About Us

LaPorte is a small community just Northwest of Fort Collins, nestled near the foothills with a wide open view to the East where both sun and moon rises can be spectacular. It is a gateway to the Poudre Canyon and the Poudre River runs through here.

LaPorte is a little town where the bulk of the traffic is from people making their way up to the Poudre Canyon or Lory State Park to kayak, cycle, hunt and ski and in the summer, people headed to local Lyons Park to float, fish and walk the Poudre River.

LaPorte is a simple town.

It is where you see cowboys on the street on horses, deer and turkeys wandering the streets while unsuspecting out-of-towners stop to take pictures. It is where the downtown consists of a watering hole/music venue, a coffee and pie shop, a ‘world-famous’ pizza place, a grocery store, a post office, a veterinary clinic and a hardware store. And one stop-light.

LaPorte is a quiet town.

It is where you can commute 15 minutes by car or 35 minutes by bike to the University town of Fort Collins for a night out and then come back ‘home’ and enjoy the quiet. It is where the bike paths are plowed before the streets. It is where you can still see the stars at night.

It is where the community gathers at historical buildings to organize efforts against the proposed cement plant and rock crushing quarry that threatens our haven.

LaPorte is unique. It is peace and quiet, and it is why we live here.

We want to keep it this way.

Gravel mining is totally incompatible with the Laporte community.

In general the operation would result in air, noise, surface, and light pollution. It would negatively affect water resources. It would create traffic and traffic safety problems and would create safety and health concerns for school children and the community at large. It would inhibit the local economy by deterring visitors and recreational users. It would degrade our community and drastically reduce the standard of living for our citizens. A growing body of research documents the severity of the problem and actions taken worldwide to protect communities, and a growing body of citizen comments document the strength of our opposition.

Petitions have collected a total of 3,228 signatures and comments from hundreds of concerned citizens as of September 8, 2018.

ipetition Text;

We, the undersigned, petition the Planning Commission and Planning Commissioners to deny Loveland Ready Mix’s proposal for a Laporte Pit, Concrete Batch Plant, and Concrete Crushing facility. The proposal to allow industrial use (mining pits, concrete batch plant, and concrete crushing) is not compatible with the surrounding neighborhoods. The proposal does not benefit Laporte, CO. We feel that the proposal seriously threatens the health, welfare, and safety of our community.

 

Statement of Incompatibility-From Terry Waters