Town Hall · Erie

Erie, CO town hall & government

Erie spent $48.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,464 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Erie's government.

Meetings

Coming up at Erie's town hall

  • Sep 28Mon · 6:30 pm
    Historic Preservation Advisory BoardHistoric Preservation Advisory Board Meeting - In PersonTown Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 29Tue · 5:00 pm
    GeneralTown Council Special Meeting645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
    Town CouncilTown Council Study Session Meeting645 Holbrook Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 6:30 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission MeetingCouncil Chambers, 645 Holbrook Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 6:30 pm
    Sustainability Advisory BoardSustainability Advisory Board Meeting - In PersonTown Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 12Mon · 6:30 pm
    Open Space and Trails Advisory BoardOpen Space and Trails Advisory Board Meeting - CANCELEDTown Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 22Tue · 7:00 pm
    Town CouncilTown Council MeetingCouncil Chambers, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 22Tue · 6:30 pm
    Urban Renewal AuthorityCouncil Chambers, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 22Tue · 4:30 pm
    GeneralSustainability Advisory Board and Tree Advisory Board Special Meeting645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 17Thu · 6:30 pm
    Airport Economic Development Advisory BoardAirport Economic Development Advisory Board Meeting - In PersonTown Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 16Wed · 6:30 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission MeetingCouncil Chambers, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 15Tue · 6:00 pm
    Town CouncilTown Council Special Meeting645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 14Mon · 6:30 pm
    Open Space and Trails Advisory BoardOpen Space and Trails Advisory Board Meeting - In PersonTown Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 9Wed · 6:30 pm
    Tree Advisory BoardTree Advisory Board Meeting - In PersonTown Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Erie's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Erie's money goes

Spent
$48.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,464
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$68.9 million
$2,081 per resident
Parks & libraries
$13.2 million27%
Water & other utilities
$13.2 million27%
Police
$9.8 million20%
Sewer & trash
$9.1 million19%
Interest on debt
$2.9 million6%
Roads & transportation
$288,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Erie

Full-time staff
194
119 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
44
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
39 full-time107 part
Police
50 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
37 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Sewer & trash
13 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
19 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Erie's K–12 school district, shared with Longmont, Lyons, Frederick, Firestone, Mead and Dacono. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,300
Colorado: $15,889
Students
31,757
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$296.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 65%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,300 per pupil, $8,250 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Erie: Boulder Valley School District RE-2 ($17,771 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Erie pay

Typical tax bill
$5,395
a year · Colorado typical $2,602
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Colorado 0.48%
Typical home value
$736,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Erie's government

🏛️ Official websiteerieco.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Erie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Erie

Erie is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Erie's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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