🌱CDOT Spending $700M On Floyd Hill + Vail vs. Vail + Bad Chicken Salad

Good morning, everybody! Brad K. Evans here with your fresh copy of the Boulder Daily. Keep reading to find out everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town these days, including updates on...

• CDOT readies Floyd Hill on I-70 for a five-year construction project.
• Several suburban cities in Colorado are taking extraordinary steps to conserve water.
• Grocery chain recalls chicken salad products.

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Thursday's weather: Warm with plenty of sun. High: 78 Low: 49.

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Here are the top stories in Boulder today:

1. Boulder Police capture man that made threats against Fairview High School. Esteban Yegian, 18, allegedly made threats of violence against the high school and is now in the custody at the Boulder County Jail. According to BPD, the suspect made two posts on social media around 9 a.m. on Wednesday directed toward Fairview HS. Yegian is not a student at the school. (FOX31)
2. Vail vs. Vail. The Town of Vail is continuing its fight against Vail Resorts. The conflict stems from Vail Resorts desire to develop a portion of the parcel of land for employee housing, but now the town is threatening to take the land by any means possible. (Out There)
3. CDOT about to pull the trigger on the five-year Floyd Hill project on I-70. Estimates to complete the project will run around $700 million. The expansion will add a westbound toll lane, a new eastbound climbing lane for slow vehicles, and variety of other upgrades for bicycles and wildlife. (CPR)
4. Chicken salad recalled at area Safeway stores. Some prepared chicken salad meals sold have been recalled after a customer had an adverse reaction after consuming the product. (FOX31)
5. How two suburban cities in Colorado are facing the reality of water shortages. Castle Rock and Arvada have taken two very different approaches to supplying water to its users, but both are scrambling in the wake of bleak water forecasts amid climate change and drought. (CO Sun)

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Today in Boulder:

• All Ages Storytime: At Meadows Branch Library. (10:15 a.m.)
• Online Conversations: In English Thursdays. (10:30 a.m.)
• Put down your phone: Developing healthy screen habits with your kids. (6 p.m.)
• Raised on Ronstadt: Boulder Chamber. (7:30 p.m.)
• Taylor Ashton & Bella White: At Chautauqua Community House. (8 a.m.)
• Stand up comedy: At BOCO Cider. (8 a.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Boulder County Parks and Open Space: Cut-your-own Christmas tree permit applications are due on Sunday, Nov. 13. at midnight. Only 100 permits will be issued for residents to cut their own lodgepole pine Christmas trees at Reynolds Ranch this year. (BOCO)
• The City of Boulder is considering four transportation projects for federal Transportation Improvements Program funding at the following locations: 30th Street, Folsom Street, Arapahoe Avenue and West Colorado Avenue. The City of Boulder is hoping you'll give your feedback on which of these projects they should prioritize. (Boulder)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! We'll be back with a brand new edition of the Boulder Daily first thing Thursday morning! — Brad K. Evans

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