Posts Tagged ‘city council’
Council Passes SmartRegs
On Tuesday night, September 7, 2010, the City became the first in the nation to pass a mandatory residential energy conservation ordinance (RECO) targeted at rental housing. The regulation, called SmartRegs, received strong support from [...]
Tax Assessment vs. Listing Price
The Camera recently has made an issue of the difference between the County Assessor’s valuation of our house ($835,000) and the listing price ($2.1 million). We bought the home in which we live at 1680 Wilson Court in 1988. The assertion made in [...]
Boulder Reporter | How Boulder is governed: time for a change?
For 92 years Boulder’s municipal government has operated under the strong-City Manager, weak-City Council system. I believe it is time to consider alternatives to the current form of our local government. In 1918 Boulder joined a growing [...]
“Council Seeking Budget Boost”… or not
I guess I’ve about had it with our local hometown newspaper. You can imagine my surprise when I saw the headline for a front page article in the Camera a couple of days ago. Council seeks a budget increase? A 27% budget increase, no less, [...]
Boulder Reporter | Fixing Our Ailing City Government
It’s budget time at the Boulder Municipal Building. Before your eyes glaze over and you move on to another article, please remember that you, dear reader, pay the taxes and fees that operate the City of Boulder government. If you care about how [...]
Boulder Tops the Century Mark
After 150 years, the population of the City of Boulder has finally surpassed one hundred thousand, according to a recent estimate by the U. S. Census Bureau. The report indicated that the city’s growth rate since 2000 was 6 percent, well below the [...]
New Era News | SmartRegs Part 2
After a little thinking break, the Boulder City Council re-engaged the issue of SmartRegs at Tuesday's council meeting, voting unanimously in favor of moving it forward to a second reading. When SmartRegs first broke into the council's agenda [...]
City Council Gives Xcel Another Chance – Updated
The bold attitude City Council brandished toward Xcel Energy at its April 13, 2010 study session fizzled somewhat during Tuesday night's City Council meeting. Following Council member Ken Wilson's lead, the City Council moved the 20-year [...]
Boulder Reporter | Council mulls development in North Boulder Planning Reserve
The Boulder City Council, during a special meeting on May 25, instructed the City’s planning staff to study two proposals for development in the North Boulder Planning Reserve. The reserve is a large generally undeveloped tract east of US-36 [...]
Boards and Commissions: Latest Appointments
On Tuesday night (May 18, 2010), the City Council filled the four remaining Boards and Commissions positions for the year. Council members Lisa Morzel and Matt Appelbaum were absent. Board of Zoning Adjustment There were two [...]
