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1. When do I need to arrive for a flight?
2. How do I contact the airline?
3. What rental car companies are in Cortez?
4. How do I get current weather for the airport?
5. What is the parking fee for the airport?
6. What are the aircraft fuel prices?
7. What items can I bring on board the airline?
8. What are the driving directions to the airport

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1. When is the next City Council Election?
2. What qualifications do you need to run for City Council?
3. Do you have any marijuana licenses left in Cortez?
4. How much does a liquor license cost?
5. How can I find the Cortez City Council minutes?

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1. Can I buy tickets for the tours of Mesa Verde at the Welcome Center?
2. How far is Mesa Verde from the Colorado Welcome Center?

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1. Development Services
2. Permits

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1. How do I apply for a Special Event Permit?

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1. Does the City have a recycling program? If so, what can I recycle?
2. Why do the recyclables accepted change from time to time?
3. Where can I take my recycling?
4. Can I put my old TV, computer, etc. out for the trash crew?
5. Does the city of Cortez compost?
6. What can I do to help keep cost low?

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1. How can I sign up for online or automatic utility payments?
2. How do I obtain a sales tax license?
3. When is my refuse picked up?
4. How do I get a city recycling container?
5. Why do I have to pay City of Cortez sales/use tax when I purchase a vehicle from out of town?
6. How can I obtain a State of Colorado sales tax license?

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1. How do I get fiber optics in my location?
2. Where can I get bid documents?
3. What is Cortez's auction site?

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1. Is the city offering any special deals on the pricing of the drop?
2. My business currently is under contract with a provider can I still install the drop for future services?
3. I noticed there are different sized drops, which drop do I need for my business?
4. Can I pay for my drop now? And where do I go to get that started?
5. I noticed multiple service providers on the literature, which one should I choose for my business?
6. Who will pay for my services?
7. Who do I call if I have problems with my service?
8. How quick can the drop be installed at my business?
9. Why do I have to sign a form allowing the city to be on my property?
10. What is bandwidth?
11. How much bandwidth – or information delivered by bandwidth – do we need?
12. What about other kinds of data?
13. Can’t copper carry high bandwidth?
14. What about wireless? I hear it can provide 54 mbps.

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1. How can I get a library card?
2. Do you have free Ebooks and how do I get them?
3. How do I know what items you have?
4. Can I renew an item from home?
5. Who can use the Conference Room? How do I reserve it?
6. Do you have Study Rooms? Can I reserve one?
7. Do you have DVD's?
8. Do I need a Library card to use a computer? Can I print and how much does that cost?
9. Do you have wi-fi?
10. Does the Library have a public copying machine? How much does it cost?
11. Can I send a fax at the Library? How much does it cost?

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1. How do I contact a city/county department?
2. Where can I find the answers to my frequently asked questions?

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1. What is the Master Street Plan?
2. How is the Master Street Plan used?
3. Why do we need a Master Street Plan
4. Who uses the Master Street Plan?
5. What area does the Master Street Plan cover?
6. How is the Master Street Plan related to other City of Cortez plans or policies?

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1. Where do I pay my ticket?
2. Can I pay my ticket without going to court?
3. My juvenile son/daughter received a ticket and has a court appearance. Must an adult accompany him/her to court?
4. Can I get my ticket deferred?
5. Do I have to pay court costs even if I don't go to court?
6. The DMV, Department of Motor Vehicles would not let me renew my license and told me to contact Cortez Municipal Court.
7. How do I know which Court to go to?
8. If I have an active bench warrant for my arrest, what should I do?
9. Can I appear by Webex or by phone?
10. Can I attain an Attorney to represent me in my Municipal Court case?

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1. How can I get more involved with the Cortez Parks & Recreation Department?
2. Where can I find out more information about what is being planned for the Conquistador Golf Course?
3. How do I apply for a scholarship to the Recreation Center?

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1. How much are permit fees?
2. When do I need a building permit?
3. Guidance on Contemporaneous Review of Electrical and Plumbing Licenses
4. What permits are required to build a new house?
5. Is there any work that is exempt from building permit requirements?
6. Do I need any permits from any other agencies?
7. Manufactured Home Installation
8. What buidling codes does the city use?
9. Do I have to hire a contractor to, or can I do the work myself?
10. Does the city require demolition permits?
11. Will I have to hire an architect or engineer to draw plans for my project?

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1. How do I contact a police officer?
2. How do I obtain a police report?
3. My employer requires me to obtain fingerprints. How can I get my fingerprints taken?

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1. Is Cortez Sanitation part of the City?
2. Who operates the landfill?
3. When is the RV Dump Open?
4. Is there a fee to use the RV Dump?
5. How much money does the City get from the overnight flatbed fee?

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1. Can I push the snow from my sidewalk and/or driveway out into the street?
2. How do I get my sidewalk replaced?
3. How can I determine if my home or the home I am considering purchasing is in a Special Flood Hazard Area?

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1. Who’s responsible for fixing the streets?
2. Do I need to get my utilities located to dig on my own property?
3. Do I need a permit for any construction activity (digging, patching, boring)?
4. How do I apply for a ROW Permit?
5. How much does a ROW cost?
6. Can I add another driveway entrance to my property?
7. Why won’t the City fill the pothole in my driveway when filling potholes in the street?
8. Can we put up a “Children at Play” sign on our street?

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1. Where does our water come from?
2. What is the price of our water?
3. How do I report a water problem?
4. Does Cortez have watering restrictions?
5. Does the City of Cortez have a water dock?
6. Why is my water cloudy?
7. Why is my sink or tub stained brown?
8. When there is a water leak, why does the City have to shut down such a large area of town or neighborhood to do a repair?

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1. How do I get a city recycling container:
2. How can I further separate my recyclables, & what should I do if I have limited space to store them?
3. When is my refuse picked up?
4. Why the sudden adjustment in our recycling mix?
5. Since the City of Cortez has a source-separated recycling program, doesn’t it pay off with us taking extra steps to separate our items?
6. If we already use domestic markets whenever possible, then why do we need to separate our recycling even further than we already are?
7. Why is it so hard for us to get our recycling to market?