Nicole's Notes - Week of October 13, 2025
Updates to landscaping code, 2025 ballots are available, last week to participate in BVCP survey, city departments earn national recognition.
In this newsletter
- What's new?
- This week at City Council
- Get engaged
- Community Kudos
- What I'm reading/listening to
- Quote for the month
- Community resources
- Weekly Schedule
What's new?
- If you're registered to vote in Boulder, your 2025 ballot is in the mail. If not, and you live in Boulder, register and vote through Election Day (Nov. 4).
- Artists have until Nov. 17 to apply to design and install original artworks at two underpass entrances on the Bear Creek Greenway Trail.
- If you're furloughed due to the federal shutdown, visit the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Shutdown Resources website.
This week at City Council
The Council will hold a public hearing to consider updating landscaping standards to incorporate best practices of water conservation and wildfire resistance.
Get engaged
This is the last week for students to submit ideas for snowplow names, and for everyone to respond to a survey about the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.
Community kudos
Thank you to the many community groups that hosted Indigenous Peoples Day events this weekend, and congratulations to Parks and Recreation and Boulder Fire-Rescue on earning national recognition for their work.
What I'm reading/listening to
Nederland fire, loss of clean energy grants, Colorado sees rising poverty and second worst mental health in the U.S., state Democrats hang out with lobbyists who work for the private detention industry and other corporate interests in Vail.
Quote for the month
Democracy will only ever be as strong as the people willing to fight for it.
-Symone D. Sanders Townsend
Community resources
Click here to find local financial and social assistance programs, report an issue, contact staff or Councilmembers, learn about grant opportunities, and more.
Weekly schedule
Find my weekly schedule and annual meeting tally here.
