Attempt To Create New Colorado County Dropped
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - A group working to create a new county in northern Colorado has disbanded.
A committee to carve a new St. Vrain County out of parts of northern Boulder and southwest Weld counties is no longer registered with the state as an active issue committee, according to The (Longmont) Times-Call.
The group registered with the secretary of state in May. The newspaper reports that the group is now listed as "terminated."
Establishing a new county would have required approval in a statewide election, such as the 1998 election when Colorado voters created Broomfield County out of parts of Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and Weld counties. St. Vrain County would have been the state's 65th county.
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