Nicole's Notes - Nicole's Council Chronicles

Tree tops show branches and green leaves against a sunny, blue sky.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of April 21, 2025

Find a summer position with Boulder Parks and Recreation, attend an Earth Day event, provide feedback on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.

Community members gather at NCAR before beginning adaptive hikes.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of April 14, 2025

Human Relations Fund applications open, engage in the Civic Area concept design starting 6/16, and learn how to foster community resilience.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of April 7, 2025

2025 Neighborhood Connection Fund applications, impact fees to fund more affordable housing, and a 4/12 BVCP community roundtable and open house.

Red cliffs look orange in the setting sun. A desert landscape with junipers, pines, and cacti is in the foreground.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of March 31, 2025

A long-term financial planning origin story, the Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder, and two of my favorite writers discuss organizing in dark times.

A large group of people holding "Just Say No to Wage Cuts" poses in front of the Boulder Bandshell.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of March 17, 2025

Streetlight conversions, Board and Commission appointments, opportunities to connect with Councilmembers and staff on topics from food security to wildfire mitigation.

A small group of people speak to a larger group while holding a large drawing of their ideas.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of March 10, 2025

Engaging in the BVCP update is important and uplifting, the Council discusses the Xcel partnership, a new city webpage for public safety information.

Nicole and her oldest child stand on the Stone Arch Bridge on a sunny day with downtown Minneapolis in the background.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of March 3, 2025

Understanding the city budget, North 30th Street design alternatives, Food Tax Rebate program information.

A dog stands in the middle of a trail in the woods with a giant tree limb in its mouth.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of February 24, 2025

Midterm check-in, understanding City Council priorities, Community Assembly application invitations go out.

A green, South Boulder meadow with flowers, trees, a blue sky with a few clouds, and the foothills in the background.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of February 17, 2025

Imagining a better future, code updates, Folsom Street safety improvements, Hands-Only CPR Trainings.

Workers stand outside the Table Mesa King Soopers holding signs that read "Please do not patronize".

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of February 10, 2025

How to support striking workers, immigrant resources, and A Boulder Today.

Flatiron Freddy wears a top hat and cape while standing in front of a snowy field with the flatirons in the background.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of February 3, 2025

City letter to the community, snow and ice response FAQ, BVCP engagement opportunities.

Community Connectors-in-Residence, City staff, and Councilmember Nicole Speer stand in a line and smile at the camera.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of January 20, 2025

Martin Luther King Day & Inauguration Day, BVCP engagement opportunities, Fire Station 3 public tour.