The Commissioners’ Office is requesting a budget supplemental in the amount of $4,000,000 to fund the Phase 1 Distribution of residential property payments to eligible households impacted by the Denver Water Gross Dam Expansion Project in unincorporated Boulder County. This program has a full revenue offset due to a Settlement Agreement that was signed in November 2021 between the County of Boulder and the Denver Board of Water Commissions.
On June 29, 2023, at a public meeting, the Board of County Commissioners authorized spending $4,000,000 of the $5,000,000 fund outlined in Section 2.1 (“Reduce Impacts to Residents”) of the Settlement Agreement. The money was provided to Boulder County by Denver Water for distribution directly to eligible households to help mitigate the air, noise, and lighting/visual impacts of the Gross Dam Expansion Project. Payments range from $2,000 to $29,000 for approximately 400 households eligible for a Phase 1 Distribution payment.
The County Commissioners have given residents until April 30, 2024, to request each household’s eligible payment, so the full $4,000,000 may be spent in the last two quarters of 2023 and the first four months of 2024.
Ref: June 29th, 3:00pm Public Meeting