with its water resources to ensure there is enough to meet it's population demands, current and future if it keeps developing. on Linkedin Email Why is Loveland continuing to expand development and population growth when there is not enough water to meet the needs of this ever expanding # of people & businesses. Water is a limiting factor, but Loveland does appear to recognize that. What is Loveland doing with its water resources to ensure there is enough to meet it's population demands, current and future if it keeps developing. link

Why is Loveland continuing to expand development and population growth when there is not enough water to meet the needs of this ever expanding # of people & businesses. Water is a limiting factor, but Loveland does appear to recognize that. What is Loveland doing with its water resources to ensure there is enough to meet it's population demands, current and future if it keeps developing.

cathe.read asked almost 2 years ago

Thank you for the questions and comments. Loveland is a highly sought-after place to live and do business, and we understand that growth can be painful. Thankfully, we have many experts on staff here at the City to help ensure that Loveland is managing growth responsibly, especially when it comes to protecting our precious water supply. From a development standpoint, the City’s Water Division is included in the development review process and the team works with both commercial and residential developers to determine water demand for each project.
Our Water Division is also heavily focused on planning and managing Loveland’s water portfolio for our needs today and into the future.
The City gets its raw water from multiple sources which allows us to have a more robust system. With that in mind, many staff within the Water Division are continually monitoring and evaluating the City’s needs and determining if our water portfolio will adequately provide our citizens with clean, reliable water. It is not an easy process as the City continues to grow, needs change, the climate varies, and river conditions on both the Big Thompson and the Colorado Rivers are continuously fluctuating. There are many criteria that are evaluated daily, monthly, annually, and historically to make these determinations and we do our best to forecast and plan as best as possible. The main document that summarizes most of these processes and as well as illustrates the City’s supplies and demands is the “City of Loveland 2020 Raw Water Master Plan”; this was updated fairly recently in 2020. Even though this is a relatively new version, the Water Division staff continue to reevaluate our modeling efforts, assumptions, and conclusions to see if those fit with the current conditions, and we adjust accordingly.
Below are a few of the links to documents and webpages that demonstrate Loveland’s continued efforts to plan for the water needs of future development as well as documents that illustrate our passion to be good stewards of the resources we have.
Water & Power Report Library
https://www.lovelandwaterandpower.org/city-government/departments/water-and-power/reports-projects
City of Loveland 2020 Raw Water Master Plan
https://www.lovelandwaterandpower.org/city-government/departments/water-and-power/reports-projects/-folder-1756
City of Loveland Water Efficiency Plan
https://www.lovelandwaterandpower.org/home/showpublisheddocument/53992/637399914398570000
Water Efficiency Programs
https://www.lovelandwaterandpower.org/city-government/departments/water-and-power/i-am-a-resident/efficiency-programs-and-rebates/residential-water-efficiency-programs-and-rebates

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Share How are you progressing in housing the homeless population? on Facebook Share How are you progressing in housing the homeless population? on Twitter Share How are you progressing in housing the homeless population? on Linkedin Email How are you progressing in housing the homeless population? link

How are you progressing in housing the homeless population?

JSwartz asked almost 2 years ago

Hi JSwartz - Thanks for the message. Are you referring to the City's larger homelessness efforts, including the project at St. Valentine? We will soon have more on the Homeless Strategic Planning process, including updates on St. Valentine's and other efforts by our Community Partnership Office on lovgov.org/homelessness.
You might also be interested the City's efforts on the emergency unauthorized encampment ordinance. That will be presented to City Council tomorrow night, July 26. You can find the agenda and packet materials here: https://cilovelandco.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=1543.
Let us know if we can help with anything else!

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Share I have been in touch with city staff about city recycling and the ultimate destinations for what goes into our carts and the bins at the recycling center. I have learned from staff that they just do the collecting and leave the rest up to Waste Management. I am currently driving my clamshell plastics and tetra paks to Ecocycle in Boulder every six weeks to be sure of the best possible end use. I would like the city to be more involved with what happens to our recycled materials. on Facebook Share I have been in touch with city staff about city recycling and the ultimate destinations for what goes into our carts and the bins at the recycling center. I have learned from staff that they just do the collecting and leave the rest up to Waste Management. I am currently driving my clamshell plastics and tetra paks to Ecocycle in Boulder every six weeks to be sure of the best possible end use. I would like the city to be more involved with what happens to our recycled materials. on Twitter Share I have been in touch with city staff about city recycling and the ultimate destinations for what goes into our carts and the bins at the recycling center. I have learned from staff that they just do the collecting and leave the rest up to Waste Management. I am currently driving my clamshell plastics and tetra paks to Ecocycle in Boulder every six weeks to be sure of the best possible end use. I would like the city to be more involved with what happens to our recycled materials. on Linkedin Email I have been in touch with city staff about city recycling and the ultimate destinations for what goes into our carts and the bins at the recycling center. I have learned from staff that they just do the collecting and leave the rest up to Waste Management. I am currently driving my clamshell plastics and tetra paks to Ecocycle in Boulder every six weeks to be sure of the best possible end use. I would like the city to be more involved with what happens to our recycled materials. link

I have been in touch with city staff about city recycling and the ultimate destinations for what goes into our carts and the bins at the recycling center. I have learned from staff that they just do the collecting and leave the rest up to Waste Management. I am currently driving my clamshell plastics and tetra paks to Ecocycle in Boulder every six weeks to be sure of the best possible end use. I would like the city to be more involved with what happens to our recycled materials.

CarraherMary asked almost 2 years ago

CarraherMary, Thank you for reaching out to us.
The City of Loveland accepts 25+ different materials at the Loveland Recycling Center, which ultimately get handled and processed by many different end processors, including Waste Management. Processors are the industry experts who know how to efficiently and cost-effectively process these materials to be reused. The City relies on these professional contractors to make sure our customer’s recyclables remain useable in the larger recycling ecosystem.
Although the City collects many recyclables, we do not collect every material that might be recyclable, including materials that are commonly known in the industry as Tetra Paks, as well as clam shell containers. Why? This is mainly because our end processor doesn’t accept these items at this time.
Clam shell containers are not accepted by our processor – or many large-scale national recycling processors – because they are mostly made of plastics with the number 3, 6, or 7, which are considered low-value plastics. We do accept milk cartons and like material.
If you are ever confused on whether an item is recyclable or not, you can 1) call our customer service team in Public Works, 2) use the Waste Wizard on the smart phone Recollect App (must be downloaded from the Google Play Store or from Apple), or 3) find the Waste Wizard at: lovgov.org/services/public-works/trash-recycling.
The City is very proud of its multi-year, state-leading residential recycling rate (approximately 58% in 2021) and strives to help residents recycle a large number of items, keeping them out of landfills. We are always looking at ways to collect even more items in an efficient and cost-effective manner to achieve this goal.

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Share I came to Loveland 11 years ago. The city i and ma Yun others found attractive is being spoiled for us but all the new homes and developments. I can see no reason for allowing further growth except greed or ambition not serving us who live here. We have easily enough people to support our small city. Stop the increase in greedy sprawl, attracting more homeless than we can support, traffic, pollution, close to gridlock on Eisenhower. The planners and managers need to plan and control the growth spilling our small city. The planned growth in the area South of Loveland is going to choke us further as those people come to do their shopping etc and we become as impossible to navigate as For Collins, Longmont and Denver. on Facebook Share I came to Loveland 11 years ago. The city i and ma Yun others found attractive is being spoiled for us but all the new homes and developments. I can see no reason for allowing further growth except greed or ambition not serving us who live here. We have easily enough people to support our small city. Stop the increase in greedy sprawl, attracting more homeless than we can support, traffic, pollution, close to gridlock on Eisenhower. The planners and managers need to plan and control the growth spilling our small city. The planned growth in the area South of Loveland is going to choke us further as those people come to do their shopping etc and we become as impossible to navigate as For Collins, Longmont and Denver. on Twitter Share I came to Loveland 11 years ago. The city i and ma Yun others found attractive is being spoiled for us but all the new homes and developments. I can see no reason for allowing further growth except greed or ambition not serving us who live here. We have easily enough people to support our small city. Stop the increase in greedy sprawl, attracting more homeless than we can support, traffic, pollution, close to gridlock on Eisenhower. The planners and managers need to plan and control the growth spilling our small city. The planned growth in the area South of Loveland is going to choke us further as those people come to do their shopping etc and we become as impossible to navigate as For Collins, Longmont and Denver. on Linkedin Email I came to Loveland 11 years ago. The city i and ma Yun others found attractive is being spoiled for us but all the new homes and developments. I can see no reason for allowing further growth except greed or ambition not serving us who live here. We have easily enough people to support our small city. Stop the increase in greedy sprawl, attracting more homeless than we can support, traffic, pollution, close to gridlock on Eisenhower. The planners and managers need to plan and control the growth spilling our small city. The planned growth in the area South of Loveland is going to choke us further as those people come to do their shopping etc and we become as impossible to navigate as For Collins, Longmont and Denver. link

I came to Loveland 11 years ago. The city i and ma Yun others found attractive is being spoiled for us but all the new homes and developments. I can see no reason for allowing further growth except greed or ambition not serving us who live here. We have easily enough people to support our small city. Stop the increase in greedy sprawl, attracting more homeless than we can support, traffic, pollution, close to gridlock on Eisenhower. The planners and managers need to plan and control the growth spilling our small city. The planned growth in the area South of Loveland is going to choke us further as those people come to do their shopping etc and we become as impossible to navigate as For Collins, Longmont and Denver.

Fddmdlov asked almost 2 years ago

Loveland is a highly sought-after place to live and growth can be painful. It would be nice to keep it all to ourselves, but that’s not realistic considering the breathtaking beauty all around us. It’s important to plan growth and balance it with preserving our resources and natural beauty. The mission of Loveland’s Planning Department is to “preserve and enhance community quality of life and the natural environment; promote the development of economic vitality and diversity; and promote the cost-effective delivery of public services”. To learn more about Current Planning, please visit the online website at https://www.lovgov.org/services/development-services/current-planning
You can also visit the Development Center located at 410 E. 5th Street or give them a call with specific questions or concerns: 970-962-2523.
Significant changes to growth management would be part of a larger policy decision and require City Council approval. City Council has not yet voted to create a comprehensive city-wide growth policy or plan. City Council meets on the 1^st through the 4^th Tuesdays of each month and you are welcome to voice your concerns during the Public Comment period of those meetings. For more information about how to participate in Public Comment, please visit https://www.lovgov.org/city-government/city-council/city-council-meetings.
Thank you for your comment.

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