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This week on Inside Boulder News: New Police Chief, Coronavirus Prevention and Melanie Yazzie Installation

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This week on inside boulder news, the search is over for boulders next police chief find that, while it is, there's been a lot of media attention about coronavirus, they have some preventative steps. We can all take and check out boulders latest art, installation.

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Welcome to inside boulder news your source for all things: Boulder I'm, jostle, Navin Daniel. There has been a lot of international media attention about coronavirus, also known as Kobe Ling team. Here preventative steps we can all take, especially during flu season, to limit exposure. Here's what you can do now clean your hands, frequently with soap and water or alcohol-based hand, rub cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms, stay home if you're sick and get an annual flu vaccine. If you have not had one.

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These are hygiene recommendations that we should all be doing during cold season. The city has been monitoring the corona virus outbreak and is working with Boulder County and County Public Health to be ready. If there are future confirmed cases of kovat 19 in Boulder. County.

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Here are some ways you can stay up to date on the latest information call co, help at 303 three, eight, nine one, six, eighty seven or one, eight, seven, seven, four, six, two two nine one, one or emo co, help at our MPDC org for answers in english and spanish city manager.

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Jane Brautigan announced this week that Mary's Herald has been chosen as the new Chief of Police for the city of Boulder Police Department's chief Herald has accepted the position and will take on the new position on April 20th chief Herald has 23 years of experience with the Cincinnati Police Department and holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Eckerd College in Saint, Petersburg, Florida and the master's degree in criminal justice from Xavier University in Cincinnati Ohio.

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She comes to the city of Boulder with a long list of accolades, including awards for her work with community collaboration and police reform, federal district city of boulders, first female police. Chief next week, city staff will present a preferred alternative for managing prairie dogs and irrigated fields. To the open space board of trustees, the OSB t will considered the results of an expedited staff review process that examined prairie dog management, soil health and land restoration efforts on eric opal city, open space lands.

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This effort is looking at new land management tools on the northern grasslands, including considerations such as ecological conditions of the land, improving soil, health, supporting ranching and farming, and protecting wildlife torito's in peace preferred alternative. Please visit the website. Seen on your screen, community members will be able to share their feedback. During the public comment section of once a night's meeting you can watch the meeting live on boulder channel 8 or in boulder channel 8 comm, beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11.

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The city's housing and Human Services Department is conducting a Housing and Economic Opportunity study with Boulder County, the city of wok Mont and the City and County of Broomfield. This.

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Is a housing and community needs and Human Services resident survey, and it stems from our HUD consolidated plan that were work that we're doing as a city. The city as a jurisdiction receives funds from the federal government and we're required to make a consolidated plan every five years. An.

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Essential part of the study is the resident survey currently available for community members to take resident participation will have a big influence on how the city prioritizes and responds to community needs through its housing and Human Services program.

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Attempts to identify the houses, the gaps that exist in the community as far as housing, housing conditions and then we're actually taking it a little bit further beyond that. We're using this opportunity that will to engage with residents to also help inform our human services and strategy and understand what the needs are. The.

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Survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and those who participate will have the option to enter a drawing for a $100 Visa gift card. At the end of the survey, the survey is available in English and Spanish. This.

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Is a really great opportunity for residents to weigh in for their individual stories about the things that are impacting their life and might be hindering their ability to thrive in the community to.

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Take the survey please visit the website seen on your screen, more information can be found on Boulder Colorado cough /h, hs2 survey closes on March 15th Procera miles east and is now home to a brand new art installation created by local artist. Melanie Ozzy, the city of boulders, Office of Arts and Culture, held a dedication for the most recent addition to the city's public art collection on Friday. We caught up with the public art administrator Mandy pink earlier this week to learn what Disney installation is all about.

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Strength from within is the title of the sculpture that is located on 16th and Pearl and is by local artist, Melanie Ozzy, professor of printmaking, at the University of Colorado. This piece.

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Is actually about, you know how there's hope within us all and that we should trust in our instincts and and nurture the hope that we have and and treat it like a garden. So you can see a lot of those motifs within the work itself.

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This new edition of ProStreet mouths, East End, draws from Yossi's rich navajo cultural heritage and is the first piece from an indigenous artist and boulders public art collection. This.

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Piece was granted to the gifted to the city by an anonymous donor. At the time we didn't know where we would put it and engage with a lot of communities. In particular, the East End of Pearl Street Mall was really interested in having more artworks, and so we brought strength from within over here, because it felt like it really resonated with a lot of the businesses on this.

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Side of the street, if you missed Friday's art dedication, there is still time to head on over to Pro Street to be this brand new sculpture. This is a.

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Permanent piece, the the public art collection- is really dependent on having just such a variety of experiences and opportunities, not only by different artists but by different durations of artwork, and so this is one of those that is here to stay now.

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Well, there's a very desirable place to work, live and visit for those looking for job opportunities. The city of boulders, Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a job fair on March 11th at the North Boulder Recreation Center. The fair will connect job seekers to over 300 positions currently available at Builders, Parks and Recreation Department. The city is seeking positive, reliable youth and adults for seasonal and hourly positions. Jobs with boulders, Parks and Rec include youth services, sports leagues and programs.

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Recreation centers and the department's expand program Rek passes will be available to all applicants applying at the fair, don't miss it. On Wednesday March 11th from 3 to 6 p.m. at the North Pole Dirac Center, more information can be found on the website. Seen on your screen, thank you so much for joining us on this week's edition of inside. For the news. If you have pictures use, tips or event you see featured we love to hear from you connect with us on Facebook and Twitter. You can also sign up.

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