Commissioners to hold public hearing on Oct. 28 to solicit input from residents

Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28 to solicit input from the public on suggestions and recommendations for the 2011 county budget. The hearing will take place in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, third floor, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder.

Each county elected office and department, along with representatives from local nonprofit human service agencies, presented their 2011 budget requests to the county commissioners at a series of public hearings held throughout September and October.

The Board of County Commissioners will review those budget requests at their 2011 Budget Work Session to be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4 in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room. The public is invited to attend the work session, but no public testimony will be taken.

Members of the public can provide comments about the budget at Thursday’s hearing, by email to commissioners@bouldercounty.org, by mail to: Boulder County Commissioners’ Office, P.O. Box 471, Boulder, CO 80306, or by phone to 303-441-3500.

By state law, the Board of County Commissioners must adopt a final 2011 budget by Dec. 15.

SOURCE: BOULDER COUNTY PRESS RELEASE