Wellington to explore joining North Front Range MPO at trustees' request
Sep 16, 2026
At a town work session, the North Front Range MPO outlined benefits and the formal process for boundary changes; trustees signaled support and asked staff to build a strategic plan to pursue membership and governor-level approval.
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Elizabeth Ralford, executive director of the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization, told Wellington trustees the MPO is a federally designated planning body that tracks federal transportation dollars and prepares long-range plans covering roughly 675 square miles and more than 500,000 people. She said joining the MPO would give Wellington access to additional MPO funding pots and programs but also carry an annual local match based on population.
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