Sunday, July 26, 2026

The Boulder County Badger

Public Safety

Heat Advisory set Sunday for three eastern Colorado counties

NWS forecasts heat-index values up to 105 Sunday in Cheyenne, Kit Carson and Yuma counties; a broader northeast Colorado advisory continues through Monday.

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Government

Louisville council to consider $839,575 water-main project, meter conversion

The proposed 2026 work would replace mains on Circle, Grant and Jefferson avenues and convert Parco Dello Zingaro to individual primary meters; Garfield Avenue work near Louisville Elementary is deferred to 2027.

Transportation

Boulder County approves trail design funds, $1.8 million in fuels grants

Commissioners also approved CO 119 trail-connection funding and authorized an application for federal money to replace the Overland crossing, but none of the projects has been reported as completed.

Government

Boulder County commissioners split over changes to comprehensive plan

Commissioners kept a condition seeking deletion of a disputed plan-history section and split over housing and rural-land edits as the broader four-body review continued.

Government

Longmont panel recommends 1st and Main urban-renewal framework; council action pending

The 6-0 recommendation covers a 29.5-acre financing framework modeled around 616 rental units, 76,173 square feet of commercial space and $47.9 million in property-tax increment over 25 years.

Energy

Colorado regulators seek answers after first SPP West Level 3 alert

Commission staff said the July 20 alert preceded potential controlled load shedding, but no load was shed and the specific trigger remains under review.

Energy

Colorado PUC opens some Xcel large-load data to noncompetitor interveners

The case-specific compromise allows access to anonymized load and queue information while restricting exact sites, coordinates and sensitive commercial terms.

Education

Boulder County Head Start reports five staffing openings before Aug. 17 return

A July 21 county report listed one center director, two family advocates and two lead teachers as open or entering recruitment; public records do not show whether the positions will be filled before children return.

Government

Louisville golf fees under review as staff models increases to cover Coal Creek deficits

Louisville staff projects growing Coal Creek Golf Fund deficits without a fee increase, while annual-pass effects and a preferred option remain unresolved ahead of the Recreation Advisory Board’s scheduled July 27 discussion.