2022 Budget
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Help Shape the City’s Budget
Throughout the summer and fall, there will be a variety of ways you can weigh in on your priorities for the community, as well as specific funding proposals. Even if you only have a few minutes, your input matters.
Have 1 minute?
- Bookmark this page to check back for new engagement opportunities
- Follow the City of Fort Collins on social media for the latest information throughout the budget process
Have 5 minutes?
- Click the “One Thing” tab below to tell us what’s most important to you
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Esta información está disponible en español a continuación.
Help Shape the City’s Budget
Throughout the summer and fall, there will be a variety of ways you can weigh in on your priorities for the community, as well as specific funding proposals. Even if you only have a few minutes, your input matters.
Have 1 minute?
- Bookmark this page to check back for new engagement opportunities
- Follow the City of Fort Collins on social media for the latest information throughout the budget process
Have 5 minutes?
- Click the “One Thing” tab below to tell us what’s most important to you
- Watch one of our Budget overview videos to learn more about the process
Have 10 minutes?
- Click the “Priorities” tab below to review the City’s strategic outcomes and let us know if the pandemic has shifted these priorities for you
- Click the “Submit Your Ideas” tab below to give us your funding suggestions within the City’s strategic outcomes
Have 20+ minutes?
- Click the “Outcome Surveys” tab below to dive deeper into each outcome area and share your funding ideas to help meet your community priorities.
Want to host this conversation with your organization, friends or other group? Check out the Budget Engagement Toolkit in the Document Library for materials you can use.
Prefer to have City staff meet with your group? Email aresseguie@fcgov.com to schedule.
Ayude a determinar el presupuesto de la Ciudad
Durante el verano y el otoño, habrá varias formas en las que puede opinar sobre sus prioridades para la comunidad, así como sus propuestas de financiamiento específicas. Incluso si solo tiene unos minutos, sus comentarios son importantes.
¿Tiene 1 minuto?
- Añada esta página a sus favoritos para volver a consultar nuevas oportunidades de participación
- Siga a la Ciudad de Fort Collins en las redes sociales para obtener la información más reciente durante el proceso presupuestario
¿Tiene 5 minutos?
- Haga clic en la pestaña “One Thing (Una cosa)” a continuación para decirnos qué es lo más importante para usted
- Vea uno de nuestros videos de información general sobre el presupuesto para obtener más información sobre el proceso
¿Tiene 10 minutos?
- Haga clic en la pestaña “Priorities (Prioridades)” a continuación para revisar los resultados estratégicos de la Ciudad y hacernos saber si la pandemia ha cambiado estas prioridades para usted
- Haga clic en la pestaña “Submit Your Ideas (Enviar sus ideas)” a continuación para darnos sus sugerencias de financiamiento dentro de los resultados estratégicos de la Ciudad
¿Tiene más de 20 minutos?
- Haga clic en la pestaña “Outcome Surveys (Encuestas de resultados)” a continuación para explorar más a fondo cada área de resultados y compartir sus ideas de financiamiento para ayudar a cumplir con las prioridades de su comunidad
¿Quiere hablar con su equipo, amigos, o cualquier otro grupo acerca de las ofertas presupuestarias? Consulte el Kit de herramientas de participación presupuestaria en la biblioteca de documentos para ver los materiales que puede utilizar.
¿Prefiere que el personal de la ciudad se reúna con su grupo? Envíe un correo electrónico a aresseguie@fcgov.com para programar una junta.
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over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.e.mcallover 2 years agoKeep the racism and propaganda of CRT/1619 out of our schools.
Minnesota citizens are making the claim Critical Race Theory (CRT) is overwhelming their workplaces and schools as three new legal actions are filed – one lawsuit and two formal complaints that might become lawsuits – arguing the Marxist ideology promotes racism and divisiveness. During a press conference Monday (video below) at the Minnesota Capitol, Doug Seaton, president of the Upper Midwest Law Center, who is representing the plaintiffs in all three matters, said: We’re seeing that everywhere these days … favoritism and disadvantages based on race and skin color, as you will see in our clients’ presentation. The CRT push is subverting the missions of all of their organizations. They are in educational organizations, health care and treatment organizations, and counseling and care organizations, and these are all being subverted by the propaganda of CRT. https://youtu.be/dvze6_aBfZQ
0 comment0lprescott720almost 3 years agoResources for the homeless, and police officer accountability towards civilians.
0 comment3grubsrofalmost 3 years agoPlease expand public transportation. The increase in population and traffic make it a necessity. The more convenient the more usage.
1 comment4kartellalmost 3 years agoPlease more speed bumps approaching and in front of every school for children's' safety.
Needed due to increased population and more cars on the road. Also, so many cars with children being dropped off and picked up at school with increased danger to kids walking and biking to school.
0 comment0e.mcallalmost 3 years agoNo funding for the racist 1619 Project and CRT. No funding tor "equity' in any form. No funding for anything labeled "sustainable".
Lower taxes across the board.
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Neighborhood Livability & Social Health / Habitabilidad y salud social dentro de la comunidad
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.In the Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Outcome, what kinds of services would you like to see funded?
Like someone else’s idea? Click on the heart to help us see which ones have the most support.
En el Resultado Habitabilidad y salud social dentro de la comunidad, ¿qué tipos de servicios le gustaría que se financiaran?
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PeterMOneillover 2 years agoUnify our community by promoting the use of our common language, English, in all but emergency situations.
Save money and clarify communication by removing multilingual publications and meeting translation that only benefit a small minority while confusing and delaying everyone else. Instead, direct those in need to English learning resources or even fund English language instruction.
0 comment0bchalmost 3 years agoTrain Overpasses & Quiet Zones along Timberline
Noting this has some Federal regulation, it's troublesome that so many neighborhoods were developed directly alongside train crossings. With added train noise only increasing (especially during Midnight-to-6am hours) and delays by the Federal Rail Authority, something needs to be done to alleviate these issues more quickly. This is especially true near Timberline & Vine, Timberline & College areas. I'd like to see increased budget put towards mirroring what surrounding communities like Timnath and Windsor provide residential areas with designated quiet zones for Trains or heavily prioritizing the implementation of overpasses at these crossings to alleviate the increasing noise pollution in residential areas that were approved by the city to be built by these tracks without any real strategy to lessen the impact of their proximity. Coupled with housing shortages and a vastly restricted housing market, most people are unable to be selective and are having little choice but to purchase/rent near these tracks due to lack of inventory. Thank you for your consideration of these ideas!
1 comment7jkeanalmost 3 years agoMore Multifamily/Apartment housing
With housing costs climbing out of control, we need more dwellings for our existing residents and those who move into the community. Specifically, there are multiple empty/blighted lots downtown, just north of DTC, that would make great sites for high-density residences. I believe this would not only help control housing costs, but further add to our thriving downtown, helping to make it the envy of the state.
0 comment1MartParkover 2 years agoMatch Planning Staffing with Growth and Development Pressure
I encourage City Council to fill the vacant positions in the Planning Department and to consider adding the necessary staff to fulfill the vision of City Plan. I just re-read Principles and Policies of City Plan and it is striking that an immense amount of responsibility has been placed upon this group. The rate of growth is high and there continues to be extraordinary development pressure. If Fort Collins is to become the unique city that is envisioned, then having the requisite staffing level commensurate with the task is urgently required. Otherwise, I fear, our City will risk losing its unique attributes and begin a long, slow decline into ubiquity. At that point, we can look forward to changing our motto from The Choice City to Anywhere, USA.
0 comment0Draxxinusamalmost 3 years agoCreate a city based system for assisting the homeless
Create city-based services to assit homeless populations with things like Shelters, temporary housing and mental health services to better assist underserved and vulnerable populations.
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Culture & Recreation / Cultura y recreación
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.In the Culture & Recreation Outcome, what kinds of services would you like to see funded?
Like someone else’s idea? Click on the heart to help us see which ones have the most support.
En el Resultado Cultura y recreación, ¿qué tipos de servicios le gustaría que se financiaran?
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Jaci Teealmost 3 years agoMore pickle Ball courts! There are so many new players, and empty tennis courts that can be converted! 🙏🏻
0 comment0plantalmost 3 years agoEducation and licensing for wilderness access
Decrease the harmful effects of human activity on wilderness while raising money to sustain and conserve what we have.
0 comment1FoCoNickalmost 3 years agoConnect North East Fort Collins to bike lane + sidewalk network
+ Collaborate with Larimer County to augment safety along Country Club Road - a primary path to Tavelli Elementary School.
0 comment0Kevin Krausealmost 3 years agoBreak down natural areas/parks/other dept silos to deliver outdoor recreation plan desired by citizens that includes more nearby trail miles
2 comments0JJalmost 3 years agoGiven Fort Collins' reputation as a bike friendly city, I recommend a bike oriented recreation park (similar to Valmont in Boulder).
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Economic Health / Salud económica
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.In the Economic Health Outcome, what kinds of services would you like to see funded?
Like someone else’s idea? Click on the heart to help us see which ones have the most support.
En el Resultado Salud económica, ¿qué tipos de servicios le gustaría que se financiaran?
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Barefootmegover 2 years agoNoCo Market online
One of the neatest things that I saw develop during the pandemic was a Northern Colorado marketplace online where small businesses could post their information and residents could get a better sense of the locally owned businesses that they should be supporting. I would love to see Fort Collins spearhead a project that included Wellington, Laporte, Loveland, etc.; in association with all of the related Chambers of Commerce; that would create and manage a website through which local residents could find local shops selling whatever it is they're looking for. The website could give a brief description of what the shops carried with a link to their website or FB page. And it would be searchable... so if I was looking for locally made leather polish (which I know exists) I could find it through the website and either order online or drive to a local shop that sells the item I'm looking for. What a great way to support our local businesses. It would essentially be an online directory specific to us. I know things like Be Local have been tried, but they can't support themselves. But through support from the Municipalities and the Chambers, maybe we could make it happen. Franchises could be listed if they're locally owned, but no big box stores.
0 comment0Barefootmegover 2 years agoWe need "streetcar commercial districts"... even if our streetcar is no longer a city-wide form off transportation.
Not only should every resident live within walking or biking distance of a park, but they should also live within walking or biking distance of a gallon of milk. We need small, neighborhood level commercial areas where residents can gather together over coffee/tea/beer and get to know each other. We need places that are affordable for small business owners to get their start and they need to be easily accessible by walking, riding, or scootering for everyone, including moms with young kids on bikes. We can't just put our commercial centers along dangerous motorways. We need to be putting them at the smaller crossroads within our neighborhoods. And we seriously need to deal with the food desserts on the eastern edges of town.
0 comment0Draxxinusamalmost 3 years agoCreate a Light Rail plan that can easily connect Fort Collins to other Urban Centers
Create a plan for lightrail that can connect into Denver's infrastructure (or even Cheyenne) to help alleviate traffic issues, but also better connect people who might not be able to make a trip to Fort Collins very easily. (Or vice versa)
1 comment3Barefootmegover 2 years agoHistoric Surveys need to be funded.
I know that Historic Preservation is often considered under livable neighborhoods, but historic surveys really should be considered as an economic (and cultural) item. We need to be proactive in getting historic surveys completed so that when new property owners or developers are looking to purchase and alter a property, they know well in advance what codes they're going to come up against. Not having these historic surveys done in advance adds a layer of confusion, lag-time, and uncertainty to our development process. When the varied group of developers, preservationists, DDA members, and real estate lawyers got together to revisit the historic preservation code, the one thing everyone agreed 100% on is that we absolutely must be getting these historic surveys done in advance of development pressure. But doing these surveys thoroughly and accurately takes time and funding. Please fund historic surveys!
0 comment0Draxxinusamalmost 3 years agoIncentivize "Walkable/Bikeable" Communities / Economic areas
I'd like to see an effort to incentivize more local businesses to concentrate in areas similar to the Front Range Village shopping mall. Make them very easily accessed by bus/bike/etc. Create a place where businesses can help each other by encouraging foot traffic while reducing vehicle traffic by making goods and services more locally accessible
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Environmental Health / Salud ambiental
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.In the Environmental Health Outcome, what kinds of services would you like to see funded?
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En el Resultado Salud ambiental, ¿qué tipos de servicios le gustaría que se financiaran?
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Draxxinusamalmost 3 years agoLeverage things like "Trash Tag" to help incentivize citizens to keep areas clean.
Create programs to get equipment (vests, grabbers etc) and community events to clean areas/neighborhoods of trash that accumulates in them. Prizes for garbage removal, events, food trucks etc. can help encourage people to participate in keeping their communities more clean.
1 comment1Jaypodover 2 years agoAir quality/climate change. Need to go beyond monitoring air quality. Need short and long term plan to combat these threats to life quality.
Air quality/climate change
0 comment1Tallon Nightwalkeralmost 3 years agoUse Northern Colorado Wildlife Center to improve habitats in the city
Save money on the other contractors, and pay the nonprofit Northern Colorado Wildlife Center to do the clean-ups like they already provide. Paying them would allow them to clean-up MORE city natural areas and it would keep the money going to local nonprofits instead of contractor companies.
0 comment4Barefootmegover 2 years agoWe need to be more aggressive about water conservation.
The City has done a lot to get people to conserve water, but we could do more. We need more aggressive marketing/education to help people realize that they don't need to water their lawns nearly as often as they do, they don't need to flush their toilets every time they use the loo, etc. The Water tour that the City runs is fantastic! It would be great to find a way to do a similar "tour" for bicyclists. Educational signs could also be posted around camp grounds. And schools could have water experts come in to teach students about water in Northern Colorado.
0 comment1cedelenalmost 3 years agoMake it easier to compost waste
Creating community compost piles, educating residents on best practices, and allowing residents to freely access the compost would both reduce waste and improve the environment.
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Safe Community / Comunidad segura
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.In the Safe Community Outcome, what kinds of services would you like to see funded?
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En el Resultado Comunidad segura, ¿qué tipos de servicios le gustaría que se financiaran?
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Videos
- Explanation of the different kinds of budget requests. Explicación de los diferentes tipos de solicitudes presupuestarias.
- Overview of the City's two-year process to create the Strategic Plan and Biennial Budget.
- How does the City of Fort Collins decide to spend its money?
- ¿Cómo decide la Cuidad cuánto dinero gastar y en qué?
- Neighborhood Livability & Social Health, Environmental Health Foro sobre el presupuesto nº 1: Habitabilidad y salud social dentro de la comunidad y Salud ambiental Hay subtítulos en español disponibles
- Safe Community and Transportation & Mobility
- Comunidad segura y Transporte y movilidad
- Economic Health, Culture & Recreation, and High Performing Government
- Salud económica, Cultura y recreación, y Un gobierno de alto rendimiento
- Online forum with community partner organizations reviewing engagement opportunities for the 2022 Budget and other City projects.
FAQs
- What is the City's budget about? / ¿De qué se trata el presupuesto de la Ciudad?
- How are budget decisions made? / ¿Cómo se toman las decisiones con respecto al presupuesto?
- What are the City's Key Outcome Areas? / ¿Cuáles son las Áreas de resultados clave de la Ciudad?
- What is Budgeting for Outcomes? / ¿Qué es el Presupuesto por Resultados?
- Why do we do Budgeting for Outcomes? / ¿Por qué hacemos el Presupuesto por Resultados?
- What's Different About the 2022 Budget? / ¿Qué tiene de diferente el Presupuesto de 2022?
Key Dates
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March → May 2021
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May → July 2021
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September 01 2021
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September → November 2021
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September 14 2021
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September 21 2021
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September 28 2021
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October 05 2021
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October 12 2021
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November 02 2021
Who's Listening
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Budget Director
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