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Livermore fire board asks Larimer County to waive permitting fees for planned Red Mountain station
Summary
The president of the Livermore Fire Protection District asked the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners to waive permitting fees for a new Red Mountain-area fire station; commissioners said staff will follow up and noted impending CDOT safety work on Highway 287.
Bruce Huey, president of the Livermore Fire Protection District, urged the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners on May 6 to waive permitting fees for a planned new fire station on Red Mountain Road.
Huey told the board the district is building the station on an acre leased for 99 years from Strata on the Maxwell Ranch and that the new facility would cut response times across more than 300 square miles that the district serves. “My name is Bruce Huey. I am the president of the fire board for Livermore Fire Protection District,” Huey said during public comment, noting the district hoped to submit permit documents within “the next week or 2.”
Why it matters: The Livermore district covers a large, sparsely populated area that includes Highway 287 corridors and routes to the Wyoming border; a new station could shorten emergency response times on those stretches.
Commissioners responded that they would follow up. Commissioner Jody Shattuck McNally thanked Huey and said staff would “get us connected appropriately.” Chair Kristen Stevens said, “We’ll take a look at your letter.” Commissioner John Kefalas asked staff to follow up and added that Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will begin intersection safety improvements at Al Canyon Road and Highway 287 in June, which the community had cited as an urgent safety need.
Discussion vs. decision: The board did not take a formal vote on fee waivers. The transcript records commissioners directing staff to follow up with Livermore Fire and to explore whether county planning could consider a fee waiver; no formal motion or change in county fee policy was recorded.
Next steps: County staff will contact Livermore Fire Protection District about the request, and commissioners indicated they would pursue follow-up on permitting options.
Ending: The CDOT project announcement offers a separate, county-facing safety improvement expected to begin in June; the requested fee-waiver remains under staff review.
