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28 Sep, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Howdy, #Boulder. It's budget Tuesday at city council!

Sadly, I have no story for you. Still working on one. Deborah at the DC's got you, tho. dailycamera.com/2021/09/08/bou…
We've also got a development issue that I again have not covered. Lucas at BizWest covered this in March: dailycamera.com/2021/03/10/res…
Election season really impedes my ability to cover all the things. But I'm here, I'm reasonably well-informed, and I'll add context as needed, when possible.
And I will have a comprehensive budget story for you by the time second reading and public hearing rolls around.

Tonight's first reading has a public hearing as well.

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29 Sep
Alright, the main event: The 2022 budget. Staff presentation: documents.bouldercolorado.gov/WebLink/DocVie…
This spending plan — $100M more than 2021's — is “cautiously optimistic about improving conditions,” NRV wrote in the beginning of the budget.
“Many revenue sources are trending up, including retail sales tax, which is forecast to reach a level that is a modest increase from pre-pandemic levels. The sales and use tax increase is due, in part, to receiving tax revenue from online marketplace retail sales.”
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29 Sep
Joseph: I was hoping Gidfar would say let's decrease the size and get more units there. I understand we can't get everything we want. But we can push the ball forward where we get something in between.
I mean, 1,300 sq ft 3BR places aren't that unrealistic. My own 3BR/2 bath is 1,100 sq ft. And it's perfectly fine.
Joseph asks that the Human Relations Commission be involved in the decision over landmarking, bc we also need to consider equity in this decision — especially bc it will reduce the number of homes that can be built.
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29 Sep
This is the development I was talking about earlier:
2504 Spruce Street
2.33-acre parcel
63 units + gym
(Phase 1) 16 townhomes, 2 apartments
(Phase 2) Up to 45 apartments of various sizes
This is just a concept plan, so a feedback stage. Staff presentation: documents.bouldercolorado.gov/WebLink/DocVie…
There's also an issue here with a possible landmark on the site, which would reduce the amount of housing. And some other interesting info.
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29 Sep
Boulder naming its 3 finalists for city attorney!
More info coming tomorrow. Tonight, just names.
Reminder: Council re-opened the search after not being satisfied with the last two. They only drew 12 applicants the first time. The second time was 13. So.. not a big improvement in quantity. We'll see on quality.
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22 Sep
One item before CU South is about adding bus stops and a multi-use path along East Arapahoe. You can learn more here: documents.bouldercolorado.gov/WebLink/DocVie…
As Brockett reminds us, Boulder got a lot of federal $$ for this, via DRCOG (Denver Regional Council of Governments) so yay!
This was a council call-up, but they ain't calling it up. So that's that for that.
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21 Sep
People of #Boulder. The time is now. Only one item* on tonight's city council agenda: A decision on the CU South annexation. Catch yourself up here: boulderbeat.news/2021/04/17/cu-…

*There are more, but I'm only tweeting about annexation.
There have been a few last-minute changes. We'll go over those tonight.
Nothing earth-shattering, from what I can tell.
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