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Reconstruction continues By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review
Betsy Burton of the Lyons Farmette with her Angora goats, Doris and Delilah. Both goats are pregnant and are due in May. The Farmette is transitioning from dairy goats to those that produce fiber for spinning, weaving and knitting. Watch for knitting and spinning classes to be offered at the Farmette, and a “wool day” in early June, which will include a cocktail hour and a farm dinner. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS
Redstone Review wins Editorial Sweepstakes Award at the Colorado Press Association Contest Staff Reports Redstone Review LYONS – The Redstone Review won the 2013 Editorial Sweepstakes Award for winning the most awards in the editorial category for Class 10 at the Colorado Press Association
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Awards Banquet held on February 21 at the Westin Hotel in Denver. Class 10 is the category for monthly newspapers. This was the first year that the Redstone was able to enter the contest because prior to this there was no category for monthlies. Usually all the CPA member newspapers enter the contest. There are over 105 newspapers in Colorado. Each year the CPA contest entries are judged by newspapers in another state. This year the Colorado entries were judged by the Virginia Press Association in Virginia. The Redstone won 31 editorial awards. The Redstone Review won the following awards: Best Editorial Writing: First Place, John Gierach for Going to Pot and First Place for
Sequester: What does it mean? First Place, Richard A. Joyce for The right to bear arms is not absolute. Second Place, John Gierach for Politics as fast food and Second Place for Election 2012 had some surprises and Second Place for Spying: Do we still have private lives? Best Serious Column Writing: First Place, Richard Joyce for Education for women around the world ends poverty and First Place for A true melting pot: US Census shows that the non-Hispanic white population is declining. Best Humorous Column Writing: Second Place, John Gierach for How do we define success and does it make people happy? Best Headline Writing: First Continue Award on Page 14
LYONS – Recovery is part of the everyday conversation for many Lyons residents who are also feeling meeting burnout. Meetings around the flood recovery take place every weekday, often weekends, all day long and into the evening. Although energy is waning, the recovery groups are forging ahead. Just as the town heads into an election for a new town board, the recovery groups are preparing for their presentations to the board. The new Board of Trustees will have vast amounts of research from the recovery groups to use to make future decisions. The Housing Recovery Working Group (HRWG) presented its current findings at the BOT meeting on March 17. Jeff Cornell, the group chair, dispelled some of the rumors floating around town telling the audience that this is not a land grab by Boulder County, no one is trying to take all the parkland in Lyons to build housing; he added that the whole process is transparent, open to the public with workshops, meetings, and online postings. Everyone has a voice. Rosi Dennett, Lyons planner assigned to housing, told the board that she has met with 60 people from the confluence area adding that about 20 of those need to have a town buyout of their homes; about 20 are interested in seeing what the appraisals for their homes bring, about three people said they do not want a buyout, some want to find a new property to buy, some want to rent. “Every situation is very different,” said Dennett. About 100 homes were damaged in Lyons, some destroyed, some severely damaged and some moderately and lightly damaged. Lyons lost more homes than any other town or municipality. “Officials at the state level know that Lyons suffered the greatest amount of home loss,” said Dennett. Jacque Watson, Lyons Economic Development and Community Relations, told the board that the owner of Foothills Mobile Home Park at 100 Fourth Ave. and Mealy Street, said he was willing to reopen the mobile home park again. The park, owned by
John Baranway from Watkins, had 15 units plus one house. The Housing Recovery Group is looking at all types of housing including modular, apartments, accessory dwelling units attached to a house or a garage and other options. The BOT decided at the last board meeting to pass ordinance 950 onto the incoming BOT to decide on the new zoning regulations for accessory dwelling units. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, recently gave a Community Development Block Grant of $63 million to Colorado for flood damage. Lyons is preparing its application to the state for a hefty portion of that funding. The application is due in April. Recently a second round of HUD funding, $199 million, was released to Colorado for flood damage. It is expected that Lyons will get financing from this HUD grant for the 404 program to buy out homeowners who want to sell their flood damaged home at pre-flood value. These homes must be scraped off the lot and no building will be allowed on that property ever except a possible park structure. The town must then maintain the property, cut the grass, water, etc. In some cases the land could be leased to neighbors to use in exchange for maintaining the property. Mayor Van Domelen said it would be better, safer if everyone living in the floodway would choose to move away from the floodway. The floodway is the pathway which the fastest moving flood waters move through. It is the path where huge boulders, trees, debris, etc. move through and damage other homes in the flood plain, which is where the water spreads. The flood has taken a huge toll on the town finances. Money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is beginning to trickle in to offset some of the costs of repairing the infrastructure in Lyons. Sales tax revenues collected in 2013 dropped dramatically for the months of September (down 18.33 percent), October (down 62 percent) and November (down 21.3 percent). During these months the town was pretty much shut down with no Continue Town on Page 15
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LYONS Adopt-A-Tree Flood Recovery Project LYONS – Prior to the Lyons September flood disaster, beautiful trees graced our parks, riverbanks and downtown commercial district. Now, much of these areas have been reduced to a rubble-covered wasteland, and many dead or damaged trees need replacement. To restore these areas the Lyons Lions Club, in partnership with the Lyons Ecology Board, the Town of Lyons Parks and Recreation, and Public Works Departments have initiated the Lyons Adopt-a-Tree Project, a coordinated effort to plant trees for Lyons. The first phase of Lyons tree planting after the flood will be held Saturday, April 26. Twenty three trees will be planted along Main Street between Third and Fifth avenues, near the Post Office and along Railroad Avenue at the Fire Station. Tree planting teams will be organized on Saturday morning. Volunteers, especially from the Lyons area for this first project, are requested. Saturday April 26 at 9 a.m. selected team leaders for this event will meet at the Lyons Fire House for training. At 10 a.m. trained team leaders will meet their teams at Sandstone Park and take them to assigned locations where teams will plant their trees. To become an Adopt-a-Tree volunteer team member please sign up at www.lyonsvolunteers.org. Further details about the project will be published before the event. If you would like to become a
team leader, please contact Ron Gosnell directly at 303-823-6122 or gozzie46 @ earthlink.net. To make an Adopt-a-Tree cash donation to the Lions Cub Tree Fund, see Lonnie Clark, Lions Club Treasurer, at Clark’s Hardware at 4100 Ute Hwy. or mail a tree fund donation check made out to Lions Club, PO Box 1415, Lyons, CO 80540. Colorado Tree Coalition awards grant to Lyons – The Colorado Tree Coalition (CTC) has awarded the Lyons Lions Club a $4,000 matching grant for the initial Lyons Adopt-A-Tree Planting Project. This grant is part of the Reforest Colorado Program, which serves the purpose to help restore trees in communities affected by natural disaster, and plant trees in any area needing trees. Thanks to ongoing financial and administration support from the USDA Forest Service, Colorado State Forest Service, dues paying members and financial partners, CTC has since 1991 awarded 453 grants totaling $707,000. These grants have been matched by $7.6 million dollars of community cash and time resulting in 69,200 trees planted throughout Colorado. For more information about CTC and opportunities this organization provides to establish trees, contact Keith Wood, keith. wood @ colostate. edu, 303-438-9338.
LYONS DAIRY BAR OPENS SEATING AREA. Juli Waugh sits in the newly finished seating area at the Lyons Dairy Bar, 138 Main St. in Lyons Village Central. Juli and her husband Kenyon opened the Dairy Bar in January, 2012. The new addition with indoor seating was built with a loan from the Lyons Revolving Loan Fund. The Waughs took out a loan for $10,000 and just recently repaid the loan back adding $1,000 to the amount as a donation to the fund. The fund is maintained by the Lyons Economic Development Council. The new addition opened on March 7. There is seating for about 12 to 14. Winter hours at the Dairy Bar are 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, call the Dairy Bar at 303-823-5800. THE FORK REOPENS. Debbie Anderson (and husband Wayne) owner of the Fork restaurant, 450 Main St., and Andy Kaufman, head chef, stand in the bar area of the newly reopened restaurant. The Fork has been closed since Sept. 12 when the flood hit Lyons. The Fork suffered extensive losses. The river ran through the Fork’s historic building built in 1881, destroying all the dry goods food, computer files, computers, equipment and other important items in the basement. The Fork remained closed for six months as volunteers, friends and family came to help dig out the mud and pull everything out. The Andersons have been doing some fund raising to repair the building and replace equipment. They hope to raise $50,000 to get back on their feet. The new hours are 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Monday and Sunday brunch from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information and reservations, call 303-823-5014. As Mayor Julie Van Domelen said, “It’s up to us now to help our local businesses survive.”
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MAYOR’S CORNER The mayor reviews the last two years By Julie Van Domelen, Mayor Redstone Review LYONS – This is my last Redstone Review column as Mayor. After 60 monthly columns, you would think I am out of anything to say, but for me this is a special column. I served on Van Domelen three BOTs and each had its special complexion. But Lyons was very well served, in my opinion, by the Board of Trustees that is stepping down next month. I would like to dedicate this column to the hard work of the six other Trustees: Kirk Udovich, Sandy Banta, Dan Greenberg, Connie Sullivan, Dawn Weller, and Lavern Johnson. This BOT served at a unique and critical moment of Lyons’ history. Although it is hard to remember, there was a time before the flood. This Board of Trustees began in April of 2012 and identified several key goals to be accomplished over its two-year term, among which were: Develop a new wastewater treatment plant; Facilitate economic development of the Eastern Corridor; Facilitate economic
development focusing on infill and redevelopment; Enhance youth and senior programming; Develop a new library facility; Explore swimming pool options; Enhance trails; Promote sustainability, especially of water and energy use; Promote affordable housing through accessory dwelling unit zoning regulations; Strengthen boards and commissions. Progress was made on all of these fronts. Utilities were a big focus, even before the flood. Identification of options and design of the new wastewater treatment plant was completed. In addition, utility capital improvement plans were implemented. You may remember the ongoing discussion about our leaky water pipes, with significant fixes undertaken which made Town’s water distribution system more efficient. Utility rates were studied and adjustments made to make sure the utility funds remain solvent. Economic development efforts were prioritized. Zoning code work set the stage for eventual annexation and controlled development of Lyon’s eastern corridor. Adoption of the innovative Commercial Eastern Corridor zone allows for light industrial, commercial and mixed use while limiting potential negative impacts. To further ensure that economic development reflects community desires, a new
“...Lyons was very well served, in my opinion, by the Board of Trustees that is stepping down next month.” Left to right: LaVern Johnson, Dan Greenberg, Connie Sulivan, Mayor Julie Van Domelen, Sandy Banta, Dawn Weller and Kirk Udovich special use review process and site plan review process were created along with design standards and guidelines to shape future development. Town worked cooperatively with Longmont to define a request for proposal to private firms for the redevelopment of the decommissioned water treatment site east of Town. A contract is currently being negotiated between Longmont and a private developer Equal effort was put into supporting existing businesses. Additional summer events and support to economic development efforts through the Department of
Fly Fishing Film Tour movie to be held at Oskar Blues to benefit the St. Vrain River restoration By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – The tickets are currently sold out for the Fly Fishing Film Tour movie, which will have a V.I.P. screening in Lyons at 7 p.m. on March 24 at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew at 303 Main St. in Lyons. The show is showing at over 150 locations across the U.S. Doug Powell, owner of the film tour (F3T) is presenting the movie in Lyons as a donation for the St. Vrain River Restoration project. The money from ticket sales and the silent auction will be matched up to $12,500 by CAN’D Aid, the non-profit set up by Oskar Blues, and the total amount raised will by matched times four by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (formerly the Division of Wildlife, DOW) for the St. Vrain River Restoration Project. Funds are being raised to restore the St. Vrain River in the town limits of Lyons after the flood last September ripped through Lyons destroying the river and much of what stood in its path. The CPW match is funded by the State of Colorado
Fishing is Fun Grant and the goal is to come up with $100,000. “Without the river, there isn’t any Lyons,” said Mike Clark, local bamboo rod maker, fly fishing expert, and owner of South Creek Ltd. on Main Street. Clark is a member of the Stream Restoration Executive Committee, headed up by Reed Farr, which meets every week, hosting local experts on river habitat restoration. The Town of Lyons will get bids from river restoration companies to do whatever it takes to bring the river back to life, and work with Colorado Parks and Wildlife along with white water kayak companies, including S2o of Lyons, to restore the habitat for bugs, fish, trees, shrubs, aquatic vegetation, and kayak courses. The project will take two years. Clark said that there are ways to build kayak courses that are fish friendly. The original kayak course was not fish friendly and the fish could not move upstream. That course is gone, washed away with the flood. “They
Local Affair’s Main Street Program focused on our downtown businesses. Lyons received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to set up a revolving loan fund to support job growth in existing businesses. This turned out to be critical in the aftermath of the flood, giving Town a tool to get grants and loans out to businesses quickly to reopen and stay alive. In fact, before the flood Lyons was becoming a success story for the vibrancy of our downtown. On the sustainability front, in addition to Continue Mayor on Page 12
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Where are you going to put it? By Drew Biel and Mark Browning Redstone Review LYONS – “Where are you going to put it?” This is the most frequently asked question about a new library / community center for the Lyons area, a project that will be back on the ballot this fall. The frequency with which the question arises has a much to do with Lyons’ unique geography and “open Biel space” land use restrictions. Lyons’ town limits are relatively small. With three Boulder County open space areas near the town limits, open space restrictions on large parts of Bohn Park and other townowned property, and annexation of any tract over five acres requiring a public vote, it is apparent why the Town of Lyons is largely “built out.” Large parcels of land are hard (and Browning expensive) to come by. Three different site review processes have been done in Lyons within the past year. Each review came to the same conclusion: land parcels that would accommodate a major new building project are extremely limited. Any privately-owned land is expensive, if available at all. And replacing privately-owned land in the town’s tax base with a non-taxable public building is problematic from a policy standpoint, given the town's need for revenue. So what are the options for a new library / community center? That subject will be taken up at the Lyons Regional Library District Board of Trustees meeting on April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall. The Library District board wants to hear from the public on this issue. In addition to the April 15 public meeting, comments are highly welcome and encouraged by email (lyonslibrarydistrict@gmail.com) or regular mail (Lyons Regional Library District, P.O. Box 766, Lyons CO 80540). In particular, comments are sought on two controversial issues facing the Library District board. Those are: 1. Should Sandstone Park be considered as a new library / community center site, or should it remain a mostly “green space” park?
2. Should tax-generating private property be considered as a site for a non-taxable public library / community center? If so, is the expense justifiable if town-owned land is available for little or no cost? Some background on these issues might be helpful. In the spring of 2013, Thorp & Associates of Estes Park conducted a library / community center site review for the Library Steering Committee, predecessor to the Library District (formed in September 2013). The survey reviewed 12 different sites, six with existing buildings and six containing mostly raw land. The site scoring highest among those with existing buildings was the current Depot library site. Thorp & Associates, like two other architects informally consulted, concluded that a new facility could be designed as an addition to the existing 600-square foot historic Depot building, especially with the large lot size and adjacent parking. The highest-ranked “raw land” site was the western (Visitors’ Center) end of Sandstone Park, largely due to its size, flat topography, rectangular shape and prime location. The Thorp report evaluated Sandstone Park as a physical site. It did not go into the controversial issue of whether that end of Sandstone Park should remain undeveloped, except for the Visitors’ Center. Since the Thorp study was done, another possible site has been repeatedly mentioned to the Library District board: the current site of Lyons Elementary School. Responding to those suggestions, Library District representatives met in January with the St. Vrain Valley School District to find out if or when the elementary school property might be available. They were told that the SVVSD has no current plans to build a new elementary school in Lyons or move the existing school. Further, SVVSD doesn’t plan to consider a new bond issue before 2016. And if a bond issue (necessary to finance any new school) does go forward, faster growing areas of SVVSD with more students than Lyons would be the first for which new schools are considered. In short, the elementary school property is not available, at least not for building a library / community center in the next few years. Because there is no perfect, obvious site for a new library / community center, The Library District board views its task as follows: Find a site at an affordable cost (to save tax dollars) that will accommodate “community center” features the public desires such as meetings rooms, performance space and art exhibit space. Give
LYONS – When Merlyn Williams, Lyons Library Director, opened a letter from Kevin McClaury of Aurora, Colorado, she knew she was into something special. Kevin’s nine-year-old son Ian, a student at Aurora Quest, had decided to make a contribution to the Lyons Library. It seems that Ian and his siblings always keep part of their allowance in a Give bank, and when Ian thought about how he wanted it spent, he decided to send it to the Lyons Library. In a letter to the Friends of the Lyons Depot Library, Ian wrote: “I want to help you rebuild. Here is some money. I want to help.” A ten-dollar bill was enclosed. Kevin explained the situation this way: “As a teaching tool, I give my children a small allowance (based on their age) every two weeks, and out of this allowance I have them separate money into banks. One
due consideration to public input on such “hot button” issues as replacing private property with public property and building a structure in a public park. Public input on those issues, and others, is sought in connection with the District board’s April 15 meeting. We want to hear from you. If, like many Lyonsites, you’re “meeting-ed out,” send us an email or a note via snail mail. Addresses are given above. The Library District is a public body and we’d like to know what you, the public, have to say. Mark Browning is the Lyons Regional Library District Board President. The district roughly follows the boundaries of the Lyons Fire Protection District. Andrew Biel is on the Steering Committee for the library/community resource center. He is the owner of Books of Discovery in Boulder and spends his free time with his wife, Lyn Gregory, and two children.
The Lyons Project captures a flood of emotions and funds for LCF By C. Chrystal DeCoster Redstone Review LYONS – It makes sense that the duo behind the Lyons Project, a documentary on the flood of 2013, consists of an archival framer of antique prints and an art therapist. The March 7 CollectiveArtsInk proDeCoster duction on the town’s September flooding preserved the disaster’s historical context, captured the catastrophe’s essence, and evocatively mapped a vignette of the town’s ongoing traumatic recovery journey. On that very snowy evening, March 7, the main event of the Lyons Project was held at the green eTown Hall multi-purpose venue
in Boulder. The documentary was promoted on FaceBook as “a benefit event to provide aid to victims,” with proceeds going to the Lyons Community Foundation (LCF). “Recorded interviews, music and visual art” recounted the emotions experienced by those engulfed by the still dire St. Vrain situation. It transported the estimated audience of 150 back to the edge of the aftermath using artistic narration as the six-month anniversary vehicle. The Lyons Project began on the heels of the flood with one simple question, “What can I do to help?” CollectiveArtsInk founder, Jim Fricker, the Lyons Project producer and Pearl Street’s Art Source International picture framer, asked and answered his own question. He deeply believes that “individual human expression is an important aspect to mental health and stories give us a sense of community, belonging, and a clarity to our
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of the banks is a Give bank. This is money that I want them to learn is simply a gift to help others so that hopefully they will continue this habit into their adulthood.” “Thank you to your son and to you for supporting his belief that libraries are important to maintain,” answered Williams in her letter of response. When the Friends of the Lyons Library met on February 26, they celebrated Ian’s gift as a symbol of the positive way in which the public has responded to the need for restoration of the Lyons Depot Library. Loretta Milburn, president of the Friends of the Lyons Depot Library, said, “The thing that struck me the most was the preciousness of that ten-dollar bill and the commitment of Ian to rebuilding the library. This is a seed, which, with nurturing, can grow; a model which can be followed; and a lesson that no matter what amount one contributes, when we all do contribute, the restoration will happen.”
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The Watergirls opened the evening for The Lyons Project. own purpose and experience in life.” In making his audio recordings of the experiences of the “good people of Lyons, during a time when so much was taken from them,” Fricker was astounded by their unlimited ability to give. For The Lyons Project, firsthand oral accounts were collected by Fricker from Continue Lyons Project on Page 15
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CONTRAST Moving from recovery to renaissance By John Burke Redstone Review LYONS – Two friends of mine were talking about the terrible flood damage they suffered. Comparing their losses, one observed “But – a disaster is a terrible thing to waste.” He said the recovery Burke process brings opportunity. As we rebuild we can resolve to think larger and do more and do better. Can the community’s evolving agenda also include enhancements to our wonderful quality of life? Can we begin to talk seriously about items on the community’s wish list? How about a community swimming pool? A community center? A functional town hall? Adequate downtown parking? A modern library building? Transfer of the skateboard facility and recycling center out of the commercial district? How about a Lyons Renaissance? The FEMA Working Groups that provide initial guidance to the next stage of recovery seem to agree. Among the 60 projects they proposed to town officials and stakeholders, several focused on enhancements and upgrades in addition to disaster recovery. Some of these upgrades are realistic goals. Financing is surely an issue, perhaps not be a barrier. Following is a layperson’s list of techniques used by municipalities large and small.
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US Department of Agriculture: The USDA has nearly two dozen funding programs that can be used in Lyons. (At an economic development conference in Steamboat in the 1980s I was stunned to learn that the government and businesses and citizens’ groups in that ski town participated in nearly all of them.) One example: a Lyons official told the Library Steering Committee that the USDA can finance construction of a new library building at incredibly favorable terms once the property tax is established. Another example: a town official pointed out that a USDA block grant might make the community center project possible. (The conversation was about developing a multi-use community center with savings achieved by combining the library, town hall and other facilities.) Colorado Funding Mechanisms: Under state law, tools to finance specific projects and activities include Building Authorities, Downtown Development Authorities, Business Improvement Districts, Marketing Districts, Tax Allocation Bonds and several others. These are used, sometimes in combination, throughout Colorado to foster economic development, to fund municipal buildings, to underwrite projects such as public art – and much more. Sales Tax: A revenue stream generated by a small sales tax increase, paid mostly by visitors, could support a construction bond of surprising size. Perhaps this could help pay for an item on the town’s wish list such as a swimming pool or a municipal parking lot or rehabilitation of our parks. Private Philanthropy: There are 75,000 philanthropic foundations in the country. They make annual grants of $40 billion. Grants from these foundations fund economic development projects, children’s activities, community beautification, health and welfare needs, programs for the elderly, capital construction, recreation programs, cultural activities and much more. Nearly 350 sizable foundations are located in Colorado. In one year, total donations from the Colorado group ranged from $122,000 (the Elizabeth Foundation) to $43,000,000 (Daniels Fund). Thousands of foundations make grants
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nationally. Beyond the foundation world, an examination of private philanthropy must surely acknowledge the enormous generosity of the more prosperous of our neighbors. I pause here to restate the purpose of this summary. Common sentiment seems to be asking this question: as we rebuild, can we make our community better than it was before? My goal is to give friends and neighbors confidence in the answer PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS
to this question. By continuing the incredible collaboration that arose with the floodwater and by using long-established financial tools, we can do more and become more and enjoy more. The items listed above are a start. Additional tools are mentioned below. Urban Renewal: This is a basic economic engine, a near-universal technique to finance projects and upgrades. Some communities misused Urban Renewal, but our town’s cohesion and remarkable leadership will prevent the mistakes they made. Public / Private Partnerships: The public/private partnership is a basic win / win collaboration to achieve what the participating public or private party could not achieve on its own. Town leaders, lenders, local developers and local contractors, only by working together, can put some well-tested techniques to use on behalf of our community.
Public / Public Partnerships: We have an example right in the middle of Lyons. The local Lyons Post Office was built through a Federal / Town partnership. It is owned by the town, mortgaged by the town and profitably leased to the federal government. Remembering the old cramped, inefficient Post Office, thankfully replaced by a public / public partnership, I wonder if public / public partnerships are possible with Longmont or with the St. Vrain School District or with other units of government. Land Swap: The flood changed the value and the best use of some land owned by the town. It may be time to sell some of those underused parcels to finance projects that rank high on the community’s wish list. In closing this summary I want to urge the community to be patient. Sure, available funding mechanisms should give us confidence about achieving an even better future. However, for good or ill, the restoration or the replacement or the construction of one public facility or infrastructure project is likely to impact other projects and other facilities, both current and future. So there is a serious need to integrate various projects and the financing tools that make them possible. Integration and planning will take time. We are engaging in a multiyear process. As elected and appointed town officials manage the community’s affairs with financial prudence and administrative wisdom, we must allow them time and freedom to harness every professional resource and to explore all available financing tools. With enough time, with enough community support and with tools like those mentioned here, in time we may look back and say this was our finest hour – the time when we worked together to recover and turn our momentum into creating the Lyons Renaissance. Few communities could ever aspire to this goal. For Lyons, it may just be the next chapter. John Burke and wife Janice Gavan own VisABILITY, which supplies nonprofits with logo-imprinted branding products including clients such as National Public Radio and public television. John Burke is a former president of the Lyons Chamber of commerce and member of the Lyons Economic Development Commission.
ROAD AND HIGHWAY REPAIRS, UPDATES
Bohn Park and all other destinations south of Second Avenue Bridge. Very limited pedestrian access will be LYONS – Second Avenue Bridge will be allowed on the bridge during construction, closed March 17 through April 17 to in order to prevent students and others from repair the pilings under the bridge. The walking along Highway 36. Pedestrians bridge at Second Avenue in Lyons will be must use extreme caution, including disclosed for approximately one month for mounting bicycles, while crossing the bridge temporary repairs that will allow access to during construction. Construction will occur between 7 both lanes of the bridge by May 1. During construction, no vehicles, a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through including golf carts, will be allowed on the Saturday, and area residents should anticbridge. All vehicles must use the ipate typical construction noise and dust McConnell Bridge to access Lyons Valley during this time. Access to this area from Park and Lyons Valley Village subdivi- County Road 69 will not be available; all sions; Lyons Middle-Senior High School, vehicles must use McConnell Bridge when traveling to this area. T h e L i t t l e Ye l l o w H o u s e The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will continue with the blasting and highway repair along US Highway 36 between Lyons and Estes Acupuncture can help! Park. Construction areas are Gift Certificates Available as follows: US 36 Eastbound / LYONS COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE Westbound between Lyons Julie Smith • (303) 775-2849 • www.moxashack.com and Estes Park (Milemarker Carol Conigliaro • (303) 823-5776 • c.conig@msn.com 4 through 20, through May 5 0 3 2 n d Av e n u e • L y o n s 2014) 24 Hours – 24 / 7.
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RECOVERY 9 Health Fair returns to Lyons with free or low-cost health screenings By Jonelle Tucker Redstone Review LYONS – Our health: when it’s good we don’t think about it; when it’s not it can place undue hardship on us and on those around us. Your Lyons 9Health Fair team believes so strongly in the importance of taking care of ourselves that we have comTucker mitted for the sixth straight year to provide an extensive program of free and low-cost health screenings to area residents. Mark your calendars for the Lyons 9Health Fair, scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 7 a.m. to noon.
Participants 18 and older receive free and low cost health screenings as part of Colorado’s statewide 9Health Fair program. Since 2009, the Lyons 9Health Fair has served well over 2,000 people in the greater Lyons area. Anyone, whether insured, uninsured, or under-insured can participate. No ID or social security number is required. Visit www.9healthfair.org to learn even more and register to participate and / or volunteer. In addition to the extensive series of low-cost comprehensive blood screenings, participants can take advantage of over 15 free screenings including blood pressure, bone health, breast exams and paps, foot, hearing, mental health, metabolic syndrome, nutrition, oral, vision, and more. Unique to Lyons is the addition of the holistic health component providing education and services cen-
Financial Resources for Flood Victims By Meg Waters Redstone Review LYONS – Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will give another $199.3 million to Colorado municipalities impacted by the September floods, in addition to the $62.8 million awarded last year. The money is meant to help rebuild homes and businesses, fund infrastructure repairs, and spur economic development. How it will be divided among the affected areas of the state has yet to be determined. In the meantime, the best way for residents of the Lyons area to access financial assistance is through the Long-Term Flood Recovery Group of Boulder County (LTFRG). The organization is a joint effort of government agencies and nonprofit groups, including Boulder County and the United Way. Currently, LTFRG is developing a network of case managers. Some are employees of Boulder County, some work for nonprofit organizations and some are volunteers. All undergo rigorous training so that they can help guide individuals and families to the resources that are appropriate to their situation.
Anyone interested in volunteering to help residents navigate the complex landscape of available resources can learn more by visiting volunteer.unitedwayfoothills.org, clicking “Current Floodrelated Volunteer Opportunity List” and selecting “Disaster Case Manager” from the list. Volunteers do not need prior case management experience; training is provided. “This is an opportunity to make a direct positive impact for flood survivors,” the United Way says. Those who suffered significant damage in the flood should have been in touch by now with LTFRG or with an organization called World Renew, which in February started the process of assessing the needs of flood-affected residents. Those who met with World Renew should be assigned a LTFRG case manager in the coming weeks. Those who didn’t meet with World Renew can request a case manager by calling 303-895-3429, emailing floodrecovery@unitedwayfoothills.org or completing the form at bocofloodrecovery.org / get-help. Separately, Maria Baladez from the Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services is available on
B •R •I •E •F •S Important meetings LYONS – On March 24 there will be a Public Hearing of the Draft Recovery Action Plan by PCDC and SFC, at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. On Monday, March 24 other meetings include: Recovery Working Group workshop with the Planning and Community Development Commission and the Sustainable Futures Commission. The March 24th joint PCDC and SFC public hearing will be in BOT chambers starting at 5:30. Public input will be taken on the 24th. If necessary, the meeting will be continued to Tuesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. for the PCDC and Thursday, March 27 at 7 p.m. for the SFC for board deliberation (no public input on these nights). The portion of the RWG objectives and actions related to housing are in the outline posted on http: // www. lyonsrecovery. com / week - six 4. html. All the RWGs will be addressed. There will be more details posted at lyonsrecovery.com by Rebecca Louzan. On March 31 the Board Action on Recovery Action Plan by Lyons Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. Also on Monday, March 31 at the regular Lyons Board of Trustees meeting the board will approve the Lyons Recovery Action
tered on natural health and healing practices. Hundreds of other volunteers make this expo for healthy living a success. New for 2014 is a special 15-percent discount on blood work and colon cancer screenings for all volunteers. A special coupon code will be provided when you sign up to help. To volunteer you may register on-line at www.9HealthFair.org or contact Pam Browning at pbmountaingirl@gmail.com. If you’d like to join our planning team, contact Jonelle Tucker, Site Coordinator at jtucker@realtor.com.
Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Walt Self Center to help residents complete applications for food assistance via the Boulder County SNAP program, cash assistance via the federal TANF program, and health care via Medicaid or Connect for Health Colorado. The Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF) of the Lyons Community Church has received a grant from the Lyons Community Foundation. LEAF is using the money to help individuals and families resolve urgent situations for which other assistance has proven insufficient. Examples include overdue utility or medical bills. LEAF funds are paid directly to the service provider rather than to the individual. For more information, contact Lyons E A fund @ gmail. com or 720-864-4309. The Town of Lyons and Boulder County are working to secure funding for a program through which an adjuster would review cases of severely damaged homes whose owner has received a flood insurance settlement offer that seems inadequate. Homeowners who fit this description can contact Edward Kean at Edward@TownofLyons.com. The Red Cross continues to provide assistance to help with unmet flood-related needs. “We’re helping to meet essential basic needs through a combination of
resources and referrals,” says Sabrina Amon, disaster recovery manager with the Red Cross. Among other services, the Red Cross is helping hard-hit residents with payment of rent and/or security deposits; furniture replacement; provision of gas cards and eyeglasses; and access to storage units. Call 1-888-635-6381 to learn more and determine whether you qualify. Finally, time is short, but an organization started by Stephen King called the Haven Foundation is accepting applications for grants to freelance artists who are facing financial difficulties for reasons that include natural disasters. To qualify, an individual must be able to prove that he or she has relied on an artistic endeavor as a primary source of income for each of the past three years. Applications for the current round of grants are due on March 22. Go to www.thehavenfdn.org for more information. Communication was identified as a key challenge in meetings of the Human Services Recovery Working Group, which concluded last week. As long as this column can be of service, it will run to disseminate information about available resources in all the areas of basic human services. If you have information you would like shared, please contact Meg Waters at HHS@megwaters.com.
Plan. The March 31 BOT meeting will start at 6 p.m. in Town Hall. The portion of the RWG objectives and actions related to housing are posted on http: // www. lyonsrecovery. com / week six 4. html. All the RWGs will be addressed. There will be more details posted at lyonsrecovery.com by Rebecca Louzan.
A primary goal of this meeting is to provide a forum for communication and information about the flooding along the Little Thompson River, and the Colorado Dam Safety Branch's regulatory role in the re-construction of the dams at Big Elk Meadows.
LYONS – A Public Meeting on Big Elk Meadows Dams and the Little Thompson River and the Reconstruction of the Dams after the September 2013 Flooding will be held on Saturday, March 29 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Rogers Hall (next to the Old Stone Church, between Fourth and Fifth on High Street) in Lyons. Members of the Colorado Division of Water Resources, Dam Safety Branch (DSB) will report preliminary findings of their ongoing study of the rainfall and resulting flooding, including the effects of the failure of dams in the Big Elk Meadows (BEM) sub-division on the Little Thompson River. The DSB will also provide an update on the status of the reconstruction of the dams. In addition, representatives of Larimer County Emergency Management, Larimer County Engineering, Larimer County Community Development, Colorado Division of Water Resources, FEMA, Colorado Water Conservation Floodplain Management Program, and representatives of the BEM Homeowners Association and their engineer, will be on site to answer questions.
Celebrate Holy Week at Lyons Community Church LYONS – The Blue Canyon Boys are coming back for their annual visit to Lyons Community Church for the Palm Sunday Service, April 13, starting at 10 a.m. These winners of the 2008 Telluride Bluegrass festival band contest are the charming Chris Elliott on banjo, powerful lead vocalists Gary Dark on mandolin and Jason Hicks on guitar, and the always-colorful Drew Garrett on bass. The 2013 winners at RockyGrass, the Railsplitters, will be making joyful noises about the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday. This service starts at 10 a.m. on April 20. This group has female vocals, male vocals, innovative bass player Leslie Ziegler, the haunting, enchanting voice of lead singer Lauren Stovall, and masterful pickers Dusty Rider on banjo and Peter Sharpe on mandolin. Music at the Stone Cup LYONS – At the Stone Cup and Rise and Shine Bistro, 442 Continue Briefs on Page 15
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FOUNDATIONS It’s the anniversary of the World Wide Web (www.com) By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review VP PUEBLO – On March 12, the World Wide Web turned 25, and there was great celebration on account of it in many places, not all of which were geographic. That’s because Joyce place can take many forms, as in the question, “Where you at, man?” or “Where’s your head right now?” or even “Love as much as you can from wherever you are.” The latter is a quote from Thaddeus Golas, author of The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment, a book I highly recommend. So, there are intellectual strata in our world that carry the sense of place, and those who work and / or live in these places definitely celebrated the WWW’s 25th birthday. Among them was WWW inventor / creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who has seen the monster lurking in his creation and who now asks the world to help him kill it, or at least put it on a short leash. Berners-Lee has called for a bill of rights to protect WWW users in every country from government surveillance, basing his quest on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on Dec. 10, 1948, as a result of the experience of World War II. The declaration contains many of the rights once declared by the Magna Carta and currently enshrined in the constitutions of many nations. Berners-Lee wants such a set of rights declared in each nation for that nation’s citizens who use the WWW, which in the industrialized and “informationized” countries amounts to nearly everyone, and which eventually will include nearly everyone on the planet. “It’s time for us to make a big communal decision,” he said on the TV show BBC Breakfast. “In front of us are two roads – which way are we going to go?” Are we going to continue on the road and just allow the governments to do more
and more and more control – more and more surveillance? “Or are we going to set up a bunch of values? Are we going to set up something like a Magna Carta for the World Wide Web and say, actually, now it’s so important, so much part of our lives, that it becomes on a level with human rights?” To that end, Berners-Lee already has set up the “Web We Want” campaign through his World Wide Web Foundation. The campaign seeks committed citizens from every country to work on bringing such bills of rights into
already been articulated, insofar as it could be, more than 25 years ago by a man the New York Herald Tribune in 1964 called “The most important thinker since Newton, Darwin, Freud, Einstein and Pavlov,” a man Life magazine called the “oracle of the electric age,” a man Newsweek called “The oracle of the New Communication.” That man was Marshall McLuhan, author of Understanding Media and director of the Center for Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto. He was the man who coined the terms “hot” medium
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor / creator of the World Wide Web. existence in their nations. He told BBC Breakfast the Web should be “neutral,” a medium that can be used without feeling “somebody’s looking over our shoulder,” and he called for vigilance against surveillance. “The people of the world have to be constantly aware, constantly looking out for it, constantly making sure through action, protest, that it doesn't happen.” But he also told BBC Breakfast it would have seemed “crazy” 25 years ago to think the WWW would become such a large part of everyone’s life that it has come to represent humanity’s connectedness, for better or worse. Actually, that vision had
Candidate for Mayor, John E. O’Brien Note: John O’Brien is running for Mayor unopposed. John O’Brien lives in Lyons with his wife Ann. He has served on the Lyons Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC), including three-plus years of service working on the development of the 2010 Lyons Comprehensive Plan. He was the Lyons Economic Development Commission Chair, the Lyons Revolving Loan Fund Loan Committee Chair, and the Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce President for two terms and also Board Member. He is the Lyons Economic Gardening Group (LEGG) Founder and Chair and the Lyons Flood Recovery committee, Business / Economy Recovery Leader. He is a Lyons flood recovery volunteer. He served in the
and “cool” medium, the mantra “the medium IS the message,” and the notion that TV was reshaping society into global village in which each individual shared more with those others who watched the same TV shows, and therefore had the same daily mediated experiences, than with the neighbors next door – literally and figuratively – who didn’t have a TV or who watched different programs. But TV, for McCluhan was a “cool” medium, one that demanded little of the viewer beyond turning the device on and switching to one of relatively few channels in order to be fed whatev-
U.S. Army from 1968 to 1971 in Viet Nam. O’Brien is an Adjunct Professor teaching International Management and Entrepreneurship and Venture Management at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He is a consultant to Blackstraw Investors LLC, an investment firm in high tech and medical device manufacturing. He is president of O’Brien Consulting LLC, a consulting firm assisting medical device manufacturing companies. From 1999 to 2006 he worked with Point Technologies, Inc. a precision metal manufacturing company serving the
er the TV programming executives decided to broadcast. Were he alive today, he’d likely call the WWW a hot medium, one that demands interaction, as radio did in the days before much of it became background music and as it does today with talk shows. But the WWW is more than an audio / visual interactivity that takes place in specific physical locations. WWW interactivity transcends the global village because in many ways it transcends time and space in the way its interactivity functions. In fact, McLuhan might conclude, as some others already have, that the interactivity of the WWW makes each user not so much an individual in the sense of a global village dweller, but more of a human consciousness interacting with all other human consciousnesses in a “place” where time has no meaning. If all individual human brains and their attendant consciousnesses, which include all their experiences in the form of memories and their abilities to draw on those memories creatively, are linked and can interact with each other at will, then might McLuhan not decide the WWW is potentially the sum of all human consciousness. WWW users, then, would function as neurons do in the brain, interacting with one another individually and collectively to create something new and possibly (r)evolutionary on this planet, something beyond a bill of rights, though that certainly might be a good aspect of it. Perhaps in its second 25 years, the WWW will become the neutral vehicle by which humans shed all individual limitations and discover the awesome power of shared human experience and wisdom. Within the many lies the shared power of one. Richard A. Joyce is an associate professor in the mass communications department at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is an award-winning journalist who served as managing editor, and subsequently editor and general manager of the Cañon City Daily Record from 1988 to 1994. The opinions he expresses in this column are strictly his own, and do not represent in any way the views of anyone else at the Redstone Review or at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He can be reached at phase15@mac.com.
computer chip manufacturing and medical device manufacturing industries, as part owner, Chairman and Executive V.P. From 1990 to 1999 he worked with Mapsco, Inc., Dallas as the COO, Executive VP and Board member. Mapsco, Inc. is a regional publisher of street guides and directories with nine retail map and travel centers and wholesale distribution. He was president of Color-Tec: with nine-store chain of one-hour film processing retail stores. From 1968 to 1990 he was the business unit manager of Eastman Kodak Consumer Battery Division. He graduated from University of the Americas, Mexico, D.F., with a degree in International Business Administration and he graduated from Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management, Glendale, AZ with a degree in International Business Management.
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TOWN BOARD CANDIDATES Each candidate submitted his or her own biography. The Redstone Review also asked each trustee candidate to answer three questions. The questions were: 1. What do you see as the priorities for Lyons for the next two years? Be specific. 2. Lyons has approximately 65 acres of parkland, which is more than three times the national average. Our parks are heavily used by people from outside of Lyons. Lyons’ sales tax revenues (Lyons’ major funding source) are down over the year before. How do you propose we maintain the parkland? Would you favor any new commercial uses for the parkland? 3. What book, newspaper, magazine or article have you read recently? Describe it in a sentence or two. The answers are listed below.
Dave Bailey I have lived in Lyons since 2007. In addition to having three boys, aged 15, 9 and 7, I run a successful landscaping company that has been on the cutting edge of sustainability and design for over 15 years. I have a vision for a strong and sustainable Lyons. This vision involves not letting Lyons become simply a Boulder County bedroom community, but rather a thriving, ecologically and economically rich environment, where people choose to live and visit based on accessible natural beauty, a strong and diverse community, and a center for the arts and music. I envision our town government as a model of civic engagement and operational efficiency. I have advised the town’s Sustainable Futures Commission as well as the Ecology Board. I have been a guiding force in the Lyons Gardening Club, and recently gave time and talents to Recovery Working Groups. I chose to run for Town Council when I realized that younger families in town, while growing exponentially in population, were drastically underrepresented in town government. I intend to bring a long-term, sustainable, family friendly vision for our town. Priorities for Lyons? As we repair our river corridor we could rechannelize the river and set ourselves up for another disaster. I believe many in the community would rather see us reconnect the river with a thriving flood plain habitat that will develop deep root systems, slowing the water and controlling erosion, so future flood waters run slowly and predictably through our town. Tourists and locals would enjoy the rich experience of walking, fishing, camping, biking, and boating through these ecologically rich areas. This vision would support our local businesses, strengthening our tax base and more importantly, the rich culture our local businesses bring to our community. Many important Town of Lyons residents have been displaced. We must work out a suitable compromise for future safe housing to maintain a socially diverse community. This housing development should be a step forward in sustainability for the Town of Lyons. A progressive build-small (small house movement) housing development may be a compromise that affected property owners and displaced residents can agree upon. We should be looking for other short-term solutions to return people as fast as possible. The longer these people are gone the more likely we are to lose their special talents to other communities. A priority that is not currently on most people’s radar, but I think we should be considering, is our local municipal drainage systems. The flood we experienced hit our high mountain watershed hard but did not test our local drainage systems. In 1994 local torrential rains proved that we are vulnerable. A study in 1998 backed this up, finding houses that would be submerged during something as small as a 22-year event. I believe the current good will and awareness should be utilized to address this problem now before we have to learn any more lessons the hard way. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? Maintenance of our parkland and our town’s landscape was problematic before the flood. We have allowed developers and low-bid landscape contractors to install landscapes that create more maintenance burden over time. I don’t believe the answer is more prisoner work parties, or paid park parking. Every time we encourage parking outside of our business district, we rob Peter to pay Paul (lose sales tax revenue while trying to scrape together a dime or two for the parks department). I share a vision for the parks and other areas that would implement a naturalistic landscape that not only maintains itself but helps control flood waters and utilizes limited runoff during droughts. Establishing natural systems will take some upfront work but over time they will be self maintaining. No, I would not favor any new commercial uses for the parkland. I would hope we learned our lesson and will avoid placing expensive infrastructure in areas that future floods will wash away. I also believe we have far more to gain on every front by maintaining natural habitats in these areas. Read recently? Desert or Paradise by Sepp Holzer. This book covers interesting ways to restore vitality to the many
areas across the world that are suffering from human-caused desertification. A friend loaned this book to me after the flood and I continue to reference it for novel and rather simple solutions to large- and small-scale problems.
Connie Sullivan (current Trustee) I have been a resident of Lyons for the past seven years, as well as the co-owner of a Lyons small business (St. Vrain Market) since 2009. My husband (Neil), and I also have two children who attend Lyons Elementary. I am currently finishing my first term as a member of the Board of Trustees and have considered it a privilege to serve the town for the past two years. I am a registered pharmacist in Colorado, although my work is mostly in business management. I work for a national home care company based in Ohio as the Director of Pharmacy, a job I still enjoy as it allows me the flexibility to work from home and create my own schedule. I am running again for the Board of Trustees in order to continue to support the town through the recovery and rebuilding process. Being a current member of the board has provided me with an understanding of the current issues and potential solutions that will drive the board’s agenda for the next several years. I am proud of the way the town has managed the disaster response and recovery efforts thus far, and wish to ensure the process remains transparent and inclusive of public input as we continue. Our priorities must be to create housing solutions for our displaced neighbors, revive and grow our local economy, obtain financing to make permanent infrastructure repairs and sustain town operations, while ensuring we plan sustainably and responsibly with regard to the stream... and we shouldn’t forget to have some fun and celebrate our community along the way. If elected, I am committed to helping rebuild LYONS STRONGer, with creativity and vision generated through public participation. Thank you. Priorities for Lyons? The two most pressing issues the town will face in the next term are financing the recovery effort and replacing the housing lost in the flood. The town operates on a tightly balanced budget and lacks adequate funding for maintenance of aging infrastructure, capital purchases, grant fund matching and even basic operations. Funding town projects and operations has been an ongoing challenge; therefore there are no excess funds available to pay for the extensive repairs needed as a result of the September floods. The next board will need to revisit the budget created for 2014, and gain a better understanding of the current financial situation in order to address revenue shortfalls and advocate for additional funding from all possible sources. The shortage of housing options in Lyons has been a long-term issue that is now amplified by disaster. The town should continue to vet options for new development, but also needs to do more to find immediate, temporary solutions for residents who want to return to Lyons before more permanent housing becomes available. Also, the town needs to make decisions regarding the 404 and CDBG programs as soon as possible so that residents can make decisions about whether to repair and mitigate their homes. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? Lyons parks are a significant asset to the town and most would agree they should be preserved. That said, I believe there is significant opportunity to make improvements to our parks by improving access to the stream, expanding trail connections, and creating new attractions that emphasize our natural ecology. The parks are a major economic driver and should be a priority in terms of our recovery efforts. Enhancing access and visibility of our parks, especially around the stream, could provide a boost to our local economy. The Ecology Board and the Stream Task Force (groups I have served as liaison to during my current term) have developed several proposals that would improve stream-related recreational opportunities such as kayaking, fishing, swimming and bird watching. The location of the parks may change slightly as a result of programs such as 404 that will create new parkland. We also have to consider that existing park space or private properties near the parks may be appropriate for housing development, however the net parkland should remain at current levels. Read recently? I am currently reading a book titled Stillpower. Those who know me will probably find some humor in this, as I am not known for being “still” for more than a few seconds at a time. The book is written by Garret Kramer, who was a member of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. He writes about how techniques often used by athletes to achieve optimal performance can enhance our effectiveness in all areas of life.
Justin Spencer I want to be a Trustee for the Town of Lyons because I want to help solve a number of difficult problems facing the town over
the next several years, as we transition from short-term to medium-term to long-term flood recovery. I’ve been a resident of Lyons for the last six years. I live on Welch Drive with my two lovely little girls, ages 1 and 4, my wonderful wife, and a pretty good dog. We love Lyons and are really glad to be back in town. If elected, I feel my background in engineering, sustainability, and project management will help me serve the town well. I’m a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. Currently, as an Associate Director with Navigant I consult with electric and gas utilities and their regulators around building energy efficiency technologies and programs. As part of this work, I sometimes lead stakeholder decision making groups with diverse interests trying to solve difficult problems. I understand numbers, budgets, risk, and uncertainty and can put them into a usable context for making decisions. I know how to listen to what people are saying. I will compromise and get to a practical solution that protects the interests of everybody involved. In recent years, I’ve served on the Town of Lyons Sustainable Future Commission, including a couple of years as the chair. In this position, I advised the town board and staff on issues relating to environmental sustainability. In the short- and medium-term, it’s critical that we properly prioritize what matters most to people in Lyons as we rebuild: 1. Get people back in their homes. 2. Get back to business. 3. Get as many town amenities back to being functional as possible. At the same time, we need to remember what matters most in our collective long-term vision for Lyons. I think about this in the context of the interests of the next generation of Lyons residents, meaning that we need to create a space that nurtures our children while preserving what makes Lyons a great place to live. This means we need to: 1. Maintain the essential character of this small town that we all love. 2. Rebuild in such a way that we can recover faster after the next flood. 3. Lead the state in getting more environmentally sustainable. 4. Make our town budget sustainable by developing more sales tax-generating business opportunities within town. 5. Provide a safe, engaging environment for the next generation to grow up in. I’m eager to help our town rebuild better than ever. If elected to serve, I’ll focus on practical solutions to the near term problems facing our town. I want to solve these problems and then get back to doing some of the other fun things we like to do – a few of my favorites are fly fishing, floating, hiking, skiing, and listening to live music. Priorities for Lyons? Get people back home. Help people who are rebuilding cut through the red tape slowing them down. Consider helping to rebuild a flood-fortified trailer [mobile home] park in town. Do everything we can to provide better information to people who are in limbo, awaiting a 404 buyout. Last, identify how much replacement housing to build and settle on a location to build it. Get back to business. We need to get our small businesses back to being profitable and we need to boost our sales tax revenue. Short term: Get our existing businesses back up and running. Advertise that Lyons is open for business and eager to welcome back visitors. Leverage grants and volunteers to get our parks ready to host events. Encourage residents to continue to spend their money in town. Medium term: Encourage people coming down the hill through Lyons to stop in town. People don’t see much of Main Street coming down, and the existing park-and-ride parking lot is not obvious. I’d expand the existing parking lot by moving the recycling center and skate park, cut down the trees facing the highway, and add a sign reminding people to stop. Long Term: Explore opportunities for further commercial development within town, as well as improvements to our parks and recreation infrastructure, especially trail connectivity between our downtown business district, our parks, and the adjacent Boulder County Open Space. Make Lyons the destination. Maintain the essential small town character of Lyons. I think the key element of this for me would be to limit additional residential development outside of current town boundaries, especially on the Eastern Corridor. We should increase the density of our existing footprint instead. If there’s a compelling reason to annex land for residential development “within the bowl” of Lyons, like in the areas identified by the housing recovery task force, I’m open to the idea, but not excited about it. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? I think we should rethink the level of maintenance that we give to certain areas and based on usage, determine where reduced maintenance is possible. We should limit our potable water use for irrigation. This doesn’t show up in our parks budget, but it is a significant parks-related expense that we are effectively paying through our water bills. We can use our park land as an economic driver through events and through development. I’m in favor of greater utilization of our park lands by outside events as a means of boosting our economy, provided our full costs are covered, including Continue Candidates on Page 9
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TOWN BOARD CANDIDATES Candidates Continued from Page 8 additional maintenance of facilities. I would encourage the town to consider transitioning to new commercial space in the Sandstone Park area abutting the highway. Other uses for Sandstone Park might include residential or municipal facilities – possibly some sort of low-rise mixed-use development in this area. For the current uses of Sandstone Park, a new park along the river could provide some distinct advantages. You’d be able to hear the music during summer concerts, and you wouldn’t have to worry about kids running out into the highway. Read recently? Last Sunday’s New York Times had an interesting article on coal-burning power plants being retired at a rapid rate, replaced with gas-fired generation. This has caused spikes in the cost of electricity and natural gas in the eastern United States this winter. Colorado is seeing the same general trend and it seems likely we’ll see more electricity and natural gas price volatility going forwards.
LaVern M. Johnson (current Trustee) I am a member of the Lyons Parks and Recreation Commission and the Lyons History Commission. I am president of the Lyons Historical Society, Lyons Redstone Museum, a member of the Lyons Chamber of Commerce, the Lyons Community Church and the Red Rock Ramblers Square Dancers. I am a liaison to several recovery groups: Parks and Recreation; Housing \ Land; Art, Culture, Historic Preservation; and Economic Development. I am retired from my work as a bookkeeper and tax consultant. I attended Barnes Business School. I, LaVern M. Johnson, have decided to run for another term of the Lyons Town Board, to help the town recover from the drastic flood. I have been on the Parks and Recreation Commission since 1965; have helped apply for grants, for a sales- and use-tax to buy the railroad land (including Meadow Park, Sandstone Park, and the Corridor Trail) then to finance the Parks Department, and will do my best to help our Parks recover. I am President of the Lyons Historical Society and want to see that the Meadow Park Shelter is restored and will continue to promote the town by enhancing its history. I want to help restore Lyons back into the wonderful thriving town it was getting to be before the flood by encouraging more events, thus getting more visitors to stop and shop. I am one of the few old-timers in town; granddaughter of John Reese who homesteaded the farm in 1862 (home of Lyons Valley Park and the Lyons M\Senior High School); daughter of Bernie and Irene McConnell; sibling to Berene, Violet, Herb, Sharon, and Byron (all Lyons High Graduates). I married Mr. LaVerne from Niwot, who moved to Lyons and was in masonry. We have two sons, Gerald, of Lyons, and Ron / Cindy and three grandkids of Niwot (Trevor, who wants to start a brewery; Audrey just passed the law test to go to a law school, and Randall, a student at Duke University). Mr. LaVerne was on the town board 18 years (known as the “water” man in seeing that the town had enough water for its residents). I have been on six years, then term limited four, and now have been back on two more years. Yes, I am willing to serve another two years. No, I am not ready to sit in my chair and watch the world go by, I want to have a hand in the happenings. Through the years I have been a crusader, starting in 1948, when I worked for Mr. Ramey in insurance and real estate; his flowery ads brought people to town. In 1948 we started fighting to keep our high school and succeeded with our new high school built in 1974; now our schools are in the top 5 percent in the nation. I have crusaded against Coffintop Dam; against 8,000 homes on Dowe Flats Hazardous Waste Dump. I also crusaded for sales tax that supports the Parks and Recreation, the town, and etc. We have written books on the area and continue to preserve the history of the area, always trying to make Lyons a better place to live. I am president of the Lyons Historical Society, in charge of the 1881 schoolhouse (saved from being torn down in 1976), which is now the Lyons Redstone Museum, important to the town’s economy in bringing people to town. The museum is open to the public daily, June through September (here you can find your name in our extensive genealogy files). I am sponsor of the Red Rock Ramblers Saturday Summer Square Dance – this is our 56th year of bringing people to town to spend their money and have fun. This good exercise and camaraderie helps keep me in good health in body and mind. I am also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and various town committees, and will continue working to help the town improve. I feel that I am useful on the town board in knowing the town’s history. I have a positive attitude of “ALWAYS FOR LYONS.” Priorities for Lyons? The priorities are: 1. Get our Lyons residents back to town: new houses and trailer space 2. Get our infrastructure in permanent order, including the new sewer
plant 3. Finish our East Main and stoplight project. 4. Continue our work toward the eastern corridor with businesses that will not deplete the downtown. 5. Encourage more businesses. 6. Encourage more events, thus more people in town to increase sales tax; have sidewalk sales; encourage those on their way to Estes Park to stop and shop; hold a bus tour of Lyons history and the flood area once a week. 7. Hire an events coordinator and grants writer. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? Our parks are the pride of Lyons; we need to get them usable as soon as possible. I DO NOT encourage any permanent commercial use of Sandstone Park – the Lyons residents needs some park they can call their own. As to Meadow Park and Bohn Park – I would rather see more events there to bring people to town; if we get the Go-Colorado grant for Meadow Park, with kid’s water feature, climbing wall, picnic tables, playground, more camping, the park will be full, thus more people to spend money. I encourage more ball tournaments; these folks will stop and eat on their way in and out of town. Read recently? I am a constant reader: I read the Lyons Recorder, Redstone Review, Allenspark Wind, Frederick paper, Estes Park Trail-Gazette, Weekly Register-Call-Central City, Louisville-Erie-Lafayette News, High Country News (an environmental paper), on top of the Longmont Times-Call, and Boulder Camera, and Denver Post, as well as several square dance magazines and health brochures, including AARP, and top it off with the Enquirer for Hollywood gossip. I read and save all flood, town, school articles, etc. I have good knowledge of what is going on around me.
Manny Vasquez Hello, my name is Manny Vasquez and I’m running for the Lyons Town Board. I have been a board member in the past from 2004 to 2008, serving as Mayor-Pro Tem my second term. I know the challenges and responsibilities expected to be a board member. I will do my best to listen and make the right decisions that will impact the town of Lyons. The reason I’ve decided to run again is to help Lyons rebuild after the devastating floods. I’m 34 years old and my family roots go deep in this town to 1947. I have lived here all of my life and seen Lyons grow and change over the years. I’m married with three wonderful children that attend school here in Lyons. My home and heart are here in Lyons and I thank you for your support. Priorities for Lyons? The first thing I would like to address is the urgent need for recovery housing in Lyons. As we know, we lost about 50 families that lived in the River Bend Trailer Park and the Foothills Trailers Park. We also have several families in the confluence area that are still not home. As a town resident, and as a community we need to look into the best locations for housing that would bring these families home where they belong. I have visited with many Lyons residents and local business owners who have great ideas as to where the new recovery housing should be constructed. Not every choice will win popularity contests, but I believe these families come first. We also need to focus our attention on the confluence area, and make every effort to get residents back into their homes. My family and I are local business owners, and I know first hand the economic impact this has had on Lyons. I am probusiness and I am eager to help our town think outside the box. Remember, as the housing recovery goes, so goes our business recovery. This in turn will result in much needed sales tax for the town. The next big thing is getting the river back into place and armored with some heavy material. Especially where the river erupted and blew out parts of our town. Our infrastructure is also in vital need of attention. I know the town’s people and town board have done extraordinary things for us while we are getting back on our feet, but we do need to do our best to be prepared so that we can with stand any another disasters. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? As we all know, Lyons is known for our beautiful parks. This is an issue that is very near and dear to my heart, and what can I say, they need a LOT of help. I believe with the help of GOCO Grants, help from volunteers, all our local companies that have the machinery and man power we can get our parks up and running again. It isn’t going to happen overnight, I know, but still, I believe. For commercial use I can see a private company or individual use the parkland for recreational use including gym, track, swimming pool, baseball fields or maybe a nine-hole golf course. For other commercial use I would have say no. Read recently? I like to read the Times-Call in the morning and keep up with local news. The sports page is what I like to read first.
Dawn Weller
(current Trustee) In 1994, our family moved to Lyons and our three children attended the schools here. For more than 10 years, I was a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, including several years as chair. I was a key participant in the 1998 comprehensive plan, the comprehensive plan update, and the Parks, Open Space and Trails plan (POST) and subsequent update. When the Sustainable Futures Commission was formed, I joined to assist with communications and to help increase use of alternative transportation, recycling, and energy conservation efforts. Even with this background, joining the Board of Trustees has been a real learning curve. Our collective flood experience and its aftermath have intensified that curve. My background as a +20 year resident, involved participant in the schools, and serving on multiple town commissions demonstrates my commitment to our Town and our recovery. I don’t have the answers, but I am willing to learn, and to listen to your views and suggestions. The next two years will be a critical time in our recovery. We need the best and strongest Mayor and Trustee team we can find, people who take the “long view” and want to make Lyons even better, for us, and more importantly, for our children. Please consider making me part of that team. Priorities for Lyons? Front and center is the issue of safety as we continue our community recovery. This includes working with Boulder County and other agencies to ensure the rivers, drainages, etc. are in good condition for spring runoff and rains. Also, a review of town's disaster communication is appropriate, so that we can make changes based on our experiences last fall. At the same time, the town has to focus on recovery strategies that will support our businesses and citizens so that we can generate sales tax and start to build funds for the many bills, grant matches, and other expenses we have. The BOT has already taken some steps in this direction, including the temporary zoning ordinance we passed this month, and reducing some permit fees. Many other steps are needed. I'm hoping that the recovery working group plans will identify other candidates. A key component of our economic recovery is restoring our parks and trail systems as quickly as possible. These are key engines in drawing visitors to Lyons, hosting our special events, and in partnering with Planet Bluegrass for the festivals. At the same time, this restoration is important to Lyons residents, who have told me on many occasions that they are longing to return to the parks they love and to walk on our trails. Finally, as we evolve into recovery and rebuilding, we need to find a way to review and incorporate the best ideas gleaned from the recovery working group efforts and marry this to the vision and plans in our comprehensive and parks plans. Hopefully, this will guide us to recognize the opportunities that the flood has provided. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? Well, of course, we will need to rebuild our parks and their features first. As part of this process, I will be looking to several commissions to help guide the parks recovery to be as sustainable, natively vegetated, and as water conserving (while being robust) as possible. We have great talent on the Parks and Recreation, Streams, and Sustainable Futures Commissions. With town staff, I will request their input, evaluations and recommendations to achieve the most cost effective maintenance possible. As far as commercial uses, I would favor the continued exploration and hosting of special events that bring people to Lyons and the parks, and that fit with our community. Specialty races, food and beverage events, art festivals, car shows, etc. should be considered. Weekend parking fees and camping should be continued. Some expansion of camping could be considered if it is compatible with the park uses. Read recently? I have just started reading I Can See Clearly Now, a memoir and reflection by Dr. Wayne Dyer.
James Kerr Born 60 years ago, I grew up in Michigan and earned an MS degree in Systems Science Engineering from Michigan State University. Employment took me to Arlington, Virginia for various positions including cost analysis, computer simulation, computer system application development, database engineering, enterprise architecture and project management. My wife, Kate, and I raised three kids in Virginia where I served in various roles as president, treasurer and board member of our neighborhood association. We retired to Lyons 1.5 years ago to be near our oldest daughter in Boulder. We soon joined the Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) and I became webmaster for the LCF website. Since the flood, I have served as construction coordinator for the Lyons Volunteers Saturday deployments where I’ve seen first Continue Candidates on Page 10
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TOWN BOARD CANDIDATES Candidates Continued from Page 9 hand the issues faced by area residents and businesses. I am active in the Lyons Stream Recovery Working Group, having authored one of the project development guides for flood mitigation. My main priority as a Trustee is for flood relief and economic recovery of the town. I support the efforts of the Lyons Recovery Working Groups to strengthen this vibrant community. Displaced Lyons residents need to be able to return to affordable homes. Businesses need our support. Our damaged infrastructure, facilities, parkland and trails need repair. Our streams and floodplain need to be enhanced to better handle future flooding. An effective alarm system must be developed. I’m also a big fan of the Lyons arts and music scene. I look forward to the opportunity to serve Lyons as a member of the Board of Trustees. Priorities for Lyons? The primary priority for Lyons is financial solvency. I urge everyone to vote Yes on Ballot Question 1 to provide the working capital Lyons needs to recover from the flood. This will give Lyons the matching dollars needed to accept the grants we so desperately need to rebuild our infrastructure, homes, and parks without the need to significantly raise taxes or stall our recovery. Arguably the most challenging issue will be to support our lower income residents who were disproportionately affected by the flood. We need to respect and support those who wish to rebuild their homes in place and provide 404 Buyout support for those willing to lower Lyons’ future flood risk. We also need to support possible options that allow residents, including those who were renting, to move to other comparable housing on higher ground. The infusion of grant monies provides Lyons a unique opportunity to rebuild our infrastructure in a more sustainable way that can lower maintenance costs and reduce susceptibility of damage from future floods. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? Lyons’ unique parkland is a key asset and generator of sales tax revenue. A key way to keep our taxes lower is to draw in people outside of Lyons to come in to enrich our businesses and pay sales taxes. The Lyons 2014 budget projects a fall in sales taxes assuming the parks are not restored in time for the summer festivals. We need to put a priority on restoring and reopening the parklands this spring to support the Outdoor Games, Good Old Days, Rockygrass, and Folks Festival events
that draw in the needed revenues. I support development of parkland for commercial facilities only in the event of land swaps. The FEMA 404 buyout program provides the ability to lower the risk of the impact of future floods on our town residents. This land should be added to the parkland providing the possibility of development of other parkland for residential use on higher ground. Parkland maintenance should continue to be financed out of usage fees and generated sales tax revenues. Read recently? Tomboy Bride by Harriet Fish Backus. It is account of life of a newly wed bride in Telluride around 1906 whose husband worked as a mining engineer in the Tomboy mine. It made me appreciate that even immediately post Lyons flood we had it better than this family of a hundred years ago.
Priscilla Cohan My history as it relates to public service is that I am an active community member. I am a 25-year resident in Boulder County and the past 15 years have been spent in Lyons. During this time I have been a professional artist and gallery designer. My career as an artist has included pottery, painting, puppetry and performance art. My work as a set designer has been seen throughout the U.S. I have taught children and adults through community parks programs in Arvada, Boulder and Lyons. I have served as a board member for the Boulder Potters Guild, the Boulder County Arts Alliance and the Lyons Arts and Humanities Council. I have written successful grants for community programs including equipment purchases and program development for local arts organizations. I have also been awarded grants for personal projects related to performance and exhibit design. I am actively interested in pursuing community arts and culture for enrichment and economic development. I was impacted by the 2013 flood and because of my own needs (my house was badly damaged) and those of my neighbors I have assisted in a compilation of immediate issues. The neighborhood community has coalesced and continues to meet and discuss current issues. The community has been able to work with the town and address some of these issues. It is this community involvement that has led to my choice to run for Board of Trustees at this time. During this post flood environment there is potential for greater regional and national awareness of Lyons and its cultural and natural resources. While the recovery and development of Lyons are an important, the immediate needs of displaced citizens are equally important. Priorities for Lyons? From my personal perspective the main priority would be to facilitate getting the homeowners who want to return, back in their homes, or at least back into Lyons. It is a cumbersome process and under-
standing the implications and the varieties of problems we face is tiring and endless. Understanding buy-out and mitigations options and making these resources work best for those who need it and finding land and feasible solutions for replacement housing is part of this equation. For the town I advocate an undaunted effort to continue finding every possible funding source for municipal infrastructure including grants, federal and state support, and economic development strategies that will help us exceed our baseline needs. It would be a high priority, as well, to pursue funding for individuals who need help with mitigation, rent, taxes, permit fees and utilities. These are issues that seem important to keep at the top of the list and, of course, more art and art programming. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? This is an interesting issue. I value our parkland and feel like it is an important asset. It could be a resource for possible revenue. What are the possible commercial uses? More camping? Vending, arts festivals, music festivals, sports festivals, educational programs? It may be a while before we have the grass green parks and lovely waterways that were so compelling last year. I will have to learn more about the maintenance and funding. Read recently? I recently read This Old Man by Roger Angell. Angell has been contributing to the New Yorker since 1944. In this article he tells his experience of being a human man in his 90s. It is a crystal clear account of aging and death. He is reminiscent, yet his story is current and full of life, love and exquisite details.
Dan Greenberg (current Trustee) I have lived in Lyons since 2004 with my wife and two daughters. My children both attend Lyons Elementary School while my wife works for a Colorado-based organic food compaContinue Candidates on Page 11
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TOWN BOARD CANDIDATES Candidates Continued from Page 10 ny and I teach middle school math in Boulder. As part of my work with Boulder Valley Schools, I facilitate professional development for teachers and mentor CU undergrads pursuing their Colorado Teacher License with the CU Teach Program. Serving on the Lyons Board of Trustees for the past two years has been both an honor and privilege for me. I have served as liaison from the Board of Trustees to the Library Advisory Board and the Library District Board. Additionally, I formed the Housing Recovery Working Group, which is comprised of Lyons residents and community members dedicated to addressing the housing needs of our town since the flood. The absolutely amazing and committed people I have been working with on the Board of Trustees, the various boards and commissions, and the Housing Recovery Task Force, are a significant reason as to why I have decided to seek a second term. It is a pleasure to work with this incredible variety of residents who spend countless hours volunteering for Lyons. Our recovery is dependent upon sound policy decisions by the mayor and trustees to ensure that we thoughtfully manage our way towards a fulfilled community and a place for existing businesses and new businesses to succeed. Forward thinking that promotes economic and community sustainability will be a key to our town’s success. I would be humbled to receive your vote and serve a second term as a Trustee for the Town of Lyons. Priorities for Lyons? There is no question that recovery from the flood will continue to be the priority for Lyons. Three of the main priorities in our flood recovery are housing, business, and managing the town budget. We have many residents who are still displaced and are seeking ways to return to a normal life in Lyons. They must be a Board of Trustees priority over the next two years. This means responding to the needs of residents who are working hard to rebuild. It also means maintain-
ing the economic diversity of Lyons, which contributes in a positive way to our town’s character. In a town the size of Lyons, it can be a challenge to have those who work here in town also be able to live here in town, and the board must hold priorities and set smart policy that helps our work force maintain their lives here in Lyons. Our business and economic recovery is linked to our housing recovery. A robust housing recovery means that our businesses maintain a strong customer base, our sales tax revenue for the town rebounds and we get on the path to recovery with prosperous local businesses being our lifeblood. One of the conversations around town is how to prevent retail leakage, which will help our existing business thrive. This issue is best addressed by making it possible for a variety of business types to succeed, because diversity in a local economy is a much needed strength. A small light industrial park, with some office space and perhaps mixed use would be an excellent way to keep people in town so business owners do not need to travel to Longmont or Boulder for space. This means that either locals or commuters into Lyons who work here spend their money here in town. With the design standards the BOT passed last year, I feel comfortable that development along the eastern corridor will fit in with our town’s character as well as contribute to our economy. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? Our parks are a huge asset to our quality of life here in Lyons as well as being an important economic driver for our town. It is essential that we balance the use of our parks between how we use them for recreation and how we use them to bring in visitors so they contribute to our economy. For the last two summers we have had a fairly full schedule of events that utilize our parks, and it is important that we do not overburden the parks or our residents who live near them. In order for us to maximize the economic benefit of these events, when our parks become fully functional again, is to generate a better connection between the events and the potential for visitors to patronize our local businesses. In other words, we want to change the habit of many visitors who come to town to hop through the obstacle course filled with mud or kayak the Black Bear Hole or bike on open space and then turn east out of town without ever visiting our downtown. This can be done by working to promote a connection between the events and our area trails and our retail stores and restaurants. Read recently? The Glass Castle is an incredible memoir written by Jeannette Walls which gives view into the world of a girl growing up in poverty.
Barney Dreistadt Since moving to Lyons in 2009 I have developed a deep appreciation for our unique and special community. The friendliness, knowledge and depth of character we have found here convinced me that this is where I want to spend the rest of my life. I have been fortunate to serve on the Board of the Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce and on the Town’s Economic Development Commission, which has provided me with insight about our small-town economy. Being a part of Lyons Community Theater helped me to see the cultural and fun side of Lyons. However, working with the Lyons Volunteer organization has taught me more about the character of Lyons than anything else. For all the sadness, loss and devastation that the flood brought to our community, the strength of character of residents who persevered and who give selflessly is an inspiration. This is why I want to serve on the Town of Lyons Board of Trustees. We need to build our town back better than ever while preserving its special character. As a retiree with management experience built on a 40-year career in health care and health insurance I have the time, energy and skills to devote to this role. Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, I have lived in West Virginia, Ohio and Florida prior to moving to Lyons, I graduated from Wheeling College in 1969 and attended Ohio University for several graduate courses in business. I have four beautiful daughters and six wonderful grandchildren. Three of my daughters live here in Colorado and the youngest recently graduated from CU and has moved to Chicago. My career included working in management roles for two physician group practices and for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. These positions provided experience in organizational strategy, planning, budgeting, project management and the nuts and bolts of making complex organizations work effectively. I will listen to you and work hard for our town’s best interests. Continue Candidates on Page 12
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TOWN BOARD CANDIDATES Candidates Continued from Page 11 Priorities for Lyons? The single highest priority is getting everyone home who wants to be home. Through the period since the flood, virtually everyone in Lyons has received some kind of help, and the help should not end until everyone can be back home. The people of Lyons are essential to its character and to what makes it the place where we love to live. The next priority is to get the economy revved up. Making up the deficit that resulted from the flood and its aftermath means that our economy will have to produce more than it did before to bolster our local businesses and to support the services of our local government. We can do this and do it in a way that builds on the character of the town, rather than threatening it. We will need more promotion, more opportunity for Lyons residents to work and invest in our future, and thoughtfully seeking grants and investments from both public and private. We live here because it is among the best places on earth to live. It is beautiful, the people are remarkable and the lifestyle
Mayor Continued from Page 3 the improvements in water efficiency and the exploration of advanced ecological options to be piloted within the wastewater treatment plant, this BOT adopted Lyons’ first net metering ordinance permitting people to generate solar electricity on their homes and sell excess to the utility, and Lyons got a grant from Boulder County to do a Sustainability Action Plan. Having this in place has made technical resources available to integrate sustainability concerns into the current Lyons Recovery Action Plan. Parks and recreation added programming and facilities. Town got a grant and built the new tennis court – which miraculously survived the flood waters. We also purchased the Haines property in Meadow Park with funding from a GOCO grant. Unfortunately that property did not survive, but the site will eventually be restored as an integral part of Meadow Park. A Swimming Pool Task Force started looking at feasibility options. Town worked with Larimer and Boulder County to help form the Lyons Library District and supported the work of the Library Steering Committee to survey community needs and desires and to evaluate sites and future operational needs.
is wonderful. The forces of nature disrupted it in ways we never thought possible, which is forcing some very tough decisions. That means that it must also be a priority to understand the needs of the people, the businesses, the organizations (both secular and religious) and visitors and to make decisions effectively so that it becomes an even better place to live and visit. Maintain the parkland? New commercial uses for the parkland? The parks have been and will again be an essential part of the experience of living in Lyons and of the attraction of Lyons to visitors. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not provide us the choice of having them remain just like they were before. We must invest in the restoration of the parks using whatever funding and volunteer resources we can muster. As we redevelop them, it is important to preserve the experience they provided to us to the extent possible, so we can amble along the river, exercise in a safe, friendly environment, and enjoy the beauty. It is also important to recognize the value that the parks provide in attracting visitors and supporting recreational and cultural events. I also support new commercial uses for the parks, to the
extent these uses contribute meaningfully to the local economy and do not adversely impact the lifestyle we enjoy. A carefully planned event schedule could attract different audiences at different times, from quilting bees to concerts. These events should be designed to help keep our residents in town and also to attract visitors who will spend money in our town. I also support facilities and programs that provide winter or shoulder season opportunities. One example, among others, would be an ice skating rink that provides both a place for residents to enjoy and a winter time attraction that could help local businesses when the tourist traffic is low. Read recently? On a daily basis I read the Times- Call and scan news on the internet through Google and other searches, and, of course, I read the Recorder and the Redstone Review when they appear. For leisure I love to read adventures and mysteries. I recently enjoyed Shelf Ice by Aaron Stander, which described the exploits of a thoughtful and laid back sheriff in rural Michigan who is confronted by a combination of life’s regular challenges and a twisted set of events and mayhem.
The Town’s boards and commissions were further strengthened to become an important part of the institutional landscape of Lyons and a force for community response which has been crucial not only before the flood but to the recovery planning process and the creation of a broad level of community leadership in general. In addition to a long list of projects, this BOT continued previous efforts to ensure good fiscal management and to oversee overall Town operations. Town debt was reduced by prepaying the loan on the Post Office – a good fiscal move without which we would have had less operating revenue to address flood impacts. A compensation and classification study to establish market-referenced salary ranges for Town employees was completed and salary raises were authorized to bring all staff within those reference ranges. A merit award system was initiated to reward good staff performance and a new Personnel Policy and a revised Code of Ethical Standards for Employees were adopted. All of this was achieved before September 12 when the waters rose. This Board really kicked it into high gear in response to the flood, with everyone rolling up their sleeves, sacrificing family and work to help stabilize the situation. I have to say, you learn a lot about people when
there is a crisis. Working with Kirk, Dan, Lavern, Connie, Sandy and Dawn revealed what fine people stepped into the fray, working cooperatively and respectfully with each other, committed to steering Lyons to safety and recovery. In response to the flood, the BOT adopted revised and streamlined rules and established several new and vital task forces, including the housing task force, the stream task force and the human service working group to drive efforts in these key areas. Beyond the initial months of emergency and getting businesses and residents back with utilities restored, recovery efforts have focused on developing the Lyons Recovery Action Plan, to be presented to the BOT on March 31, one of its final items of business, as well as supporting efforts to quickly develop housing options for our displaced residents, and securing the funding that will be needed for recovery. Julie Van Domelen was first elected mayor of Lyons in 2009 in a special election. She was re-elected mayor in April 2010. Mayor Van Domelen works part time as an economist for the World Bank. She lives with her family in Lyons and can be reached at juliev @ townoflyons. com.
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NATURE Greenwood “Nests” for spring babies By Cathy Dennerline Redstone Review LONGMONT – Nesting prior to the arrival of a baby is common in the animal kingdom. For humans, it gives an element of control, comfort and a sense of accomplishment in preparation for a Dennerline new baby. Like any expectant parent, Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is “nesting” in preparation for our spring baby season. Winter’s quiet time is the perfect opportunity for Greenwood rehabilitators, staff and volunteers to “nest.” According to Lea Peshock, Greenwood’s Animal Care
Supervisor and Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator, everyone at Greenwood is busy cleaning, sterilizing and organizing items like syringes, bottles, dishes, cages and linens. She adds, “One volunteer knits squirrel nests that the babies love to cuddle into for warmth.” Want to help us “nest?” Our babies always need: whole grain baby cereal; baby food – poultry, apple, banana and pear; bird seed – safflower, nyjer thistle, finch, wild bird; canned dog and puppy food; canned pumpkin; eggs; and fresh or frozen fruit (berries, apples). Another way to help is to host a “baby shower” and invite guests to bring an item from our list. You can drop off tax-deductible items at the center daily between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or at our Boulder thrift shop at 3600 Arapahoe Ave. You can also volunteer to work directly with the animals. Don’t miss this rare oppor-
tunity to be up close and personal with wildlife! Volunteers assist with feeding, food preparations, cleaning, and, as with any babies, laundry and dishes. If you are interested in volunteer opportunities, contact Jenny Bryant at jenny@greenwoodwildlife.org or call 303-823-8455. Greenwood strives to make the hundreds of baby mammals and birds that come to us as warm, safe and comfortable as possible. We do a good job but it’s always best to leave a baby with mom.
My pet is having trouble breathing – What do I do? By Dana Dietrich, DVM Redstone Review LONGMONT – Trouble breathing is a common emergency encountered by veterinarians in small animal medicine. Getting a pet into a veterinarian so the vet can quickly identify and address lifethreatening problems will help achieve a positive outcome. When the animal comes into the hospital, the veterinarian will immediately observe the animal’s breathing pattern. This initial assessment only takes ten to 20 seconds. Evaluating the animal’s
breathing pattern can help determine if the animal is having trouble breathing because of problems with the nasal passages or trachea, chest cavity disease, or lung disease. Is there noisy breathing, blue instead of pink gums, and / or an increased rate or effort to the animal’s breathing? Is there an abdominal movement or postures of relief including an extended neck, extended elbows, or open mouth breathing? These clues help the veterinarian determine why the animal is having trouble breathing. After the initial evaluation, the veterinarian will perform testing and provide oxygen supplementation. If the
animal is stable enough, a full physical exam will be performed at this time. Listening to the animal’s chest, evaluating the breathing pattern, and taking a thorough history can help localize the problem. The upper airway includes the nasal passages, the throat, or the trachea (the windpipe). Upper airway distress can be caused by nerve damage to the airway opening in the throat, windpipe compression, foreign bodies, cancer, infection, trauma, and polyps, to name a few. Animals with trouble breathing due to upper airway distress can have noisy breathing, decreased airflow through the
Animal parents must leave babies alone while hunting. When a baby bird or squirrel falls from the nest, the mother usually returns to feed and/or retrieve it. Before you “rescue” a wild baby, visit our website at www.greenwoodwildlife.org and click the link “Wildlife Emergency” and animal type found or call us at 303-823-8455. According to Peshock, “The best option is to leave wildlife alone.” However, in the event of an emergency, Greenwood is nested and ready to give these babies the best chance for a safe and healthy return to the wild. Cathy Dennerline is a professional writer and volunteer at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which cares for more than 2,300 mammals and songbirds along the Front Range, on average, per year. Greenwood also offers education programs for children and adults of all ages. Visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org to learn more. nasal passages, neck extension, blue gums, and an elevated body temperature. Other findings can include nasal discharge, narrowed nostrils, bulging eyes, trouble swallowing, loss or change of voice, and a distended stomach with air. Nasal discharge can be clear, green, and / or bloody. Trouble breathing due to the upper airway can lead to fluid accumulation within the lungs or even pneumonia. Treatment includes oxygen supplementation, sedation, temperature monitoring, fluids, and anti-inflammatories. If there is no response to this initial treatment, the animal may need to have a tube placed into the airway to assist with breathing. Chest cavity disease includes collapsed Continue Pet on Page 14
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Award Continued from Page 1 Place Susan de Castro McCann for Fear is a great teacher but don’t let it paralyze you. Best Health Enterprise Story: First Place, Carol Devenir for Estes Park Home Health Care. Best Health Feature Story: Third Place, Carol Devenir for Genes, human behavior and personality differences. Best News Story: Second Place, Susan de Castro McCann for Lyons searches for 30 million gallons of water. Best Feature Story: Second Place, Susan de Castro McCann for People who start up a newspaper are gutsy and idiotic; Second Place for Fear is a great teacher and Second Place for A musician receives the Gift of the Magi; Second Place, Carol Devenir for Cohousing in Lyons and Second Place, Katherine Weadley for Crazy times for Planet Bluegrass. Best Sports Story: Third Place, Paul Belding for Fishing in Virginia’s Shenandoah. Best Business News Story: First Place, Susan de Castro McCann for Bikes, brews and brunch. Best Business Feature Story: First Place, Susan de Castro McCann for Spirit Hound Distillers now open and
Pet Continued from Page 13 lungs, fluid surrounding the lungs, cancer, and / or when organs normally found within the belly have pushed through the diaphragm and are compressing the lungs. If your pet has collapsed lungs or fluid compressing the lungs, treatment involves inserting a needle into the chest to remove the air or fluid. Even removing a small amount of air or fluid from the chest can greatly improve the animal’s breathing. At times, a chest tube may need to be placed. Lung disease includes asthma, pneumonia, heart failure, and fluid accumulation within the lungs secondary to trauma. Findings on physical examination can include trouble
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breathing, coughing, and in cases of pneumonia, a fever. Treatment depends on the cause of the lung disease. Treatment of asthma includes oxygen therapy, medication to help open the airways within the lungs, anti-inflammatories, and antibi-
otics. Treatment for pneumonia includes oxygen therapy, medication to help open
the airway within the lungs, nebulization, coupage, and antibiotics. Nebulization provides hydration to the respiratory tract by delivering sterile water to the lungs. Medication to help open the airways within the lungs can also be delivered by nebulization. Coupage is a technique performed to help loosen secretions within the lungs that cause coughing to aid in removing the secretions from the lungs. Treatment for heart failure includes oxygen therapy and medication to help remove fluid from within the lungs. Inserting a needle into the chest can only remove fluid surrounding the lungs, but cannot remove fluid within the lungs. Treatment for fluid accumulation within the lungs due to trauma includes oxygen therapy, fluids, medication to help open the airways within the lungs, and pain medication. Animals with trouble breathing due to lung disease may
need to be placed on a machine (ventilator) to assist with breathing until the lungs have time to heal. When a pet has trouble breathing, it is a true medical emergency. An evaluation by a veterinarian as soon as possible is essential for a chance at a good outcome and continued good quality of life. Dr. Dana Dietrich is an emergency clinician at Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists. AMVS is a 24-hour veterinary facility providing specialty internal medicine, surgery, neurology, oncology, emergency and critical care, physical rehabilitation, and blood bank services for pets. They are located in Longmont at 104 S. Main St. For more information, go to www.AspenMeadowVet.com.
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Lyons Project Continued from Page 4 numerous local residents, including artists John and Sally King, whose riverfront home and studio fell squarely in harm’s way and prompted her to recap afterwards, “I felt like the river ran straight through my heart.” The opening act for the multimedia evening was a local cadre of talented women who after the disaster formed the Watergirls in time for a 2013 TEDxMileHigh event: KC Groves, Lauren Ling, Pelta-Tiller, Cynthia Renwick, Sally Truitt, and Monica Whittington. Groves has been actively involved in the Arts, Culture, History Preservation recovery working group efforts in Lyons. Seamlessly assisting on stage was Jason Dilg of TEDx. Grammy Award winning dobro player, videographer and temporary Town of Lyons employee, Sally Van Meter, as well as others, put historic words to music for the show. Reading aloud the 1901 poem, “On the St. Vrain,” while Van Meter played was Lyons’ LaVern Johnson, a Colorado Preservation Lifetime Achievement recipient. Other Lyons affiliated
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High St., Mae Porter's show, From the Stars, will continue through the end of April. Weekend music schedule includes Saturday, March 22 from 9 a.m. to noon Sarah Caton with Americana-Souls-Blues; Sunday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to noon fiddler Teddy Carr; Saturday March 29 at 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. James Faulk with folk-classic rock; Saturday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meraki and Eclectic Rock Duo; Sunday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to noon Teddy Carr; Saturday April 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. James Faulk; Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to noon Denny Driscoll on acoustic guitar. Lyons’ Dr. Steve Haskew to open Hopelight, a free clinic LONGMONT – The Hopelight Medical Clinic, a free medical clinic staffed by volunteer professionals, will open on March 20. The Hopelight Medical Clinic is a free and charitable clinic at 2014 at 1351 Collyer St., in the Church of Christ building in Longmont. The clinic is under the direction of Dr. Steve Haskew, M.D. from Lyons. “This is my 50th year of taking care of patients,” said Haskew. “It is estimated that 16,000 people in the Longmont area are uninsured. We think we will get a lot of people off the street. We expect to have a wide range of people coming to the clinic. We will have some bilin-
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bands and musicians who performed at the block-wide after party music and art show, largely orchestrated by Brandon Hagen from Inquiry Music and Whittington, included Justin Roth, Eric Wiggs, Dusty Rider, the Railsplitters, and Monocle. The LON Little Shop, an international design boutique hosted the Lyons Project Art Show. On display there, at Shine, and integrated into the central production, were flood-inspired images created by Lyons’ artists and photographers such as Jacob Adriaan Leeuwenburgh, Mimi Elmore, Brent Hollingsead, Mike Shea, Kahlie Sue Pinello, Chrystal DeCoster, Anne Berman, Kenneth Wajda, Ted Wood, Deborah Trout, Natalie Galyon, Mystie Brackett, Truitt, Tiller, and Van Meter. On that very snowy evening, the main event of the Lyons Project was held at the architecturally inviting and green eTown Hall multi-purpose venue. According to eTown’s website, “eTown is an exciting weekly radio show that’s been on the air on NPR, public and commercial sta-
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Lyons Library seeks e-book suggestions LYONS – Thanks to the 2013 electronification of the Lyons Depot Library, e-books are now available through the library. This new service can be used by library card-holders from their homes. The library is currently soliciting requests and recommendations from e-book readers – what topics, what categories, or what specific titles would you like to borrow? Send your suggestions and requests to lyonslibrary@gmail.com. Think e-books are a new idea? In 1930, Robert Brown, a man of many interests, wrote an 88-page book called The Readies after watching his first “talkie,” a movie with sound. The Readies is now available from Rice University Press in a digital print-on-demand edition. Brown’s extensive description starts with “a simple reading machine which I can carry or move around, attach to any old electric light plug and read hundred-thousand-word novels in 10 minutes if I want to, and I want to.” The first electronic book, Mechanical Encyclopedia, was patented 65 years ago, in 1949, by a Spanish teacher, Angela Ruiz. Lyons Librarian Merlyn Williams reports that the temporary library at the Visitor Center had 459 visitors in the short month of February, in addition to 19 people who sought the Visitor Center, not the library. Last February’s Depot Library visitor count was 675.
Town Continued from Page 1 water/sewer and not much electricity. Sales taxes for the year (2013) only ended up down a few percentage points from the sales taxes collected in 2012 due to the higher than expected taxes collected for the rest of the year. The flood will cost Lyons $60 million. Everyone is encouraged to vote yes for a FEMA Loan for $995,000 to keep the town running. The debt will not be a burden to the town. If sales taxes do not improve enough in three years to pay back the loan, FEMA will forgive the debt.
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