http://www.redstonereview.com News for all the rest of us Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:16:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/12/waste-water-treatment-plants-that-look-like-greenhouses-might-be-a-solution-for-lyons/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/12/waste-water-treatment-plants-that-look-like-greenhouses-might-be-a-solution-for-lyons/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:01:16 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2797 LYONS – Jonathan Todd, one of the leaders in developing ecological waste water treatment systems and cutting edge water purification technology, toured Lyons on Oct. 17 and did a public presentation on his Eco-Machine technology for the public at the town board meeting. Todd’s systems look like greenhouses. In Todd’s power point presentation, people were seen touring several of the facilities where it was obvious there was no odor and the places were lush with plants.]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/12/waste-water-treatment-plants-that-look-like-greenhouses-might-be-a-solution-for-lyons/feed/ 0 http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/12/mayors-corner-infrastructure-is-not-sexy-but-it-is-critical/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/12/mayors-corner-infrastructure-is-not-sexy-but-it-is-critical/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:44:30 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2791 LYONS – Although it is not as high-profile as other issues, one of the main responsibilities of local government is keeping public infrastructure in good working order. Most folks don’t spend much time thinking about the condition of our water pipes (unless one breaks on your property) or the roads (unless there are big potholes on the street where you live). With keen competition for budget resources, maintenance is often neglected in favor of other budget priorities. The problem is that skimping on maintenance now ends up costing you more over the long term. ]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/12/mayors-corner-infrastructure-is-not-sexy-but-it-is-critical/feed/ 0 http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/10/town-looks-at-options-studying-fish-and-leadership/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/10/town-looks-at-options-studying-fish-and-leadership/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:02:12 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2671 LYONS – The town board decided at a regular meeting in September to officially refer to the development area at the east end of town around the intersection of Colorado Highway 66 and U.S. Highway 36 as the Gateway Corridor, GC, rather than the former name if Commercial Eastern Corridor, CEC. Several of the commissions in town made the recommendation to the town board. Gateway seems to reflect the image Lyons has created for itself.]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/10/town-looks-at-options-studying-fish-and-leadership/feed/ 0 http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/10/mayors-corner-joint-board-of-trusteeseconomic-development-commission-workshop/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/10/mayors-corner-joint-board-of-trusteeseconomic-development-commission-workshop/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:52:52 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2664 LYONS – An enthusiastic group consisting of members of the Lyons Board of Trustees, Economic Development Commission, and town staff assembled at the Lyons Valley Village Common House on Second Avenue on Saturday, September 10 to discuss the economic vision for the Town of Lyons. Having reviewed the Lyons Comprehensive Plan as well as other recent planning and directional documents for the town and the region, the majority of the activities on Saturday were focused on discussing a vision for the future that would support and retain the quality of life that we have come to expect in this small town.]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/10/mayors-corner-joint-board-of-trusteeseconomic-development-commission-workshop/feed/ 0 http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/downtown-parking-regs-cause-controversy/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/downtown-parking-regs-cause-controversy/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:59:41 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2636 LYONS – Early in the summer the Lyons Town Board decided to enforce the two-hour time limit on parking on two blocks of Main Street from Third Avenue to Fifth Avenue. Two enforcement officers were hired to work on Saturday and Sunday. The town chose to enforce the regulations, which have been in place for years, based on complaints from business owners mainly in the 400 block of Main who said that often parking spaces in front of their businesses were taken up by people who came to town and parked all day while taking off to hike or bicycle on trails leaving their vehicles in front of businesses and taking spaces away from legitimate downtown shoppers.]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/downtown-parking-regs-cause-controversy/feed/ 0 http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/marijuana-centers-get-caught-up-in-regulations/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/marijuana-centers-get-caught-up-in-regulations/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:57:10 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2632 LYONS – After several delays, Lyons Finest Confidential Care LLC at 4071 Ute Hwy., owned by Daniel Yim from Lakewood, received a license to operate a medical marijuana center in Lyons. The town delayed granting the license to Yim due to concerns that the business had a grow operation on the premises, which was not in compliance with current regulations, and the plants caused unpleasant odors. The town also had concerns about signage in front of the building. The owner addressed those concerns, which were largely left over from the previous owner, and the license was granted.]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/marijuana-centers-get-caught-up-in-regulations/feed/ 0 http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/mayors-corner-be-prepared-for-emergencies/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/mayors-corner-be-prepared-for-emergencies/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:47:19 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2626 LYONS – In responding to emergencies, preparation is everything. After watching footage of the Japanese tsunami, I was struck by how relatively low the death toll was compared to the 2004 tsunami that devastated countries around the Indian Ocean. The news reported that in Japan they had an extensive early warning system and households practiced drills on what to do if disaster struck. While we are not in such a high-risk zone, the fires in Four Mile Canyon last year and closer fires this year on Coffintop and Blue Mountain Road as well as the threats of flooding in the St. Vrain bring to focus that in fact our community needs emergency preparedness. ]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/mayors-corner-be-prepared-for-emergencies/feed/ 0 http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/notes-from-the-economic-development-committee-killing-a-mouse-with-a-cannon/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/notes-from-the-economic-development-committee-killing-a-mouse-with-a-cannon/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:38:10 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2615 LYONS – Costco is not coming to Lyons. Neither is Walmart or Furniture Warehouse. Don’t worry about the Donald, either. There will be no Trump St. Vrain down the road from Clark’s Hardware. The sky is clear. Corporate vultures do not soar over Lyons, looking for easy pickings. Some people in Lyons, town leaders we all admire and respect, seem to have a bit of a phobia about alleged corporate buccaneers staking a position in Lyons. That fear could stall the progress Lyons has made in recent years. This article will explain one perspective about how our community can be harmed by overreaction to unnecessary fear.]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/09/notes-from-the-economic-development-committee-killing-a-mouse-with-a-cannon/feed/ 0 http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/08/lyons-and-the-county-will-carve-out-a-new-agreement-to-expand-the-planning-area-for-lyons/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/08/lyons-and-the-county-will-carve-out-a-new-agreement-to-expand-the-planning-area-for-lyons/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:34:33 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2522 LYONS – The next big issue looming on the Board of Trustee’s agenda is the renegotiation of our Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Boulder County. The IGA is a legal agreement that sets the framework for cooperation between Lyons and Boulder County in terms of land use issues and a range of other areas of common objectives. It also defines how far Lyons will be able to expand its town limits over the next decade and it stipulates what both parties can do in the land that surrounds Lyons, defined as the Lyons Planning Area or LPA.]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/08/lyons-and-the-county-will-carve-out-a-new-agreement-to-expand-the-planning-area-for-lyons/feed/ 0 http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/07/town-works-on-new-iga-and-sales-tax-figures-up/ http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/07/town-works-on-new-iga-and-sales-tax-figures-up/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:27:50 +0000 Richard http://www.redstonereview.com/?p=2459 LYONS – Despite a certain amount of unease between Lyons and Boulder County, Lyons is forging ahead with the process of creating a new Intergovernmental Agreement, IGA, with the county. The current IGA expires in December 2012. “We need to renew the IGA to match the current comp plan,” said Mayor Julie Van Domelen. “The current IGA is not reflective of our current comp plan.”]]> http://www.redstonereview.com/2011/07/town-works-on-new-iga-and-sales-tax-figures-up/feed/ 0