News highlights: 1993

By JoAn Bjarko
North Forty News

Waverly residents Barbara and Joe Baker published the first issue of the North Forty News in April, using a home office on West County Road 68 as their headquarters.

Ninety-two families were supporting the Waverly Community Center in an effort to retain community spirit after Poudre School District closed the Waverly Elementary School in June 1992. WCC activities included a volleyball league, country swing dance lessons, a variety of classes, holiday parties and an annual carnival.

The Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center - a branch of Colorado State University - opened along Interstate 25 in April.

The fire station at Waverly received a 1,700-square-foot addition, costing about $85,000.

A citizens' group started exploring the idea of building a cultural center and museum at the intersection of Interstate 25 and Highway 1 in Wellington. The idea was abandoned by the end of the year.

The former Wellington High School, built in 1926, was torn down in July to make way for the final phase of the new junior high building.

The Northern Colorado Water Association filed a lawsuit against the town of Wellington in July to prevent the town from providing water to annexed areas already located in the association's service area. The two entities reached an out-of-court settlement in 1994 by agreeing on boundaries that each would serve.

LaPorte residents organized the first of several fall festivals held in September.

The Wellington Town Board doubled the price of water taps for new construction, setting the new fee at $2,400.

A Wellington citizens' group advocated disincorporation of the town to dissolve the current government, but the issue never went to a vote. Proponents pointed to LaPorte as an example of how favorable the absence of a town hall can be. Larimer County Commissioner Courtlyn Hotchkiss predicted that LaPorte residents would choose to incorporate within five to 10 years. (That didn't happen either.)