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Public commenters accuse Larimer County of failing to address alleged mortgage exploitation and urban-renewal abuses
Summary
At the March 31 Larimer County administrative meeting, two public commenters alleged county failures: Eric Sutherland said local urban‑renewal/tax‑increment practices may violate constitutional limits and have diverted revenues, while Brett Lessman said the sheriff's office declined to treat an alleged mortgage/insurance exploitation as criminal and labeled aspects of the deputy's report 'fabricated.'
At the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners Administrative Matters meeting on March 31, two members of the public used the board's public‑comment period to press the county on accountability and law‑enforcement response.
Eric Sutherland told commissioners the county is “missing the win” on urban renewal, saying about 6% of revenues tied to Larimer County mill levies are being captured through tax‑increment mechanisms with little public benefit. Sutherland said a Supreme Court review and a 2005 Laramie County settlement show that tax increment must…
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