Loveland City Council to weigh next step as group raises money for library expansion - 11/26/08 10:22 AM
The Friends of the Loveland Public Library has raised $635,000 in its capital campaign for the expansion of the Loveland Public Library. The group is nearly a third of the way to its goal of $2 million. So far, fundraising efforts have been quiet, private efforts, plus thousands of dollars raised from the members of the Library Board and Friends of the Loveland Public Library.
Tuesday night, the Loveland City Council heard the update on the fundraising efforts at its study session.
The citizen-fundraising group would like to see the city commission architectural designs for the library expansion in 2009 and … (0 comments)

Loveland event makes resources available to homeowners at risk of foreclosure - 11/23/08 10:33 AM
About six months ago, Carrie Kepler and her husband realized they were going to lose their home. They no longer were able to afford the payments on the house they purchased in Wellington five years ago with an adjustable-rate mortgage. And someone they paid to help them turned out to be a fraud.
They were finding they couldn’t both pay the mortgage and feed and clothe themselves and their two children.
“We drowned faster than we thought we would,” Kepler said. “It’s awful.”
But Saturday morning Kepler, with some prodding from her father-in-law, Ray Kepler, visited a Foreclosure Prevention Fair at … (0 comments)

Northern Colorado real estate market expected to rebound - 11/21/08 04:05 PM
Despite a depressed economy and real estate sales on the decline, the message coming out of a home and retail market update Thursday was that the market will bounce back. “What we’re going through, we’ll get out of this,” said Steve Laposa, director and professor at the Everitt Real Estate Center, a part of Colorado State University’s College of Business.
Laposa is a real estate trends and capital markets consultant.
At the Everitt Center’s “First Look: Home Prices Indices, Office and Retail Forecasts” Thursday, Sriram Villupuram, assistant professor of finance and real estate at Colorado State, and John Gerhard, research associate … (0 comments)

Loveland city council approves neighborhood by Boyd Lake - 11/19/08 10:28 PM
Tuesday night, the Loveland City Council took another look at the long-debated Lakeview development. In its discussion, which went late into the night, the council examined issues such as dust control during construction, wildlife habitat mitigation, neighborhood access and shoreline grading. Council members approved the development, after agreeing to impose conditions. Councilor Kent Solt voted no on all resolutions, with Cecil Gutierrez voting against one of them.
The Lakeview development will be three distinct neighborhoods along North Boyd Lake Avenue containing a total of 235 single-family homes. The development also will offer amenities such as a clubhouse with outdoor pool and … (0 comments)

The Top 11 Reasons You Should List Your Home For Sale During The Holidays! - 11/17/08 07:33 AM
11. By selling now, you may have an opportunity to be a non-contingent buyer during the spring, when many houses are on the market for less money! This will allow you to sell high and buy low!10. You can sell now for more money and we will provide for a delayed closing or extended occupancy until early next year!9. Even though your house will be on the market, you still have the option to restrict showings during the six or seven days around the Holidays.8. January is traditionally the month for employees to begin new jobs. Since transferees cannot wait until … (0 comments)

Loveland watches building, taxes as indicators - 11/16/08 09:16 AM
Along with most people nationwide, officials in the city of Loveland are preparing to respond to a major economic slowdown. “The risk is certainly higher on the downside than it was (when the budget was being prepared six months ago),” said city of Loveland finance manager Alan Krcmarik. “All of the managers are planning on ways to save.”
But even in the face of near-stagnant construction and lower-than-expected sales tax revenue, the city and the region remain optimistic that Northern Colorado will ride out this storm.
Krcmarik said the city always has budgeted conservatively and always has budgeted cash reserves.
“The … (0 comments)

Foreclosure Hotline - 11/15/08 10:38 AM

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Ponderosa Ridge gets OK - 11/11/08 07:38 AM
Planning Commission approves development to the northwest
 
Monday evening the Loveland Planning Commission approved a 121-acre residential development in northwest Loveland.
The Ponderosa Ridge Development would be 121 acres of low- and estate-density residential west of Wilson Avenue, north and west of the Enchantment Ridge development and between 43rd and 50th streets.
The Planning Commission was considering recommendations to the Loveland City Council regarding the annexation and zoning of the land, the expansion of the city’s comprehensive plan to include the property and a general development plan for the development.
The dozens of residents who spoke at Monday’s meeting, as … (0 comments)

Narrowing ideas for expanding I-25 in Northern Colorado - 11/10/08 07:33 AM
After four years of work, the Colorado Department of Transportation has narrowed the list of options for the future of the Interstate 25 corridor in Northern Colorado down to two. And a 60-day public comment window is now open on those two options. The public comment period will end Dec. 30.
 
Soon, the department hopes to narrow the options to one and begin really honing the details of that vision for I-25.
“We want to make sure that we’re finding the best transportation solutions while mitigating the impacts to the environment,” said Mindy Crane, a Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman.
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Loveland Poll - 11/10/08 07:28 AM
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Recycle electronics for free during November at Access Computer - 11/10/08 07:26 AM
This month, Access Computer Products Inc. in Loveland is offering free electronics recycling to benefit hunger relief. The company will be accepting computer towers and monitors, laptop computers, cell phones, digital cameras, PDAs, inkjet and laser cartridges, video games and consoles, DVD movies, iPods, and GPS devices free of charge. Proceeds will be donated to nonprofit partners that focus on hunger relief for those in need.
Items may be taken to 451 W. 69th St. in Loveland, across from UPS, just north of the new Wal-Mart Supercenter.
For more information, call 612-2930, or visit www.recycleforhungerrelief.com.
Loveland Reporter-Herald
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