TOWN OF FIRESTONE NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR ANNEXATION KNOWN AS THE VARRA ESTATE ANNEXATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to C.R.S. � 31-12-108(2), that the Town Board of Trustees of the Town of Firestone, Colorado will hold a public hearing on June 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM (or as soon thereafter as the meeting agenda permits) to consider whether the property generally known as Varra Estate Annexation and more particularly described in Resolution No. 26-21, approved April 15, 2026 (the "Substantial Compliance Resolution"), as amended by Resolution 26-40 (the "Amending Resolution'), which property in the aggregate consists of approximately 33.29 acres including portions, and which is more particularly described in the relevant petition for annexation (the "Subject Property"), meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S. � 31-12-104 and C.R.S. � 31-12-105, and is eligible for annexation to the Town of Firestone. Copies of the Petition for Annexation concerning the Subject Property and the corresponding annexation maps are on file at the Town of Firestone Town Clerk's office, 9950 Park Ave., Firestone Colorado 80504. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will be held at a regular meeting of the Town Board of Trustees to be held in the Firestone Boardroom, located at 9900 Park Ave., Firestone Colorado 80504. Further information concerning these matters may be obtained by calling the Town of Firestone Planning and Development Department at 303.833.3291. Copies of Substantial Compliance Resolution No. 26-21 and Amending Resolution 26-40 are published in full below. /s/ _________________ Miriam Granados Luna, CMC, Town Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 26-40 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 26-21 WHEREAS, on April 15, 2026, the Town of Firestone Board of Trustees ("Town Board") adopted Resolution No. 26-21, accepting and finding substantial compliance with an annexation petition for certain real property described in Exhibit A to that resolution, to be known as the Varra Estate Annexation, and setting a public hearing regarding the eligibility of the Varra Estate Annexation for May 20, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Town Board desires to amend Resolution No. 26-21 to reschedule the eligibility hearing to June 17, 2026, due to a publication error. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 5 of Resolution No. 26-21 is hereby amended so that it now reads as follows: "Section 5. The Town Board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annexation at a regular meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon as thereafter possible, at the Firestone Board of Trustees Boardroom, located at 9900 Park Avenue, Firestone, Colorado 80504, to determine if the proposed annexation as described in the Petition complies with Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S. �� 31-12-104 and -105, or such parts thereof, as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation." Section 2. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of May, 2026. ______________________________ Don Conyac Jr., Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ Miriam Granados Luna, CMC Town Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ____________________________ Marshall Keith Martin, Town Attorney RESOLUTION NO. 26-21 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO, ACCEPTING AND FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF AN ANNEXATION PETITION FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE VARRA ESTATE ANNEXATION; AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON SUCH PETITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION ACT OF 1965 WHEREAS, a written petition requesting the annexation of certain real property, to be known as the Varra Estate Annexation ("Petition"), and as further described in Exhibit A ("Property"), has been filed of record with the Town Clerk of the Town of Firestone, State of Colorado ("Town"), who has provided copies of such petition to the Board of Trustees ("Board") upon receipt; and WHEREAS, the Petition has been referred to the Town Board for a determination of substantial compliance with the requirements of C.R.S. � 31-12-107(1); and WHEREAS, the Town Board has taken official notice of all maps, records, and other information and materials on file with the Town, regarding the Petition; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has examined the Petition and finds as follows: 1. That the Petition contains: (a) An allegation that it is desirable and necessary that such area be annexed to the Town of Firestone and (b) Allegations that the requirements of C.R.S. �� 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 exist or are met. (c) An allegation that the signers of the Petition comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners of the area proposed to be annexed and own more than fifty percent (50%) of the area proposed to be annexed, exclusive of public streets and alleys and any land owned by the Town of Firestone. (d) A request that the Town of Firestone approve the annexation of the Property, as more particularly described in Exhibit A. (e) The signatures of the landowners that executed the petition. (f) The mailing address of each landowner signer. (g) The legal description of the Property and a legal description of the specific real property owned by the landowners that executed the petition. (h) The date that each landowner executed the petition. (i) The affidavit of petition circulator(s); stating that the signature of each landowner therein is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be. 2. That four (4) copies of the annexation map corresponding to the Property have been submitted to the Town with the Petition, and that each annexation map contains the following information: (a) A written legal description of the boundaries of the property proposed to be annexed. (b) A map showing the boundary of the property proposed to be annexed. (c) Within the map, the boundaries and the plat numbers of plots or of lots and blocks. (d) Next to the boundary of the property proposed to be annexed is drawn the contiguous boundary of the Town of Firestone and any other municipality abutting the property proposed to be annexed. 3. That no signature on the Petition is dated more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of filing of the Petition for Annexation with the Town Clerk of the Town of Firestone, State of Colorado. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO: Section 1. That the foregoing recitals and findings are incorporated herein as findings and conclusions of the Town Board. Section 2. The Petition for Annexation of the real property described and shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, to be known as the Varra Estate Annexation, is determined to be in substantial compliance with C.R.S. � 31-12-107(1). Section 3. No election is required under C.R.S. � 31-12-107(2). Section 4. No additional terms and conditions are to be imposed except as provided in each Petition for Annexation and in any annexation agreement which may be entered into by and between the Town of Firestone and the petitioner(s), which are not to be considered additional terms and conditions within the meaning of C.R.S. �31-12-112. Section 5. The Town Board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annexation at a regular meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon as thereafter possible, at the Firestone Board of Trustees Boardroom, located at 9900 Park Avenue, Firestone, Colorado 80504, to determine if the proposed annexation as described in the Petition complies with Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S. �� 31-12-104 and -105, or such parts thereof, as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation. Section 6. The Town Clerk shall publish a Notice of Public Hearing once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed, with the first publication of such notice to be at least thirty days prior to the date of the hearing. The Town Clerk shall further provide notice to the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, the Weld County Attorney, and to any special district or school district having territory within the area proposed to be annexed, in the manner and within the time provided in C.R.S. � 31-12-108(2). Section 7. The Town staff and Town Attorney are hereby directed to take all such actions, including making any legal filings, as are necessary to comply with state law governing the process for annexing the Property. Section 8. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of April, 2026. ______________________________ Don Conyac Jr., Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ Miriam Granados Luna, CMC Town Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ____________________________ Marshall Keith Martin, Town Attorney EXHIBIT A VARRA ESTATE ANNEXATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., IN THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: CONSIDERING THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 1 TO BEAR NORTH 00�15'52" WEST, BEING MONUMENTED ON THE NORTH END BY A 2 1/2" ALUMINUM CAP, PLS 28656 IN MONUMENT BOX, AND ON THE SOUTH END BY A 2 1/2" ALUMINUM CAP, PLS 24307 IN MONUMENT BOX, WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1; THENCE SOUTH 43�57'55" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 43.01 FEET TO THE EXISTING MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF FIRESTONE NORTH ANNEXATION RECORDED JANUARY 16, 2015 AS RECEPTION NO. 4076118 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 00�15'52" EAST, COINCIDENT WITH THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF COLORADO BOULEVARD AND THE EXISTING MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF BROOKS FARM SECOND ANNEXATION RECORDED JUNE 15, 2001 AS RECEPTION NO. 2857771 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO; A DISTANCE OF 1289.98 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT B, RECORDED EXEMPTION NO. RE-1852, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT RECORDED APRIL 8, 1996 AS RECEPTION NO. 2484545 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO; THENCE SOUTH 88�12'30" WEST, COINCIDENT WITH SAID SOUTH LINE AND THE EXISTING MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF THE SHORES ANNEXATION RECORDED JULY 29, 1998 AS RECEPTION NO. 2629149 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, A DISTANCE OF 1279.36 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT B; THENCE NORTH 00�09'40" WEST, COINCIDENT WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT B, A DISTANCE OF 918.96 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT A OF SAID RE-1852; THENCE SOUTH 60�25'53" EAST, COINCIDENT WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT A, A DISTANCE OF 345.57 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88�11'34" EAST, COINCIDENT WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT A, A DISTANCE OF 116.45 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT A; THENCE NORTH 01�48'19" WEST, COINCIDENT WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT A, A DISTANCE OF 550.54 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF COUNTY ROAD 26; THENCE NORTH 88�11'41" EAST, COINCIDENT WITH SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 876.18 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING SAID PARCEL CONTAINS 1,450,036 SQUARE FEET OR 33.29 ACRES, MORE OR LESS Published: Longmont TImes Call May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2026-2169615