[NCLUG] Re: Greeley

[F.L. Whiteley]

Not quite that grim Michael.  Wet feedlots and dairy farms can cause some
odor, as does the sewage treatment plant.  The meat packing house is not so
bad and the Great Western sugar refinery is no longer cooking.  There are
sigificant odor control ordinances on the books, including a hot line.  Some
significant penalties have been assessed in the past 3-4 years.  Hardly
notice much, unlike 10 years ago.

There are not a lot of high-tech jobs here, however, there are 5-6 software
companies and three are quite successful in their niches.  There are enough
computer service and networking techs that no one makes a lot of money.
Same with web developers.  The last local retail PC store is now going to
service only, leaving big box retail or on-line virtually the only sources
of hardware.  If State Farm, Smith & Co, the school district, community
college, city, county, or university is hiring, you might find something
attractive and comensurate with the cost of living, but west of I-25 is
certainly more conducive.  The empty former-HP facility here looked like a
prospect for Intel (moving out of HP Fort Collins), but now that Agilent is
moving out of Fort Collins, my guess is that Intel will go there.

Frank Whiteley

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nclug-bounces at nclug.org [mailto:nclug-bounces at nclug.org]On Behalf
> Of Michael Riversong
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 8:33 AM
> To: Northern Colorado Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [NCLUG] Re: Greeley
>
>
> Greeley has many problems.  From my viewpoint, most of those are
> aesthetic.  It's almost illegal to play music there, the stench of the
> slaughterhouse can be overwhelming, and downtown is dreary at best.
> Also few major employers are actually located there, so it's becoming a
> bedroom community for Ft. Collins.
>
> But nobody can afford to live in Boulder.  People have spilled over to
> Longmont and Broomfield, both of which are becoming a lot more
> expensive.  Now Dacono, Firestone, and Fredrick are becoming pretty
> desirable bedroom communities.  Those are nice because they are equally
> distant from Denver and Boulder.  Access to Northern Colorado isn't too
> bad either.
>
> On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 22:59, Ross wrote:
> > After doing some more research, from a logical standpoint with
> regards to my situation,
> > Boulder or the area around Boulder appears to be a much better
> choice.  Everyone I
> > have asked about Greeley who lives there, within the last week,
> has expressed the same
> > opinion you have.   I'm also looking to go to school, and would
> rather attend University
> > of Colorado instead of University of Northern Colorado.  Thanks
> for the advice, I think you
> > just helped me avoid making a serious mistake in relocating.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Ross
> >
>
> --
> -- Michael Riversong
> Teacher, Musician, Bard
> Cheyenne, Wyoming
> http://home.earthlink.net/~mriversong
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