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Emergency warning sirens to be tested beginning April 4
Mar 31st
Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will begin testing of the countywide emergency sirens at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 4. The test is the first of the annual season of monthly emergency siren tests, which take place on the first Monday of each month from April through August. The siren tests will occur twice on each testing day, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., on April 4, May 2, June 6, July 4, and Aug. 1.
During an emergency, the sirens are used to alert residents to potential danger from a flood or other immediate threat. Siren tests ensure that all systems and procedures are working properly during the season of peak flood danger. The tests also promote public awareness of the warning sirens located throughout Boulder County.
There are more than 30 outdoor warning sirens in place across Boulder County, including in Boulder, Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Marshall, Eldorado Springs and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The monthly siren tests will be issued from all locations other than Longmont (which follows a different schedule) and Louisville (which does not do audible testing).
Should Boulder County experience severe weather during a one of the planned audible tests, the siren tests for that day may be cancelled. For updated information, visit www.BoulderOEM.com.
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Boulder OEM encourages all residents to review you own emergency preparedness plans and discuss what you would do in the event of a flash flood or other emergency.
County seeking input on economic development plan
Mar 1st
Boulder County, Colo. – Boulder County is seeking input from local residents, businesses, economic development organizations and other interested parties on the creation of a countywide economic development plan.
An important part of identifying the top economic development priorities and needs for Boulder County is an online survey that is open to everyone through the month of March.
Boulder County’s economic development plan will be informed by survey results specific to the community, along with input from a range of stakeholders and information from existing municipal and organizational economic development plans.
“While most of our municipalities already have formal economic development plans, this survey provides a unique opportunity for residents in Boulder County that otherwise aren’t involved in business or local government networks to provide their input on our local economy’s priorities and issues,” said Leslie Irwin, policy analyst in the Boulder County Commissioners’ Office.
Gov. John Hickenlooper has requested economic development plans from each Colorado county to capture priorities, strategies, actions, expected outcomes, primary partners, available and needed resources, and timelines. The effort is being coordinated by the state’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
The effort calls for the county plans to be combined into 14 regional plans by May 15. Boulder County’s plan will be a part of the Metro Denver regional plan. As part of Gov. Hickenlooper’s goal to create an economic development plan “from the bottom-up,” the regional plans will then be rolled into one statewide plan.
Aside from the survey, Boulder County residents can provide input online at www.advancecolorado.com/bottomup, by email to input@state.co.us, by fax to 303-892-3848, and by mail to Bottom Up Economic Development Initiative, 1625 Broadway, Suite 2700, Denver, CO 80202.
For more information, visit www.advancecolorado.com/bottomup or contact Leslie Irwin at 303-441-3546 or lirwin@bouldercounty.org.
Boulder County Youth Corps now accepting applications
Jan 31st
Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Youth Corps is now accepting applications for summer jobs from residents ages 14-17 and from adults for team leader positions. Boulder County is especially in need of female corps members and leaders.
The deadline to submit youth applications is Friday, March 25. Other positions are open until filled.
The Youth Corps will hire up to 165 teenagers to work 30 hours per week, Monday through Thursday, from June 13 to Aug. 3 on a variety of community service projects. Team leaders will be employed from May 31 to Aug. 5 to work up to 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Projects include activities such as forest thinning, trail building, fence construction, historic restoration and landscaping. Youth Corps teams work in unincorporated Boulder County as well as in Lafayette, Longmont and Superior.
Applications are available online at www.BoulderCounty.org/YouthCorps. Applications can also be picked up at counseling offices in Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley schools; city and town personnel offices; most local recreation and youth centers and libraries; and the county human resources department at 2025 14th St. in Boulder.
This year, corps members will earn a starting wage of $7.36 per hour, with the possibility of earning a $100 bonus at the end of the program based on merit and strong attendance. Teens who have worked for the corps in past years can earn up to $7.86 per hour. In addition, corps members are eligible for reimbursement for the purchase of work boots and gloves. RTD bus passes for the purpose of traveling to and from centralized work meeting places may be subsidized.
Team leaders must be high school graduates and at least 21 years old with two years or more of college coursework. Assistant team leaders must be high school graduates and at least 18 years old, among other qualifications. A list of full qualifications is available online at www.BoulderCounty.org/YouthCorps. Team leaders start at $13 per hour and Assistant team leaders at $11 per hour.
The Youth Corps offers one of the best first-job opportunities available in Boulder County. Teams have completed projects such as building the new Benjamin Loop Trail at Betasso Preserve and building picnic table pads on open space. Other projects have included historic restoration of buildings, construction and repair of fencing, trail maintenance, removal of Russian olive trees and noxious weeds, replacing light bulbs with compact fluorescents, landscaping and forest thinning projects.
For more information, visit www.BoulderCounty.org/YouthCorps or contact Youth Corps program manager Judy Wolfe at jwolfe@bouldercounty.org or 303-678-6104.
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