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Fourmile Canyon Flood Recovery Project Update 

If weather holds, next week will be the final week of the project in Fourmile Canyon. Crews will pave the section by the fire house tomorrow and then complete all remaining striping tomorrow afternoon and Monday. Gravel shoulders will be installed at this spot on Monday  Lawrence plans on clearing and restoring the trailer location at Logan Mill early next week. Seeding, revegetation, and cleanup will continue all of next week. We’ll monitor the canyon this year and next to ensure that seeds and trees take root. If there is a problem with any of the plantings, we will return to remedy the issue. Boulder County Parks and Open Space will also help us monitor and maintain all vegetation that has been planted as part of this project. 

Thank you for your time, patience, and understanding. 

Have a good day.

Sincerely,

Andrew Barth
Communications
Boulder County Public Works
abarth@nullbouldercounty.org
303-441-1032

 

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The Wednesday Food Bank tomorrow (July 1) will be from 12 noon to 1:30 pm.  And THEN, on July 8, it will change, for the foreseeable future, to 11:00 am to 12:00 noon in order to accommodate the folks from the Nederland Food Pantry who bring us the food.  I hope this works out well for everyone.

Monday’s Food Bank is from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Everyone is welcome! 

Gretchen

Hello Gold Hill Residents,

The Gold Hill Town Meeting (GHTM) invites applications for the relief fund grant. This fund was awarded to GHTM in response to the Covid-19 crisis and all applications expressing need because of the crisis will be considered. Funds are limited and will be awarded by a selection committee based on need after the deadline of July 4^th; please see criteria and submission details in the application form. All information provided to the selection committee will be kept confidential. Application forms can be downloaded from GHTM website or paper copies will be supplied to the Gold Hill Store and Pub.

marielle.sidell@nullgmail.com

Relief Fund Application

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Fourmile Canyon Drive paving to start on Thursday

A storm last Friday caused a delay at another job site for the paving subcontractor, so they will not be able to start work in Fourmile until Thursday morning. Paving will now take place Thursday, Friday, and Monday, instead of Wednesday through Friday. Lawrence construction will continue working in the canyon on other remaining project tasks, like ditches, shoulders, guardrails, retaining walls, landscaping, and signage, so continue to expect a lot of activity and travel delays of up-to 15-minutes. 

Have a good day.

Andrew

Andrew Barth
Communications
Boulder County Public Works
abarth@nullbouldercounty.org 

 

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We still have our Monday and Wednesday Gold Hill food banks at the patio in the back of the GH Store and Pub, and our plan is to continue for the foreseeable future.  Mondays are from 3:00 to 4:00 pm.  Wednesday we are changing the time and will now be there from noon to 1:30 pm.

This is free for all in our community and everyone is welcome – we need a few more people to come and get it!   We don’t know until it gets here exactly what we’ll have, but we usually have assorted canned goods, milk and eggs, some produce, rice, beans, and various other food supplies.   Thanks so much to Jay and Whitney for all they’re doing!

Go to the Colorado Secretary of State website.  If you have a Colorado Driver’s license, you can register online.  If not, you can print off an application to mail in.  

https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/VoterHome.html  

If you live in Boulder County, go to   https://vote.dosomething.org/g20?

It’s easy and this election is vital!  We all need to make our voices heard.

• June 22nd – Last day to have a replacement ballot mailed to you.
• June 22nd to June 30th – Voter Service and Polling Center locations and drop boxes open around the state. Where do I drop off my ballot or vote?
• June 30th at 7:00 PM – Your county clerk must receive your ballot by 7:00 PM on Election Day – postmarks do not count. We recommend using a 24-hour drop box within your county to ensure your ballot is received on time.

Bobby Vrba is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Gold Hill FPD
Time: Jun 18, 2020, 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74126027358?pwd=VGVUOHBWOU1qVis0Q1ZQZmdZejJRQT09

Meeting ID: 741 2602 7358
Password: 0Wbqnh

AND then the  GHFPD Retirement Meeting at 7:45

Topic: Gold Hill Fire Protection District Retirement Meeting
Time: Jun 18, 2020 07:45 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 715 7246 2711
Password: 4bDxDD

Don’t forget! The Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design webinar on residential energy efficiency improvements and incentives is tomorrow, Wednesday, June 17^th from 12 pm to 1 pm. We hope to see you there!

To join on the computer, click on this link:

meet.google.com/oyj-oegc-orf

‪

To join by phone, dial:

401-626-4009

Then enter PIN: ‪955 904 796#

Thanks so much!

Kate Lucas, AICP

Project Planner | S.R.D. Consulting, LLC

p: 817.565.2885 | e: klucas@nullsrdconsult.com

Sustainable. Renewable. Driven.

www.srdconsult.com

From: klucas@nullsrdconsult.com <klucas@nullsrdconsult.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 9:01 AM
To: ‘Gretchen Diefenderfer’ <gretchend@nullme.com>
Subject: RE: Webinar Announcement for Newsletter

Hi Gretchen,

Apologies for the double email – I just realized that the text of the email below has the date wrong. Can you share the updated, correct message below?

Please join the Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design project team and Energy Smart Colorado for a webinar on residential energy efficiency improvements and incentives! The webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 17^th from 12pm to 1pm. You can learn more about Energy Smart Colorado’s services at https://energysmartyes.com/. If you’re not able to attend the webinar, we will be posting a video recording, as well as the PowerPoint presentation, to https://www.resilientgoldhill.com/educational-resources within a few days of the webinar. You can also find recordings of the previous webinars on this page. We hope to see you there!

To join on the computer, click on this link:

meet.google.com/oyj-oegc-orf

‪

To join by phone, dial:

401-626-4009

Then enter PIN: ‪955 904 796#

Kate Lucas, AICP

Project Planner | S.R.D. Consulting, LLC

p: 817.565.2885 | e: klucas@nullsrdconsult.com

Sustainable. Renewable. Driven.

www.srdconsult.com

From: klucas@nullsrdconsult.com <klucas@nullsrdconsult.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 8:52 AM
To: ‘Gretchen Diefenderfer’ <gretchend@nullme.com>
Subject: Webinar Announcement for Newsletter

Hi Gretchen,

Hope you’re doing well. We are hosting another webinar on 6/17 and would love your help in getting the message out!

Please join the Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design project team and Energy Smart Colorado for a webinar on residential energy efficiency improvements and incentives! The webinar will be held on Wednesday, July 17^th from 12pm to 1pm. You can learn more about Energy Smart Colorado’s services at https://energysmartyes.com/. If you’re not able to attend the webinar, we will be posting a video recording, as well as the PowerPoint presentation, to https://www.resilientgoldhill.com/educational-resources within a few days of the webinar. You can also find recordings of the previous webinars on this page. We hope to see you there!

To join on the computer, click on this link:

meet.google.com/oyj-oegc-orf

‪

To join by phone, dial:

401-626-4009

Then enter PIN: ‪955 904 796#

Thanks,

Kate Lucas, AICP

Project Planner | S.R.D. Consulting, LLC

P: 817.565.2885 | e: 

klucas@nullsrdconsult.com

Sustainable. Renewable. Driven.

www.srdconsult.com

GOLD HILL TOWN MEETING NEWSLETTER

Minutes of the Monday, April 13, 2020 Town Meeting

Next Town Meeting will be Monday June 8, 7:00 P.M. by Zoom

 The meeting was called to order by Chair Marielle Sidell.  23 people attended via Zoom: Secretary Gretchen Diefenderfer, Rick Sheingold, Emily Rose, Luzie and Bob Mason, Rich Lopez, Candidate for County Commissioner Claire Levy, Marcus Moench, Elizabeth Caspari, Steve Barnard, Debra Yeager, Virginia Shultz, Val Crist, Member at Large Dan Maedke, Chrissy Maedke, Bear Carlson, Poppy Copeland, Chris Finn, Dina Elder, Jojo Morrison, Vice Chair Emma Salmon, Chris Dirolf, and, Marielle Sidell.

Minutes of the February 10 meeting were approved – Thank you, Emma for filling in!

Treasurer’s Report- Martha reports that at the previous regular Town Meeting in February 2020 our bank balance was $12,925.60. Our current total cash assets are $12,689.60.

Revenue Summary:  None

 Expense Summary: State filing fees $236.00

 Fund transfers: none

 Current fund totals:                                                                                                  

General Fund $1556.01; Cemetery $6,339.85; Safe Link (combined funds for SafeSite, AirLink, NeighborLink projects) $2,466.79; Community Planning/Fundraising $0 (zero;) Forest Management $0 (zero;) Community Relief $2,326.95.

 Anticipated operational expenses for 2020: General Fund $105.00 for bank fees and porta-potty maintenance plus an estimated $800 for town cleanup dumpsters.

Special Guest Clair Levy- Clair Levy introduced herself.  She was formerly House District 13 State Legislator and is now running for District 1 (our district) Board of County Commissioners. She has been interested in Gold Hill for some time (has come to our 4^th of July Pancake Breakfast) and is now particularly interested in our Sustainability Grant and how that’s going.  She was our past HD 13 Representative during the Pine Beetle epidemic and she worked to help Communities with Wildfire Protection Plans (WPP) obtain aid, which spurred Gold Hill to put together out original WPP. Then after the 2010 Fourmile Fire, she worked for resources for the affected communities and for no increases in property taxes and to aid in insurance claims.  She understands that rigid enforcement of land use regulations may not work as well in the mountains as in the flatlands.  Both Gretchen and Rich Lopez spoke in her support as a very smart, responsive representative.

 Corona Virus Town Response- Monday and Wednesday Food Bank – Deb reported that the Wednesday Food Bank (from noon to 2:00 pm on the patio in back of the GH Store) began with a call from Chris Current of the Nederland Food Pantry (If anyone would like to make a donation, the website is nederlandfoodpantry.org). Any leftovers go down to the Fourmile Fire Department and they have a Food Bank on Fridays from 3-5.

Deb then worked with Amie Weinberg in Ward to set up another on Mondays (3:00 to 4:00 – same location) to help anyone needing supplies in our mountain community.  Addendum: The food comes from Boulder Food Rescue which includes prepared and perishable foods from Whole Foods, Ideal Market, Lucky’s Market and sometimes Sprouts.  Amie Weinberg is our contact and coordinator.  Johanna Gangemi, Anya Brown, Mirelle Brown, and Rick Sheingold have been doing the picking up and driving up of items for the pantry.

All are welcome and we do work on social distancing, asking everyone to wear masks, and be safe.  Jojo expressed thanks to all the volunteers on this beautiful community effort.

            Personal shopping – Johanna Gangemi along with her daughters Anya and Mirea are going to Boulder on Mondays and will do some personal shopping – contact them at 303-444-3774.  Also, Val, Elon Bar-Evan, and Liz Vanek have set up an excel spreadsheet to connect people who are going shopping with those who need something – send a simple email to Liz V. at coloradogirl777@nullgmail.com or here is the link to see the needs list: bit.ly/gold-hill-ordering

            Assistance Fund – Marcus asked if everyone is aware of the Gold Hill Emergency Assistance Fund.  Gretchen attached the form to the last GHTM minutes and has put out the form again.  See the town website under Gold Hill Town Meeting (https://goldhilltown.com/10905-2/) or contact me for a copy.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Mountain Stewards – Renewable Energy Report – Marcus reports that we got the Energy Efficiency grant we applied for from the state.  It went to Boulder County, as we are not an incorporated town, and they have been working with us on the major planning issues.   The current contractors are trying to figure out how to move forward, given the Coronavirus.  Sarah Davis with the county has been the main person they have been dealing with.  The grant goes through the end of the year when they are hoping to put us in a position for the implementation phase. The core issues our group is really focusing on are the technical issues of communication and security.  They’ve been looking at issues around a lighting microgrid to cover Gold Hill, heating, battery back-up, and solar across the area. Excel has been very supportive. Please fill out the survey at

https://www.resilientgoldhill.com. 

Input is still very useful -particularly on what folks think really needs to run.  Questions?  Contact Marcus at 303-667-8327.

Forestry and Forestry Management – The Memo of Understanding (MOU) to improve forest health in forested communities is finished.  See the town website (goldhilltown.com under Forest Management – https://goldhilltown.com/memorandum-of-understanding/) for the entire text and explanation.   Virginia moved that we show support for the finished MOU. Mari seconded the the motion, which carried with none opposed. There is no financial obligation – the vote is to support the issue and to move forward on mitigation efforts.

Gold Hill School – Chrissy reports that the kids will probably not be back in school this schoolyear – there is talk of summer school – they’ll wait and see.  They have been having school online running virtually. It’s been an interesting time. Capital improvement projects have been approved and are planned for this summer.  This means moving everything out to facilitate this work.  Dan is doing a little gardening with the greenhouse and keeping the flowers, etc. going.

Museum – Deb reports that we’ve been doing and will do a lot more prep work for our planned opening date of Memorial Day – addendum: Opening has been postponed until Governor Polis declares Museums open. We’re now playing it by ear.  Outside painting and general maintenance are ongoing.  Whitey at the GH Store gave us the old display cabinet originally from the old Salina Café (Ms. Gussie’s pies are fondly remembered), which required some work. Boyd has almost finished the shed on the west side, which will house our donated composting toilet, making us ADA compliant, as well as providing some storage.

Marcus and Elisabeth have donated the chassis of an old 1923 White vehicle, which includes the engine, etc., (like the old Bluebird bus of Tim Walter’s).  Reportedly this vehicle drove into their garage (the old Weaver place) sometime in the 1980s.  The plan is to restore it for permanent display. 

            The Community Outreach event on the Snowbound Mine is tentatively scheduled for August 14^th.  Playing that by ear, too.

Community Planning and Fundraising – Dan does not think any real planning is happening on the bike race right now.  The Gold Rush (bake/rummage/crafts sale) is also on hold for now, waiting to see what happens.  The Inn is not opening until further notice.

Cemetery – no report    Community Center Committee – no report.

SafeLink/AirLink/NeighborLink – Dina reports that AirLink is still active on an ongoing basis, and now OEM is also activated.  They have an AirLink practice once a week and have 5 more people interested in Ham Radio training – they’re looking into how to do this.  They’re doing maintenance on the repeater.

            Deb reports that the school is still available on an emergency basis for SafeSite very temporary housing.  NeighborLink is looking to help support the Food Bank at the Store. They would like a small freezer to store food that needs it.  Virginia has a small freezer to donate!  Whitey and Jay are happy to house it. Addendum: The freezer was picked up last week from Virginia and Steve’s house and is living in the Safe site tuff shed on the west side of the fire barn where we house our emergency supplies.   We have permission to use the electricity in the fire barn, as needed. 

 Deb would also like to have the Food Bank under the auspices of the GHTM as a 501(c)3 for insurance issues.  Addendum – we now have an insurance certificate covering this. 

 Upcoming Meetings/Events –

 Next GHTM is June 8.  Virginia wondered if we need to buy a Zoom level.  We’ll see. Zoom has been pretty flexible with the timing in our Coronavirus situation

Other Town News

            IMA (Intermountain Alliance) – Dina reports that they have not been meeting since Amy Hardy resigned as Chair and no one else has stepped inn.

            CSA- Deb reports the CSA is still on beginning June 6.  Jessie Brookhart, Virginia and Deb are working on it. There are 5 whole portions, so it’s grown.  New people could probably still be added.  Much of the food comes from Black Cat, which also has a

farm stand on Jay Road.

            Historical Zoning – Bear reports no activity at this time.     Fire Department – no report

Mining – no report

            Town Clean Up – Gretchen reports that the County is looking at possibly an August/September time frame and Brian Finn said that sounds reasonable to him – to be decided.  Val reports that the Nederland Sort Yard is free for 2 personal garbage bags, and slash – not for large amounts.

            Bocce Tournament – scheduled for June 27.  We’re hoping to figure out how to manage this given social distancing.

Respectfully Submitted, Gretchen Diefenderfer

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The bad news is that holding our annual Fourth of July bocce tournament this year does not seem like a good idea. Convening 32 contestants plus spectators to share food and bocce still seems too risky. We will, however, hope to hold the fall tournament – depending of course on the situation then. If so, that tournament will be on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Should be fine by then, right?

 

The good news is the bocce court is in excellent shape, and is an excellent way to get (some) exercise and have fun in a safe environment. Canopies are up, and the court is rolling nicely.

 

A small number of people can easily play bocce safely. Masks are recommended and please keep chairs six feet apart. There is a spray bottle of disinfectant in the ball cabinet, should you feel more comfortable sanitizing your balls before you play with them. When clearing balls to the end for the next giro, only touch your team’s balls with your hands. It’s OK to kick your opponents’ balls – but don’t touch your face with your shoes.

 

Hope to see you in September

 

Roll on

Bear

lawrence.carlson@nullColorado.EDU

Please join the Mountain Stewards and the Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design project team in learning about residential heat pumps and energy efficiency, with a presentation by Hans Joachim Preiss of BrightSense, LLC. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 26th from 5pm-6pm. You can join the webinar online by going to meet.google.com/seu-weat-byr, or by dialing  (573-723-1032), then entering‬ PIN: ‪799 101 685‬#. We hope to see you there! 

Thanks so much!

—

Kate Lucas, AICP

Project Planner | S.R.D. Consulting, LLC

p: 817.565.2885 | e: klucas@nullsrdconsult.com

Sustainable. Renewable. Driven.

www.srdconsult.com

From: Boulder County Election Positions <ElectionPositions@nullbouldercounty.org>
Date: May 23, 2020 at 9:25:24 AM MDT
To: Undisclosed recipients:;
Subject: P/T Work Available with Clerk and Recorder Office

The Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Office is hiring for three temporary/hourly positions.

We are also requesting people consider being a backup for the June Primary. 

If interested, continue reading below.  Feel free to share with family and friends!

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

The Clerk and Recorder is currently hiring for three temporary/hourly positions.  The first is to assist with our offices opening up on June 1^st and the other two openings will provide support in the June 30^th Primary.  If interested and available, please review the job descriptions and schedules below.  Job flyers are also attached to this email. 

Greeter – Clerk and Recorder

Cleaner position

Parking Lot Attendant

Elections is also inviting people to consider being a backup for the June Primary.  The Ballot Processing positions have been filled and hired for; however, we want to be prepared in the event one of our teams or temporary staff can no longer work and needs to be replaced.  We are taking extra precautions due to COVID-19, but we need to be ready for anything since the Election must go on!

Attached is a job flyer labeled, “Backup.Election.Worker.Positions” –  this reflects backup positions and schedules we currently have open. 

If interested in being a backup for Election work in the June Primary, please respond to electionpositions@nullbouldercounty.org with the following information:

• Your full name, as it appears on your Voter Registration
  • If you go by a nickname, please provide that, as well
• Preferred phone number
• Which position(s) interests you
• Your availability from June 1st through July 9th
• Your party affiliation
• If you are bilingual, include the language(s) you are fluent in
• List prior Election work experience, if applicable
• Any questions you might have

Please know, too, that we will be increasing the size of our teams for the November General Election.  We will have more work opportunities to offer then – let us know if you’d also like to be added to our contact list for later this year.

Feel free to share with family and friends!  Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you all! 

Respectfully,

The Boulder County Election Hiring Team

Yes, there will be the regular Monday FoodBank today from 3 – 4.  Same Bat-time, same Bat-station – on the patio in the back of the Gold Hill Store.

Bob Plewes has died.  He lived down Sunshine in the house he built off the downhill side of the lower shelf road some years ago and many of us knew him then.  November 10, 1955 – May 15, 2020.   No cause of death yet, but Covid-19 is suspected.  His family came here when his Dad was being a part of the building of IBM in Boulder County.  His full name was Robert Allen Plewes.  

Several reports have come in about our local wildlife.  A mountain lion kill was spotted  several days ago on the hillside east of town, and then a trail cam caught a picture of the lion and a cub checking on it and later feeding 0n it!  

Then last night a bear broke into a car, some trash cans and bird feeders at two Gold Hill houses off Pine Street. Be careful out there,  folks.  We’re living in their habitat and they’re out and about.

The GHFPD Board meeting is Thursday, May 21 at 7 pm.  It is always open to the public, but this time it’s a Zoom meeting so you could check it out from home!