PROJ00055

• Contract/PO #: C153015
• Contractor Name: Allenspark Water and Sanitation District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 5
• County: Boulder
• Bill Number: SB 75-468
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

SECTION II
ALLENSPARK WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

HISTORY

The Allenspark Water and Sanitation District was officially formed on

January 9, 1973. At that time the District Court ordered formation of

the District under the statutes of the State of Colorado. Initially,

a Steering Committee was formed and this committee was responsible for

the engineering, legal, and administrative work prerequisite to District

formation.

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On November 16, 1972, the election was held in Allenspark
tion of the District. This vote was affirmative 43 to 2.
Directors elected at that time were:
Gordon Street
Ralph Carlin
Bill Ricketts
Ruth Moore
Otto Walters

for the forma-
The Board of

Prior to November of 1972, the Steering Committee initiated and contin-
ued the process of attempting to gather the necessary information and
approval from various local and state agencies for the formation of the
Allenspark District, and implementation of a water system construction.
The Steering Committee had contracted with Wright-McLaughlin Engineers
for a preliminary report and service plan for the formation of the District.
The service report was completed in October of 1971. Concurrently, the
Steering Committe had applied for financial assistance for the construction
of the water system from the Farmers Home Administration. However, the
FHA had no grant funds at that time to provide the needed financial assist-
ance necessary for construction of the water system.

The Allenspark District tried every available means to obtain the needed
financial assistance. Various applications were submitted to the Farmers
Home Administration which were always essentially approved but not acted
on due to the unavailability of funds. All of the necessary reviews have