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This Week in Longmont - May 4, 2018
See the latest news and events happening in Longmont.
The 2017 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report is available online at bit.ly/drinking-water-longmont. In it you’ll find information on and results of the most recent tests of Longmont’s drinking water. Printed copies are available to view at the Library, 409 4th Avenue; the Utility Billing office in the Civic Center, 350 Kimbark Street; and the Service Center at 1100 S. Sherman Street. If you need a printed copy, call 303-651-8416. If you previously requested a printed copy, it will be in the mail in May. Para solicitar el informe anual de calidad del agua potable de Longmont en español, marque
303-651-8416.
Landlord Alliance Training: New Tax Laws
From 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Wednesday, May 9, at the Longmont Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Avenue, staff from Longmont’s Code Enforcement and Planning & Development Services will discuss code issues in rental properties and how Code Enforcement can be a landlord’s partner in maintaining safe, code-compliant rentals. This event is free and open to all. For more information call 303-774-4384 or email [email protected].
Summer Fun Begins at Sandstone Ranch
The final Itty Bitty City for the season is Friday, May 11, at the Memorial Building, but kids ages 2 to 10 will enjoy weekly themed crafts and activities from 9 am to noon every Friday, June 1 through July 27, at the Sandstone
Ranch Visitors & Learning Center, 3001 Sandstone Drive. Parents must supervise their children. Please consider carpooling due to limited parking. Fun Fridays are free with a $2 per child suggested donation to cover the cost of craft supplies. The Visitors Center is open to the public from 10 am to 2 pm every second and fourth Saturday from May 12 through October 27, and from 9 am to noon every Tuesday from May 22 through August 28. Admission is free; donations and volunteers welcomed. Learn more about Sandstone Ranch at bit.ly/ssrevents.
Landfill Drop Day
Longmont residents can take one level pickup load FREE of charge to the Front Range Landfill at 1830 Weld County
Road 5 in Erie from 7 am to 2 pm on Saturday, May 12. Loads must be covered and secured for transport; oversized loads and second loads will be billed accordingly. Please take a photo ID and a copy of your current utility bill to show that you are a City of Longmont customer. For more information visit LongmontColorado.gov/solidwaste or call 303-651-8416.
Shred Your Private Documents for Free
Take boxed or bagged papers to be shredded to the Waste Diversion Center at 140 Martin Street between 9 am and 2 pm on Saturday, May 12. This is for residential documents only; no business documents accepted. Please also take ID and a copy of your most recent Longmont utility bill. For more information, call 303-651-8416 or visit LongmontColorado.gov/solidwaste.
Learn How to Protect Your Trees from EAB
Despite its diminutive size, the emerald ash borer has decimated millions of trees in the U.S. and Canada. Its discovery in Longmont in 2016 was the first of the invasive insect in the state outside the City of Boulder. Learn about this threat to our city’s trees from the man who knows them best, City Forester Ken Wicklund, from 7 to 8 pm on Thursday, May 17, at the Longmont Public Library, 409 4th Avenue. Learn to spot the emerald ash borer’s telltale signs and what you can do to protect your trees before it’s too late. Registration is required at bit.ly/LibPrograms. No internet access? Call 303-651-8472 to register.
This is a news release from the City of Longmont and is published by the Longmont Observer as a public service.
