The Building Division conducts requested inspections on a next business day basis, regardless of weather conditions. If a requested inspection cannot be performed due to inclement weather, the contractor and/or property owner are responsible for canceling the requested inspection no later than 8:30 a.m. on the day of inspection. If an inspector arrives to perform a requested inspection that cannot be conducted and has not been canceled, a re-inspection fee of $61 will be assessed and will be required to be paid prior to the next inspection. Building Inspections

To aid residents, City Council passed an emergency ordinance on August 3rd to establish a 50 percent rebate on all building permit fees as a result of storm damage. Property owners are required to submit an application in order to receive a rebate. The eligibility period is July 21, 2009, through July 20, 2010. Rebate applications must be submitted by September 30, 2010. [Additional info...]

Business Resources Faire, presented by the Arvada Chamber, Friday, March 12, 8:00-10:00 am, Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. For more information or to register, click on the following link. [Additional info...]

Business Resources Faire, presented by the Arvada Chamber, Friday, March 12, 8:00-10:00 am, Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. For more information or to register, click on the following link. [Additional info...]

The City of Wheat Ridge offers a 5 day-a-week Summer Sun Camp for children ages 6-14. Activities include swimming, crafts, games, rock climbing, field trips and more. The camp is held at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center and operates Monday through Friday, June 3 through August 20, 2010, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration begins at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 15, 2010, and you must register in person at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. [For complete info...]

CANCELLED - The City of Wheat Ridge and Jefferson County Workforce Center join forces to link employers with job seekers. To help our neighborhood recover from the current economic challenges and to assist our business with their recruiting needs the Jefferson County Workforce Center and the City of Wheat Ridge are hosting a special “Wheat Ridge Community Hiring Event” in the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. You do not need to be a Wheat Ridge Business or resident to participate in this event.

We are excited to offer businesses and organizations an opportunity to participate in this hiring event at no charge. The hiring event will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Registration forms must be returned no later than March 5, 2010. To register for this event, more information or questions, please contact Larry Brown at 303-271-4730 or Barbara Delgadillo at 303-235-2814. [Additional info...]

For 2010, the rate is $1.43 per line, calculated each August based on the encoded amount of $190,575 divided by the number of dial-tone lines operated or leased out by the incumbent provider, QWest, as of July 1 each year. As the number of dial-tones provided by the incumbent has decreased, the charge has increased. All providers of basic local service on record with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission are queried as to their presence in Wheat Ridge each year and notified of their duty to pay and remit the tax each month.

The TOT exists to compensate the City and citizens for the use of public streets and right-of-way by telephone utilities and to recover the costs associated with maintaining, updating or installing lines in them.

Because it is a pass-through tax, TOT appears on individuals' and business' bills for basic local service based on the number of dial tones they purchase. The tax generated over a quarter-million dollars in general fund revenues during 2009.

20 percent of all City business license renewals remain unpaid although it is required by law. Delinquent renewals are subject to a $50 late fee prescribed by law. [Learn more about the business/tax license.]

Attorney General, AARP ElderWatch urges Coloradans to beware of fraudsters posing as Census workers. [Additional info...]

The Building Division conducts requested inspections on a next business day basis, regardless of weather conditions. If a requested inspection cannot be performed due to inclement weather, the contractor and/or property owner are responsible for canceling the requested inspection no later than 8:30 a.m. on the day of inspection. If an inspector arrives to perform a requested inspection that cannot be conducted and has not been canceled, a re-inspection fee of $61 will be assessed and will be required to be paid prior to the next inspection. Building Inspections

CANCELLED - The City of Wheat Ridge and Jefferson County Workforce Center join forces to link employers with job seekers. To help our neighborhood recover from the current economic challenges and to assist our business with their recruiting needs the Jefferson County Workforce Center and the City of Wheat Ridge are hosting a special “Wheat Ridge Community Hiring Event” in the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. You do not need to be a Wheat Ridge Business or resident to participate in this event.

We are excited to offer businesses and organizations an opportunity to participate in this hiring event at no charge. The hiring event will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Registration forms must be returned no later than March 5, 2010. To register for this event, more information or questions, please contact Larry Brown at 303-271-4730 or Barbara Delgadillo at 303-235-2814. [Additional info...]

Children, ages 2-9, can hunt for easter eggs and meet the Easter Bunny on March 27 [Additional info...]

The City of Wheat Ridge offers a 5 day-a-week Summer Sun Camp for children ages 6-14. Activities include swimming, crafts, games, rock climbing, field trips and more. The camp is held at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center and operates Monday through Friday, June 3 through August 20, 2010, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration begins at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 15, 2010, and you must register in person at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. [For complete info...]

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The Wheat Ridge PD Crime Prevention Team has free locking steering wheel clubs available to city residents who have been victims of motor vehicle theft. Call Officer Betsy Sailor 303 235-2910 for information.

Attorney General, AARP ElderWatch urges Coloradans to beware of fraudsters posing as Census workers. [Additional info...]

Wheat Ridge Ordinance 1443 in combination with the City Code disallows moving a pre-existing licensed medicinal marijuana facility to another building, unit or space within the City. [Read the opinion statement...]

The Tax Division staff understand the distress of tax matters, however, foul language spoken or written, even if abbreviated, is unacceptable, unlawful and impolite. [Please read further...]

Beginning February 1, filers of zero-remittance returns will enjoy the convenience of filing their sales and use tax return online. [Online filing information...]

On the other hand, sometimes the error letter is notice of a disallowed deduction or mathematical error, requiring money and action to resolve it. Look at the column headers, Amount Reported and Corrected Amount. Look at the line items, which give you the line number and a brief description. Depending on the line item, you have a debit (more tax is due) or a credit (less tax is due) resulting from that item. Look at the bottom line of the list: if Reported is larger than Corrected, you have a credit. If it's smaller, you have a debit. If you believe your return was correct, be it in your favor or not, please contact us for more information and instructions on repairing the problem. Often an administrative error will be found some time later by tax staff and corrected, so unreconciliable credits should always be researched to avoid owing on a credit that wrongly appeared on a return. [Tax staff contacts.]