City News
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New Bike Lanes Cause Trouble
Jul 29th
Here on Folsom Road it’s hard not to notice the new bike lanes that have been put up between Valmont and Canyon. The bike lanes take up almost half the road and at times, split the lanes apart leaving bikers packed between two cars. Although, there is now more space for bikers, I’ve heard complaints from both local drivers and cyclist. Folsom road is often full of traffic and the new bike lanes aren’t making it any easier to get around.
City of Boulder holiday schedule for 4th of July Weekend
Jul 1st
Closed:
- All city administrative offices
- East and West Senior Center
- Code Enforcement
- Police Records /Property and Evidence
Open with regular hours:
- All library branches and Main Library
- Flatirons Golf Course
- East Boulder Recreation Center
- North Boulder Recreation Center
- South Boulder Recreation Center
- Boulder Reservoir
- Pottery Lab
- Spruce and Scott Carpenter pools
- Animal Control
Parking: All city meters and garages are free.
Independence Day, Saturday, July 4
Closed:
- All city administrative offices
- All library branches and Main Library
- East and West Senior Center
- North Boulder Recreation Center
- South Boulder Recreation Center
- Pottery Lab
- Code Enforcement
- Police Records /Property and Evidence
Open with revised hours:
- Boulder Reservoir, 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with special activities and pricing for the holiday (see Star Spangled Splash event page for times and details)
- East Boulder Recreation Center, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Spruce and Scott Carpenter pools (Please see pool schedules for outdoor pool hours.)
Open with regular hours:
- Flatirons Golf Course
- Animal Control
Parking: All city meters and garages are free.
2 black protestors arrested in Boulder during Saturday demonstrations
Dec 13th
Police arrested two protestors this afternoon during a planned march in Boulder.
The first protester was arrested after a motorist complained to police that the protestor spit on the motorist’s car. The protestor did not have any identification on him and gave the police officer his name and date of birth. The initial clearance indicated he was wanted on several warrants.
An officer arrested the protestor in the 2700 block of Pearl St. and attempted to transport him to the Boulder County Jail, but was surrounded by dozens of people involved in the planned march who blocked the officer from leaving the area.
At this time, another protestor, Joseph Virgil Harris Tolbert (DOB 11/23/1983), became combative with police and refused to cooperate with orders to clear the area around the police car which had been surrounded. Tolbert sat on the hood of the patrol car, preventing the police officer from leaving the area to go to the Boulder County Jail.
Tolbert fought with several officers as he was being arrested and continued to be combative in his efforts to resist being taken into custody. Tolbert was transported to the Boulder County Jail and faces charges of Resisting Arrest and Obstructing a Peace Officer.
Police have released the first protestor who had been arrested on the warrants. There was a miscommunication regarding his social security number and the warrants do not apply to him. He was cooperative during the investigation.
Tolbert has been released from jail on a personal recognizance bond.
The case number is 14-15862. No further information is available and nothing further will be released this weekend.