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Greeley will not move forward with the purchase of the JBS USA headquarters building in the Promontory business park, with the city focusing instead on funding of a new civic campus downtown.

Greeley is piecing together a plan to reconnect and restore the Poudre River by getting out of its way — and making it a recreation destination. Listen to Morning Edition host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun Team Editor David Krause and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

The Greeley City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize the city attorney’s office to bring legal action against the neighboring community of Windsor, claiming that the smaller community has ignored a 17-year-old intergovernmental agreement on infrastructure.

The difference between moving the Weld County Justice Center 2 miles north or keeping it downtown just got a bit more complicated, as downtown Greeley developers on Monday presented a much different conclusion to the expense of such a move — around $200 million less than originally presented.

A trifecta of governmental bodies is considering an ambitious plan to co-locate new facilities to preserve downtown Greeley as an employment center for Weld County, the City of Greeley and Greeley-Evans School District 6.

Several NoCo restaurants closed last year after decades of service. Owners cite increased costs of food, rent and labor. But to their patrons these spaces filled up more than just their stomachs.

The Greeley City Council is going to take a little more time to wade through the mountain of information associated with the proposed West Greeley project that would put the city in $1.1 billion in debt while at the same time ushering in a future within the community.

Nonfunctional turf replacement is an important tool in Colorado River water conservation, but even its proponents say it is a small part of the bigger picture.

Developer Martin Lind’s proposal to Greeley would require the city to guarantee the Cascadia project’s $1.1 billion debt. Cascadia would be funded through the revenues it generates once it opens as well as through $793 million in bonds. Greeley city officials are now reviewing a market study and will receive an economic impact report on Dec. 20.

Greeley City Council officially named the city's new natural space. Arroyos del Sol will protect more than 900 acres of land.