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Greeley council establishes two West Greeley general improvement districts over residents' objections
Summary
The council adopted two ordinances to form a residential and a commercial general improvement district (GID) for West Greeley by 5–2 votes; staff said GIDs can issue debt and levy mills limited to properties in the district and that initial TABOR elections would be for the property owners in each GID.
The Greeley City Council on an August 2025 evening adopted two ordinances establishing a residential and a commercial general improvement district (GID) intended to finance regional infrastructure in West Greeley.
City planner Brian McBroom told council the ordinances create the legal entities but do not by themselves set a mill levy or authorize debt issuance; a future TABOR ballot for each GID would be required before the districts could issue debt. McBroom said the city anticipates the first GID board meetings on Sept. 2 and that ballot language and budgets would follow if council adopted the ordinances.
The council passed both establishing ordinances 5–2. Councilors Butler and Debuti voted against both measures. Each ordinance was…
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