CABLE:  Cable service provided through Comcast Cable, 303-776-6600

TELEPHONE:  To order service for your home, 1-800-244-1111;  for your business, 1-800-603-6000

NEWSPAPERS:  Lafayette community news is covered by the weekly Lafayette News.  Four daily papers also serve the area - The Daily Camera, The Daily Times-Call, The Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News.

POSTAL SERVICE:  The Lafayette Post Office is located at 605 South Public Road, 1-800-275-8777 (National Phone Number)

GARBAGE/TRASH PICK UP:  Call the City of Lafayette, Public Works at 303-665-5588.

GAS/ELECTRICITY:  Natural gas and electricity are provided by Xcel Energy, 1-800-895-4999

WATER:  Provided by the City of Lafayette.  Call 303-665-5588 for hook-up.

LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX:  Sales and use taxes levied in Lafayette total 8.25%.  This total is comprised of 3.50%  levied by the City of Lafayette, 2.90% levied by the State of Colorado, and 2.35%  for Regional Transportation, Cultural Facilities, Football District, County Open Space, and Recycling.

LOCAL PROPERTY TAX:  Taxes on residential and commercial property are levied against a taxable or "assessed" value.  Residential assessment is 10% of assessed value and commercial assessment is 29% of assessed value.  In Lafayette, an annual property tax of 76.617 mills ($1.00 of tax per $1000 of assessed value) is levied on real and personal property.  The following example illustrates the calculation of property taxes.  A $200,000 house would have a taxable or assessed value of $20,000 ($200,000 X 10%) X 76.617 mills or about $1512 in annual taxes.

STATE INCOME TAXES:
Corporate Rate: 4.63% of Federal taxable income
Individual Rate: 4.63% of Federal Taxable income

BUS SERVICE    
Regional Transportation District (RTD) connects Lafayette with Louisville, Broomfield, Longmont, Boulder and Denver (303-628-9000).

SPECIAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS (STS)   (303-447-9636)
For the elderly and disabled.

RECYCLING:  Glen Huey Recycling Facility, Hwy 42 & Pine, Louisville, 303-665-5588 X 3338

Other sites include: Eco-Cycle, 303-444-6634
Local trash haulers offer curbside recycling.  
HOTLINE: 303-231-9972.

AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION:  Driver’s Licenses can be obtained at Driver’s License Bureau, 2850 Iris, Boulder, 303-442-3006 Or 505 4th Avenue in Longmont, 303-776-4073. 
License Plates, new and renewal, title transfers, temporary permits, assessor’s records and marriage licenses may be obtained in Louisville at the Boulder County Annex building, 722 Main Street in Louisville, 303-413-7710.

VOTER REGISTRATION:  To vote in Colorado, you must be 18 years old, a resident of Colorado, living and registered in your precinct 25 days prior to an election, and a US citizen by birth or naturalization.  Register at Boulder County Annex, 722 Main Street in Louisville, 303-441-3516.