By Susan de Castro McCann
Redstone Review Editor
LYONS – Sales tax revenues in Lyons are not only sagging behind this same period last year, they are also lagging behind municipalities in the rest of the county.
“At the Boulder County manager’s meeting in May someone asked a question about sales tax revenue and the other communities all [...]

LYONS – Excitement is growing for the July 18 Centurion Bike Race that will start and finish in Lyons. This will be the cycling event of the year in Colorado and a Lyons Community Foundation team is handling race registration. We still need volunteers to join us – for every 25 LCF volunteers, Centurion donates $500 to the LCF. We already have enough volunteers for our first $500, but if we get 100 volunteers, LCF would end up with $2,000.

LYONS – During my three terms in office, I saw many significant legislative matters decided with outcomes that I believe benefited Lyons. While I advocated for enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian safety, a reasonable revision to the criminal code, restrictions on smoking in public venues, and against a sales tax increase, what I think defined my terms in office was my efforts to increase access to Boulder County Open Space and the creation of trails. Among these efforts, the most difficult related to Town of Lyons access to Boulder County’s Heil Ranch Open Space.

YONS – The Lyons Town Board has received from town attorney Tim Cox a summary and update on the new medical marijuana law, House Bill 1284, signed into law by Gov. John Ritter on June 7.

COLORADO – After much debate Colorado House Bill 1284, regulating medical marijuana dispensaries, went to Governor Bill Ritter and is awaiting his signature.

The House agreed to the changes made in the Senate on May 11 and readopted the bill by a 46-to-19 vote. It is expected that Governor Ritter will sign the bill (but not clear when) since it includes provisions that he requested.

LYONS – Working in finance for a city government is Jody McClurkin’s dream job.

“I really love city government,” said McClurkin. “I love the numbers, the legal ease and the security. Numbers have their own story to tell. It’s like forensics. CPAs (certified public accountants) get the best of three worlds. We get the numbers, we get the legal aspect, and the psychology of dealing with people. I enjoy this type of work.”