City of Littleton

The Littleton City Council will consider a new business incentive policy for the city.  The policy was drafted by the Economic Development Department as part of the city’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) that was adopted in March. Updating the policy is one of the primary action items included in the CEDS for the next two years. The updated policy will be more clear for business owners when requesting financial support from the city. The goal is to provide a better structure for the incentives and to foster a true partnership between business owners and the city.  "Incentive policies can leverage areas that have historically been hard to develop due to financial stressors," said Economic Development Specialist Jamie Crout. "Allowing financial incentives can free up funds for developers or property owners for their development. It also is a benefit to the city, as new sales tax revenue could be generated from a place that was not previously activated." Council will consider the policy at its August 6 meeting and decide if it will be permanent or adopted on a trial basis.  Click here for more information about the city’s incentives and financing for businesses: https://ow.ly/YK4w50SKpzJ

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24: Head to Ketring Park for the second Meet Greet & Eat of the summer! Snag some free pizza and custard (while supplies last), chat with city council and staff, meet friends and neighbors, and enjoy fun activities for kids. Hang around afterward for the free concert on the lawn at the Littleton Museum! WHEN: 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 24 WHERE: Ketring Park, 6028 South Gallup Street INFO: https://ow.ly/OtHJ50SBmpX

Littleton Communications Director Kelli Narde will retire September 13 after 33 years of service to the city. Initially hired as Assistant to the City Manager in 1991, Narde collaborated on many significant projects. She says she is most proud of the public education work she led on the 3A, 3K, Lodgers Tax, and other ballot questions that left the city in a strong position for the future. She spearheaded the creation of Littleton Channel 8 which began televising city council and other board meetings in the early 1990s. She edited and wrote hundreds of stories for the Littleton Report and ensured the on-time production of 198 issues. Narde helped lead transformative projects for Littleton. She was on the team who renovated the Littleton Municipal Courthouse, which sat vacant for more than a decade and was nearly demolished. Narde helped city council lobby for construction of the RTD Southwest Light Rail into Littleton and managed the installation of public art at Littleton's two stations, including a notable mural of early Littleton by Michelle Lamb at the Downtown station. Narde was named Littleton's Communications Director in 2005, the same year she served on the project team for the expansion of the Littleton Museum's main building. As Communications Director, Narde grew the communications department to a staff of 7.5, a team that now produces social media, print and online newsletters, video production, and graphic design, right down to the banners over Main Street. She has been the city's Public Information Officer responding to media inquiries about the city. Littleton's events calendar grew substantially under Narde's leadership, from little more than a pint-sized version of the Candlelight Walk in the 1990s, to a slate that now includes Meet Greet & Eats, Little Jam free concerts, the Twilight Criterium, and more. Narde helped guide the community through tough times as well, including the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in nearby Jefferson County and the accompanying influx of international media. Narde also guided the city's outreach through the COVID-19 pandemic and supported Bemis Public Library and the Littleton Museum to increase their slate of virtual offerings. The digital newsletter, the Littleton Report Online, was created during this time to fulfill the need for increased communication with residents. Recently, Narde oversaw the rollout of Visit Littleton, a tourism campaign focused on Littleton's arts and culture scene and outdoor adventures with the goal of supporting local businesses and increasing awareness of the great things the city has to offer. In retirement, Narde looks forward to golf, travel, and spending time with her family, especially her young grandson. "It's truly been an honor to work for the citizens of Littleton," Narde said. "People here are involved and they're also very caring. I'm grateful to have worked with the most talented people I could dream of. It's been a great ride."

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24: Head to Ketring Park for the second Meet Greet & Eat of the summer! Snag some free pizza and custard (while supplies last), chat with city council and staff, meet friends and neighbors, and enjoy fun activities for kids. WHEN: 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 24 WHERE: Ketring Park, 6028 South Gallup Street INFO: https://ow.ly/OtHJ50SBmpX

The City of Littleton has an exciting new job opportunity for a Fleet Services Install Technician to join the Fleet Services team! Fleet Services Install Technicians perform upfitting and decommissioning on a wide variety of city operated vehicles and equipment. Work includes installation and maintenance of vehicle equipment such as LED Lighting, sirens, radios, push bumpers, partitions, weapons mounts and other equipment on passenger cars, light trucks, heavy trucks, off-road equipment, police vehicles and other equipment. Click here: https://lnkd.in/d82DjPJT

UPDATE: The city's websites are now back up and fully functional. We apologize for any inconvenience this morning's outage may have caused.

ALERT: The City of Littleton websites are currently down due to a wider Microsoft Services outage. We are working with Microsoft to restore service. Updates will be provided on social media once the websites are up and running again.

Littleton’s Public Works planners, engineers, and staff are installing numerous pilot projects geared toward bike and pedestrian safety citywide this summer, allowing them to test methods and materials for wider implementation going forward as part of the Safer Streets Littleton initiative. The public can now provide feedback on pilot projects via a survey available on the city's Safer Streets website. Safer Streets Littleton is an ambitious effort by the City of Littleton to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety through an accelerated pace of infrastructure upgrades, increased traffic enforcement, and public education. Visit the Safer Streets webpage for updates on bike and pedestrian projects and for more information about pilot projects, including a full glossary of traffic calming strategies and methods. Click here to take the survey: https://ow.ly/Mcre50SFrkm

The City of Littleton has an opening for a Permit Technician. This position works as part of the Permit Center team dedicated to providing building permit intake, processing, and insurance, as well as contractor licensing. Permit Technicians serve as the first point of contact for both internal and external customers in the permitting process. The work of the Permit Center team impacts not only the Building Division, but requires Permit Technicians to collaborate and interact with other divisions and departments within the city. For more information about the position or to apply, click here: https://ow.ly/uvoV50SFqvf

A chance to give feedback on Safer Streets pilot projects, the city updates its business incentive policy, an affordable housing development receives a large federal subsidy, and more in this edition of the Littleton Report Online! Click here to read: https://ow.ly/cxzn50SEOsp