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Larimer County small-business owner questions Ranch master plan, tax valuations and 4‑H space

3299934 · May 6, 2025
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Summary

A Loveland-area business owner criticized recent commercial property revaluations and voiced concerns that Larimer County’s Ranch master plan could displace 4‑H programs; commissioners reiterated appeal options and said 4‑H support remains unchanged.

Cindy Buckhart, a Larimer County small-business owner, used the board’s public comment period on May 6 to raise concerns about a new commercial property valuation she said would more than double her recent assessment and about proposed changes at the county-owned Ranch she said risk displacing 4‑H youth activities.

Buckhart said she and her husband founded their business in 2005, bought their facility in 2020 and “last week, we paid $36,000 in property taxes.” She told commissioners the new valuation could dramatically increase property taxes and questioned whether Ranch master-plan elements — including a “great lawn expansion” and proposed ice facilities — would displace 4‑H programming…

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