Learn more about the City of Loveland budget process

City government budgeting is a complex and on-going system of checks and balances that happens with the purpose of aligning available funds with programs and services. Although it’s important to balance the budget in accordance with state law, it’s also important that the City provides basic services such as public safety, street maintenance, recreation and more.

Take a deeper dive into the City’s budget process.

Celebrate Valentine’s season at the 6th Annual Loveland Sweetheart Festival in downtown Loveland!

Bring the family or your sweetheart for free fun in the Sweetheart City, including a day full of live ice sculpting, fire and art demonstrations, musical and dance performances on our community stage and our romantic headliners Spinphony at the historic Rialto Theater.

The Sweetheart Festival is an extension of Loveland’s 77+ year history as the nation’s Sweetheart City.

Utility News: Citywide electric meter replacements now underway; How to report a power outage; Sign up for our new monthly email newsletter for residents and more

Our citywide deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), exchanging existing electric meters for advanced meters, is now underway and will take up to two years to complete. Learn more about this and other utility news.

Stay up to date on the Heart Improvement Project (HIP Streets)

The Heart Improvement Program (HIP) Streets Master Plan is an initiative to revitalize the historic downtown core of Loveland, particularly focusing on a five-block area along 4th Street. Aimed at enhancing downtown's aesthetic appeal, functionality and business vitality, the plan includes comprehensive streetscape improvements alongside major infrastructure upgrades.

Throughout its development, the project prioritizes minimizing business disruptions, fostering community engagement and creating a vibrant, adaptable downtown environment unique to Loveland.

Give $50 and Get $50 - share the digital love of Pulse Fiber Internet in February

This February, subscribers are reminded to share the digital love – and their great experiences with Pulse – with their friends and neighbors. Pulse’s Refer-a-Neighbor program has been refreshed.

Transition to 100% renewable energy continues

In 2019, Colorado state lawmakers passed a series of bills mandating a statewide transition to renewable energy. The overall goal of those bills is to achieve 100% renewable energy for electricity generation by 2040, phasing out the use of fossil fuels, modernizing electric grids and promoting efficiency solutions that reduce overall energy consumption and demand.

Learn more about the Highway 287 Flood Mitigation Project

The Big Thompson River has experienced 13 damaging floods, with the most recent in September 2013 causing significant damage in the Loveland area, particularly near U.S. Highway 287.

This event prompted the creation of the Big Thompson River Corridor Master Plan in June 2019, which includes bridge replacement and retrofitting, stream restoration and floodplain improvement.

Stay up to date with the City’s efforts to address homelessness

The City is committed to balancing meeting community needs and fulfilling statutory obligations to protect and preserve community lands and resources. 

• Report encampments online or via phone by dialing the City's Homelessness Hotline: 970-962-2150.
• Report trespassing on private property or non-emergent safety concerns via phone by calling Loveland Police Department’s non-emergency line: 970-667-2151.
• Always dial 9-1-1 if there is an immediate threat to person or property.