FoCo in 15 Minutes | Power Trail Underpass, Minimum Wage Hike, Colorado Gives Day & Winter Events

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles, your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado.

This week in Fort Collins:
🏈 Local Signing Day Win — Poudre High School standout Pierce Decker officially signs with the University of Wyoming as a Class of 2026 offensive lineman, continuing a strong year for Fort Collins-area football recruits.
🅿️ Parking Services Moving — Fort Collins Parking Services relocates from 215 N. Mason to 114 N. Mason, temporarily closing during the move with new drop-box access and short-term parking available at the Civic Center Garage.
🌕 Last Supermoon of 2025 — Stargazers get a final supermoon before the Geminid Meteor Shower peaks on Dec. 13–14, offering ideal winter sky viewing conditions.
📱 Tech-Healthy Home Workshop — Weld RE-4 hosts a parent workshop on balanced technology use at Windsor High School, covering screen-time habits, tech addiction, and family strategies.
🚗 Winter “Puffing” Is Illegal — Leaving your car running unattended violates Fort Collins city code and Colorado law, carrying fines and increased theft risk.
🚧 Power Trail Underpass Construction Begins — The long-awaited Harmony Road underpass project officially breaks ground, closing a major trail gap and enhancing safety after a 2023 bicyclist fatality.
🤝 Colorado Gives Day – Dec. 9 — The statewide giving event supports thousands of Colorado nonprofits with matching incentives and prize funding through ColoradoGivesDay.org.

• Final adoption of zoning changes for commercial corridors & mixed-use development
• Approval of the Harmony Corridor Plan updates
• Adoption of Fort Collins’ share of the 2026 Airport Budget
• Residential waste rate flexibility approved
• Changes to Snow & Ice enforcement and Weed & Grass height standards
• District 6 Council vacancy process formally established with application timeline

• Santa Catch 5K & 10K – Windsor
• Santa Photos at Foothills Mall
• All-Choral Holiday Concert
• Holiday Celebration at Jessup Farm
• Gardens on Spring Creek – Garden of Lights
• Winter Farmers Market – Foothills Mall
• Jolly Trolley on Mountain Avenue
• Colorado Eagles vs. Ontario Reign
• Weekly Karaoke, Trivia, Bingo & Comedy
• Brewery Tours, Morning Fresh Dairy, & Ghost Tours
• Live performances at CSU’s University Center for the Arts

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