Commissioners Seek To Ban April Fools Pranks
By Donna Curry
DonnaC@lhvc.com
In a stealthy flurry of legal
mumbo-jumbo, the Boulder County Commissioners have launched a proposal that
would ban any April Fools jokes targeted at the “general Boulder County
public,” including residents, visitors and employees within county limits. “If
there was a way, we’d ban all statewide pranks, but we don’t have that
authority,” Commissioner Will Tour said. “We had to settle for county-wide
bans, but that should put a stop to them.”
County Approves Golf-Cemetery
Development
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The Boulder County Land Use Department gave preliminary approval to a mixed-up-use development proposed for the former open space near Jay Road and 63rd Street. The property, which has long been infested with prairie dogs, will soon be “home” to some of Boulder County’s most avid golfers, both living and departed. [Full Story]
Obama Delegate Secures
By Mandy Walking
MandyW@lhvc.com
A local delegate for the Barack Obama presidential campaign
has secured a commitment from the presidential candidate to visit Niwot while
he’s in Colorado for the Democratic National Convention.
“I am so excited. I can
hardly believe it,” said Cami Payne, a Niwot
resident, a first time convention delegate, known now to her friends as Obama Girl. She said town officials have agreed to allow
the event at Whistle Stop Park, although Cottonwood Square is also a
possibility due to security concerns.
“The Secret Service has
expressed some concerns about the proximity of the railroad tracks to the
park,” said Payne. “They said they were sending a team of security experts to
investigate the potential dangers for attacks from passing FasTracks trains.”
Boulder County Cracking Down
On “Air” Pollution
By Nellie Nibnose
NellieN@lhvc.com
In a further attempt to clean
up the air and fill in holes in county regulation codes, Boulder County has
begun looking into legislation to thwart the excessive use of air quotes.
Home Events Amended Into Land
Use Code
By Kathy Raczkowski
KathyR@lhvc.com
“It’s finally over,” said
Greg Ching. “The music is coming back to the house.”
After a year and a half of
battling the Boulder County Land Use Department over the allegedly illegal
commercial use of his foothills home to host a series of house concerts, Ching achieved a measure of victory on March 13.
By Mary Wolbach Lopert
MaryL@lhvc.com
Editor’s Note: All the events depicted in this column really happened. The names have been changed to protect the forgetful.
Out In Leftfield
Left Hand Laurel Theo Dierks
Those who know Theo Dierks won’t be surprised to learn that at age eight, she
was leaving cookies and lemonade in her family’s mailbox for the mailman.
Following the example set by her parents, who are “huge volunteers,” Dierks said she always has her feelers out for someone who needs help. She’s involved in many projects at the same time, primarily focused on her neighborhood, Gunbarrel Estates, and the schools her sons, Chris and Taylor, attend. Dierks’ husband, Jeff, was living in Gunbarrel Estates when the two first met. When they wanted a bigger home for their two
sons, they moved all the way across the street. She said they didn’t want to leave because it’s “a
grand neighborhood. It’s a really close knit group of people who care. There’s
such a feeling of community here.”
According to Scott Marion,
president of the Gunbarrel Estates HOA, Dierks is part of what makes the neighborhood so great.
“She’s been involved in every major neighborhood event. She’s just endless in
what he does to build community.”
Commissioners Move Ahead To Limit By Mandy Walker MandyW@lhvc.com In a two-hour-long study
session on March 10, the Board of County Commissioners made a number of key
decisions giving Land Use staff a clear path forward on revisions to the
proposed regulations to limit building size.
On the key issue of what that
size threshold should be, the commissioners concurred on between 3,000 and
4,000 square feet and asked Land Use staff to conduct an analysis. The
threshold would exclude all basement footage that was subterranean. It would
also exclude 500 square feet of garage space, equivalent to a two-car garage,
and 500 square feet of unconditioned storage space.
Local Dancers Reach For The Stars
Niwot High students Alexandra
Martino and Jordan Randleman were at the studio again. They had been there
every day during the week, and again on a chilly Sunday afternoon, rehearsing
for a very busy weekend.
St. Vrain Valley School District
With the annual negotiations
between the St. Vrain Valley School District and the
St. Vrain Valley Education Association (the teachers’
union) underway, teacher salaries are once again a hot topic.
“This is not about giving
more money,” said Don Haddad, deputy superintendent for the district and former
Niwot High principal. “This is about quality instruction in the classroom. It’s
about the ability to recruit and retain your best teachers.”
Boulder Bison Midget Major AA Team Goes to Nationals The Boulder Bison Midget Major AA Hockey Team, featuring Niwot area players Sam Zarat, Erich Seufert, Griffin Tanenbaum and Gabe Keeler, is off to the National Tournament after winning the 8-state District title March 13-16 in Oklahoma City.
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