tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351564532011-11-27T17:17:37.127-07:00This is THE source for insight, opinions and all kinds of information on the growth and political issues impacting Eastern Boulder County, Colorado. Come here to see the latest from those in the know in Louisville, Lafayette, Superior, Erie and Longmont.<br><br> NOTE: This Blog will no longer be updated as of December 4, 2007.Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-88269786494562079362007-12-04T20:22:00.000-07:002007-12-04T20:56:20.858-07:00

And so it comes to an end. 15 months, 416 posts and over 8000 unique daily visitors were part of this blog, and we had countless debates I found fun, enlightening, irritating and thought provoking. Those who have been a part of this since the beginning: Thank you for your invlovement. The best part was hearing behind the scenes from people how they learned something that changed their minds.I

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-74334896500254044732007-11-30T16:04:00.000-07:002007-12-17T08:40:50.451-07:00

The comments under New Mayor For Lafayette demonstrate the saddest side of blogging. The open forum combined with anonymity has degenerated to an inane waste of time for all, and driven away the bulk of interesting commenters. To what end? Why bother pushing a debate forum to voluntary extinction? It's just so weird....Update - I've removed the commenting function from Intense Debate, which

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-28756570620015173212007-11-29T21:43:00.000-07:002007-11-29T22:12:44.788-07:00

The Boulder County Commissioners will be vetting the details to the new residential remodel/construction regulations next month; the Board of Review discussed the topic last night regarding the BuildSmart program. I support the zero waste aspects that will have deconstructed material reused if possible or otherwise recycled somehow. Homes over 3000 sq feet will need to produce 50% of their energy

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-909540841954812262007-11-28T20:53:00.000-07:002007-11-28T22:23:23.416-07:00

Last night the Lafayette City Council elected Chris Cameron as the new MAyor to replace term limited Mayor Chris Berry. David Strungis retained his Pro-Tem spot, after an initial tie with new Councilor Alex Schatz. A strong showing for a brand new Councilor, who was also up against incumbent Jay Ruggeri for the spot. In a three-way vote, Ruggeri received none?What will Cameron's leadership be

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-32064587434297651112007-11-27T22:20:00.000-07:002007-11-27T22:44:08.076-07:00

Tonight Lafayette's City Council will decide whether or not to approve a lease swapping agreement with the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber would move into vacated space in City Hall left by the Police Dept, and the City will get the Chamber's digs on South Public Road. When this first was discussed on November 6 (election night) citizen Brian Herzfeld spoke in opposition to the whole

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-41556550614480473132007-11-26T16:52:00.001-07:002007-11-26T17:39:47.217-07:00

The speculation over who has purchased the StorageTek/Sun property in Louisville surrounds big high-tech names like Google and Apple. While the price of $60 million for the 440-acre campas seems to be accepted, I'm interested in how the Louisville Comprehensive Plan update process with address the potential of the property. Louisville has made it clear they don't want more residential development

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-33383459202004161782007-11-26T16:41:00.000-07:002007-11-26T16:51:57.217-07:00

Today's Camera had an interview with outgoing Lafayette Mayor Chris Berry, who has hinted at further political aspirations at the state level. This isn't new info, just a reiteration of his interests in the civic realm. I would expect we will see Chris back in the public eye again within the year, unless the comfort of "regular" life outside elected office is stronger that he anticipated.

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-62475611542705410492007-11-19T15:48:00.000-07:002007-11-19T15:51:59.382-07:00

Swapping Chamber/City Hall leases in Lafayette.Revenue Sharing Options narrowed in Boulder County.Louisville's StorageTek property redevelopment.Superior's mailbox rules (sorry, the best I could find...)Erie's impact fees.Longmont's lodging tax passes this time.Any ideas? I've brought up the commenting function again; it has some bugs I need to work out. Please comment away!

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-37286418279221120782007-11-17T19:12:00.000-07:002007-11-17T19:42:22.904-07:00

I found today's print edition of the Camera's editorial section very interesting, as both attributed and anonymous sources have commented on the issue of whether anonymous blog and other internet postings are helpful or hurtful to public debate.Given my recent experience with my blog, I found a few articulate defenders of the policy of allowing anonymous posts. I also felt a few people nailed the

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-1949524873629884202007-11-15T21:10:00.000-07:002007-11-15T21:50:02.344-07:00

The Lafayette City Council is mulling the SWOT analysis presented by Community Development Director Bonnie Star last week which identified a range of issues affecting the city from an economic point of view. I would add to the Threats/Weaknesses column a point regarding the specific debt items guaranteed to earmark X percentage of the budget going forward in the face of uncertain tax revenue

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-11163935275378145002007-11-14T22:24:00.000-07:002007-11-14T23:00:55.090-07:00

While visiting the City of Louisville's website I see a homepage link for contacts for those concerned with airplane noise. For this to be on the homepage must indicate some level of priority status, and it made me think how unsupportive of diesel powered commuter trains residents around Old Town Louisville will be once that comes online.FasTrack's commuter rail segment will be the impetus to all

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-63210374887672085102007-11-12T22:19:00.000-07:002007-11-12T23:34:43.041-07:00

Okay, getting back into it all, my sensational headline is meant to get your attention. Similar to the whole Longmont annexation issue that has a special website for that topic, there's www.neighborsforasaferoute.com all about the turmoil surrounding a proposed (threatened?) implementation of a Safe Routes to School grant the Town received from CDOT which would construct 3,200 feet of 8-foot

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-30986659911981642622007-11-07T22:23:00.000-07:002007-11-07T23:12:19.860-07:00

I admit the County's ballot issue returns surprised me - while I supported both 1A (open space) and 1B (transit improvements) the notion that the transit tax extension would grab nearly 70% of the vote to open space's 60% shows a preference for a tax that conventional wisdom holds would never get more than 55 or 60% of the vote. There were 500 more votes cast overall on 1B, meaning people

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-35666589753653760022007-11-05T07:52:00.000-07:002007-11-05T08:22:40.150-07:00

You know I support the County's Open Space ballot issue 1A, and I've been reading, asking around and pondering the transit tax (issue 1B) and this weekend I decided to call the County's bluff and vote for the tax extension.Why describe it that way? The merits of what the money would go towards I found to be somewhat less than compelling. Good ideas on their own, but somehow not hitting me as

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-30275245202750996992007-11-01T22:40:00.000-06:002007-11-01T22:44:02.961-06:00

You can see I've shut this all down except for my posts. If you were visiting over the last week or so, you know why. I'm making this a one-way online journal for now, thanks for checking in. I look forward to worthwhile discussions in the future.

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-91028203320303208332007-11-01T22:09:00.000-06:002007-11-01T22:40:53.951-06:00

That's how I intend to vote in Lafayette for City Council. If you haven't voted by yet, you're probably open to suggestion, so let me throw these names out: Frank Phillips, Alex Schatz and Kerry Bensman have shown a deep commitment to analyzing complex issues, willingness to put up with the frustration that is podium-pounding/well-meaning/often not completely informed citizens (my words, not

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-84295626945333775392007-10-30T21:44:00.000-06:002007-10-30T22:31:59.631-06:00

Louisville residents have one issue on their ballot. 2A would clarify that the Louisville City Council is the authority regarding urban renewal district decisions instead of the Council-appointed Louisville Revitalization Commission. It would also require a fiscal analysis before any tax-increment financing plan could be approved, plus other ethics and oversight protocols.This one has people

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-71632131421137052852007-10-29T21:36:00.000-06:002007-10-29T22:31:16.852-06:00

In Lafayette we have five Questions and two Issues to decide. See their complete language here.Ballot Issue 2A asks for $9.2 million worth of bonds to pay for street traffic and parking improvements. The bonds will be paid back through the city's general fund. Vote No. I'm not comfortable with that much credit card financing for roads as opposed to paying for such repairs with current funds.

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-80416787174361327742007-10-26T11:31:00.000-06:002007-10-26T11:37:06.196-06:00

For those readers following along with all the comments, I want to say my general philosophy is not to censor any comments. However, if they are direct slurs on an individual I am likely going to remove them. If they are comments about me posted by an anonymous source, I'm not going to spend time answering them. There's plenty of otherwise interesting debate happening here, the noise of the

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-30603131196622691712007-10-25T12:19:00.000-06:002007-10-25T12:37:10.657-06:00

Ahh, technology. I have seen the glitches with the new commenting system and been contacted behind the scenes by a couple people on this. I'm in touch with the Intense Debate guys and trying to learn how to correct the multiple comments and failure to allow other comments. I've tried making a few comments and that part works for me. I'll keep working on it -

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-61947318001048144672007-10-24T06:55:00.000-06:002007-10-24T07:00:46.170-06:00

A reader asked me offline if I had seen the flyer in the mail from "The Committee For Smart Growth." I have not, so my comments come from a conceptual point of view: I love the name (note: sarcasm) - it implies nothing as to the philosophy of the group. Pro or anti? Specific development or general? A predictably self-important labeling by an interest group. Without knowing who is behind it, my

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-60056647538400095232007-10-24T05:10:00.000-06:002007-10-24T05:40:44.410-06:00

I remember the first time I saw the sign on Baseline Rd and Aspen Ridge Dr in Lafayette that said "No access to Super Wal-Mart". I was compelled to drive down the road and see what sort of cul-de-sac was created to stop this back way from being used. Turns out there IS access to Wal-Mart.For reasons having to do with traffic congestion, this little white lie by the city is meant to help direct

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-34898863205511427752007-10-22T14:56:00.000-06:002007-10-22T15:25:20.574-06:00

For the regular visitors of this blog, I am especially happy to describe to you the new comments function I've been fortunate to install from Intense Debate. As that name implies, this cutting edge blogging tool will facilitate more valuable commenting based not only on my posts but between yourselves as well. The point is to elevate online discussions to a whole new level.In order to better

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-27885130556650751942007-10-21T22:50:00.000-06:002007-10-21T23:01:05.340-06:00

The Times Call describes some of the results from a Longmont citizen survey today, with a headline caveat of people wanting all sorts of things, until asked to pay. I found the reference to the noise from train horns interesting given our earlier FasTracks discussion: Forty-six percent said the horns are not a problem; 54 percent said they were a minor-to-major issue. Regardless, three-quarters

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-6656562741181187682007-10-20T16:22:00.000-06:002007-10-20T16:34:57.595-06:00

Over the last two months scientists have been analyzing selected natural areas on undeveloped lands throughout Erie’s Planning Area to create a "Natural Areas Inventory". On Tuesday, October 23, 4:00 to 7:00PM there will be an open house at the Erie Town Hall to reveal the results.The town's press release says: "The inventory will help staff implement components of the Erie Comprehensive Master

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-16377770431904101932007-10-18T20:31:00.001-06:002007-10-18T21:02:50.308-06:00

The folks behind the petition-spawned 2A ballot issue in Louisville are challenging the opinions of 2A opponents through apparently calling some anti-2A businesses and just politely - or threateningly - saying they won't shop their because of their views.Bill O'Reilly would be proud.So the pro-2A crowd says the Louisville Revitalization Commission is far too autonomous in its authority and 2A, if

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-65200771004881624282007-10-17T22:54:00.000-06:002007-10-17T23:11:56.595-06:00

I love it - the LifeBridge annexation is going to the voters after the Longmont City Council was forced to consider that option or repeal their earlier approval because of a successful citizen petition process.As Councilor Doug Brown, a supporter of the annexation says in the Times Call: “More accurate and better information will get out there.”We've debated this topic here and here. Plus check

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-25011690458381821462007-10-17T07:19:00.000-06:002007-10-17T08:18:58.744-06:00

RTD has approved diesel trains for the Boulder to Longmont leg of the commuter rail that will be implemented withFasTracks over the next 7, 8, however many years. Once again the Camera provides a quote that makes an official look foolish: "If the objective of FasTracks is to minimize the impact to the community, using diesel does not meet that objective," said Judy Montero, a Denver city

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-60159574374578776492007-10-15T08:30:00.001-06:002007-10-15T08:38:27.414-06:00

I think the juxtaposition of having "dozens" of federal agents with equipment and vehicles swarm a local business here in Lafayette, a smallish, up and coming bedroom community is fascinating. Who knows what other seedy activities are going on right under our comfortable suburban noses? My mind reels with the possibilities, and it makes Lafayette seem somehow more hip in a dangerous,

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-36714499482302559042007-10-14T10:51:00.001-06:002007-10-14T10:59:37.634-06:00

I've been following the ACLU's charge of violation of privacy against Monarch High School: the gist is that some sophomore in trouble for loitering had his cell phone snagged by the school's security guard as it was a "distraction." The rent-a-cop then read his text messages, incriminating requests for dope to other students. The security guard then contacted those students via text posing as a

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-16842643981409857752007-10-14T10:27:00.000-06:002007-10-14T10:46:02.159-06:00

IN Louisville, a member of the city's Revitalization Commission has been outed, as it were, as having purchased an investment rental property with in the area under the LRC's influence in the months following his appointment to the LRC over three years ago. The concern voiced by Ty Gee, a principal behind PreserveLouisville.org, is that LRC member Michael Reis has a conflict of interest sitting

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-73665569962554049582007-10-12T11:43:00.000-06:002007-10-12T11:52:49.647-06:00

So the article in the Camera implies the newly appointed Erie Trustee Colin Towner got the nod because of his status as a small business owner and is on board with and knowledgeable of the town's economic development needs.So why on earth would he say, in response to the time commitment necessary to perform the duties of a trustee, that "As the owner (of my own business), I always have the option

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-77890430178044085512007-10-12T10:54:00.001-06:002007-10-12T11:23:28.757-06:00

Target's developers have scaled back the size of their intended store on Hwy 287 in Lafayette, yet the economic incentives hashed out earlier when they planned a SuperTarget were left unchanged by staff. The City Council asked for some time to review this for their Tuesday October 16 meeting.I'm sure I can get the scoop on that from the faithful commenters on this blog. I'm not opposed to

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-58927237857305960232007-10-10T22:59:00.000-06:002007-10-10T23:13:13.884-06:00

Longmont City Clerk Valeria Skitt has verified enough signatures have been submitted to force the Longmont City Council to either overturn their approval of LifeBridge Christian Church’s project or send the issue to the voters.We've chatted about this on the blog here, here and here.Interestingly, Doug Brown also withdrew from the Mayoral race yesterday; he was one of the Councilors who voted to

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-81653611291549119962007-10-09T08:46:00.001-06:002007-10-09T08:49:37.048-06:00

Just a sad recognition of another Lafayette food joint getting caught failing to pay taxes - 7 Est was a pizza bar in old town that has "seized" across the door this morning. Hopefully this prominent spot on old town's north end won't be vacant for too long. Hopefully we'll get a different menu than pizza in there too...

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-12575673332075892042007-10-09T07:01:00.000-06:002007-10-09T08:46:21.221-06:00

The Times Call described various campaign efforts of the Longmont City Council candidates yesterday. The comments are broken out by Ward and at-large candidates. Louisville does this too; should Lafayette look into this option? What is the tipping point at which you have enough people that either 1) parts of town are so dissimilar they need more specific representation or 2)you have enough people

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-6736302622538836792007-10-09T06:55:00.000-06:002007-10-09T06:59:48.467-06:00

I'm sure you're all on top of this, but it's worth verifying given all of our motivated interest - today is the last day to register to vote in the November election. To check your registration status, visit www.voteboulder.org or call Boulder County's elections office at 303-413-7740.

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-9637938215516959162007-10-07T22:27:00.001-06:002007-10-07T22:42:54.176-06:00

I hope Louisville's Council candidates now are asked to brainstorm on what they'd like to see - or be willing to approve - for the 400+ acre former StorageTek campus that recently sold for an undisclosed sum to an undisclosed buyer. (Camera and Hometown News versions of the topic.)At this point there's no plan on the table, although the assumptions that Class A office space is the likely target

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-35022719173632919092007-10-05T18:30:00.000-06:002007-10-05T18:36:02.025-06:00

Some astute visitors to my site voiced their concerns about the possibility of a costly special election to backfill a city councilmember seat. As some of you have probably read, three current council members are running for Mayor. If Roger Lange or Karen Benker win, their seat will become vacant and since there is a specified amount of time left in that position, another election must be held

Chris Rodrigueznoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-66064251371820989502007-10-05T07:40:00.001-06:002007-10-05T07:57:27.893-06:00

Longmont City Council voted this week to spend $6,000 on a study of the Twin Peaks Mall to determine if it meets at least 4 of 11 metrics for blight. This would make the area qualified for tax-financed redevelopment. The new property owner is definitely psyched about that potential.Any chance they will not find blight? I haven't been in that mall since early this year, and it is nothing special,

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-77986627935076818252007-10-04T16:16:00.000-06:002007-10-04T16:42:05.357-06:00

Well, this is interesting. In the Lafayette News the spotlights on candidate Laura Oster and current Councilor/candidate Kerry Bensman include the now obligatory question of City Administrator Gary Klapahke's performance. While Laura admits to needing to learn the details, Kerry lays out a quick list of financial missteps that apparently put the city into crisis.This is not sarcastic, but a real

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-66842473312311076282007-10-02T10:08:00.000-06:002007-10-05T14:48:55.619-06:00

Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Hillary Hall and the Boulder County Elections Division will host an Open House for the public, media and candidates on Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 5-7 p.m. in the County's newly constructed Elections Wing, 1750 33rd St., Boulder. Attendees of the Open House will receive a tour of the facilities and a walk-through of the election process. Visitors will also have an

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-90799387201953943892007-09-28T07:39:00.000-06:002007-10-01T16:02:15.067-06:00

Here are details to various candidate forums I've found for East Bock:Louisville:The League of Women Voters sponsored a forum on Saturday, September 29, it will be televised live on Cable Channel 8, and rebroadcast throughout the weeks leading up to the election.Lafayette:The Lafayette Youth Advisory Committee held a forum on Saturday Sept. 29 at Canon Mine Coffee; hopefully they'll be some

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-57689550654450445202007-09-28T07:37:00.001-06:002007-09-28T08:09:48.512-06:00

Louisville's citizen petition-borne ballot issue 2A seeks to switch authority for revitalization efforts (specifically financial decisions) currently given to the Louisville Revitalization Commission back to City Council. The opponents argue that's how things are already set up, proponents see an appointed body having control of millions of dollars. So besides the public getting two versions of

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-77086713183440692172007-09-28T07:16:00.000-06:002007-09-28T07:36:05.879-06:00

Lafayette's City Administrator Gary Klaphake's job performance has somehow become a highlighted election issue, as opposed to the goals, successes and vision of the current and future Council itself. In the Lafayette News this week, two candidates are spotlighted, Alex Schatz (whom we know well) and Bob Brown (anybody have context on Bob?) . As I read through the articles I see the typical "What

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-50208912512749308352007-09-28T06:50:00.000-06:002007-09-28T07:16:51.565-06:00

When Erie Trustee Dave Callahan announced this week he was moving to Denver he also resigned from the Board; the Board now gets to appoint his replacement and will likely do so October 23. This technique is far more efficient than Boulder's recent 14-candidates-for-one-three-month-long-Council-seat special election in July, however in the past Erie's appointment process exploded in accusations of

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-90957233935179433052007-09-27T22:43:00.000-06:002007-09-27T22:47:24.371-06:00

Here are some anonymous opinions sent to my site about three ballot issues in the upcoming Longmont election.AGAINST Longmont Issue 2C: Open Space Sales Tax ExtensionExtending this tax until 2034 would be the height of fiscal irresponsibility in view of the tight city budget. Longmonters are already heavily burdened with three open space sales taxes from Boulder County. The last thing the city

Chris Rodrigueznoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-80033000494709499482007-09-27T22:37:00.000-06:002007-09-27T22:39:09.890-06:00

Okay, faithful EastBoCO readers, its been an especially crazy week. I'll return tomorrow with several items, from many towns. Hang in there and re-read the posts and comments you missed before - Only a couple weeks til the mail ballots go out...

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-20639185654426541142007-09-25T10:37:00.000-06:002007-09-25T11:07:23.989-06:00

After Wayne Laugesen's chiding of Boulder and kudos to Lafayette as an example of municipal decision making (the Silver Mine Subs scenario), I see that Lafayette's single stream, city-wide recycling program has caught the attention of Louisville's new City Manager Malcolm Fleming. At the Louisville City Council study session earlier this month, Councilor Dave Clabots mentioned Louisville could

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-72566670254746971422007-09-23T15:13:00.000-06:002007-09-23T15:24:39.643-06:00

WalMart's gentleman's agreement in Longmont to build a Sam's Club along with a new SuperCenter is reported in the Times Call to be off the table, making city planners a bit anxious and threatening hardball.The Sam's Club part of the deal struck in March is said to have been the sweetener that made the deal fly. Now WalMart corporate refuses to commit to the Sam's Club component, leaving Longmont

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-78134787837320416702007-09-21T21:22:00.000-06:002007-09-21T21:35:43.582-06:00

Boulder County Commissioner Will Toor submitted the following comments to add to our discussion of County ballot issues 1A and 1B for open space and transit improvements, respectively. Comments?I have read with interest the exchanges on this blog on county ballot issues 1A and 1B. I would like to provide my perspective on why both issues benefit all of Boulder County, and urge your support for

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-67423104389012297022007-09-19T22:32:00.000-06:002007-09-19T22:44:47.874-06:00

My email alerts from Louisville City Hall have recently included this line at the top of meeting agenda notices:"Please turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices prior to entering City Council Chambers."Anymore is this just an annoyance, or should people be kicked out of meetings for letting their phone go off? Some people get pretty ticked when a phone goes off. I don't think the

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-89127041899918627452007-09-18T20:27:00.000-06:002007-09-18T20:42:44.279-06:00

The Boulder County Commissioners have certified ballot titles for two county and two district issues to appear on this fall's ballot. There will be a transit funding and open space funding tax request; Ballot Issue 1A asks for an extension of the .10% sales and use tax for open space until 2030 and Ballot Issue 1B asks for an extension of the .10% sales and use tax for transit improvement

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-86430179886672110592007-09-18T07:11:00.000-06:002007-09-18T07:16:10.513-06:00

Last week Longmont's Lifebridge annexation was the subject on Colorado Public Radio’s Colorado Matters program. Longmont Mayor Julia Pirnack describes the project and why she voted for it, and she makes it clear she believes the development will “pay what’s required in terms of taxes”. She perceives a long-term net positive benefit to the city. Resident Jen Gartner who is leading the petition to

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-13616641411086404672007-09-17T06:48:00.000-06:002007-09-17T07:01:19.691-06:00

I had this one in the back pocket for comment, as it came down right before the Labor Day holiday. Longmont City Councilor Mary Blue switched her vote from and earlier informal tally in August regarding Longmont's participation in a regional revenue sharing study. All the other east BoCo communities and Boulder and the County are chipping in $7000 each to determine if there's any "there" there.

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-3605821092237452072007-09-14T22:12:00.000-06:002007-09-14T22:32:28.596-06:00

Every two years the Community Foundation pulls together and overview of trends in Boulder County, the latest report just came out. You can find plenty of topics in there to seed this blog. Here are reports in the Louisville Times, the version of it by the Camera, Times-Call and Jerry Lewis' editorial in the Boulder County Business Report.How about these two stats that touch on our open space

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-26957224103168947142007-09-12T22:07:00.001-06:002007-09-12T22:11:26.787-06:00

The Discussion over the speeding tickets as revenue generator topic grew into a larger budget debate, and I'm just starting this post to offer a clean beginning. The comment by Anonymousish about coming forward with a whole recipe not just one ingredient to grow the pie was clever. I know on the state level, aw, that's another topic. Anyway, what kind of bundling of budget items could be the "

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-11406021389181211572007-09-12T21:46:00.000-06:002007-09-12T22:15:25.563-06:00

We all get into it here somewhat, and several of us reveal our true identities, while others create at least some type of running reputation and consistency through their nicknames. In the various Hometown News papers, the "town talk" section is this blog-like printing of various rants that are unattributed and often get personal. I can't quite understand the value beyond sensationalism for such

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-13492834759623526582007-09-12T06:48:00.000-06:002007-09-12T07:05:21.961-06:00

The Erie Board of Trustees has approved on a first reading to annex the Denver Regional Landfill from Weld County. If ultimately approved, the 346-acre dump will become a source of revenue for Erie (a portion of dump fees will go to the town) and the town will have some level of oversight regarding operations. The town has decided the headache of taking on management complaints from wealthy

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-59440592489649584812007-09-10T14:58:00.000-06:002007-09-12T07:10:44.206-06:00

As has been referenced in comments earlier, there is a website called What's In It For Longmont? that focuses on the whole Lifebridge annexation issue. Details go back to April 2007. That one issue can provide the energy for so much rebuttal by one source is worthy of a story itself. Some fans of planning issues would likely be intrigued at the concurrency request of the developers - approve all

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-32809704362283479322007-09-09T20:50:00.000-06:002007-09-09T20:56:50.141-06:00

Kudos to Erie Mayor Andrew Moore for trying to make more clear the plans and intentions for his town's economic development strategy. This type of outreach just stands out - I can find the main pieces and general statements of support in various communitites, but this is a bit more intentional in its message. Here's the news from Mayor Moore:As many of you know Erie is working with a Board

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-27202632931657727282007-09-08T15:13:00.000-06:002007-09-08T15:31:34.701-06:00

I've become intrigued by the argument over whether visitability is a special interest that raged in the Green Building Meets "Silver" Building post and comments. So I've been researching the term "special interest" and how it is defined and applied. I'm at a loss to find much consistency or clarity in the term; it appears anyone in opposition to an idea can attempt to dismiss said issue as a "

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-13394190563595594002007-09-08T13:34:00.000-06:002007-09-08T15:11:08.424-06:00

We went around on this before, and had some more agitated exchanges, but I want to bring it up again because the more well read folks in Boulder are now aware of the Silver Mine Subs issue from a source beyond the (yawn) Camera.The Boulder Weekly's Wayne Laugesen has highlighted this recent topic as a way to chide Boulder's leadership for their proclivity to take "strange little anonymous

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-40690041067086392442007-09-06T06:00:00.000-06:002007-09-06T00:15:47.249-06:00

The Lafayette News reports that the city's budget has been impacted by a nearly $300,000 decrease in expected revenue during 2007 from a particular source: court fines. Depending on the version you read, or heard or saw, there may be some expectation that the city police department needs to and can "step it up a bit"(my words) to help make up lost ground.If I take the explanation for the decrease

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-66577414848104191752007-09-05T09:43:00.000-06:002007-09-05T09:46:53.466-06:00

From the Denver Post:A group of Longmont residents begin today to try to block a massive church-sponsored housing and retail development they claim will tarnish the city for generations. They hope to collect 4,021 valid signatures in 21 days in an effort to overturn the LifeBridge Christian Church's 348-acre Union project. The City Council approved the annexation and development of Union on Aug.

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-80752645708467475042007-09-05T06:32:00.000-06:002007-09-05T06:45:32.592-06:00

I'm finding various studies on the impact of open space on property values from around the country. Here is a long article for all you academics out there which looked at the analysis of 20 studies in aggregate - although my reading of it shows the focus is more on "parks" I believe, than large swaths of wilderness/agricultural open spacelike we tend to have here. Proximity, not mere existence,

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-77816027727210527342007-09-05T05:53:00.000-06:002007-09-05T06:21:33.562-06:00

Lafayette City Council passed a building code ordinance last night requiring 25% of all new home construction to meet relatively strict design standards meant to provide easier access for disabled residents. This was reduced from the original 85% metric originally proposed. While there are exemptions for various scenarios, such as multi-story , multi-unit developments and homes built in areas of

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-49922778570709316272007-09-03T16:12:00.000-06:002007-09-04T11:10:41.810-06:00

A good long weekend off. I hope you all were able to get outside too. Daily computer visits can rot your brain!I found the overview of Longmont's economic vision described in the Times Call to be very prompting to look at other East BoCo communities' methods of economic planning. I have found the notion of "primary employers" to be lost on most people - not always as much on employees of primary

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-10173883494517334882007-08-30T07:07:00.000-06:002007-08-30T07:19:41.158-06:00

Silver Mine Subs in Lafayette must use the front door for all deliveries after 10:00 PM and the city will only consider violations ruled on by a judge as fodder for shutting them down in the future.Bravo to the Lafayette Planning Commission in Lafayette for placing a defensible policy made up of metrics and logic around this land use issue.That this arrangement had to become an agenda item

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-50389453026833310962007-08-29T20:51:00.000-06:002007-08-29T21:08:35.253-06:00

Okay, you all know I support open space. As I said before, since 1988 I haven't voted against funding it yet, whether in Boulder , Lafayette or at the County level. Five years working for BCPOS and my spot on LOSAC, those times pulling knapweed, Walker Ranch events, etc. - fun fun fun. So I'm not coming from a pro-development, anti-open space point of view on this one.Longmont will have on the

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-62009336726890005282007-08-28T21:52:00.001-06:002007-08-28T21:56:50.512-06:00

The Ligit Search bar to the right has changed in its operation, I know many of you had used it earlier last week - I'm working with Ligit to re-establish its functionality. You'll be able to search for your name and/or any pertinent topics once that's done. I'll let you know.Plus, I'm contacting the various candidates to offer them a chance to post a statement on this blog. I will offer each

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-48487857362234858882007-08-28T07:14:00.000-06:002007-08-28T07:26:27.696-06:00

Here are the candidates for various East BoCo races:Lafayette has four open seats on the seven-member council, all at-large. The three top vote-getters will serve a four-year term, and the fourth will serve a two-year term.Kerry Bensman (incumbent)Robert BrownBrian HerzfeldStacia LupbergerMelinda Medrick-NyeLaura OsterG. Scott PenfieldFrank Phillips, (incumbent)Jay Ruggeri, (incumbent)Alex Schatz

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-85077863195340408342007-08-27T19:03:00.000-06:002007-08-27T19:08:12.453-06:00

(Since a good many of you Eastern Boulder County'ites live in this Senators district....)I always encourage constituents to contact their representatives. In an editorial by State Senator Brandon Shaffer, he asked for his constituents to “engage in a dialog” with him on issues in the upcoming legislative session. Here’s one, don’t waste time playing games with the Electoral College (EC). It

Chris Rodrigueznoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-69860956080276048192007-08-27T14:27:00.000-06:002007-08-27T16:30:45.144-06:00

The impact fees in Erie for development have been discussed here before, and further comparative analysis shows Erie is unfortunately skewed to being way more expensive than most of its immediate neighbors. As local Erie businesses start analyzing the cost of expanding within the town, they will find, as attorney Jennifer McCallum did, that staying just doesn't make financial sense. (Thanks, JM

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-51857129087749136532007-08-26T12:20:00.000-06:002007-08-26T12:49:31.517-06:00

The Silver Mine Subs scenario is one I want every Lafayette City Council candidate to comment on. The way in which a candidate perceives the scenario - starting with the extent to which they even investigate the details to their philosophy on the role of government - including the authority city staff and advisory Boards should have - make this a perfect case study to vett those who wish to sit

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-22076588604761168402007-08-23T19:58:00.000-06:002007-08-24T05:31:02.722-06:00

So Silver Mine Subs in Lafayette has apparently woken up somebody for dumping trash outside their store on South Boulder Road late at night. This complaint prompted a review of their use review which showed Silver Mine didn't have permission to make deliveries as part of its business practice. They currently are open til 3:00 AM. So the City has said he can't deliver after midnight - because, of

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-35129735558348108492007-08-21T00:16:00.000-06:002007-08-21T00:25:41.895-06:00

Lafayette should elect a Mayor directly - true?How about this analysis from the National Civic League:"In many cities, particularly the larger ones, it is believed that [direct election] increases the potential for mayoral leadership by giving the mayor a city-wide popular support base. This is particularly important when all or most of the council members are elected from districts. A

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-32181874911914139522007-08-20T19:02:00.000-06:002007-08-20T19:09:52.392-06:00

No truth to any rumors I'm running for Council - not with more motivated folks and my life filled with a new baby and attendant scheduling issues.Anyway, I love returning to the wired world and reading in a magazine about "Sustainable Erie Inc." Anyone know the principals? I see this excerpt from ColoradoBiz Magazine:"It’s certainly not sustainable to be so heavily reliant on construction to pay

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-37356840603081009962007-08-17T07:04:00.000-06:002007-08-17T08:58:47.120-06:00

I'm not going near a computer for three days as a brain break with the family. I'll return to posting on Monday. Watch for new candidate announcements in the Council elections, and you know, talk amongst yourselves. Chat with you soon -

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-63741286897976465182007-08-17T06:07:00.000-06:002007-08-17T08:58:16.316-06:00

The County Commissioners decided Tuesday to drop the "forever" tax for open space, and instead ask for a 20-year extension. This was smart - the forever aspect would have brought forth a much more vigorous debate on the impacts and value of open space, one that I believe would have shown a support for maintenance over acquisition.Instead of taking the chance of losing the all-or-nothing battle,

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-79662351510281884852007-08-16T08:48:00.000-06:002007-08-16T09:00:22.471-06:00

Erie's Board of Trustees has voted to chip $7,000 towards the cost of hiring a consultant tasked with identifying and developing methodologies related to regional revenue sharing among Boulder County municipalities. This effort is coordinated by the Boulder County Consortium of Cities, and the Times Call had supportive, cautious endorsement of the program yesterday that revealed the persistent

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-58199164960128971062007-08-16T07:45:00.001-06:002007-08-16T19:51:37.716-06:00

Mayor Andrew Moore is hosting a State of the Town meeting tonight in Erie, and earlier this week the Erie Board of Trustees approved not only $114,900 to "identify land with environmental significance according to specific criteria", but they also approved buying into the revenue sharing study. Once they find the land of significance, then what? The Natural Areas Inventory was a stated 2007 goal

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-45833957669810368562007-08-15T07:41:00.000-06:002007-08-15T08:15:34.121-06:00

Longmont City Council approved the LifeBridge annexation last night, 6-1, with the opposing vote wanting to send the issue to the ballot. I am glad to see the Councilors took their role seriously enough to make a decision, although the article in the Camera doesn't provide much in the way of rationale. When $200 million of the $610 million total land value is approved for tax-exempt development,

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-9815352900454955092007-08-14T21:41:00.000-06:002007-08-14T21:44:58.131-06:00

Before you get all worked up, the string of 25 comments attributed to Kerry is another recurring glitch with the comments widget I use - my email box was flooded with exact replicas of comments from Kerry and others over the last few days, hence my reference to the new commenting function I'm testing now.Get ready, your comments will be ranked and you can easily spin off into side conversations

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-40535333506912193522007-08-14T21:35:00.000-06:002007-08-14T21:41:43.493-06:00

Okay, I am correcting my correction. It has been pointed out that Bonnie Star is indeed the Director of Community Development for Lafayette, not the asserted Economic Development Director.I plead baby brain. No sleep + poor judgment & gullibility, with a dose of wanting to believe. From now on all info I post can be assumed to be my truths, with no reliance on any of yous guys!

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-70572369970242638522007-08-14T15:42:00.000-06:002007-08-14T15:55:13.417-06:00

The Camera tries to put the new Lafayette Super WalMart into some kind of context today, with this interesting reference to Bonnie Star, community development director for the city: the article says she said there's no sense in trying to predict what the Supercenter's effect will be on the nearby grocery stores after only a week in business.Really?I would have thought this prediction would have

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-88949259577119910362007-08-13T22:00:00.000-06:002007-08-13T22:29:13.626-06:00

I love this kind of public policy, land use and community vision decision Longmont has on tap for Tuesday night. The City Council will make a decision (hopefully) on the Lifebridge Church's proposal for a huge mixed use development that either will or will not be annexed into the city. An interesting aspect of staff's documentation to Council is a reference to Lafayette's agreement with Exempla

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-75885168776813065832007-08-12T08:40:00.000-06:002007-08-12T09:12:47.495-06:00

The Superior Board of Trustees will consider a new "Open Space and Natural Spaces District" on Monday, with the draft to the Board including the point that no public input has been received. (starts on page 16 of the PDF document).The proposed revised ordinance language says the new zoning definition will be used to "preserve the open space and undeveloped character of those properties within the

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-84476203422760762562007-08-10T11:30:00.001-06:002007-08-10T11:39:19.285-06:00

Hello everyone: I'm investigating a new system that allows posts and comments to be rated by visitors and sorted by commenter , so you can collectively rate what a given person has to say, both individual comments and in general. This is an open forum, so people can say what they want, however I've learned of technology that makes the commenting more valuable.

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-37025021616696214792007-08-09T16:30:00.000-06:002007-08-09T16:45:47.664-06:00

Okay, I'm willing to accept that the newspapers look for the juiciest quotes but this one is a dig on fellow BoCo communities from Erie Mayor Andrew Moore. Regarding the decision to remain one of two BoCo communities to offer no compensation to their elected Board members, Moore is quoted in the Camera saying:"They're up there because they want to be up there; they're up there for the right

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-50236142322130866442007-08-08T16:42:00.000-06:002007-08-08T17:15:47.010-06:00

So I support Open Space taxes, always have. M post on the impact on housing affordability in the wake of a staunch OS program has led me to be aware of another trade-off being exposed on the County level. County transportation staff have told HOAs in unincorporated Boulder County they need to take over their maintenance expenses, according to this letter by Greg Klinkel in the Camera:Wake up,

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-51481142893781059462007-08-07T18:03:00.000-06:002007-08-07T18:14:40.104-06:00

Tonight the Longmont City Council votes on whether or not to contribute $7000 to a study on the feasibility, the concepts really, of regional revenue sharing. Lafayette, Louisville, Boulder, Superior and Boulder County have all said okay; Longmont is next and Erie considers this next week.We debated this topic before (52 comments actually!) and I'm wondering if Longmont will go for it. Actually,

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-32971161813788192872007-08-06T23:28:00.000-06:002007-08-06T23:37:05.873-06:00

Tuesday is the first day for collecting signatures for the various city Councils in East BoCo. Longmont has a Mayoral race with a few interested incumbents, Lafayette and Louisville have several seats open, and the County will throw in a few tax questions on top of the races.Any early predictions or favorites?As the bios of candidates come forward, it will be interesting to see the backgrounds

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-81030068049080878102007-08-03T16:35:00.000-06:002007-08-05T23:25:11.573-06:00

In Lafayette's November City Council election, Councilor Kerry Bensman has told the Lafayette News the removal of City Administrator Gary Klaphake is a key part of his campaign message. Kerry is a stickler for details and he has been dissatisfied with the staff for years. Is this a viable campaign message?I don't think most people associate municipal performance issues with the top administrator,

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-69252852395202188252007-08-02T23:45:00.000-06:002007-08-03T23:43:13.381-06:00

I see the open space acquisition decisions repeatedly endorsed by voter approval as a factor in the free market, as Alex has suggested. That the land purchased, easemented (the word is in GW's dictionary) and otherwise taken off the table for development add to a quality of life allure that in turn is subject to supply and demand. For people who support open space to wring their hands about the

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-84866129056866816342007-08-02T23:03:00.000-06:002007-08-02T23:19:31.968-06:00

Last fall the ball got rolling against funding a library in Superior in part because some residents insisted the community would be better served by a Rec Center. Turns out Superior residents are no more interested in paying for a library than they are a Rec Center and the Town Board killed plans to ask for a bond vote this fall that would have paid for it.Not only are people not interested in

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-84776332513585811392007-08-01T12:34:00.000-06:002007-08-01T14:39:34.705-06:00

Given the recent discussion on the logic to funding municipal maintenance issues with bond funding - (I like the analogy by docktorbombay that it's like a company using long-term credit to fund payroll) I have been reading more about the County Commissioners' brainstorm to place a "forever" tax on open space on the ballot this fall. The logic is 1) as always, buying the property at today's prices

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-49016318593294169462007-07-31T08:23:00.001-06:002007-07-31T08:56:15.915-06:00

At a work session last night the Superior Trustees considered an Ordinance amending the Superior Municipal Code to add a "Natural Open Space Zone District". This was a first reading and people have a few questions - like how the District may be comprised of both public and private lands, and hence uses and improvements would be subject to permitting and other regulations. It's this latter part on

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-28303636828474042002007-07-30T18:56:00.000-06:002007-07-30T21:46:33.737-06:00

The Longmont Small Business Association is kicking off a buy local campaign. The usual benefits are trumpeted - local businesses keep their dollars in town and variations on that theme. I support the concept and feel some group in town should get out that message, but it misses the positive impacts of larger employers in town, the obvious desire by the marketplace for the consistency/pricing/

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35156453.post-30566718850746712362007-07-29T15:08:00.000-06:002007-07-29T16:35:42.178-06:00

So the growth issue is being debated within the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and today's Camera describes four counties — Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson and Adams — are pushing to expand the growth boundary.In Boulder County the various Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) currently in place limit the growth boundaries and annexation efforts of neighboring communities. This allows

Dan Powersnoreply@blogger.com6