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Esther Gesick
Thursday, February 13, 2025 1:25 PM
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FW: EIAF 25-020 AWARD - Weld County 2025 Comprehensive Plan
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Subject: FW: EIAF 25-020 AWARD - Weld County 2025 Comprehensive Plan
Commissioners,
Please see the attached DOLA award letter for our Tier 1 grant application for the Comprehensive Plan update. Next
steps will be to work with DOLA through the contracting process with you in order to kick off this project.
Thanks,
Elizabeth
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Subject: EIAF 25-020 AWARD - Weld County 2025 Comprehensive Plan
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Dear Commissioner Buck and team,
Congratulations! I am pleased to forward a letter from Maria De Cambra, DOLA Executive Director,
offering an award of $200,000 to assist with the 2025 Comprehensive Plan for Weld County.
Please work with your Regional Manager, Chris La May, as you move forward with this project.
Best Regards,
Marion
Marion Finocchiaro, Program Assistant
Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Program
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February 13, 2025
COLORADO
Department of Local Affairs
Division of Local Govemment
The Honorable Perry Buck, BOCC Chair
Weld County
1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
RE: EIAF 25-020 Weld County 2025 Comprehensive Plan
Dear Commissioner Buck,
Congratulations! After thorough review, I am excited to offer a grant award in the
amount of $200,000 to assist with the above mentioned project.
Your project was reviewed based on a variety of factors such as its connection to
energy impact, degree of need, measurable outcomes, amount of request,
relationship to community goals, level of local match and community support,
management capacity, resiliency and readiness to go. Competition for these limited
funds is intense and we are seeing great demand.
These grant funds will be from state severance tax proceeds, which may cause you to go to
election to receive and spend them. You should confer with your legal and budget advisors
to determine if such an election is necessary.
DOLA is an enthusiastic funder of planning efforts, particularly as this strategic growth work
has become increasingly complex and urgently needed. We stand ready to support
communities as they address local challenges including affordability in housing, climate
change, mobility, economic diversification, fiscal health, aging infrastructure, water
conservation and supply planning, energy efficiency, inclusive community engagement, and
equitable outcomes. While these issues are complex and often regional in nature, we
encourage and support communities addressing them.
Governor Jared S. Polls I Maria De Cambra, Executive Director I Eric H. Bergman, Division Director
1313 Sherman St., Room 315, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-864-7720 Fax: 303-864-7719 dlg.colorado.gov
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COLORADO
Department of Local Affairs
Division of Local Government
DOLA, with our partner agencies, serves as a collaborator to advise you on these challenges
and to share your eventual success with other communities looking for examples of best
practices. We will be contacting you to get updates on your identified actionable priorities
as you progress, including any adoption of land use strategies, to further our work in sharing
best practices and successes. Our Regional Manager and Community Development Office will
work with you on this process to support your community's strategic growth needs.
Please contact your Regional Manager, Chris La May at 970-679-7679 for information
on how to proceed. Expenditure of State funds prior to the contract being fully
executed cannot be included in the contract budget or reimbursed by the State. Per
our program guidelines, this offer is valid for one year from the date of this letter.
Thank you for helping Colorado build an economy where all Coloradans can thrive.
Sin rely,
Ma 'a D mbra
Exe utive Director
cc: Scott Bright, State Senator
Ryan Gonzalez, State Representative
Elizabeth Relford, Weld County
Rusty Williams, Weld County
Chris La May, DOLA
Governor Jared S. Polis I Maria De Cambra, Executive Director I Eric H. Bergman, Division Director
1313 Sherman St., Room 315, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-864-7720 Fax: 303-864-7719 dlg.colorado.gov
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