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This week on Inside Boulder News: NoBo Engagement Events, CIP Open House and The Boulder Polar Plunge

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This week on inside Boulder, News City staffer unveiling the updated design for the new North Boulder library. They'll miss this upcoming event. This 40-year old fridge will soon be demolished, find out when construction for the new foothills underpass will begin, and these athletes will be freezin for a reason.

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Welcome to inside Boulder news your source for all things: Boulder I'm, Jocelyn, Avendano, preliminary planning for the new North Boulder branch library began in 2018. Since then, staff and architects have gone through a thorough community engagement process to get the public's feedback coming this month, a brand new design for the North Boulder library will be presented to the public, we'll.

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Take the feedback we hear from the community in March and it will be used to inform the development of the design, which will then be brought back to the community for public check-ins in May, along with an architect, exhibit we're doing with, were casey mark.

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Your calendars for March, 8th and 9th to see an updated design proposal on the new North Boulder library. Attendees will get a chance to share their thoughts on the design and chime in on the projects for focus areas such as Kidspace, community space and makerspace. During the Boulder Public Library and the architects on Friday March 8th at the Boulder Bly berries, Canyon Theatre from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday March, 9th from 10 to 12 p.m. in the Canyon theater. More information on North Boulder library can be found by visiting Boulder library.

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Org forward slash, noble branch. Several projects will be underway for the city's Transportation Department city staff will be holding a capital improvement program open house on three projects that Boulder will soon break ground. The.

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City is hosting a meeting to share information about projects happening in this general area, starting off with the Foothills Parkway underpass project that will replace this bridge. Another project is the underpass and intersection improvements at 30th and Colorado, and then there's intersection and safety improvements being planned for Colorado region, baseline and 29th, and Broadway and Raley.

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Staff will be sharing information about project plans, designs and anticipated construction dates, and then these will be able to see the latest designs for the 30th and Colorado underpass and provide feedback and.

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The same thing with the intersection safety of projects: these are the conceptual designs. We would love to hear what people's thoughts are and they can learn more about next steps and the anticipated timeline for that project as well. Also.

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Among the projects that will be discussed is the Foothills Parkway underpass construction for this project is anticipated to begin in late summer. It will included demolition of the 40-year old bridge and replacing it with an underpass that will better meet 88 guidelines and.

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It will take about a year to complete. We also anticipate that the 30th and Colorado underpass project will begin later this year as well, we'll take about 15 to 18 months to complete and then we're looking at the intersection safety improvements projects starting up in 2020. The meeting.

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Will take place on Wednesday March 6th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Boulder, if you're unable to attend but would like to provide feedback. Please visit the boulder transportation dotnet. Have you signed up? Yet it's not too late to take the Polar Plunge dozens will jump into freezing waters to make a difference for Colorado's Special Olympic athletes, the Polar Plunge fundraising event has been held at the boulder reservoir for the past nine years in those braving the cold waters or freezin. For a reason, the.

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Polar Plunge is one of Special. Olympics is biggest fundraisers and expand. Has a team through that we're a community partner with Special Olympics and our team 50% of what we raise for the Polar Plunge goes directly to expand and fifty percent goes to Special Olympics last.

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Year, Boulder parks and recreations expand program with the highest fundraising team and they're hoping to raise $10,000 this year. This will be the program's third year participating in the Polar Plunge in.

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Terms of the fundraising aspect: it's really awesome for expand. It helps our athletes, get things like jerseys and uniforms for their tournaments and it helps them get to the tournaments in terms of transportation. It can help with scholarships for people that need financial aid to participate. These sports. This.

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Year's Polar Plunge will be amendable Mintz fifth time running into freezing waters, especial Olympic athlete who says the program changed her life before.

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Special Olympics I was a couch potato and I didn't like working out I liked eating a lot of chips, but since she specialized changing, Elias I eat more healthier. Now.

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Now, with multiple medals under her belt woman says she too would like to change. Others lives. I want to be.

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A coach I want to help coaching, snowboarding or Stern a stiix or swimming for kids, who desperately to help them lose weight to.

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Join bowman and others participating at this year's Polar Plunge head on over to Special Olympics co.org. The event will be held on Saturday March 16th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at people reservoir. Each year. The city gives rebates to residents with lower incomes to help with the sales tax on purchased food. If you think you qualify for help, there's an application you can fill out and turn in the application process begins. March 1st these forms must be postmarked by June 30th 2019.

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If you applied last year, you will automatically receive your application in the mail to get a refund. You must meet the financial guidelines, VA Boulder resident for all of 2018 be age. Sixty two are over during 2018 a person with a disability or a family with children under 18 years old for more information visit, the city's food tax rebate, page at Boulder, Senior Services com, or you can call the program administrator at the number on your screen. You can pick up form starting March 1st at the West folder Senior Center.

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