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City of Boulder News Briefs April 28 2011
Apr 28th
Boulder Senior Services Summer 2011 Magazine now available
The Boulder Senior Services Summer 2011 Magazine has been mailed to City of Boulder seniors and can also be picked up at the East Boulder Senior Center, 5660 Sioux Drive, the West Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Ave. or viewed online at: www.boulderseniorservices.com.
Registration for summer programs begins on Tuesday, May 17, for Encore members and Thursday, May 19, for all others. Walk-in and phone registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 20.
The minimum age for participation in events and classes has been reduced to 55. However, seniors seeking assistance from Senior Resources must be at least 60 for a consultation.
The Senior Resources staff offers individualized consultation and resource referrals. Call to learn about and understand the resources available to adults age 60 and over, as well as their families. Staff can help you clarify needs, understand what your options are, learn how to maneuver the application processes, balance caregiving and develop a plan of action.
New offerings in the magazine include:
- “The Civil War: Causes and Effects,” 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 27; free at the East Boulder Senior Center;
- “Cuba Day,” noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, $7 at the East Boulder Senior Center;
- DIA Tour, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, $25 to $32.
Both the East and West Senior Centers have a number of rooms of different sizes that are available for rent for your party or meeting. For room rentals at either center, call David Coile at 303-441-3146. Or visit our web site: www.boulderseniorservices.com, click on “facilities” and choose from the drop down menu.
Boulder Senior Services is a division of the Department of Housing and Human Services. For further information please call 303-441-3148 or 303-441-4150.
Police host bike training
On Wednesday, April 27, the Boulder Police Department hosted a joint-agency training involving mountain bikes. Uniformed officers from six agencies (Boulder Police Department, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, University of Colorado-Boulder Police, City of Lafayette Police, and City of Longmont Police) participated in a comprehensive one-day refresher on basic skills, field maintenance, fundamental bike handling skills, vehicular cycling and patrol tactics.
The participants trained throughout the streets and parks in Boulder. Instructors certified by the International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) conducted the training.
NEWS
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Contact:
Sarah Huntley, Media Relations, 303-441-3155
Food Trucks Rule : by Rob Smoke
Apr 27th
Rob Smoke is a city side columnist for Boulder Channel 1 news
Food Trucks Rule
Food Trucks Rule
Not being completely informed on the topic, I googled “food trucks” and also “food truck rules and regulations” —
TONS of interesting material
Why in the world does Boulder want to effectively prohibit or discourage new food truck businesses?
It can’t be that the local restaurant industry objects, because if they are objecting, they are merely being stupidly reflexive.
The diversity of food choices that food trucks provide make them potential attractions to a neighborhood or event —
thus, even though they might compete with brick and mortar restaurants, they are still desirable neighbors,
particularly if we are talking about trucks bearing some culinary distinction.
In some places, the trucks are only disallowed via objection by a neighboring restaurant, thus it seems
illogical to demand that trucks simply not be located near one.
In some locales food trucks have ridiculous regulations, but in other places those rules are being revamped and redesigned to
encourage this type of business. Food trucks can make unique offerings — cuisine not otherwise found in the city —
if the rules and regulations are such to discourage anyone who might take a shot, you’d think the city would take a closer look at
what rules are actually necessary regarding health and safety issues, and then go a little easier on the broader parameters that
make it either possible or impossible to do business —
if you have a blanket rule against trucks being located near a brick and mortar establishment, you’re making up a rule
that other cities with successful food truck businesses don’t have —
and for what exactly?
I’m trying to comprehend, but alas…
my comments go either unread or unheeded…with no response from anyone except for one person on council who says they disagree —
yikes!!!
