Nicole's Notes - Week of October 6, 2025
First reading of the 2026 budget, local financial assistance programs, annual snowplow naming contest, cattle helping to reduce wildfire fuels.
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 furloughed due to the federal shutdown, visit the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Shutdown Resources website.
- Pre-K through 12th grade students can help name 17 city snowplows for winter 2025 to 2026. Submit snowplow names by Oct. 15.
- Everyone can provide input on key choices in the updated Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan through Oct. 17 in the open-to-all community survey.
This week at City Council
This week's special meeting features a public hearing on the 2026 budget and discussions of the County's mental health tax and a new sister city proposal.
Get engaged
Learn about the tennis and pickleball courts coming to East Boulder Community Park in 2026 at an open house on Oct. 8.
Community kudos
Thank you to the grazing cattle reducing wildfire fuels near Dakota Ridge. Learn more about the city's risk reduction strategies on the Wildfire Ready website.
What I'm reading/listening to
More job losses at Boulder County and CU Boulder, Colorado denies Xcel's coal ash cleanup, Boulder's water outlook is secure, the benefits of compassion.
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.
