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May is Historic Preservation Month
May 2nd
At the May 3 City Council meeting, Mayor Susan Osborne will declare May “Historic Preservation Month.” The declaration will kick-off the city’s involvement in the national, month-long celebration. This year’s theme is “Participate in Preservation.”
For a complete listing of Boulder County historic preservation events throughout the month of May, visit www.boulderplandevelop.net and click on “Historic Preservation.”
The annual Historic Preservation Month keystone event – The Heritage Preservation Awards Celebration – will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 9, 2011, at the Chautauqua Community House. As part of the awards celebration, the Boulder County Heritage Preservation Roundtable will present the “2011 Square Nail Award” to the Haertling Family for the preservation of architect Charles Haertling’s legacy. Haertling is best known for the remarkable collection of late Modernist organic architecture he designed in and around Boulder County.
The City of Boulder and Boulder County will also acknowledge special preservation projects and historic properties that have been landmarked during the past year, including:
TEC, Inc. for its historic context and survey work of Post WW-II residential subdivisions in Boulder;
the rehabilitation and upper story addition of the historic building at 1143 13th St.; and
Mary Riley Mc Nellan, Silvia Pettem, and Mike Greenwod for the Dorothy Gay Howard (Jane Doe) grave marker in Columbia Cemetery.
For more information about Historic Preservation Month, contact James Hewat at 303-441-3207.
Get ready for some crappy tasting Water Boulder
Apr 29th
Residents may notice a change in taste of water starting Monday, May 2
City of Boulder water customers in Gunbarrel, Heatherwood, Hoover Hills and areas north of Arapahoe Avenue and east of Foothills Parkway may notice a slight change in water taste on Monday, May 2, when the Utilities Division switches water sources from Boulder reservoir to the Boulder Feeder Canal.
Water source changes are a normal part of water treatment and distribution operations. No service interruptions are expected while the water source change occurs.
The possible taste change is due to differences in source water chemistry between Boulder Reservoir and the Boulder Feeder Canal.
For more information, contact the city’s Betasso Water Treatment Facility at 303-441-3249.
Tour to help Boulder residents reduce water use
On Wednesday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Responsible Bathroom Water Conservation Tour is bringing water-saving solutions to Boulder residents and businesses. The national tour features a full-size, showroom truck equipped with water-saving products and information on how to save water, energy and money.
This free, public event will be held at the Boulder Winnelson Company, located at 3777 Pearl St.
Partnering with local water utilities and municipalities across the country, the tour is bringing conservation information to agencies that offer rebates for the purchase of water-efficient products. City Water Conservation staff will be available at the event to provide information about the city’s rebate program. This event will coincide with Boulder’s celebration of National Drinking Water Week, highlighting the vital role water plays in our daily lives.
For additional information, contact the Water Conservation Program at 303-413-7407 or visit www.bouldersaveswater.net.
Boulder Yamagata Sakura Project and Parks and Recreation Department to plant cherry trees for sixth consecutive year
The Boulder Yamagata Sakura Project and the Urban Forestry unit of the City of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department will be planting 28 Somai Yoshino cherry (Sakura) trees on Saturday, April 30, at Martin Park, 36th Street and Eastman Avenue. The Boulder Yamagata Sakura Project has donated more than190 cherry trees to the City of Boulder over the past six years in honor of the commitment between Boulder and its sister city of Yamagata, Japan.
Activity schedule for Saturday, April 30:
10 a.m. to noon – City staff and Yamagata Sakura Project volunteers will plant 28 cherry trees in Martin Park, 36th Street and Eastman Avenue.
Noon – A Japanese Tea Ceremony will be performed by the Boulder Yamagata Sakura Project
12:30 p.m. – Volunteers will be served a light lunch provided by Sushi Zanmai restaurant.
Contact:
Sarah Huntley, Media Relations, 303-441-3155
Mike Banuelos, Public Works, 303-441-4073
Shelly Ruspakka, Parks and Recreation, 303-413-7214
www.bouldercolorado.gov
Food Trucks Rule : by Rob Smoke
Apr 27th
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!!!