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Local rules
City-versus-county jurisdiction, zoning and permits, lodging taxes, short-term-rental ordinances, and the local rules that differ from one Colorado town to the next.
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Teller County has two separate school districts, and one runs a four-day week
Teller County is split between school districts, with the small Cripple Creek-Victor district serving the southern gold towns and using a four-day school week.
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One school district and a county library serve the valley
Most of Custer County is served by a small school district based in Westcliffe and by the West Custer County Library District, both separate from town and county government.
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The Four Corners Monument is a tribal park, not a state or county park
The Four Corners Monument, at the far southwest corner of Montezuma County, is a Navajo Tribal Park operated by the Navajo Nation, so its hours and fees are set by tribal parks staff, not the county.
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Denver's buses and trains are run by a regional district
Denver is part of the Regional Transportation District, a multi-county special district that runs metro buses and trains and is funded partly by a sales tax.
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Fort Collins libraries are run by a separate district, not the city
The Poudre River Public Library District, formed by voters in 2006, runs the libraries in Fort Collins and parts of northern Larimer County as an independent taxing district rather than as a city department.
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One county library system serves several Summit County towns
Summit County runs a county-wide library with branches in Breckenridge, Frisco, and Silverthorne, so a card from one branch works across the county.
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Orchard City is really three old hamlets that joined for clean water
The Town of Orchard City formed when Austin, Eckert, and Cory came together around a Grand Mesa water pipeline, which is why one town holds three named communities.
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