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2024 Town Square Fair- Save the Date!

The Board of Trustees for the Town of Rye will be hosting the third annual Town Square Fair on Saturday, August 10, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.! We will be shutting down Main Street to welcome you and your family to come and enjoy live music, bounce houses, food and SO MUCH MORE! We are currently looking for local businesses, vendors, artists, merchants, musicians, ranchers, restaurants, etc. to come set up a booth and help provide a safe, welcoming, and family focused back to school event! If you are interested in participating, please contact Jocelyn Ensley at 719-489-2011.

Voluntary Lead and Copper Self-Assessment Survey

The Town of Rye is working to comply with CDPHE's new regulation that requires municipalities that provide water utility services to inventory and create an action plan for all resident's water service lines. The deadline for this regulation is October 2024. The Town of Rye was awarded a grant through CDPHE to have WSP complete all regulation requirements for the Town.

Accepting Applications for Water Treatment Plant Operator Assistant

The Board of Trustees for the Town of Rye are accepting applications for the Water Treatment Plant Operator Assistant position. This is a part-time position working 20 hours or less per month. Pay is to be determined by the Board based on experience. If you are interested in applying for the position, please submit your resume to rye.town.clerk@gmail.com by March 8, 2024. For more information regarding this position please contact the Town Clerk at 719-489-2011 or rye.town.clerk@gmail.com.

Sidewalk Responsibility Ordinance Approved by Board

On September 13, 2023 at the Regular Monthly Board Meeting the Board of Trustees for the Town of Rye passed and adopted Ordinance 2023-6 Sidewalk Responsibility upon the second reading of the Ordinance. Ordinance 2023-6 will be mailed out to all residents in the Town for awareness of construction and maintenance responsibilities. For a copy of Ordinance 2023-6 please contact the Town Clerk.

2023 Water Conservation Tier Rate for High Water Usage

The Board of Trustees approved a Water Conservation Tier Rate on June 14, 2023 in an effort to conserve treated water for all water meter sizes and discourage excessive water usage in the Town of Rye. The new water tier rate is as follows: