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School season, Arvada in the news, Ralston Plant Tour, Council Business, Love Our Schools Event
Hey Neighbor!
Can you believe school starts back up in just a couple of weeks? This time of year brings up memories of my kids going to Hackberry, North Arvada Middle, and Early College of Arvada schools. Enjoy the last weeks of summer while you can! This week’s newsletter is 489 words and should take about 3 minutes to read.
📰 Community Beat
Arvada Day on Channel 7 🎤
Channel 7 spent all day in Arvada and generated great stories! One of them featured the redevelopment of Gold Strike Park. There were also stories about Olde Town, Arvada’s manufacturing sector, city infrastructure, and so much more!
🔗Check out all the Arvada Stories Here
Ralston Water Plant Tour 🚰
Brad Wyant, Ralston Water Treatment Plant Manager, next to the a slice of the carbon activated filter mechanism.
This week I had another tour, at the Ralston Water Treatment plant which the city estimates can only function for us in the next five years. Recently, council approved funding mechanisms for a new water treatment plant. City employees have been thrifty with this plant, for example, repurposing the back-up generator from a decommissioned water lift station for the plant. The many issues of the plant mean that it must be replaced as it is beyond its useful life cycle. Arvadans can be active about their water usage in the face of increasing rates by xeriscaping their lawn, as 50% of Arvadan water usage is for outside irrigation. Here’s how to do it for just the cost of seeds and without digging up turf: put down cardboard to smother the lawn/weeds, get chip drop to drop literal tons of mulch on top, and spread native seeds. Other ideas below!
🏛 What’s Up at Council
August 5th – Severe Weather Shelter, Business 🌩️
On August 5th, we’ll have a workshop on severe weather shelter network plans and our regular business meeting. We’ll be looking at approving an evidence storage facility for Arvada police, design support for west 72nd from Kipling to Simms, a ballot measure to have relief judges that do not reside in Arvada, vested rights for Cimarron Park and Vauxmont, and updates to the Land Development Code that have already been approved by the Arvada Planning Commission.
You can review past business meetings and sessions, here:
🔗 Arvada City Council and Study Session Videos
🧑🏫 Spotlight: Support Our Teachers!
Join me at Arvada High School on August 6th from 3-4:30pm for a Love Our Schools event. We’ll fill small bags with items that make teachers happy - office supplies and treats! You’ll work alongside our local school leaders from Arvada High, North Arvada Middle School, Secrest Elementary, Swanson Elementary, Lawrence Elementary and Hackberry Hill Elementary to assemble the gift bags and get to know a little bit more about the Arvada Area Schools. Sign up here!
Talk soon,
Shawna Ambrose
Arvada City Councilmember, District Two
970-425-3060 (call or text!)