Weld County will double down their investment in Downtown Greeley in the coming years after county commissioners unanimously voted to expand their judicial facilities in Greeley. The decision comes after months of speculation that the Northern Colorado county may move their courthouse, district attorney’s office and more onto county land north of the current sheriff’s office.
The need for a new judicial center was brought up after the county realized they were running out of space to complete tasks at the current courthouse complex in Downtown Greeley. With the population of Northern Colorado projected to doublein the next 20 years, the county elected to move forward now with expanding their judicial campus.
However, much of Downtown Greeley has developed around the existing court complex, with restaurants, hotels, churches, businesses and more nearly surrounding the facility. So, the county had to explore what their best option would be, including moving all the facilities to what is currently a corn field.
Brian Seifried is the founder and CEO of Centennial Hospitality Group. His company owns and operates businesses like Wing Shack, Luna’s Tacos & Tequila and Sexy Sammies. Luna’s is conveniently, but not coincidentally, located less than a block away from the current courthouse.
“Downtown Greeley has so much potential and so much energy,” Seifried said…