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Articles from the December 19, 2018 edition


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  • County farmers given the go-ahead to grow opportunities

    Vicky Dorvee|Dec 19, 2018

    Making a living off the land in Boulder County requires rolling with the craziness that Mother Nature doles out and to a great degree, being constrained by what county codes will allow. Boulder County agricultural land use codes haven’t undergone significant updates since 2012, and for some time now Boulder County farmers have been requesting a loosening of regulations that limit their potential to be more profitable. Started in late 2017, the Agricultural Outreach Project was comprised of staff...

  • Boulder County hosts community workshop on Niwot development

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Dec 19, 2018

    [email protected] On Dec. 17, the Boulder County Land Use department held a community workshop at the Left Hand Grange to gather feedback and public comment concerning the Land Use Code in the Niwot Rural Community District (NRCD). About 80 Niwot residents, business owners and other stakeholders turned out for the discussion of potential amendments to the code, which earlier this year impelled a temporary moratorium on new development in certain parts of the district. “The rural community distr...

  • Treppeda’s abruptly closes

    Vicky Dorvee, [email protected]|Dec 19, 2018

    Employees of Treppeda’s Ristorante in Niwot were messaged at 1:58 a.m. Monday Dec. 17 that the restaurant was shutting down operations immediately. Owned by Howard Treppeda for 22 years, the business located at 300 2nd Avenue has its blinds drawn and a sign on the front door that reads, “Closed for tenant improvement.” The message sent to employee read, “Hello Team, It is with great sadness that Treppeda’s closes their doors today. We are not able to renew our lease due to the unwilling...