Project on hold

April 11, 2019 To: Current Hondius Water Users Association (HWUA) Members (Bcc via email) Non-Hondius users with possible interest (Bcc via email) From: HWUA Board members The HWUA Board recently held a meeting with representatives of the Town of Estes Park (Town) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the planned water project …

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August 1 Meeting Update

For those not able to attend the August 1st Hondius public meeting, including the updated discussion regarding the project to replace the current Hondius water system, the meeting was covered by the Estes Park Trail Gazette and reported in the article included in the link below: http://www.eptrail.com/ci_32046978/hondius-water-users-project-moving-forward Much of the discussion at the public meeting …

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Notice of Public Meeting – 8/1/18

Notice of Public Meeting For Hondius Water Users Association Members (and Other Potential Water Users) Estes Park, Colorado Date: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Current Hondius system users – Annual Meeting 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Public meeting Re: Status of proposed replacement of Hondius water system – …

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Hondius Project Vote Results

I have had several inquiries regarding the vote received from our Hondius Annual Meeting on August 1st (and subsequently via email, mail, and in-person ballot gathering) regarding the question of whether the Hondius users approve the proposed USDA funding of a new water system, which would be operated by the Town of Estes Park. The …

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View 8/1/17 Public Meeting Video

If you missed the public meeting on 8/1/17, you can catch the replay online here (opens a new tab):

Public Meeting Results – Your Vote Needed

Our public meeting on August 1st was a success with almost all current users of the Hondius water system in attendance voting for the Project to move forward with the financing commitment received from the USDA. At the meeting, the engineer provided an update of the estimated costs that we had previously estimated for the …

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10/13/16 – Update

Hi all, I just wanted to bring you up to date on a couple of matters.  As a reminder, at our August 1st meeting, we held an annual meeting of the Hondius Water Users Association and elected 5 directors, and since that time the Directors have met and approved the following officer roles for the …

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8/1/16 – Public Meeting Minutes

TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO PUBLIC MEETING
DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED HONDIUS WATER PROJECT
AUGUST 1, 2016

Meeting was brought to order at 4:10 PM at the Town of Estes Park, Colorado Town Hall. Those in attendance representing the Hondius Water Users Association are the newly elected Board members of the Association, representing the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, are Mr. Reuben Bergsten and Jeff Boles, representing Larimer County is Mr. Ed Schemm, and representing Landmark Engineering is Mr. Rod Harr. Additional interested individuals were also present and their names are separately attached.

The purpose of this meeting is to present historically the function of the Hondius Water Users Association and the plan to provide an entirely new water delivery system to its users and those from the immediate area who desire to participate in the Project. Additionally a petition is to be presented to ask the Town and County to proceed with a final engineering report for the Project and subsequently to acquire financing potentials to fund the endeavor.

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Information for Signing Petition from Public Meeting

Our public meeting on August 1st was a success, with almost all current users of the Hondius line in attendance signing the Petition for the Town to move forward with obtaining financing from the USDA. At the meeting, the engineer went through the preliminary engineering report. The total estimated cost of $3.4 million for the project …

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