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This week on Inside Boulder News: Primary Elections, COVID-19 Case Increase and Summer of Discovery

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This week on inside building news, the primary elections are just around the corner. Well, tell you what changes voters can expect. Mother County sees a spike in covent 19 cases, and this favorite library summer program is back.

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Welcome to inside boulder news your source for all things: Boulder I'm, Donovan Daniel. We start off this week with her Cobra 19 update, Boulder County public health officials report over 1100 37 confirmed cases of Cohen 18 in the county and 70 deaths. Statewide, the total number of Cohen 19 cases has surpassed 29600, while colonel virus deaths in the state stand at over 1400 Boulder County is seeing a significant increase in new kovin 19 cases, since June 11th, and thus of 8 a.m. on Wednesday June 17th.

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A hundred and eight Boulder County residents have tested positive for Cova 19. The majority of new cases are among college aged individuals living in the hill neighborhood, although this does not represent all of the new cases. A person who recently tested positive for kovin 18 has reported that they attended a black lives matter. Protest on the hill near Cu on June 4th. They had very mild symptoms of no taste no smell at the time of the protest. Anyone who attended the event should monitor for symptoms immediately self, isolate if they develop symptoms and get tested.

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Local testing information can be found on the website. Seen on your screen, these new cases represent a reversal in the trend of new cases in Boulder County. Prior to last week, Boulder County had the second lowest new case rate in the metro, Denver area. As of today, the county has the third highest increase in new cases, just after Denver and Adam counties, while restrictions are starting to ease. This is a reminder that people are still safer at home.

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Coloradans are strongly advised to continue staying at home to the greatest extent possible, only interacting with household contacts, and only leaving free, essential activities at risk. Individuals such as people, 65 and older, should continue to stay at home unless absolutely necessary. More information can be found on the website. Seen on your screen, the city Boulder announced this week that it has expanded the boulder business recovery program, which was first launched in late May.

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The city recognizes the significant impact Covina teen has had on local businesses and is committed to supporting its business community through this very program. According to an emergency order issued on June 16th, additional types of businesses will now be allowed to expand outdoors into parking spaces. Public rights-of-way and private property eligible businesses include restaurants, retail feeders and the whole wide array of personal services like acupuncture or massage. The city has currently closed several streets to accommodate the program which includes Pro Street between 9th and 11th streets and the vent streets on unis Hill, among others.

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Through this program, the city has also converted existing loading zones and parking spaces into curbside pickup zones. These are free of charge for 10-minutes businesses, not in the vicinity of an existing curbside pickup zone may apply for a new zone through an online application.

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Finally, from now until September 30th to provide a better customer experience for East End retail businesses and restaurants, the hot bus is being rerouted from Pearl Street onto Walnut Streets between 15th and 20th Street businesses, employees and customers should continue to follow safety guidelines outlined in Colorado, safe, random order, which includes the practice of social distancing and wearing face coverings for more information criteria, a map of program locations and the program application visit the website seen on your screen.

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The primary elections are just around the corner. We spoke to Boulder County's, quick and recorder Molly Fitzpatrick, to learn about what voters can expect the season amid the covalent endemic er.

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In election, two out of three for 2020, so the primary election is on June, 30th, 2020 and the primary election. It's a statewide primary election and primary is for statewide local elections. Congress and US Senate Boulder.

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Cami send out ballots to voters the week of June 8th. Those who are unaffiliated will receive both a Democrat and Republican ballot in the mail, but will only be allowed to return. One voters registered to a specific political party will receive their perspective.

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Ballot, we are opening up vote centers on June 22nd, which is Monday Monday June 22nd is also the deadline for our office to send voters a ballot in the mail. If they register on go vote, Colorado got only three.

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Voters, service centers will be available for the primary one in Boulder Lafayette in Longmont. The voter service center at CSU MC will be closed for this election due to campus building closures and the event cancellations, voters.

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Have options and how they may return their mail-in ballot back to our office? First, they can drop it in the mail and our preferred method is our 24 hour drop boxes that are placed throughout the county, and then voters may also drop it off at a vote center, which again opens on June 22nd. If you must vote.

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In person due to covin, 18, voters and election judges alike have to follow Boulder County Public Health protocols, which include wearing face coverings and retaining 6-foot physical distancing between individuals. Our.

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Guiding, you know North Star. The last couple of months has been to create an environment that is as safe as possible for election judges, workers, staff and voters, while also ensuring that every voter has the opportunity to fully participate in our elections process residents.

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In Colorado can register to vote up to and including Election Day to register to vote. Please visit, go vote, Colorado gov for election information locations and ballot track sign up. Please visit Boulder County votes org late last month, Boulder City Council made a unanimous vote in favor of will rank speech on some residential roads from 25 miles-an-hour to 20, also known in the community as 20s plenty. This change went to effect this week.

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The default speed limit in the city or the legal speed where no signs are posted has been lowered to 20 miles per hour. This change officially went to effect on June 18th. The city will be lowering the posted speed limit on appropriate local residential streets and currently plans to change the speed limit at over 400 locations. Staff will be replacing exist, science with new vision, zero 20 miles per hour, speed limit signs by the end of July. More information can be found on the website.

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Seen on your screen, Boulder Pollock, library's annual summer reading challenge and activity program summer of discovery is back for 2020. The now virtual program for children, teens and adults run through August 31st.

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This year's theme is our connected stories, which highlights the rich diversity of cultures, backgrounds and histories of participants registered tracker participation, join alone events and programs and learn about the summer of discovery, app for phones and tablets at Boulder library, org, /summer, Boulder, Public Library has modified its library services to keep visitors safe this summer, including the creation of a carry-out service for holds on physical library materials, a wide range of virtual services, programs and events and online libraries for all ages. More information can be found on Boulder Library org.

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Thank you. So much for joining us on this week's edition of inside for the news stay tuned to Boulder, channel 8 for up-to-date information on coronavirus, connect us on Facebook and Twitter. You can also sign up through si video updates Reb in your inbox, just go to Buddha channel 8, calm and click on subscribe and be sure to check out the city's online newsroom for the latest city news. We'll see you next time.