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Greeley council adopts 2026 3‑mile plan after Windsor planning director raises annexation concerns
Summary
The council approved its annual 2026 3‑mile plan 7–0 after public comments from Windsor's planning director and town residents questioned inclusion of the Carestream property and whether annexation would fragment services; staff said the plan is a planning exercise, not an annexation approval.
The Greeley City Council voted unanimously to adopt the city's 2026 3‑mile plan after extended discussion and public comment about a particular property (Carestream, the former Kodak campus) that Windsor officials say belongs in Windsor's growth management area.
Scott Walstead, director of planning for the Town of Windsor, told the council the Carestream site has been in Windsors growth area for decades and that annexing it as a disconnected satellite could violate Colorado annexation statutes and fragment utilities and emergency services. "It would fragment services resulting in inefficiencies and confusion and no community of interest," Walstead said, urging council attention to sewer capacity and intergovernmental agreements.
City interim community development director Don Threewitt responded that the 3‑mile plan is a long‑range planning exercise to evaluate areas that could be eligible for future annexation and does not constitute an annexation application. He said the plan outlines how the city would serve properties if owners chose to annex and stressed that any formal annexation application would be reviewed against statutory criteria at that time.
Council members asked whether adopting the plan compels annexation or precludes further review; staff said it does not. "A property owner can submit an annexation application outside of the 3‑mile area," Threewitt said, and the city would update the 3‑mile plan as needed prior to any annexation adoption.
After questions and clarifications, Council member de Beattie moved to approve item 17; the motion passed on a 7–0 roll call.
The council's action establishes the city's long‑range growth boundary for the year and directs staff to continue statutory reviews for any future annexation applications.
