Greetings, #Boulder, on this sunny and snowy Tuesday. We've got a city council meeting tonight, and there's just one (major) thing on the agenda: CU South annexation. boulderbeat.news/2021/04/17/cu-…
First, a personal note: I'll be speaking at Take Back the Night this Thursday, an annual event against sexual violence. I'll be telling my story of abuse, assault and healing.
I know there's been a lot of heavy stuff lately. This will certainly be that. It's also about something else: What it takes to heal. For me as an individual and for our community.
There's much to be learned from survivors of all kinds of violence ♥️
But first: Tonight and CU South. Reading my primer (link above) is a good place to start. It's going to be a looong discussion, and an important one, because council is set to vote on annexation this fall.
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I'll prob tweet mostly what staff says, and add in extras as I think of it. I have So. Much. Notes. on this — stretching over 3 years — so it's a bit like trying to drink from a firehose.
A few things on consent that are interesting: The aforementioned gun violence prevention resolution, and the fifth or sixth expansion of the 2015 height limit moratorium, through August, so the community benefit work can be completed.
I believe council will be accepting suggested edits to the gun violence prevention resolution. I'll find a copy for ya'll and include it on boulderbeat.news or my newsletter, if you're interested.
Some council members offering their thoughts now. Joseph feels some of the language is too passive.
We do have open comment tonight. Quite a mix of regulars and new (to me) names. I'd expect some CU South comment, possibly some policing/homelessness comments (or maybe SB-62) and... idk what else.
There are some topics that every city reporter in Boulder has to cover at some point. Rocky Mountain Greenway is one of those, and it's up next. My time has come. www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/Item_5B_-…
(The other is also topical now, FasTracks, but thankfully I can rely on CPR for excellent coverage of that.)
What is the Rocky Mountain Greenway? A connector from Front Range trails to RMNP.
27 miles of trails built so far in JeffCo, Adams; trail nearly to Rocky Flats