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About Wellington
"A great place to grow"

Climate
  • Wellington’s climate offers four distinct seasons. Located in a semi-arid zone, the Average annual precipitation is 13.6 inches and the growing season is 145 days. Relative humidity averages about 35 percent year-round. Summers are warm midday temperatures have pleasant, cool nights. Occasionally, a cold winter storm keeps people indoors, but snow often melts as fast as it falls. The area is smog-free.

Town Government, Housing and Services
  • The Wellington Town Hall is located at 3735 Cleveland Ave. Phone number 568-3381. 
  • The Wellington Area offers a variety of housing opportunities, both old and new. Like most desirable locations, housing prices are on the rise. Residential real estate values continue to rise. There are several new subdivisions to choose. Building is located on the North, South and East sides of Wellington.
  • For travel there are two airports within 30 miles of Wellington that connect to larger cities.
  • Wellington is operated by a mayor-council form of government. A town board of six elected trustees and a mayor oversee the ongoing activities of the incorporated municipality. Various boards and commissions composed of area residents operate within the structure of the town board policies.
  • See Boards and Commissions for descriptions.
  • Wellington Fire Department (970)568-3232.
  • Wellington Recreation offers a variety of options for both youth and adults.  Click here to look at our Recreation pages.

Schools
SCHOOL ADDRESS PHONE
Eyestone Elementary 4000 Wilson 568-3963
Wellington Jr. High 4000 Grant 568-3944
 Rice Elementary 7000 Third 488-8700

Utilities
  • Wellington owns and operates its own water and wastewater treatment plants. Electricity is provided by Xcel Energy Natural gas is provided by Kinder-Morgan.
     
UTILITY COMPANY PHONE
Town Hall 3735 Cleveland Ave. 568-3381
Water and Sewer Town of Wellington 568-3381
Post Office Post Master General 568-3913
Phone Qwest 800-244-1111
Cable TV US Cable Service 800-480-7020
Gas Kinder Morgan 800-563-0012
Electricity Xcel Energy 800-895-1999
  • To report a street light outage: contact Town Hall 568-3381 or www1.xcelenergy.com (Must have pole number and exact location for service.)
  • New residents need to contact the above utilities to start services.

Staff
Town Administrator Larry Lorentzen 568-3381
Finance Director Mike Cummins 568-3381
Public Works Director Bill Bodkins 568-3284
Library Director Gene Ann Trant 568-3040
Town Attorney Brad March 482-4322
Sewer Foreman Kevin Hedin 568-3284
Plant Operator Rich Fulton 568-3284
Plant Operator Tom Klahr 568-3284
Water Foreman Mike Bean 568-3284
Parks Foreman Justin Williams 568-3284
Park Maintenance Tony Lujan 568-3284
Deputy Clerk Cynthia Sullivan 568-3381
Utility Clerk Melanie Atherton 568-3381
Code Enforcement Steve Norden 568-3381
Recreation Coordinator Jake Raynolds 568-7410
Assistant Library Director Karen Cagle 568-3040
Library Clerk Helen Boggs 568-3040
Public Works Operator Jim Miller 568-3284
Public Works Operator Doug Corman 568-3284
Public Works Operator Dan Muth 568-3284
Streets Foreman Don DeGroot 568-3284
Meter Technician Andy Langholf 568-3284
 


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