🌱CEMEX Permit Voted Down + Opioid Money Flowing +Boulder Budget $513M

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• Lyons CEMEX mining permit voted down by County Commissioners.
• Three weekends to visit hundreds of artists' Open Studios in Boulder.
• Coloradoans aren't rushing to get their COVID-19 Booster shot.

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Here are the top stories in Boulder today:

1. County Commissioners vote down CEMEX mining permit. The Boulder County Commissioners voted against the plan for the Lyons cement plant, which in turn blew up a deal for 1,000 acres of open space. The commissioners cited public opposition and the county's Planning Board's rejection of the plan. (CO Sun)
2. Boulder's Open Studios tour gives the public access to hundreds of artists. Open Studios give firsthand look into how artists create and intimate look at the process of creation by 150 artists. The tour spans three weekends in October, and the self-guided tour is free. (Yahoo!)
3. Coloradans aren't racing out to get their COVID-19 boost shots. Colorado's seven-day-average positivity is on the rise, which is 5.55 percent on Sept. 28, but only 4 percent of those eligible statewide have gotten the shot since it was first available. (Westword)
4. City of Boulder proposes spending $513.5 million for 2023. Call me a nerd for loving municipal budgets, but a city's budget is where the priorities are spelled out with cold, hard cash. (Boulder Beat)
5. Municipalities starting to see money from Colorado's share of the $400 million opioid settlement funds. The Colorado Opioid Abatement Council was set up to distribute the money across the state and are beginning to release those funds now. Municipalities can use the settlement funds on things like addiction treatment, recovery and prevention programs. Boulder hasn't received any money in the most recent distribution. (CPR)

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Today in Boulder:

• Farmside Shabbat: Boulder Jewish Community Center (9:30 a.m.)
• Finely Crafted: Cocktails and comedy at DV8 Distillery. (7:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Regular HOP bus service will resume its standard route on the east and west ends of Pearl Street starting Friday, Sept. 30. Find more information about the HOP bus service. (Boulder)
• Those that applied for FEMA disaster assistance for the Marshall Fire should make sure that their application to FEMA is up to date. (BOCO)

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That's it for today. I'll be back in your inbox Saturday morning with a new update! — Brad K. Evans

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