Anyone know the Erie, Colorado area

[JB64CHEVELLE]

I am thinking of moving to the Erie area to be closer to my family. I here there smog laws suck more than here in California. I also am questioning the weather. I did find some very nice homes at the Erie air park, some even have plane hangers at the house. Can you say big shop! Give me some info on the area good and bad.

[MoparCar]

I live in Erie. It's more or less a bedroom town area. Not a lot of of actual business and stuff happening in Erie. That said I have lived in Erie for about 15 years and like it. It is very convenient to Boulder, Denver, Loveland, etc.. It is still a little less money than surrounding areas like Louisville and on the west side of I-25 which keeps the value and house prices higher than east of I-25. I've been in erie air park many times. Sort of different. Love it if you like to fly but some homes are a little dated. You should have good mountain views there. The air park is in Weld County. Taxes are better than a little to the west in Boulder County. There is another air park a little to the north and bigger lots and more reasonable. Most areas are very small lots with nothing but tract home builders. Water rights eliminate large lots. Everything is controlled by developers. You cannot just go and buy land to build on. I repeat this. You cannot buy land to build on unless you are prepared to spend a lot of money! It is all by developers. It's something like 34 acres minimum if you are not a developer to access water rights.

Smog laws aren't bad. Depends on the year you are building. Weather is generally great if not exceptional. Very dry but sunny. It has been a colder winter but we have a ton of sunshine and most winters are pretty mild with most of the snow in the mountains. One thing I don't like is that it is semi-arid. It is brown during the summer and not a lot of trees or green grass. I grew up in Wisconsin and really miss the green and trees. If you look west it is mountains. If you look east it's basically flat, dry and Kansas. To get to the mountains to do anything it is some effort. At least a day trip if not more and traffic sucks up and down the I-70 corridor to the mountains. Really it sucks bad. I love to ski, hike and all mountain things but we don't get up there that much because of the nasty traffics on the weekends.

That said, if you want 4 seasons it is probably one of the better areas to live. There are places I like better but overall it's pretty good.

Wes

[MoparCar]

Let me know if you need anything further or specific. Send me a PM if you need.
Wes

[jarhead]

I live further north than Mopar (Wellington), but I agree with the Weather, and I like it due to that alone.

Not sure I would go farther south than Longmont.

It has been exceptionally cold this year -20 a week ago, was worried the calf waterer was going to freeze. More snow than I remembered but I am 58 this year and dont remember much, lol.

But it all turns around, because it will be 50s and 60s in a few days.

And Mopar is right, the views of the front range from Erie are stellar.

I have lived here since 65.

Joe

[JB64CHEVELLE]

Thanks for the replies guy's I now have some had thinking to do. I read that all cars fom 1930 and up have to have a smog check in Weld county now, is this correct? I have a dozen or so classic cars for 1928 to 1973 and would hate to have to smog them all.

[jarhead]

JB, I have never heard that on the smog check???

I have a 68 Torino, I bought these

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite...443#collectorv


I didn't have to get a smog check

Joe

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http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite.../1185870965443

[jarhead]

Just found this,,,

May be bad news

http://www.weldgov.com/Departments/C...ion/index.html

[JB64CHEVELLE]

Yeah that's the article I read. Do you live in Weld county? I have family in Lafeyette and there seems to be a big price difference from there to Longmont. I guess I need to go and see how these area's look.

[jarhead]

Originally Posted by JB64CHEVELLE

Yeah that's the article I read. Do you live in Weld county? I have family in Lafeyette and there seems to be a big price difference from there to Longmont. I guess I need to go and see how these area's look.

I live in Larimer CO, but we have horrible building codes, and taxes,

I am only a couple of miles from the two county lines. I am further north, near the Wyo border, address is in Fort Collins, but in reality I may as well live in Wellington.

We have 4 acres just about 5 miles from Wellington.

[MoparCar]

FYI, if you move to Erie you can live in Weld or Boulder County. I live in Boulder. Everything to the west of Countyline road 119 is Boulder county, east is Weld.
Wes