SKATE PARK

Buzas said the skaters could help by spreading the word about the Evergreen Skatepark Coalition on social media, among friends and anyone, and they really would be needed when fundraising starts.

e skaters’ No. 1 choice for a skate park was at Buchanan Park, with Stagecoach Park, Marshdale Park and Wulf Park coming in second, third and fourth respectively. ey wanted to see a backyard pool/bowl, mini bowl, mini ramp and a manual pad/ledge/ atbar combination.

Buzas told the EPRD board on June 27 that a skate park could cost up to $750,000 for design and construction, and it would be the size of about two tennis courts. He said the skate park could be built in such a way that BMX bikes, scooters, inline skaters and more could use it.

“Skate parks help the entire community, not just skaters,” Buzas said, noting that putting skate parks near other recreation facilities makes youth feel accepted. He said it could be constructed in a way that it was aesthetically pleasing and quiet.

“If we get the Evergreen Park & Recreation District board’s support, we can start getting funding,” he told the crowd.

Liz Cohen, EPRD’s grants and strategy manager, said any grant effort needs seed money to get funding, something the coalition could help with.

“I see the support right here,” she told the group. “We appreciate the speci c feedback. It means so much that you are here.”

EPRD board member Betsy Hays said the board was in the middle of creating a strategic plan, guring out what could be done for the entire community with limited funding. She was pleased with the turnout.

“ is is awesome having everybody here,” she added.

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To keep up to date on the Evergreen Skatepark Coalition, visit skateevergreen.com.

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

New building in the works for downtown Evergreen Downtown Evergreen may get a new building thanks to the RossLewis Trust.

e trust plans to put a building in place of the pocket park and what is known as the neighboring Limestone Building that was damaged in a re in December, according to Je Bradley with the Ross-Lewis Trust.

e building damaged by re had housed Seasonally Yours and Sweetwater Boutique.

He said the property needs to be rezoned rst because under Je erson County’s current Commercial-1 zoning for the properties, a new building cannot be built at this site due to the constraints of setbacks, landscaping requirements and parking standards.

A letter to Je co Planning & Zoning said the new planned-development zoning would be based on commercial-1 zoning requirements. Bradley said he expects the new building will be one story high.

e building that had stood where the pocket park is now — known as the old Evergreen Crafters building — was razed in 2016.

e next step will be to conduct a community meeting to explain the plan, Bradley said. He expected that meeting to be held in August, and he plans to have renderings of the new building available for the community to see.

EFR gets award for helping cardiac patients

Evergreen Fire/Rescue has earned the American Heart Association’s

Mission: Lifeline Gold Award for its emergency medical services. is is the second time EFR has received the award since the program started in 2014. is award means that EFR’s paramedics meet national standards for the care for patients complaining of chest pain, said Dave Montesi, EFR’s EMS division chief. e standards include the time it takes between being dispatched to a call and when paramedics apply heart monitors, contacting the hospital where the patient is being transported and arriving at the hospital.

Montesi told the Evergreen Fire board on July 18 that receiving the award is good for the department, and the end result is better care for cardiac patients.

“With the time it takes to get to the hospital,” Montesi noted, “it makes meeting the standards for the drive time that much more di cult. is is exceptional work by paramedics and

Board member John Putt added that meeting the American Heart Association’s standards means paramedics are administering aid while the ambulance is traveling down mountain roads, which is no easy feat.

Three events on tap July 28-30

July 28-30 is one of the busiest weekends of the summer for the foothills.

No matter whether you like art or music, there’s something for everyone that weekend.

• e 20th annual Evergreen Jazz Festival is July 28-30 at di erent venues around Evergreen. Tickets are available for individual days or