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Erie Urban Renewal Authority approves supplemental 2026 appropriations for bus stops, Old Towne projects
Summary
At its April 28 meeting the Erie Urban Renewal Authority approved a resolution adding targeted supplemental funds for Colliers Hill bus stops and ramp work, reimbursements and infrastructure in Historic Old Towne, and standard budget items for the new Erie Town Center plan area.
At its April 28, 2026 meeting the Erie Urban Renewal Authority approved a resolution providing supplemental appropriations to cover pedestrian‑access improvements, multiple bus‑stop projects and a developer reimbursement in the authority's plan areas.
Rocky, speaking for URA staff, outlined the requests during a public hearing on item 2026-246. "We have $27,000 in improvements to several pedestrian ramps," Rocky said, and described an additional request of $907,000 for the Colliers Hill bus‑stops project, with seven locations along Erie Parkway and two along Weld County Road 5. He said five stops are construction work only and four require both design and construction.
In Historic Old Towne Rocky described a proposed $200,000 lump-sum reimbursement to Sven Allu LLC for the development at 656 Cattell Street, contingent on permit issuance and the previously approved agreement. He also listed $275,000 for Old Town bus stops, $100,000 to expand shrubbery irrigation as part of historic Old Town infrastructure work and $1,500 to cover a water utility fee for a URA-owned parcel at 130 Wells that will be transferred to the developer under the TIF agreement.
"My understanding is that it's primarily just a flat rate for having an active water tap fee, and it's not actually for water use," Rocky said when asked whether the $1,500 covered water consumption or a tap fee.
Rocky also noted that Erie Town Center, the authority's newest plan area approved in 2025, was not budgeted in the 2026 cycle for the standard plan-area items; staff requested three $10,000 line items for legal services, consultation and indirect cost allocation.
After the presentation and no public comment, Chair Moore closed the hearing and called for a motion to approve Resolution No. 26007 to adopt the supplemental appropriations. The board made a motion and second; the authority voted by voice and Chair Moore stated, "Motion carries." The resolution was approved.
The supplemental requests described by staff will fund pedestrian ramps and multiple bus stops, reimburse a developer under a TIF agreement and add routine budget lines for the Erie Town Center plan area. The board did not receive public testimony on the item during the hearing.
