April–June 2019 Quarterly Journal of County Information & Happenings Clear Creek Chatter

Inside this issue:

Ask the County Manager/ 2 BoCC 2019 Goals

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County News , CSU Ext 4 GOCO Awards County $75K Planning Grant for NOCO Places 2050 Partnership Hard Rock Gardens 5 On March 6th, GOCO’s Board awarded Clear Creek County a $75,000 planning grant for Slacker 6 the NOCO PLACES 2050 partnership. Per the GOCO press release, NOCO Places “…represents the third critical component of a broader, three-part strategy (launched What’s Happening 7 May 2018) to address the impacts of growth on the mountains: convening ’s leadership to discuss the issue and make it a priority for action; engaging Col- Welcome to Clear Creek County! orado’s elected leadership in working on solutions; and, systematically changing the way Avery Beckmann, Confinement our public lands are managed…”

Suzanne Boccia, Sheriff’s Office This work (from the planning grant) will include local recreation and natural resource Dane Brungardt, EMS stewardship plans at a county level, a regional recreation and natural resource steward- Scott Cohen, Public Works ship plan that includes the ARNF, and a forest plan update for the ARNF. These plans will include strategies to share in the management, infrastructure development, and Jacob Cordova, Confinement maintenance of public lands for better and more efficient stewardship of natural re- Christopher Cuculis, EMS sources and public lands.

Gregory Day, Confinement The partnership—Northern Colorado People, Land, Access, Conservation, Ecosystems, Michael Frey, Public Works Sustainability— includes Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson and Larimer Counties; Russell Fromer, Public Works Colorado Parks and Wildlife; the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (ARNF); the National Park Service; and business, nonprofit and environmental communities. This Glenn Geiger, Public Works partnership formed to develop a regional “All Lands Master Plan” for unified manage- Andrew Keiscome, Confinement ment of local, state, and federal public lands to meet user demands across the region for John Manasjan, EMS the next 30 years.

Paul Miller, Public Works Colorado’s Front Range population is growing. From 2010-2015, the metro Kayleigh Mills, Animal Services area grew to nearly 3.1 million people, with an average of 55,500 new residents each year. Another 507,000 people are expected by 2025, and by 2050, the region is projected to Jeremy Murray, Public Works grow to more than 4.5 million. Paige Primmer, Confinement Stoy Streepey, County Engineer To date, GOCO has invested more than $13 million in projects in Clear Creek County and has conserved 880 acres of land there. GOCO funding has supported the Peaks to Ken Van Dhyne, Planning Plains Trail, the Tom Benhoff Lake Trail, and Floyd Hill, among other projects. Molly Wild-Johnson, Clerk & Read More about Great Outdoors Colorado Recorder GOCO invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the State’s parks, trails, wild- Brent Worthington, Finance Dir. life, rivers, and open spaces. GOCO’s independent board awards competitive grants to local governments and land trusts, and makes investments through Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Created when voters approved a Constitu- Amy Saxton, Transportation Liaison tional Amendment in 1992, GOCO has since funded more than 5,000 projects in all 64 counties of Colorado without any tax dollar support.

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Board of County Commissioners Announce 2019 Goals The Board of Clear Creek County Commissioners released its 2019 Goals, including a ‘Value State- ment’ and ‘Mission Statement’. Done annually, it highlights this year’s emphasis on various pro- jects/programs, along with giving County Staff and other Elected Officials a “guide” on what the Board and senior County Staff want to accomplish during the year. “Each year, we feel it’s important to look back on what successes we had in previous years, and how we can build upon them going forward,” said Keith Montag, County Manager. “These goals give our Board, Staff and other Elected Officials a direction to work towards, and highlight some of those priorities the Board wants to accomplish for 2019,” he added. The 2019 Goals can be found here: https://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1433 .

Ask the County Manager

Q: What’s happening around the County, and what can we do to help? A: I’m glad you asked that, and I’m excited to share some great things going on! Along with the 2019 BoCC Goals mentioned above, we realize that without solid leadership, it’s tough to get things done for our great County. So, a few years ago we decided to invest in our current and future leaders—learning from such things as the 4 Disciplines of Execution, Strengthsfinder, the Speed of Trust and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. All of these are time- proven methods of building leadership, trust amongst our teams, and providing essential services in the County. With that said, we are ALL leaders—at whatever level you work. Everyone has good ideas, and good leaders not only identify issues they see, but bring solutions to solve them. And, we need those solutions—from leadership teams, divisions, department staff, and Elected Officials. We’ll always face challenges, and you can help solve them. As we move quickly into 2019, many things are happening. From working on improved Broadband around the Coun- ty, to developing and building a permanent collaborative healthcare clinic in Idaho Springs, to searching for housing opportunities our community greatly needs, to continuing to explore ways to make our County more economically diverse and sustainable—your County Team is hard at work! As always, I’m excited to see and experience the successes we will achieve this year, and continue to build on those to make Clear Creek County an even better place to live, work and enjoy!

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GOT NEWS!???

County ‘Trails Strike Force’ Ready for 2019 Season https://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=634

Rescued Shelter Dog On Colorado Trail Strike Force https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RPADappNdg (Courtesy KDVR—Fox31/2News Denver)

Site Development Fee Changes, New County Engineer https://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=632

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COMING UP: Ongoing Zombie and C2 Botz meetings Native Plant Demo Garden Work Days will start up in April 4-H Around the World programming at Kidz Korner – April 19 4-H Earth Day activities at Georgetown School – April 22 Mountain Gardening WORKSHOP – April 24 KinderGARDEN classes at Carlson and Georgetown in May Hands-On Herbs WORKSHOP – May 29 4-H Raffle Truck at Idaho SPrings Summer Kick-Off Parade – Sat June 1 Mountain to Metro 4-H Adventure Overnight Summer Camp (for kids aged 10-12) – June 11-13 NATIVE PLANT SALE – June 26 SAVE THE DATE for our GARDEN PARTY – SUNDAY, JULY 21st Contact Chris for more details! Chris Christine Crouse, County Director & Agent 1111 Rose Street | P. O. Box 2000 | Georgetown, CO 80444 OFFICE: 303-679-2424 | CELL: 970-389-8724 Thanks to Alexis Ehrgott, Archives

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What’s Happening!! Clear Creek Pack Burro Racing, May 25th—Georgetown, 11am May 26th—Idaho Springs, 11am

Summer Kick-off Parade and BBQ, June 1st! Parade @11am.

Mt. Evans and Open May 24th!