Boulder County Commissioner shares news on town hall meetings & funds

Brief Report from Boulder County Commissioner 6/13/22

Funds for mitigation the impacts of construction project
On Monday, June 13, Boulder County Commissioners met virtually with residents of the areas surrounding Gross Reservoir to update them on our plans for distribution of the funds Denver Water is providing Boulder County to assist with mitigating the impacts of this massive construction project. Denver Water earmarked $5 million for residents to address the noise, dust, light and truck traffic from expansion of the dam.  I realize this is a pittance compared to what residents will endure.  But it is what we were able to negotiate.  We have retained environmental consultants to model how these impacts will affect the homes in the area so that we can distribute the funds based on objective criteria. Sensible people know that the project is a misguided boondoggle.  But, again, courts throughout the country have ruled that issuance of a permit by the Army Corp of Engineers preempts local regulation of hydropower dams. 

Distribution of American Rescue Plan Act funds
On Tuesday, the Board of County Commissioner will approve the distribution of approximately $36 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds for a variety of projects and services.  They will be used to address housing, economic and mental health needs that were exacerbated by the pandemic.  In future meetings we will consider an additional $17 million in funds.

Town Hall Meeting in Lyons, June 16,2022
Thursday evening from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. we are holding our monthly town hall in Lyons at the Lyons Fire Protection District, 251 Broadway in Lyons.  The Mayor and Town Board will join us to discuss topics of interest to residents of Lyons and the surrounding area.  The meeting is open to the public.  Please join us!

………………..Claire Levy, Boulder County Commissioner, 6/13/22

EDITOR’S NOTES: This is an excerpt from Ms Levy’s Newsletter. We have asked her to summarize the Commissioner’s meeting in Lyons for a future edition. Write Claire Levy <claireforbouldercounty@gmail.com> to be added to her subscriber email list. She covers part of the city of Boulder, and the three mountain towns.

We have also asked Mayor Hollie Rogin to submit a summary of the meeting and the THRIVE Comprehensive Plan meeting which follows. You can write her at HRogin@townofLyons.com and encourage her to write a summary for the newspaper for the greater Lyons area readers.

Each of the three commissioners live in one of the three Districts. Claire Levy is District 1, Marta Loachamin is in District 2, and Matt Jones is District 3. —Claire Levy lives in the District that covers part of Boulder, and the three mountain towns. Marta Loachamin, a Longmont Democrat, won election in November 2021 and is in District 2 seat, which is an area stretching from Allenspark in the west to Longmont in the east, including Lyons and Hygiene. She is a realtor, former teacher and community activist.

Boulder County offices will be closed Monday, June 20, in observation of Juneteenth.