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From YouTube: Inside Boulder News - November 15, 2013

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This week on Inside Boulder News: Boulder City Council expedites the recreational marijuana licensing process; Open Space and Mountain Parks works to restore local agriculture after the flood; Boulder adopts its first-ever Historical Preservation Plan; and Downtown Boulder businesses raise over 75 thousand dollars for flood relief.

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This week on inside Boulder news, Boulder, City, Council expedites, the recreational marijuana licensing process, open space and mountain parks works to restore local agriculture. After the flood in downtown Boulder, businesses raised over seventy five thousand dollars for flood relief.

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Welcome to inside Boulder news, I'm, Ashley, Pro Bowler will phase in recreational marijuana retail shops starting as soon as January. This is the result of a city council vote this week that attempts to balance industry and consumer desires with staff and regulatory impacts under the plan. Existing medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to convert their licenses to recreational marijuana suppliers starting on january. Second, businesses that want to convert an existing storefront or facility, so they can provide both medical and recreational product can apply as starting on january 21st.

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Those that intend to expand to adjacent property can apply februari. Third and new recreational businesses will have to wait until june. Folder is one of many cities in colorado charting new ground as a result of the passage of amendment 64, the amendment was approved by voters in 2012 and made it legal for adults, 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana. Adults can also grow up to six marijuana plants in their homes. Open space and mountain parks.

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Department is working to prepare 21 miles of agricultural fence damaged by the flood of the 45,000 acres of open space owned by the city. 15,000 acres are leased to local farmers for agricultural use. The land is used for cattle grazing growing vegetables and hey this time of year, cattle use cold season pastures as their primary food source. Without these fence repairs, farmers face an expensive alternative, defeating their animals. They.

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Would either have to sell off their herd because they wouldn't have enough feed or they'd had to buy and feed, which is pretty expensive, considering how much hay was lost in the area, so it's not a win-win situation for them. So we need to get these fields cleaned up and the fences, repairs hope farmers have winter grazing pastures this field. The farmer tends to come on december january, so we're just trying to get all the debris off the field. The debris smothers our grass and kills it.

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So we just need to get it off, so the grass can grow. It's just been a lot easier to do everything with hand crews, just because of the you know, delicateness of the ground, Oh SMP.

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You will be sponsoring to volunteer projects a week until the fences and fields are repaired. Public fencing projects are listed at United, Way foothills org. The city of boulder now has its first ever historic plan. After months of collaboration through public meetings and community activities protecting historically significant businesses and buildings has always been a priority for Boulder. The balancing diverse community needs invoices can be difficult. The recent adopted plan establishes a new framework for celebrating the shared commitment to preservation and working through any issues. Well,.

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It's incredibly important and the property owners are definitely the key preservation partner in historic preservation, because they're, really the stewards of these properties, I.

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Think you know people like the idea of historic preservation, but when you're living in one of these houses- and you want to do certain kinds of things that you feel make the house more livable- that that's where the rub can be, and it's it's it's a tricky one. The.

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History of Boulder really creates a sense of place and makes folder unique, and so preserving these places is really important to the community character and also staying involved in knowing what's going on is a great way to be a part of that community. The.

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Historic preservation plan is available at boulder historic preservation net. It is better to give than to receive that's a value downtown Boulder businesses embrace and they've shown it yet again. In the wake of the September flood 47 downtown Boulder businesses working in partnership with downtown Boulder Inc, raised over seventy five thousand dollars to aid in flood relief efforts. It.

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Was amazing how many businesses signed up and how much they were able to contribute, which not only shows how generous the businesses are, but that people in the community heard about it and believed in it and came out and were shopping and felt it was their way of trying to give back and help out. I mean.

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I grew up in boulder, you know I've Worcester, almost my whole life and I. You know I've never seen anything quite like this I mean it was pretty obvious that this was an extraordinary of that and I. Don't know, I mean you know you want to. You know the people of this community are great to us and of course we want to try to get back in any way that we could. The.

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Money raised was sent to the foothills flood relief fund grants from the fund assist with immediate and long-term needs. You can find a complete list of the businesses who participated in this effort at love. The local comm Boulder requires all residents to clear snow from their sidewalks within 24 hours. After it stops snowing violations can result in the city removing the snow at the home owners expense as well as fines. Each winter there are senior citizens or physically disabled persons who aren't able to clear their own sidewalks.

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Thanks to a volunteer program, you can help the ice busters program will match you with someone in need in your own neighborhood for the entire winter. The program is in need of volunteers to sign up call, 30, 34, 43, 1933 or email volunteers at care connect bc. Org. Thank you for watching inside Boulder news stay in touch with us on Facebook and Twitter. By submitting news tips and questions, you can also sign up to receive video updates right in your Inbox, just go to boulder channel 8 com and click on subscribe.