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B •R •I •E •F •S Movie “Fresh” free to public September 9 LYONS – The Lyons Ecology Advisory Board will be showing the movie Fresh at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9, at Stonebridge Farm. The movie is free to the public. The film by Ana Sofia Jones celebrates farmers and innovative thinkers coast to coast who are transforming the way we look at food. Journalist Michael Pollan calls the film “an exhilarating look at the whole range of efforts underway to renovate the way we grow food and feed ourselves.” We all know problems with the current food system abound. Loss of biodiversity, soil depletion and displacement from farming communities contribute to a system of food production that no longer nourishes our bodies or the environment. Fresh offers new solutions through organic farming that respect land, soil, farmers, wildlife and consumers alike. Every decision we make when we buy food creates a different future for us. Fresh examines how we can all be a part of the solution to providing affordable fresh, high-quality food for everybody. Stonebridge Farm is located at 5169 Ute Highway east of the 66/36 intersection.
National Craft Beer Relay Races to Copper Mountain for a weekend of fun COPPER MOUNTAIN – Who says kids get to have all of the fun? And, costumes are only for Halloween? We encourage consumers to dress up and race over to Copper Mountain on August 20 for the Craft Beer Relay. What does a Craft Beer Relay look like? It’s a mix of running and drinking feats – such as the Slip n’ Flip (slip-and-slide + flip cup!), Giant Beer Pong, Bottle Bash, Tire Bowling and the mighty Keg Wall – all taking place at Copper Mountain on August 20. Stick around after the Continue Briefs on Page 9
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Cooling off in the St. Vrain at Riverbend. The Lyons Community Foundation’s fundraising event with the theme of “Hoedown” included square dances, games for kids, and plenty of music. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS
Street repairs near completion, BOT looks at a waiver, library works on IGA By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – It is typical for cities and towns to upgrade their streets, add new curb and gutters and replace water and sewer pipes during the spring and summer, causing residents to weave and wind through orange cones and barrels all summer long, with disruption to businesses and harrowing traffic delays on weekends. Lyons is no exception. The good news is that we are approaching fall and the street project along Main Street in Lyons is nearing completion. The curbs and gutters around the diamond area across from Bank of the West are finished. The landscaping inside the diamond will take more time. “We talked to the Design School at UC Denver and we are hoping they will take on the project,” said Joe Kubala, Lyons flood recovery project manager.
Sidewalks on the north side of the street will be done by Aug. 19. “We still need handicapped ramps in some areas,” said Kubala. He added that he expected the Main Street project to be completed by the end of August, with all the sidewalks in place. The project on the south side of the street took much longer to complete. “We had to put in storm sewers, mostly on the south side of the street where most of the businesses are,” he said. The town is still dealing with the Highland Ditch Company which has now requested a variance to keep their diversion structure in place in the St. Vrain River. The Highland Ditch diversion structure, built in 1870, was destroyed in the 2013 flood and was completely rebuilt the following year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, told Victoria Simonsen, Lyons town administrator, that the structure was not built to FEMA standards and posed a flood danger to
the Town of Lyons if allowed to remain. FEMA officials also told Simonsen that the town is in danger of losing its FEMA insurance if another flood should occur and the diversion structure remains in place the way it is currently built. Highland asked FEMA for over $1 million in funding for reimbursement for building a diversion structure that ignored regulations and was built “way out of compliance,” according to FEMA. The agency denied the request from Highland for reimbursement so Highland appealed the decision. At the Aug. 15 Town Board meeting, Simonsen told the board that Highland has asked the town to hold their application for a variance until they receive additional technical information from the state and from FEMA. FEMA initially gave Highland 120 days to get the structure into compliance back in February when Highland was denied reimbursement for the “way out of compliance” structure. Simonsen said that Highland will get back to the board by Aug. 18 with their findings based on the state and FEMA’s technical information. Highland has its own engiContinue Town on Page 12