🌱 Create Boulder Wants Art Complex + CO E-bike Program + Free Meals

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• Create Boulder wants to build an arts complex, with a price tag of $100 million.
• Boulder County offering reduced fees for building permits to wildfire victims.
• Colorado is launching its own e-bike program aimed at low-income residents.

Wednesday's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 47 Low: 27.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

1. Fees for rebuilding reduced for victims of the Marshall and Calwood Fires. Boulder County Commissioners are hoping that by rebating some rebuilding fees, it will spur more construction in areas that were damaged by wildfires last year. So far, out of 250 homes that were destroyed in unincorporated Boulder County, only 23 housing permits have been issued. (FOX31)
2. Free meals are coming to most of Colorado's school districts. Next year, thanks to a state-wide voter approved measure, school districts across the state will be providing free lunches to their students. So far 16 have announced they will provide free meals next year, but several districts, including Denver and Douglas County, haven't decided if they are going to participate in the program. (CO Sun)
3. Boulder Arts complex could cost as much as $100 million. A three-day workshop hosted by Create Boulder concluded that Boulder needs "Big" theatre with a combined arts complex. As envisioned, a state-of-the-art facility would cost as much as $100 million. (Boulder Beat)
4. Colorado hopes to expand e-bike programs to low-income communities. The state is launching a $10 million e-bike rebate program this spring. While the details have yet to be worked out, but the program will be available to state residents at a certain income threshold. (CPR)
5. Car thefts becoming more brazen, vehicles being used in other crimes. The Colorado Metropolitan Auto Theft Taskforce (C-MATT) estimates that around 42,000 cars will be stolen statewide this year in Colorado. That'll end up being a 12 percent increase from 2022. What's worse, is that suspects are using stolen cars to perpetuate other crimes including robbery and home invasions. (9News)

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Today in Boulder:

• Boulder Chamber Running Club: Boulder Chamber. (7 a.m.)
• Library Commission Meeting: Boulder Public Library. (6 p.m.)
• Bird on the Street: A Street Skiing Presentation. (4 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• City of Boulder's crash dashboard reveals the city's most dangerous intersections. (Westword)

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