Boulder Smell smoke?? It’s a prescribed burn
Oct 5th
Oct. 5, 2011 Hall Ranch Prescribed Burn
There is currently no emergency.
There is currently no emergency.
Boulder County will conduct a prescribed burn today at the Hall Ranch Open Space from approximately 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Hall Ranch is located north of Highway 7, west of Lyons, south of Highway 36 and west to Button Rock Preserve. Today’s burn will include approximately 70 acres in the area west of the prairie dog town and east of the Nelson Loop trail.
Hall Ranch Open Space will be closed in its entirety for the burn operation.
During a prescribed burn, smoke will be visible and will drift according to wind currents and atmospheric conditions.
Smoke may continue to be visible after the fire is out and may settle in some areas at night when cooler air traps smoke closer to the ground.
If the smoke is bothersome, close windows and stay indoors.
For more information or status updates, please visit:
http://www.bouldercounty.org/government/dept/pages/pos.aspx
Boulder County website down Saturday
Oct 5th
Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County website (www.BoulderCounty.org) and all associated applications will be unavailable this Saturday, Oct. 8, from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. or later.
The downtime is to allow for county Information Technology to complete a scheduled infrastructure upgrade that will increase the county’s Storage Area Network and keep all county systems and applications running smoothly.
The downtime has been scheduled for Saturday morning and early afternoon because that is when both visitor traffic to the website and internal demands are near their lowest levels.
Please note: Boulder County employees will not be able to send or receive emails during the downtime.
Please plan accordingly. The county sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience and will work to have the website up-and-running as quickly as possible.
As always, in the event of a county emergency, the emergency status page on the Boulder Office of Emergency Management’s website will be updated at www.BoulderOEM.com. The Boulder OEM website will not be affected by Saturday’s maintenance work. To report a non-emergency law enforcement issue, call the Sheriff’s Office dispatch line at 303-441-4444.
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Boulder’s Chautauqua Park future discussed
Oct 5th
Open house on Chautauqua 2020 Stewardship Framework to be held Oct. 11
The City of Boulder and the Colorado Chautauqua Association (CCA) are working together to develop a “Chautauqua 2020 Stewardship Framework” to
help guide their collaborative management of the Chautauqua area, and to inform any future decisions about its use and enhancement.
The City of Boulder and the Colorado Chautauqua Association (CCA) are working together to develop a “Chautauqua 2020 Stewardship Framework” to
The consultant team of Anderson Hallas Architects, PC and Mundus Bishop Design, Inc. was recently retained to help develop the Framework. The city and the consultant team will host an open house for the public to learn more about the project and provide feedback. The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the Municipal Building lobby, 1777 Broadway. A 5:15 p.m. presentation will highlight:
- The project scope and timeline
- Results of a Chautauqua area visitor survey
- Access and parking data
- Preliminary criteria for defining a decision-making framework
This collaborative effort is taking place in order to develop a Stewardship Framework for the Chautauqua area, located at 900 Baseline Road. The effort arose in response to CCA’s “Chautauqua 2020 Plan” that was brought to the city in February 2011. The 2020 Plan identifies the CCA’s priorities as it strives to continue its mission “to preserve, perpetuate and improve the site and spirit of the historic Chautauqua by enhancing its community and values through cultural, educational, social and recreational experiences.”
The overall purpose of the Stewardship Framework is to establish a shared understanding and approach to Chautauqua’s stewardship, including a process by which potential changes to facilities and the adjacent historic area could be considered. It also seeks to lay the foundation for continued success of the Colorado Chautauqua through coordination of uses and a shared management philosophy and practice between the city and the CCA.
To learn more about the stewardship framework, visit www.BoulderColorado.gov/Chautauqua, or contact Louise Grauer at 303-441-3134 or grauerl@bouldercolorado.gov.
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