Boulder County’s new prairie dog town?
Oct 28th
Public invited to tour proposed prairie dog relocation site (Nov. 1)
The Boulder County Parks and Open Space will hold a public tour of a proposed prairie dog relocation site at Rabbit Mountain Open Space from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Wildlife biologists and rangers will meet the public at the Rabbit Mountain trailhead on North 53rd Street (north of Hwy 66) at 4 p.m. Vans will shuttle everyone to the proposed relocation site.
The department has submitted an application to the Colorado Division of Wildlife proposing to relocate prairie dogs from a county-owned agricultural property in the Longmont area to Rabbit Mountain sometime between Nov. 14 and Dec. 2.
Prior to issuing a permit, the Colorado Division of Wildlife is reviewing the proposal which includes a site assessment, evaluating a management plan submitted for the receiving site, and reviewing all public comments.
For those unable to attend the tour, written comments can be emailed to wildlife@bouldercounty.org. The deadline for written comments is Nov. 3.
For further information about this public tour, contact Education & Outreach Coordinator Pascale Fried at pfried@bouldercounty.org or 303-678-6201.
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CU, Boulder, Ride da spooky bus Halloween
Oct 28th
Free HOP and Additional Late Night Transit Service for Halloween
The City of Boulder and University of Colorado Student Union are inviting the community to ride the HOP and Late Night Transit Service for free this Halloween. The HOP is free from 7 a.m. to midnight Monday, Oct. 31. The Silver, Black, Gold and Brown Late Night Transit service, which typically operate on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights only, will continue with free transit service from midnight to 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
This free HOP Halloween service is sponsored by GO Boulder/City of Boulder and the University of Colorado Student Union and is operated by Special Transit.
For more HOP information, call 303-447-8282. For maps and other information, visit www.GOBoulder.net. For real-time bus arrival information, visitwww.NextBus.com.
Vote early here
Oct 27th
All service centers open for Nov. 1 election
Boulder County, Colo. – All four Boulder County election service centers are now open for voters who need to request a replacement ballot or drop off a voted ballot.
The centers are also available to help county residents update their voter information or vote in person on an ADA-accessible voting machine or paper ballot.
Locations
- Clerk & Recorder’s Office, 1750 33rd St., Boulder
- University of Colorado Student Recreation Center, Boulder
- Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Road
- Clerk & Recorder’s Office, 529 Coffman St., Longmont
Hours
- 8 a.m.-6 p.m., today, Friday and Monday
- 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29
- 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 1
The Boulder County Clerk & Recorder’s Office sent about 171,000 ballots to voters for the Tuesday, Nov. 1 election, which is being conducted entirely by mail ballot. Each mailed ballot packet includes the list of service centers as well as eight ballot drop-off points. The service centers will be open daily through Election Day, except for Sunday.
Voters who have not received a ballot or who have questions about their ballot can email vote@bouldercountyvotes.org, call 303-413-7740 or visit an election service center for more information. Voters who have filled out and returned their ballots can check www.BoulderCountyVotes.org to make sure their voted ballot has been received by the Boulder County Elections Division. They can also visit the website to view ballot content or find more information about the election.
Key Dates for the 2011 Coordinated Election:
- Now through Election Day: Voters requesting a replacement ballot can apply for and receive one in person at one of four service centers.
- Tuesday, Nov. 1: Election Day. Ballots must be in hands of Boulder County Clerk & Recorder’s Office no later than 7 p.m.
