Space to Share?????

I'm very interested in being able to store large amounts of meat and food that I purchase directly from local farmers. The problem is that we live in a very small condo and don't have a garage or other space in which to store an upright freezer. I thought I would see if anyone in the neighborhood has any extra space for me to keep and use a freezer. I would need to be able to access it about once a week or so. I'd be more than happy to pay for the electricity it uses. If you have some space available, please contact me.

Mindy Hurd

303-325-4764

mindyjhurd@gmail.com
toomanyjarsinmykitchen.com

Great Meeting--Here Are Minutes. NOTE NEED FOR DONATIONS

Goss-Grove Neighborhood Association

Minutes of July 21, 2011 meeting

Eleven neighbors and three visitors met at the home of co-chairs, Jerrie and Jon Hurd.

The meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm and the minutes of the April meeting were approved.

1. Brett Schaker of Community Cycles offered to bring the rolling bike clinic to the neighborhood. It was agreed to hold the bike clinic on Saturday, August 20, from noon to 4 pm by the Snow Lion parking area. Brett also reminded neighbors that at Community Cycles (2805 Wilderness Pl.) anyone can volunteer 15 hours of labor and earn a bicycle.

2. This is also the date that Naropa indicated that they would like the new crop of Snow Lion students to do some community work in the neighborhood. We will ask the students to help clean up the three pocket parks. The two events will work well together and GGNA will provide some refreshments.

3. Mary Hey summed up the history of GGNA trying to save the character of the neighborhood since the 70s and was turned down twice by the city. This year the decadal revision of the Boulder Comprehensive Plan gave us another opportunity to try for a redesignation of the neighborhood to mixed used, medium density. The city planning staff did a careful study and recommended the change to the Planning Board, supported by a careful and cogent memo from GGNA, which was also sent to the City Council. Numerous neighbors attended and spoke at the joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning Board. While the Planning Board opposed GGNA’s request at first, after the City Council voted unanimously for it, the Planning Board also approved.

The meeting toasted the neighborhood and Mary Hey for her drafting of the memo, and presented her with a GGNA Service Award.

4. Merrie Leach, Emergency Management Coordinator for the City and County of Boulder came to talk about living in the floodplain. Boulder, sitting at the mouth of Boulder Creek, is the number one in flash flood risk in Colorado. Merrie distributed flash flood safety information (see boulderfloodinfo.net). The first thing is to go to higher ground immediately; stay out of flood waters; avoid driving in flooded areas; stay away from power lines and electrical wires. Heed flood alerts – it can be sunny where you are and flood in a few minutes. Also, have a “go bag,” have a family plan and meeting place, make sure to have your medications and store copies of important papers in a safe place away from home.

boulderoem.net has up-to-date information of flood danger or other emergency situations.

5. Terry Steinborn from the now defunct Office of Environment Enforcement explained that the police will take over the duties of the office and will have more resources. GGNA thanked Terry for her long and tireless service making our neighborhood quieter and better.

6. Jenny Devaud reported that the garden is going well. There are 13 full plots and two half-plots. Jenny is organizing monthly weedatons. She is asking people with plots to put in 4 hours to keep up the garden and encourages all neighbors to come help, even if for a brief time. It is a good opportunity to meet neighbors you might not know.

7. We are going forward with plans to paint a street mural at the intersection of Grove and 19^th, the geographical center of Boulder. Neighbors looked at two designs by Diane and Jan, and agreed that though Diane’s design was lovely and intriguing, it couldn’t be done in a day. Jan Burch’s very attractive design was adopted. The date chosen is September 25^th.

Jan and Mary will ask for donations of street paint and brushes from Guiry and McGuckins. Jan will make stencils and have Rocky Mountain Blueprint blow them up to fit the 15 ft diameter of the circle design. Will ask for a loan of Roseanne and Greg’s canopy, so painters can be shaded. Maria will provide water. Jerrie will take care of the paperwork with the city. She will make sure enough neighbors sign up for the event and ask for volunteer students from Snow Lion.

We need donations to cover the expenses for paint and brushes. Please give/send donations to Michelle Bishop, our treasurer, or Jerrie Hurd, our co-chair.

8. At the October meeting we’ll consider establishing a Paypal account for GGNA.

Next meeting of GGNA is on October 20^th.

Respectfully submitted,

Maria Krenz, Secretary

Quarterly Meeting Agenda--LOTS TO DO!

Tomorrow! July 21 Quarterly Meeting 2010 Goss Street (Hurd House) LOTS ON AGENDA!!!

1. Report of History of Land Use in Goss-Grove--the recent changes and why we're celebrating. That means we will begin the celebration immediately. Champagne and Cinnamon Rolls--a combination that seems to fit the neighborhood and occasion.

2. The Street Mural--We are going to put a street mural at 19th and Grove (geographic center of Boulder) We will have at least one design to consider. Also need to discuss date to do it; expense of doing it; closing the street, etc.

3. Rich Points wants to find a date for the next bike clinic. We've cancelled twice for various reasons. This is a great event and needs our support.

4. Jenny will report on the Gardens

5. I have a fun New Yorker Magazine description that fits the neighborhood exactly that I'll share.

6. Merrie Leach is coming at 7 p.m. to talk about living in a floodplain (That's us). She's with the Office of Emergency Service in Boulder.

7. Officer Terry Steinborn who is retiring from Environmental Enforcement will be joining us. We want to honor her. Also we need to talk about what the changes in Boulder's environmental enforcement will mean to the neighborhood.

8. Anything else that's on anyone's mind. This might be a longish meeting so come prepared to keep celebrating and keep talking.

Community Garden Clean-up tomorrow, July 19, 6 - 8 p.m.

Community Garden and Park Clean-ups

Do you enjoy stopping to smell the flowers, watching the dragonfly spin in the breeze or sitting on the stone benches?..or just appreciating that this space exists in this neighborhood? Well, it all happens due to volunteer labor. Please consider joining us to do some weeding. No experience necessary! Come even if it's only for 15 minutes! It's even fun and a great way to contribute to making this neighborhood the special place it is.

Tuesday, July 19, 6 - 8 p.m.

Thursday, August 18, 7 - 9 p.m.

Saturday, September 17, 8 - 10 a.m.

Saturday, October 8, 9 - 11 a.m.

Quartery Meeting with Champagne and Cheers

This Thursday--July 21 at 6 p.m. Hurd House/garden 2010 Goss St.
Quarterly meeting.
Champagne and cinnamon rolls to celebrate!!!!
Discussion will include celebration of change in land use that we've all been working on!!!!
Also--street mural, gardens, city environmental department closing, flash floods (with visitor from the emergency preparedness office), bike clinic and anything else on anyone's mind!!!!
It's time to show up and join in. Invite your neighbors. This one will be fun!!!

It's Official--Planning Board Also Votes YES!!!!

OK, it's a done deal.
We really, really won!
I attended and spoke at the Planning Board tonight because they had to consider the changes to the land use in Goss-Grove that City Council approved on June 7. In other words, they had to also approve the same boundaries. After some discussion, they did. Five members of the planning board had walked or biked the neighborhood and agreed that the boundaries looked odd on a map but made sense on the ground. The sixth member went along reluctantly.
July 21 at our quarterly meeting, we will have champagne. Come prepared to celebrate.
Quarterly meeting at Hurd house, 2010 Goss, at 6 p.m. I'm making cinnamon rolls this time, because it's summer and I'm tired of gumbo.
We will also have someone from emergency services talking about flood preparation.
Don't miss this meeting!!!!!!

Waking in the Night! Flashing Lights and Booms! ...but not in our neighborhood please....

Ahh, firework season.  Fireworks are illegal in the city of Boulder.  I love them in Folsom Field on July 4th, but hate them on our streets in the nights leading up to the 4th, and after...(got to light off the leftovers).  We called the police last night (no response) and Stephen went and shut down some of the lads over at 1905 Grove at 1 a.m.  If you are disturbed by fireworks, please call the police at 303-441-3333 (non-emergency dispatch line).  Over the years, we've been told by our neighborhood police to call, call, call if we want them down here.  Otherwise, they go patrol places where people do call them.