Make Longmont\'s Open Space and Use Sales Tax Permanent
Dear SpeakOut! user
We, the undersigned, urge Longmont Mayor and City Council members to protect Longmont’s important and sensitive current and future Open Space areas from the intrusion of damaging urban development. Specifically, we are asking Council to place a measure on our 2024 Longmont ballot asking residents to make our 0.2-cent Longmont Open Space sales and use tax permanent for the purpose of land acquisition as well as maintenance and enhancement of Open Space areas.
Make Longmont\'s Open Space and Use Sales Tax Permanent
Dear SpeakOut! user
We, the undersigned, urge Longmont Mayor and City Council members to protect Longmont’s important and sensitive current and future Open Space areas from the intrusion of damaging urban development. Specifically, we are asking Council to place a measure on our 2024 Longmont ballot asking residents to make our 0.2-cent Longmont Open Space sales and use tax permanent for the purpose of land acquisition as well as maintenance and enhancement of Open Space areas.
On Wednesday, February 27th, Longmont Political Revolution is sponsoring a presentation at the Longmont Public Library featuring Stand With Our St. Vrain Creek and Front Range Nesting Bald Eagle Studies.
Stand’s half of the presentation, titled “The Remarkable Riparian Zone: What’s Happening With Our St. Vrain Greenway?” will explain why a functioning riparian zone is crucial to a healthy river system and how it can help mitigate future floods. It will also detail some of the goings-on regarding the St. Vrain river corridor, including current construction.
On Wednesday, February 27th, Longmont Political Revolution is sponsoring a presentation at the Longmont Public Library featuring Stand With Our St. Vrain Creek and Front Range Nesting Bald Eagle Studies.
Stand’s half of the presentation, titled “The Remarkable Riparian Zone: What’s Happening With Our St. Vrain Greenway?” will explain why a functioning riparian zone is crucial to a healthy river system and how it can help mitigate future floods. It will also detail some of the goings-on regarding the St. Vrain river corridor, including current construction.
Longmont City staff and the Army Corps of Engineers presented an update on the Resilient St. Vrain flood mitigation project on Tuesday August 21st at the City Council’s study session. The slides from that presentation are available on the City’s Resilient St. Vrain website.
The complete presentation is also available to watch on Youtube or below.