The Flower Bin – Perennials, Annuals, Roses and more.
Jun 21st
It’s the early summer at the Flower Bin and Don Weakland shows us all the colorful Perennials, Annuals, Roses and Hanging Baskets. We learn about the difference between Perennials and Annuals and how to keep them growing, as we look at some of the many wonderful flowers they have in the nursery. We also get a peek at some of the 100s of different varieties of Roses they personally grow. Then we go into the greenhouses and look at the wide selection of annuals and hanging baskets as well as garden vegetables you can get here.
Boulder police release sketch of scissor attack suspect
Jun 19th
Boulder police continue to investigate an assault which occurred in the area of 13th and Spruce Streets on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at around 10:21 p.m. The unknown suspect attacked the male victim with a pair of scissors.
A sketch of the suspect is attached.
According to the 18-year-old victim, he was walking with a female friend when the suspect lunged at him and attacked him without provocation. The victim suffered cuts and abrasions as he struggled to get away. He was treated and released at a local hospital.
The suspect left the area on foot after the altercation, and the victim and his friend flagged down an officer who was responding to a report of a fight in the area.
The suspect is described as:
- White male
- Between 5’7” and 5’10” tall
- Medium build
- Brownish-blonde hair, with a receding hairline
- 30’s
- Wearing a short-sleeve green t-shirt
- Possibly transient
- “Sunken” face
The case number is 13-7877.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Kurt Foster at 303-441-4329. Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website atwww.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.
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Oil and gas exploration (fracking) moratorium till health studies in
Jun 18th
Boulder County Commissioners extend temporary moratorium on oil & gas development in unincorporated Boulder County for 18 months
Citing a changing regulatory environment and the need for more public health studies to assess the health impacts of oil and gas development, the County Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the moratorium until the end of 2014
Boulder County, Colo. – By unanimous decision, the Board of County Commissioners today voted to extend the temporary moratorium on oil and gas development in unincorporated Boulder County for 18 months to expire at the end of 2014.
Citing the need for further health and safety studies to test the impacts of oil and gas development on air and water quality, the commissioners stated that the county is not yet prepared – in terms of inspection and monitoring staff, health data, baseline testing and technical expertise – to process new applications for oil and gas development in unincorporated Boulder County.
The commissioners also noted that with a dynamic regulatory environment around the issue, new rulemaking could affect how the county regulates oil and gas under its own authority in the future.
“We are living in a regulatory environment where regulations and rules are changing rapidly,” said County Commissioner Deb Gardner. “A short delay in extraction is legal, necessary and appropriate when balanced against our fundamental duty as elected officials to protect public health, safety, welfare and the environment from potential adverse impacts of oil and gas exploration and development, and to minimize potential land use conflicts between those activities and current or planned land uses.”
Gardner’s sentiments were supported and confirmed by her fellow commissioners, Cindy Domenico and Elise Jones.
Extensive feedback on the moratorium was received from members of the public over a period of 16 months from February 2012 to the present. Over 1,100 comments were submitted this week alone by the time of the June 18 public hearing, all but about a dozen of which stated a preference for extending the moratorium.
In general, public comments have overwhelmingly supported extending the moratorium to assess health and safety impacts of oil and gas drilling to area residents. In addition, on June 5th the Boulder County Planning Commission, by a vote of 7-0, recommended that the Board of County Commissioners extend the current temporary moratorium.
Today’s public hearing also included a decision to table indefinitely Docket DC-12-0003 “Proposed Amendments to Article 12 of the Boulder County Land Use Code (oil and gas regulations), to include a phasing plan.” With the extended temporary moratorium in place, Land Use staff will to continue to work on developing an inspection and implementation plan for permitting oil and gas applications.
A taped archive of the hearing is available at: www.bouldercounty.org/gov/meetings/pages/hearings.aspx.
For more information about the county’s role in oil and gas development, please visit the county’s Oil and Gas Development webpage.
