🌱 Patch AM: How will Broomfield’s 18‑month data center pause affect your city?

Good morning Broomfield! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Broomfield's 18‑month data center pause affect your city?
• Which Broomfield golfers are surging toward the state tournament?
• What could a shareholder battle mean for Broomfield‑based Vail Resorts?

Also on today's calendar: HUGE Kid's Resale Event- Just Between Friends and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: A t-storm in the afternoon, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where does your city stand on data centers? (dailycamera.com) — Broomfield residents should know that City Council has imposed an 18‑month moratorium on large new data centers while officials study impacts on power, water, traffic, and neighborhood character. The article compares Broomfield's pause with steps other northern Colorado communities are taking, outlining how each city is trying to manage AI‑driven growth in energy‑hungry facilities.
   

• Fairview's Ash Edwards putting together staggering rounds ahead of 5A state golf tournament (broomfieldenterprise.com) — Broomfield golf fans can celebrate strong showings from Eagles players like Max Music and Rev Bonniwell at the BVSD Cup in Louisville, where they faced Fairview, Boulder and Monarch. The story spotlights Fairview's Ash Edwards and other top golfers sharpening their games ahead of the 4A and 5A state tournaments in early October.
   

• Vail Resorts leaders lean in to 'strength of network' in response to brewing battle for board (parkrecord.com) — Broomfield‑based Vail Resorts is facing an activist shareholder campaign led by Oasis Management, which wants changes to the company's board and may push for selling resorts like Park City. Vail town leaders say they'll protect local interests while company officials emphasize their "Epic Experience" strategy and a major West Lionshead base‑area project tied to housing, parking and a new gondola.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 23
• Kids' Huge Pop-Up Sale - Fall 2026 Tickets Arvada/Louisville →
  170 East Flatiron Crossing Drive, Broomfield

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• HUGE Kid's Resale Event- Just Between Friends →
  170 E Flatiron Crossing Dr, Broomfield
  9:00 am
• Council Study Session - 6 p.m. →
  City and County of Broomfield, CO Calendar, One DesCombes Drive, Broomfield
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Dillard's Childrens Dept (Broomfield,CO) Hosting Silhouettes by Chris →
  Dillard's, 41 West Flatiron Crossing Drive, Broomfield
• Legacy Lightning Invitational →
  Broomfield CO
• The Pogs →
  Chipper's 100 Nickel, 100 Nickel ST., Broomfield
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Game Night at Church →
  13370 Lowell Boulevard, Broomfield
• Runway 5K - Run for the Angels →
  Broomfield CO
• DECISION DAY | McAir Aviation, Broomfield Campus →
  McAir Aviation - Broomfield, 11945 Airport Way, Broomfield
  10:00 am
• Spartan AERO Day | Denver Area Campus →
  Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Denver Area Campus, 10851 West 120th Ave, Broomfield
  10:00 am
• Mountain Flying Ground School at KBJC →
  Western Air Flight Academy, 11915 AIRPORT WAY, Broomfield
  10:00 am
• Horizons →
  Broomfield Auditorium, Broomfield
  4:00 pm

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• Kahuna USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Designer II in Broomfield. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lafayette

• Lafayette City Council approves new land use code with more work to be done (coloradohometownweekly.com)
• Where does your city stand on data centers? (coloradohometownweekly.com)
• Ranked-choice voting supporters make their case to Longmont voters (coloradohometownweekly.com)

Westminster

• HobbyTown Westminster Is Worth the Drive (wearemontrose.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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