Energy, Utilities & Water  February 23, 2022

Severance partially lifts building-permit moratorium

SEVERANCE — The Severance Town Council Tuesday voted to lift a moratorium on building permits in areas outside the town’s water service area.

Severance owns its own water but relies on the North Weld County Water District for treatment and delivery. Severance residents receive water either from the town directly or through North Weld. North Weld imposed a tap moratorium Sept. 29 but partially lifted that moratorium Feb. 14, allowing 50 tap permits initially and 10 per month thereafter, through the end of the year.

Severance’s action was approved 6-0, with councilmember Tad Stout, who also serves on the North Weld…

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Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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