Fort Morgan gives health department two more years to secure clinic funding
The extension gives the Northeast Colorado Health Department more time to raise construction money after a $3.041 million federal award and rising costs left the project short.
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Fort Morgan’s City Council unanimously approved a two-year extension of the development agreement for a planned public-health clinic, giving the Northeast Colorado Health Department more time to secure construction funding. The council approved the amendment Oct. 20, at its meeting.
The clinic is planned for a city-sold parcel at CentrePointe Plaza, the city’s project record says. City staff told the council the department had secured some, but not all, of the money needed and described the extension as time to obtain the remaining funding and advance the project.
The department’s representative told the council it had received slightly more than $3 million in federal Congressional Directed Spending. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s office lists the award as $3,041,000 for a new public-health facility in Fort Morgan. The representative said construction costs had risen since the project’s 2024 bid. The department is working with its architect to consider scaling back the project, while its grant writer seeks additional funding.