Boulder City Council
On March 21, council will:
• Say yay or neigh to the sale of a failed ranger patrol horse for $11,000. The 17-year-old Friesian sporthorse named Yukon was purchased by the City in 2022 to restart a Mountain Patrol Program that welcomes visitors and provides education and outreach. A staff memo said it was determined Yukon wasn’t a good fit after a five-month evaluation because of constant interactions with the public, including dogs and bicycles. “This is best for both Yukon and the program,” the staff wrote.
The city manager has to notify council when they decide to sell property worth over $5,000 without competitive bidding. If council agrees, Yukon will join Rocky Mountain Riding Therapy’s First Responder Program.
• Take a preliminary vote to designate a portion of the civic area, from 1777 Broadway to 14th Street and between Canyon Boulevard and Arapahoe Avenue, as a historic district, which adds a level of design review for exterior changes and new buildings.
• Vote on the annexation of 27 acres for the South Boulder Creek Flood Mitigation project.
Boulder County
On March 19, commissioners will:
• Join interviews for the Library District Board of Trustees at 9 a.m., hosted by the City of Boulder.
• Hold an in-person town hall at Mountain View Fire Rescue (4380 Eldorado Springs Drive) at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the Eldorado Springs Local Improvement District (LID), which was formed in 2003 as a means for residents to pay for the community’s wastewater treatment plant. Now that the plant has been built and will be paid off by December 2025, the LID will end. This town hall will discuss future payment structures for the plant.
