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Daytime closures of Lee Hill Drive scheduled for June 13-24
Jun 6th
Boulder County, Colo. – As the final phase of improvements to Lee Hill Drive are implemented, the Boulder County Transportation Department will close a portion of the road from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on weekdays only from June 13-24.
The daytime closures – between Fourth Street and Olde Stage Road – will begin Monday, June 13 at 8:30 a.m. and will continue on weekdays only until 4 p.m. on Friday, June 24.
If needed, the road will be accessible to emergency vehicles and responders 24 hours a day.
“This closure will allow us to rebuild the road in a way that maximizes pavement life and improves drainage,” capital projects coordinator Tim Swope said. “The process does not allow for daily traffic use during construction. School buses and mail and delivery trucks will be allowed through with some delay, as will anyone living in the construction zone south of Olde Stage.”
No other traffic, including bicycles, will be allowed through the construction zone. Residents of Wagon Wheel Gap and Bow Mountain roads will need to use Linden Drive and Pine Brook Hills for access during the day. Boulder Heights and Olde Stage Road residents will need to use a detour through Lefthand Canyon.
Message boards are located in the area to alert residents of any construction schedule changes and additional information is available at www.BoulderCounty.org/Transportation.
The Lee Hill Drive project, expected to be complete in early July, will provide improved drainage, a new roadway surface, bikeable shoulders on both sides of the road up to the “hogback” formation, and a 5-feet wide climbing shoulder from the hogback up to Olde Stage Road.
-BoulderCounty.org-
Hearing on Parks and Recreation fees on May 5
Apr 22nd
The City of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department will hold an administrative hearing on the proposed 2012 fee schedule for the Parks and Recreation Department facility and park use fees. The meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, in the Panorama Room of the East Boulder Community Center, 5660 Sioux Drive.
The public is invited to comment on proposed fee increases for the 2012 fee schedule of the Parks and Recreation Department. Proposed fee changes and increases for 2012 fees include:
● Recreation center admission and passes;
● Recreation center rooms, pool and gymnasium rentals;
● Tennis and platform tennis court rental;
● Tennis lights;
● Outdoor pool Splash Pass;
● Boulder Reservoir VIP boat permit fee;
● Park shelter and land rentals;
● Special event park rentals;
● Commercial/business use of parks;
● Flatirons Golf Course rounds.
Members of the community are encouraged to learn about the process and provide their input to Parks and Recreation staff on proposed fee increases. Following the meeting, public comments and proposed increases will be presented to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board prior to finalizing the department’s 2012 fee request proposal.
For a complete listing and more information on the proposed fee changes for 2012, please, visit www.BoulderParks-Rec.org.
Free backyard composting workshops begin Thursday
Apr 4th
Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division is offering free Backyard Composting Workshops, one each in Longmont, Lafayette, and Boulder.
Space is limited to 30 people per workshop. Interested people may register online at www.BoulderCountyRecycles.org or RSVP with name, phone number and/or email, and number of attendees to Susan Meissner at smeissner@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2226.
Workshop schedule
Longmont
Thursday, April 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Boulder County Parks & Open Space, Prairie Room
5201 St. Vrain Road
Lafayette
Saturday, April 9, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lafayette Public Library, Downstairs Meeting Room
775 W. Baseline Road
Boulder
Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m.-noon
Boulder County Recycling Center, Education Room
1901 63rd St.
In addition to utilizing the new curbside compost bins, residents are encouraged to compost food scraps and yard waste at home. Keeping organics in backyards is an effective way to reduce household carbon footprints and provide quality compost for use in gardens.
When organic materials such as food waste and leaves are sent to the landfill they are buried along with the trash and they break down in a way that produces methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Composting does not create methane; it is a natural decomposition process that changes the food and yard waste into a beneficial soil amendment.
