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CITY OF
LONGMONT
REPORT TO
THE COMMUNITY
Longmontworks
Dale Rademacher
OUR MISSION
To provide life-essential
services, infrastructure,
$90.6 M OVER $1 B
$90.6 M
community.
217
full-time, permanent
employees
full-time, permanent
employees
$46.8 M in operating funds
$30.8 M in capital
improvement projects
forestry
LONGMONTS URBAN
FOREST IS A VALUABLE
ASSET FOR ALL
RESIDENTS.
City of Longmont
RE S I D E NT TIP:
TreesAreGood.org
1,461 ACRES
8.7% OF 16,704 TOTAL ACRES
TREE
PLANTING
386 TREES
RE S I D E NT TIP:
stores
sequesters
tons of carbon
per year
FORESTRY
MAINTAINS
21,274 TREES
on public property
value of over $55 Million
provides a
LONGMONTS
URBAN FOREST HAS
APPROXIMATELY
value in savings
LONGMONT PARKS
42 PARKS
2352
acres
199 MILES
Neighborhood
Parks 192 acres
Community Parks
253 acres
Other City Public
Lands 253 acres
District Parks
1,654 acres
S NOW R OUTE T R A I L
LO N G M O N T S A V ED
70 MILLION
gallons of potable
water per year and
City costs.
SANDSTONE RANCH
TRAIL UNDERPASS
QUAIL CAMPUS
TENNIS COMPLEX
City of Longmont
YO UR DO LLA RS AT WO RK
LONGMONT PROVIDES A
LINK TRAILS TO
PROVIDE ACCESS
PROVIDE URBAN
SHAPING BUFFERS
DESIGN DISTRICT
PARKS
CONSERVE NATURAL
RESOURCES
AGRICULTURE
Longmonts Open Space
program managed eight
agricultural leases on
900 ACRES
7883
Yields support
local, sustainable
agri-business
NOXIOUS WEEDS
STAY
CLEAN
KEEP
CONTROL
VOLUNTEER
465 ACRES
LONGMONTS TOP 5 NOXIOUS WEEDS
Kochia (Tumbleweed) | Cheatgrass | Canada
Thistle | Hoary Cress | Perennial Pepperweed
RE S I D E N T TIP:
on
trails
dogs leashed
(and on trail)
transportation
A SAFE AND EFFICIENT
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
IS VITAL TO THE HEALTH AND
PROSPERITY OF LONGMONT.
337 MILES
3613 CUBIC YARDS
City of Longmont
OF CITY-MAINTAINED
CENTERLINE ROADWAY
IN LONGMONT
1700
OF DEBRIS
REMOVED DURING
STREET SWEEPING
R E S I D E N T T I P:
POTHOLES FILLED
R E S I D E N T T I P:
144 MILES
214 SIGNS
WERE REPLACED
OR REPAIRED
IN 2015
YOUR DOLLARS
AT WORK
Street Fund Sales & Use
Tax: 3/4 of a cent tax on
every dollar purchase
in Longmont; in effect
through Dec. 31, 2026
This voter-approved tax funds
a variety of City transportation
improvements including street
maintenance and repair, as
well as transportation system
safety and efficiency.
City of Longmont
HO U S EHO LDS SE R VE D
29,232
OF TRASH COLLECTED
IN 2015
31%
OF RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS
TOTAL LANDFILL
DIVERSION RATE
FOR 2015
RE S IDE NT TIP:
EVENTS:
SERVICES:
Hard to Recycle
Collection
Holiday Recycling
Paper Shredding
Service
Household Hazardous
Waste Disposal
Watch for the Longmont Post Consumer newsletter in your mailbox for the
trash & recycling schedule or visit LongmontColorado.gov/solidwaste
water
WATER IS MANY
THINGS. IT IS THE
THIRST-QUENCHING
LIQUID THAT COMES
FROM OUR TAPS.
WATER UTILITY
5.2
847.9
billion
gallons
were used
56,000
CONSERVE
gallons were
used per
person
29.6
9,685
million gallons
were used on
peak day
tests were
done on the
drinking water
2015
2015
WATER CONSERVATION
For information on conservation programs:
ConservationCenter.org
R E S I D E N T T I P:
WATER SYSTEM
450 MILES
4.7 BILLION
of water
distribution line
WASTEWATER SYSTEM
gallons of wastewater
treated in 2015
storm drainage
system in Longmont
miles
cleaned
miles of
root cutting
IMPROVEMENTS IN
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Two important projects to better protect
the environment and meet new regulatory
requirements hit notable points in 2015,
and both thanks to voter-approved funding.
miles
inspected
in 2015
miles
cleaned
in 2015
R E S I D E N T T I P:
Stormwater Information:
KeepItCleanPartnership.org
OPERATING
COST
MAINTENANCE *
WATER
$419 M
$12.9 M
$1.2 M
WASTEWATER
$146 M
$7.6 M
$1.6 M
DRAINAGE
$76 M
$3.8 M
$900 K
flood recovery
IN SEPTEMBER 2013,
LONGMONT EXPERIENCED
PARK
Projects
Harvest Junction
SEWER
Projects
Projects
City of Longmont
EXISTING FUNDING
$73 M
R E S I D E NT TI P:
including $20
million in voterapproved Storm
Drainage Bonds
ESTIMATED COST
$120-140 M
FUNDING SHORTFALL
$47-67 M
The project is
in final design
with construction
anticipated to
begin in late 2016.
2015
Info at:
LongmontColorado.gov/sustainability
GREENWAY
Projects
STORM DRAINAGE
Projects
WATER
Projects
PRSRT STD
US POSTAGE
PAID
LONGMONT CO
PERMIT NO 19
CITY OF LONGMONT
Public Works & Natural Resources
1100 S Sherman St.
Longmont, CO 80501
POSTAL PATRON
VISIT US ONLINE
Information: LongmontColorado.gov/pwnr
Service Requests: ServiceWorks.LongmontColorado.gov
TRASH &
RECYCLING:
303-651-8446
303-651-8416
LONGMONT
TRANSPORTATION:
WATER:
303-774-4446
303-651-8468
FORESTRY:
303-651-8446
ENVIRONMENT:
303-651-8376