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.
Coming up at Erie's town hall
- Sep 28Mon · 6:30 pmHistoric Preservation Advisory BoardHistoric Preservation Advisory Board Meeting - In PersonTown Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 29Tue · 5:00 pm
- Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 7Wed · 6:30 pm
- Oct 7Wed · 6:30 pmSustainability Advisory BoardSustainability Advisory Board Meeting - In PersonTown Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street Meeting page ↗
- Oct 12Mon · 6:30 pmOpen 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
- Sep 22Tue · 6:30 pmUrban Renewal AuthorityCouncil Chambers, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 22Tue · 4:30 pmGeneralSustainability Advisory Board and Tree Advisory Board Special Meeting645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 17Thu · 6:30 pmAirport Economic Development Advisory BoardAirport Economic Development Advisory Board Meeting - In PersonTown Hall Community Room, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 16Wed · 6:30 pmPlanning CommissionPlanning Commission MeetingCouncil Chambers, 645 Holbrook Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 15Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 14Mon · 6:30 pmOpen 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 pmTree 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.
Where Erie's money goes
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%
Who works for Erie
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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).
Which schools Erie kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Erie pay
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.
Contact Erie's government
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.
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.