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Living in Frederick

Who handles what in Frederick, with the official page for each.

Checked November 2, 2026: every item here was read against its own source that day. How we check

Utilities

Water east of I-25 is the Town’s; west of I-25 it is the Left Hand Water District’s, with the Town supplying only raw water. Sewer is the St. Vrain Sanitation District, electricity United Power and natural gas Black Hills Energy.

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  • Town of Frederick utility billing → Water, trash and stormwater on one bill; Finance office at 311 Fifth St, weekdays 8–5, 720-382-5500; online pay, phone, drive-thru and drop box; usage rates rose about 9 percent for average users in February 2025
  • Start, transfer or stop service → Buyers file the Residential Utility Billing Agreement; renters’ bills go to the landlord ($2 a month for a copy); transfers $10, at 311 Fifth St weekdays 9–4; title companies use the Final Utility Request form
  • Left Hand Water District → Drinking water for homes west of I-25, with its own Stage 1 drought guidance; the district’s pages did not render for this guide’s reader, so call the district for service
  • St. Vrain Sanitation District → Sewer for the whole town; 303-776-9570, sewer emergencies 303-994-7572; move-in and move-out forms on the site
  • United Power → Electricity; street-light outages are reported to United Power, not the Town
  • Black Hills Energy → Natural gas
  • Fiber internet: Intrepid and ALLO → A town-wide fiber network under construction since 2025, due to finish in late 2026; check an address with ALLO (866-481-2556); construction questions to Intrepid, 844-380-8090

Trash and recycling

The Town contracts Waste Connections for every home: one 96-gallon trash cart weekly and one 96-gallon recycling cart every other week, billed on the Town’s utility bill.

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  • Garbage and recycling: the Town’s program → Waste Connections, 303-288-2100; trash Fridays east of I-25 and Tuesdays west of it, recycling every other week on the same day; in a holiday week pickup slips a day; carts covered and out of sight except on collection day
  • Waste Connections pickup schedule → Which recycling week your neighborhood is on (the Town’s page lists Schedule A and B by subdivision)
  • Clean-Up Days → The Town’s spring and fall drop-off days; extra bags, branches and bulk items otherwise go through Waste Connections at special rates
  • Household hazardous waste → Weld County’s facility takes paint, batteries, oil, antifreeze and pesticides free; 970-304-6415

Getting around

No bus serves Frederick. The Town points residents to carpools and vanpools and pays Via Mobility for rides for residents who qualify.

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  • Via Mobility rides → Free door-to-door rides for residents 60 and over, people with disabilities and some others who qualify, weekdays 8 am–3 pm, within Frederick, Firestone and Dacono and to Longmont, Boulder, Louisville and Lafayette; 303-444-3043
  • Carbon Valley transit study and Way to Go → The three towns’ CDOT-funded study; the first step is carpools and vanpools through DRCOG’s Way to Go (waytogo.org)
  • Roadwork and construction updates → CDOT’s Colorado 52 resurfacing from I-25 to US 85 runs through December 2026 with overnight lane closures; the Town’s own projects are listed with dates
  • Snow and ice control → Four tiers: emergency routes and arterials first, collectors second, residential streets only after more than six inches in 24 hours, one pass down the middle; live plow map on the page
  • CDOT road conditions → I-25, its frontage roads and Colorado 52, which CDOT plows, not the Town

Recreation

The Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District runs the rec center, the gymnastics center, the leagues and the classes for the three towns; the Town runs the parks, the trails and Bella Rosa Golf Course.

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  • CVPRD registration (CivicRec) → Classes, camps, leagues and lessons; district residents register first, non-residents a week or two later; 303-833-3660
  • Carbon Valley Recreation Center, 701 5th St → Mon–Fri 5:30 am–9 pm, Sat 7:30–5, Sun 10–5; a visit $5.50 for district adults and $8 for others, youth $4 and $6; check your address under “Carbon Valley Rec” on the Weld property portal
  • Pool schedule → Open swim Mon/Wed/Fri 1–8:30 pm, Tue/Thu 1–4:15, Sat 11–4:30, Sun 10–4:30 through January 3; school-break days from 11 am
  • Town parks and facilities → 26 developed parks and 21 miles of trails, as the Town counts them; shelter reservations at Crist Park, Centennial Park and the Frederick Recreation Area close September 30 to February 1; Parks and Open Space 720-382-5805
  • Bella Rosa Golf Course → The Town’s nine-hole course, 5830 Bella Rosa Pkwy; $19 for nine holes walking on weekdays, $24 Friday to Sunday; 303-678-2940
  • Active adults, 55 and over → The district’s Community Center, 151 Grant Ave, Firestone, weekdays 8–4: drop-ins, day trips and the Friendly Fork lunch Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon; 303-833-3660 x123

Schools

Frederick is in St. Vrain Valley Schools, based in Longmont. The neighborhood school goes by the address, boundaries do not follow town lines, and open enrollment lets a student apply to any St. Vrain school with room.

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  • St. Vrain: boundary lookup by address → The district’s ArcGIS address lookup; planning department 303-682-7229 for boundary questions
  • St. Vrain: open enrollment → Applications December 1–15, 2026; space-available offers by January 8 and confirmation by January 21, 2027; later applications go on a waitlist
  • The Frederick feeder → Frederick High (5690 Tipple Pkwy, 303-833-3533), Coal Ridge Middle, Thunder Valley K-8, Centennial, Legacy and Prairie Ridge elementaries, Spark! Discovery Preschool
  • 2026–27 district calendar → Thanksgiving break November 23–27, winter break December 21–January 1 (January 4 a non-student day), spring break March 15–19, last day May 27

Reporting a problem

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City meetings and participation

The Town holds its own elections in November of even-numbered years (the next is November 7, 2028); Weld County runs the rest, by mail ballot.

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  • Mayor and Board of Trustees → First and third Wednesdays at 7 pm at Town Hall, 401 Locust St, work sessions at 5:30; email the Board at BOTInfo@frederickco.gov; the Town Clerk is 720-382-5500
  • Agendas and minutes → The Board, the Planning Commission and every committee, with each agenda once posted
  • Serve on a board, commission or committee → Residents apply online; the Board considers applications in May and October after panel interviews; two parks-commission seats and one historic-preservation seat were open on November 2
  • Frederick Youth Commission → Grades 8 to 12; ten seats open; apply online with the release form; 720-382-5553
  • Volunteer with the Town → Event shifts through the Frederick Volunteer Portal, a volunteer newsletter, beer-garden shifts for TIPS-trained adults 21 and over, and one-time service projects; volunteers 14 and up on their own
  • Weld County Elections → General election November 3, 2026, ballots received by 7 pm; the Carbon Valley Recreation Center, 701 5th St, is a vote center on November 2 and 3 and a 24-hour drop box; 970-304-6525

What changed lately

All local changes →

Construction and access · Under way Now

CDOT is resurfacing nine miles of Colorado 52 east of I-25 through December

Expect overnight single-lane, alternating traffic Sunday night to Friday morning east of Ridgeway Boulevard, and a nightly closure of the southbound US 85 off-ramp to CO 52 with a detour to CO 7; text colo52 to 866-762-3640 for alerts.

Source: Town of Frederick: Construction and Roadwork Updates, read CDOT: CO 52 Weld County resurfacing project

Program announcement · Under way Now

Holiday help: Thanksgiving Dinner in a Box takes food through November 18, Santa Cops referrals and Angel Tree gifts through November 30

Request or nominate a household with the Town’s online form by November 13; drop canned yams, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, corn and the rest at Town Hall by November 18; pick an Angel Tree tag or bring a new, unwrapped gift to 333 Fifth Street by November 30.

Source: Town of Frederick: Thanksgiving Dinner in a Box, read Town of Frederick: Santa Cops

Notice · Under way

Frederick is in a Stage 1 water shortage: no watering 10 to 6, three days a week

Water before 10 or after 6, at most three days a week, and watch the Town’s water-use page for a change of stage before planning a lawn or landscaping.

Source: Town of Frederick: Water Use Guidance and Current Conditions, read