Council Catch-Up

Review- October 8, 2024 (Study Session)

• A request to refer the Longmont Gateway North-West Annexation into the Annexation Review Process
• Two ordinances, involving access easements around two properties in Longmont
• and more.

Preview- October 15, 2024 (No Council)

• No Council

Events & Happenings

Do you know a SVVSD student who loves to travel and learn about new culture? The City of Longmont offers an incredible experience for SVVSD students to visit our 3 sister cities: Chino, Japan, Ciudad Guzman, Mexico, and the Northern Arapaho, Wind River Reservation. Students participate in a short exchange during the summer. Students stay with host families and get to learn about a new place from the people who live there. Program costs are affordable and scholarships are available. Learn more and apply at the Longmont Sister Cities website. 

Embrace the fall season as you learn basic hand sewing and stuffing skills to create handmade fabric pumpkins of all sizes in this Art & Sip class at the Longmont Museum! Once you make one you won’t want to stop. Sessions offered at both 4 pm and 6:30 pm this Thursday, Oct. 17. Learn more and register at the Longmont Museum website or by calling 303-651-8374.

Join the Longmont Museum for a free talk with NCAR scientist Christine Shields this Thursday at 7 pm. A typical atmospheric river transports more than double the flow of the Amazon river, and when they make landfall, can produce heavy rain or snow. Figuring out how global warming will alter this important part of Earth’s water cycle is a key challenge for planning around our future water resources. Learn more and make free reservations at  the Longmont Museum website or by calling 303-651-8374.

Attend a special screening of “The Street Project,”  at 6 pm on Thursday, Oct. 17 in the Council Chambers in the Longmont Civic Center. It’s the story about humanity’s relationship to the streets and the global citizen-led fight to make communities safer. Registration is required for this free event at the Library Programs webpage or at 303-651-8472.

Get into the spooky mood by creating spooktacular crafts with us at the Longmont Library from 5-6 pm on Thursdays, Oct. 10 or 24! All crafts are beginner level. This event is free to attend; registration required at the Library Programs webpage or by calling 303-651-8472.

In 2014, the only thing bigger than “Frozen” was a new Longmont internet service called NextLight – and now NextLight is turning 10! Come join NextLight’s 10^th birthday party on Nov. 1, starting at 4 p.m. in the Parkway Food Hall. Visitors can enjoy free food, door prizes, giveaways, 10% coupons for the food hall and NextLight-themed “mocktails.” NextLight will also be announcing a new community discount at the event, so make sure to be part of the birthday fun! RSVP to the celebration online.

NextLight is turning 10 in November! Help celebrate Longmont’s favorite internet service by turning up the speed. New NextLight subscribers can get a $10 per month lifetime discount when they sign up for a gigabit connection or faster by Dec. 31, 2024. Existing NextLight customers with 100-megabit service can also get this discount if they upgrade their speed by the end of the year. Find out more, including the terms and conditions, at the NextLight website.

Longmont recently launched Vision Zero to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries and increase options for safe and equitable transportation. Success is dependent on community support and there are a number of ways to get involved. Learn about a new task force and sign up to receive email updates at longmontcolorado.gov/visionzero.

Be a good neighbor and keep fallen leaves out of nearby streams. Rain and melting snow will carry leaves through storm drains directly to local waterways. The nutrients in leaves can harm aquatic ecosystems but are great for composting. Collect fallen leaves and take them to community drop-off events or municipal facilities, or better yet, use your leaves as protective mulch on your lawn, trees, and plants!

Volunteer for the Longmont Turkey Trot

Support, motivate and keep the racers safe! Families, friends, seniors, adults, and high school students who are trying to earn volunteer hours are invited to lend a hand during the annual Longmont Turkey Trot at Altona Middle School from 8-11 am on Saturday, Nov. 9. All volunteers receive an event t-shirt and breakfast snacks.  Email sam.calhoon@longmontcolorado.gov or call 303-651-8404 for more information.

You can handle the disruptions that disasters cause by signing up for a Be Ready Longmont workshop! The Longmont Office of Emergency Management staff can teach your neighborhood, business, or group to “Be Ready” for disasters. Be Ready will teach you how to make sure you are notified of a disaster, how to prepare for emergencies and disasters, how to build strong, resilient communities by connecting your family to neighbors and connect you with additional resources and new learning opportunities. ASL and Spanish interpretation are available if requested five or more business days in advance. Contact Longmont OEM to schedule your workshop at oem@longmontcolorado.gov or 303-774-3793.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will officially adopt the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Weld and Boulder Counties this fall. The Weld County FIRMs will become effective on Sept. 26, while the Boulder County FIRMs will become effective on Oct. 24. Once they are effective, the official floodplain map will reflect these changes and some properties will change flood zone. Any building that will be in the 1% annual chance (100-year) floodplain and have a federally backed mortgage will be required to carry flood insurance. To check the flood zone for your property under the new maps, please visit the City of Longmont’s Floodplain Inquiry Map. The City of Longmont participates in the Community Rating System (CRS), and as such, residents qualify for a 25% discount on flood insurance premiums. Ask your insurance agent to provide a quote for flood insurance to you. You can find more information about flood insurance on the City’s Flood Insurance webpage.