Tour of Egg Farm to kick off public comment period

Boulder County, Colo. – Boulder County Parks and Open Space is hosting a public tour of the Mountain View Egg Farm this Friday, May 14.

The tour will kick off the public comment period, May 14-June 11, for the Mountain View Egg Farm master plan. Staff will highlight specific issues on the property and discuss management ideas including public access, grassland restoration, agricultural uses, and site integration with adjacent public open space.

What: Public tour of Mountain View Egg Farm

When: Friday, May 14 at noon

Where: 12680 E. Baseline Road, Lafayette

The Mountain View Egg Farm master plan is being developed by Boulder County and the City of Lafayette along with local partners and stakeholders. The plan is a proposed amendment to the existing Two Creeks Open Space plan, a property adjacent to the Mountain View Egg Farm.

The Egg Farm was purchased jointly by Lafayette and Boulder County in September 2009 and will allow for the egg farm trail to be incorporated into the Coal Creek Trail, providing a link from Flagg Park east of Lafayette into the town of Erie.

For additional information, please visit the master plan website or contact Jesse Rounds, Natural Resource Planner, ateggfarmtrail@bouldercounty.org or 303-678-6271. All public comments must be received in writing to the website comment formor by mail or fax to:

Boulder County Parks & Open Space

c/o Jesse Rounds – Planning Division

5201 St. Vrain Road

Longmont, CO 80503

Boulder County seeks comments on draft Zero Waste Plan

Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Resource Conservation Advisory Board has produced a set of recommendations to help Boulder County residents and businesses recycle more materials, compost more organics and reduce local demand for hazardous products.

The recommendations will be presented as part of a draft Zero Waste Plan at meetings in Longmont (May 25) and Boulder (May 26). When finalized, the plan will help the Board of County Commissioners decide the most effective and cost-effective next steps to boost waste diversion for the entire county.

Anyone who lives or works in Boulder County is invited to provide feedback on the recommendations. Comments are due by June 11, 2010 and will be accepted:

In person at a public meeting*,

6-8 p.m., Tues., May 25 – Public Works Maintenance Facility, 375 Airport Rd., Longmont

6-8 p.m., Wed., May 26 – Boulder County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Hearing Room, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder

By mail, Attn: Zero Waste Plan, Commissioners’ Office, P.O. Box 471, Boulder, CO 80036

Or, through an online survey, http://www.bouldercounty.org/sustain/ZeroWaste/plan.htm

For more information, including a copy of the draft plan, visit: www.bouldercounty.org/sustain/ZeroWaste

For questions, contact Boulder County Sustainability Planner Lisa Friend at lfriend@bouldercounty.org or 303-441-3522.

*If you need special assistance, contact the Boulder County ADA Coordinator at 303-441-3508 at least 48 hours before the scheduled event.

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