North Range Behavioral Health Center Rezoning

North Range Behavioral Health is a community mental health center and substance abuse provider agency serving Weld County, Colorado. They are a private, nonprofit organization that provide professional, knowledgeable mental health services to residents of the Greeley area.

The center has been a residential treatment center and group since 1997.

The modifications that the city is looking to make in the center are turning it into a rehabilitation center and office space. Truly the only change to the structure that will be made is the addition of a parking lot where a former cul-de-sac used to be, as well as a new sidewalk leading up to the entrance of the facility.

The main change, according to Mayor Tom Norton, would be the transformation of a low density space into a semi-commercial out-patient facility.

Zoning is the only obstacle in the way of moving forward with this transformation.

The Administrative Review and Planning Commission both approved of the rezone request.

The entire property is just less than 15,000 sq. ft. The property at hand is extremely well maintained.

The only access to these facilities is through the residential neighborhood that encompasses this center.

City council member Robb Casseday could not vote on the ordinance because of a conflict of interest.

The City Council passed the ordinance to rezone the North Range Behavioral Health Center.

"I am extremely happy that the rest of the council decided to pass the ordinance," Casseday said.

Greeley Mayoral Election 2011

The mayoral election for the city of Greeley was held on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

The last day to register to vote for this year's election was Oct. 3.

The ballots for all the Weld County electors were sent out on Oct. 11-14.

Current mayor of Greeley, Tom Norton, ran against unsuspecting new comer Nick True.

True is former graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with a biology degree, emphasis in secondary education. He now teaches advanced placement physics and chemistry at Frontier Academy High School. True intends to keep his position at Frontier if elected mayor.

"I am a teacher above all else," True said.

Pursuing his second term as Greeley mayor, Tom Norton has been apart of the Greeley community for over 45 years. Norton is a graduate of Colorado State University with both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in civil engineering. He spent more than a decade in the Colorado Legislature, including six years as Senate President. Norton also served the state as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for eight years during the administration of Colorado Governor Bill Owens.

 “Tom Norton is first and foremost an engineer who gets things done,” said former Colorado Governor Bill Owens.

The current qualifications in order to be nominated for mayor of the city of Greeley are as follows:

• A citizen of the United States
• At least 21 years of age
• A resident of the City of Greeley for at least one year immediately preceding the election, and resident of Ward for 90 days immediately preceding the election for Ward candidates
• No other elective office held
• No felony convictions

Along with the election of mayor, there will also be one At-large council member, one Ward I council member, and one Ward IV council member to be elected into council.

The newly elected mayor will take office as of Nov. 8.

As of 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 1, Tom Norton will take office for his second term as mayor of the city of Greeley by defeating opposing candidate Nick True with a 73 percent margin of victory.

"I voted for Tom Norton because has always been an upstanding citizen and has helped develop the Greeley community into great place to raise your children," said elector Analisa Moreles.