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Feed them and they will die!
Nov 27th
In recent years, bears have become more reliant on trash as a food source. By leaving their natural habitat to scavenge for food, bears are unintentionally putting themselves in danger. Securing trash and compost storage will help protect bears, increase public safety, and allow bears and humans to better co-exist.
The City of Boulder is asking for the community’s input on options to make food waste less accessible to bears. Community members are encouraged to complete a survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/bears-trash to help evaluate potential options for the location, storage and enforcement of trash regulations.
The city will also host a public meeting from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, in the West Senior Center (909 Arapahoe Ave.) to get community input on options for securing trash in Boulder.
At its Oct. 15, 2013, meeting, City Council received a staff update on bears and trash in the urban interface. This update was, in part, due to community and council concern related to four bears that were killed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife because of public safety concerns.
At the meeting, council identified securing trash from bears as a priority and staff committed to developing options that will be presented for consideration in early 2014. The community’s input will help shape the options delivered to City Council in January 2014.
For the most up-to-date information, visit the Securing Trash to Protect Bears Web page.
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City holiday schedule/free parking: Read it now!
Nov 27th
Closed on Thursday, Nov. 28:
- All city administrative offices
- All library branches
- All senior centers (no Meals on Wheels deliveries, either)
- Municipal Court
- All city recreation centers
- Boulder Reservoir
- Flatirons Golf Course (closed after 2 p.m.)
- Pottery Lab
- Animal Control, Code Enforcement, Police Records and Information Services and Property and Evidence
Closed on Friday, Nov. 29:
- Park Central Building, including the Planning & Development Center
Open on Friday, Nov. 29, but with changes in hours:
- North Boulder Recreation Center – open 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- South Boulder Recreation Center – open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Pottery Lab, open lab only – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Boulder Reservoir – open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Parking:
All city lots, meters and garages are free on Thursday, Nov. 28.
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Shop downtown and get free parking–maybe
Nov 26th
City of Boulder parking services will roll out several parking promotions for the holiday season to encourage shoppers to shop downtown.
Beginning Friday, Nov. 29 and running through Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, parking enforcement officers will surprise shoppers each day by randomly handing out coupons for “three hours FREE parking” at downtown pay station parking. Parking enforcement officers will look for customers who are en route to a pay station and have not yet paid, and give them a coupon. The randomly chosen customers will place the coupon on their dash, just like a pay station receipt. The offer will be valid only for the day the customer receives the coupon.
Additionally, the city will provide downtown merchants with 30,000 one-hour free parking coupons, valid from Friday, Nov. 29 until Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. These coupons will be honored at the St Julien and the 15th/Pearl garages only
Twenty-two thousand Boulder water utility bills sent out in November contained a flyer highlighting holiday events and a coupon for one-hour free at the 15th/Pearl and St Julien garages only. Downtown Boulder, Inc. also sent out 12,000 mailers that highlighted holiday events in Downtown Boulder and included a one-hour free parking coupon for 15th/Pearl garage only.
For more information, contact Donna Jobert, Downtown and University Hill Management Division/Parking Services of the City of Boulder at 303-413-7313 or jobertd@bouldercolorado.gov.
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