This page will serve as a resource for various points of view regarding Boulder County’s effort to force subdivision residents to pay for their road resurfacing going forward.
BoCo FIRM WINS lawsuit#1 against Boulder County!
Judge Lowenbach’s ruling
The Opposition
- BoCoFIRM files second lawsuit against Boulder County
- BoCo FIRM files lawsuit against county. Read Lawsuit (pdf download)
- Boulder County Fairness in Road Maintenance (FIRM)
On November 5, 2013, residents and property owners of subdivisions in unincorporated Boulder County will go to the polls to vote on 5C. A group of your fellow citizens has banded together to provide you, our neighbors, with facts and information about why you should vote NO on this tax increase. To learn more, click on the button below.
- What is 5C and why should you care? (from FIRM, pdf download)
Boulder County Material
- BoCo Response to Boulder County FIRM’s Subdivision Paving Proposal
- Commissioners approve Local Improvement District for Unincorporated Subdivision Roads (10/22/2013)
- PID Resolution_3701-2013-64 (signed 8/13/2013)
- Subdivision Paving Information Guide (pdf download)
- Subdivision Pavement Quality Map (pdf download)
- PID vs. LID cost calculator for your property
Opinions / Editorials:2013
- Lou Barnes: Descent by rural road (Boulder Daily Camera, 12/18/2013)
- Ross Morgan: Our roads our responsibility (Boulder Daily Camera, 12/14/2013)
- Chuck Wibby: Why county residents are angry about 5C (Boulder Daily Camera, 11/1/2013)
- Erika Stutzman: Subdivision paving: Yes on 5C (Boulder Daily Camera, 10/27/2013)
- Pomerance: Who should pay for county subdivision roads? (Boulder Daily Camera 9/15/2013)
- Vincent A. Hirsch: Why does county’s lack of planning make this an emergency? (Daily Camera 9/1/2013)
- Catherine Rahn: Subdivision road proposal shows cracks (Daily Camera 8/21/2013)
- Virtual Editorial Board: Subdivision paving (Daily Camera 8/13/2013)
- George Gerstle: Addressing subdivision roads in Boulder County (Daily Camera 8/11/2013. Note George Gerstle is the Boulder County Transportation Director)
- Greg Klinkel: Raising the stakes on subdivision paving (Daily Camera – 7/21/2013)
- John Lilly: Paving tax: County breached its contract (Daily Camera – 7/28/2013)
- Ron Laughery: Boulder County government doesn’t do roads?
- Robert W. Callis: What are Boulder County’s road obligations for subdivisions? (Daily Camera – 5/24/2013)
- George Gerstle: Subdivision paving in Boulder County (Daily Camera – 6/27/2010. George Gerstle is the Director of the Boulder County Transportation Department)
News Reporting
- Subdivision homeowners want their lawsuit against Boulder County kept alive (Longmont Times call, 3/5/2015)
- Boulder County seeks dismissal of subdivision paving lawsuit (Longmont Times Call, 2/13/2015)
- Paving lawsuit plaintiffs: Boulder County has money to spare (Longmont Times Call, 2/9/2015)
- Road mileage report draws a handful of homeowners to Boulder County commissioners’ meeting (Boulder Daily Camera, 1/27/2015)
- Judge dismisses claims that Boulder County has contractual duty to rehab subdivisions’ roads (Longmont Times Call, 12/31/2014)
- Boulder County proceeding to dissolve paving district, pay refunds (Daily Camera, 8/1/2014)
- Boulder County to refund $5.6 million in assessments after judge invalidates paving district (Daily Camera, 7/29/2014)
- Judge rules Boulder County lacked legal authority to create subdivision paving district (Daily Camera, 7/27/2014)
- Boulder County approves $4.4M bid for resurfacing rural subdivision roads (Daily Camera, 7/17/2014)
- BIG GAP…
- Boulder County commissioners move forward with subdivision road repaving plan (Longmont Times Call 11/18/2013)
- Boulder County residents slam road rehab options (Longmont Times Call 10/21/2013)
- Niwot Community Association hosts subdivision paving discussion on Wednesday (Longmont Times Call 10/20/2013)
- Boulder County commissioners to hold hearing on subdivision paving alternative (Longmont Times Call 10/19/2013)
- Boulder Commissioners seek comments about rehabilitating subdivision roads (Longmont Times Call 9/18/2013)
- Boulder County proceeds with just-in-case plan for repaving subdivision roads (Longmont Times Call 9/10/2013)
- DA won’t pursue voter-intimidation claims against Boulder County commissioners (Daily Camera 8/22/2013)
- Photos: County Commissioners Hearing on Road Maintenance Proposal (Daily Camera 8/14/2013)
- Boulder County commissioners OK ballot language for trio of taxing district proposals (one of the taxes is the subdivision PID)
- Many rural Boulder County property owners continue to question why they’re responsible for repaving their subdivisions’ roads (Boulder Daily Camera/Longmont Times Call 8/10/2013)
- Road Repairs: PID or LID? (Left Hand Valley Courier 8/2013)
- Boulder County presents two options for subdivision road repairs (Daily Camera/Longmont Times Call 7/14/2013)
- NCA: PID for Subdivision Roads? (Left Hand Valley Courier 5/2013)
- Boulder County considering several rural road rehab options (Longmont Times Call 9/18/2012)
Letters to the Editor, etc
- Peter Dente: Commissioners not taking roads ruling seriously (Daily Camera, 8/8/2014)
- Allen Papierz: Subdivisions’ concerns must be addressed (Daily Camera, 8/6/2014)
- Ray Hedberg: Boulder commissioners should resign (Daily Camera, 8/5/2014)
- Rita Podrasky: Commissioners irresponsible (Daily Camera, 8/4/2014)
- Vince Hirsch: County commissioners in denial or defiant? (Boulder Daily Camera 8/2/2014)
- Craig Colley: Nothing funny about subdivision mess (Daily Camera, 6/14/2014)
- BIG TIME GAP….
- George H. Johnson: Boulder County acts like a gang of thugs on subdivision roads (Boulder Daily Camera 12/19/2013)
- L.E. Gatterer: Subdivision roads — ‘Buyer beware’ is common sense (Boulder Daily Camera, 11/3/2013)
- Art Gabriel: Boulder County reneged on subdivision paving contract (Boulder Daily Camera, 11/01/2013)
- Craig Colley: Subdivision roads — It’s the county’s problem, not ours (Daily Camera 10/25/2013)
- Pete and Joan Dawson: Vote for the cheaper subdivision roads plan (Daily Camera 10/23/2013)
- Dick Piland: City dwellers also pay for county residential roads (Daily Camera 10/23/2013)
- Dick Piland: Subdivision roads — Public Improvement District is a fair option (Daily Camera 10/21/2013)
- Ray Hedberg: Subdivision roads — Don’t let Boulder County scare you (Daily Camera 10/19/2013)
- Peter Dente: Boulder County has collected millions for road maintenance (Daily Camera 10/19/2013)
- Don R. Sherwood: Subdivision roads — Boulder County is taking advantage of residents (Daily Camera 10/16/2013)
- Peter Dente: Subdivision roads — Boulder County adds insult to injury (Daily Camera 10/15/2013)
- Peter Dente: Share federal disaster funds on subdivision roads (Daily Camera 9/19/2013)
- Mark and Lois McCoy: Call in the auditor to settle county road maintenance dispute (Daily Camera 8/18/2013)
- Patricia Kay Youngson: Boulder County is not even filling pot-holes in subdivisions (Daily Camera 8/16/2013)
- Peter Dente: Boulder County should uphold commitments on subdivision roads (Daily Camera 8/14/2013)
- Thomas W. O’Rourke: Boulder County is not doing its part to maintain county roads (Daily Camera 8/13/2013)
- Joan Sinnwell: Boulder County should maintain rural subdivision roads (Daily Camera 8/5/2013)
- Anita Oswald: How deep do our pockets go in Boulder? (Daily Camera 8/9/2013)
- Robert W. Callis: What are Boulder County’s road obligations for subdivisions? (Boulder Daily Camera, 5/24/2013)
