🌱 Alpacas Helping Hemp Farm + Fear And Loathing Leads CU South Vote

Good morning, everybody! I'm back with your fresh copy of the Boulder Daily. Follow along for everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days. Today you'll find news about:

• Boulder County Commissioners reject fracking plan.
• Nederland's Frozen Dead Guy Days put on ice for 2023.
• Big Gear outdoor show coming to Colorado after Outdoor Retailer returns to Utah.

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Thursday's weather: Cooler; a shower in the p.m. High: 49 Low: 25.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

1. Commissioners reject plan to extract county-owned minerals. The Boulder County Commissioners unanimously rejected a lease proposal to Extraction Oil & Gas, which would have included horizontal drilling (fracking) under Boulder County owned land. (BOCO)
2. Frozen Dead Guy Days cancels its 2023 event. The infamous event has had its own share of problems since the global pandemic hit, and according to organizers, the Town of Nederland has put the final nail in the proverbial coffin for next years' festival. (7News)
3. Colorado books another outdoor industry show. After the Outdoor Retailer trade show headed back to Utah, the outdoor industry jumped into action and has successfully recruited the Big Gear Show, which will attract global, national and regional outdoor brands back to the state. (Gazette)
4. The Alpacas don't know it, but they're helping grow hemp. A Boulder farm has added 10 alpacas that will provide plenty of manure that is then used to fertilize the hemp that Miraflora Naturals uses in its hemp products. (5280)
5. Fear of the future is driving vote on CU South. After the City of Boulder approved the annexation agreement in 2021, a group of residents that were already grappling with letting go of the land that CU has owned, and planned to develop for decades, got enough signatures to put the measure up for a public vote. (Reporting Lab)

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Today in Boulder:

• All Ages Storytime: Meadows Branch Library. (10:15 a.m.)
• Bonnie and Taylor Sims & Sturtz: At Chautauqua Auditorium. (8 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Water security should be on everyone's mind. Here's a podcast by global water expert Jay Famiglietti you should be listening to. (What About Water)
• There is still time to provide feedback on RTD's proposed fare changes. The potential changes would lower the cost of regional bus fares. Submit your feedback by Nov. 6. (RTD)

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That's it for today. I'll see you first thing on Friday with a brand-new edition of the Boulder Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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