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Morning Brief: Longmont City Council Approve 5th Additional Appropriation

On Tuesday evening, Longmont City Council approved ordinance O-2018-22, which appropriates an additional $205,582 in five funds: general fund, sanitation fund, police prevention/education fund, youth services fund, and the parks greenway and maintena
Longmont Civic Center
(Sergio R. Angeles / Longmont Observer)

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On Tuesday evening, Longmont City Council approved ordinance O-2018-22, which appropriates an additional $205,582 in five funds: general fund, sanitation fund, police prevention/education fund, youth services fund, and the parks greenway and maintenance fund.

The ordinance brings the total 2018 budget to $323,900,808.

No one spoke for or against the ordinance.

Construction Begins at Civic Center

Construction to the Longmont Civic Center, located at 350 Kimbark Street, began last week. The construction is to make structural repairs to the building and is projected to continue through spring 2019.

The building's parking garage will be closed for the duration of the project. In addition, several parking spaces in front of the Civic Center on Kimbark Street will close while work is taking place on that side of the building.

The City of Longmont wants residents and local business owners to understand that these improvements will complicate the parking situation in the area. The City advises residents to plan additional time to walk several blocks if you have business at the Civic Center.

Longmont Symphony Orchestra Announces 2018-19 Season: Musical Journeys

The following is a press release issued by the Longmont Symphony and is published here as a public service.

The Longmont Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has announced its 2018‐19 season, entitled “Musical Journeys.”  It is the 52nd season for the orchestra, and the organization’s second season with Elliot Moore as music director.

For the 2018‐19 season, the LSO will present six concerts at Vance Brand Civic Auditorium, a July 4th concert at Thompson Park, a holiday candlelight concert, two Nutcracker performances with the Boulder Ballet, two chamber orchestra concerts at Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium, and a pair of children's concerts for all St. Vrain Valley School District 5th graders.

“For the connecting thread of the LSO’s 2018‐19 season, we’ve chosen ‘Musical Journeys.’  Concert highlights include a Juilliard‐trained pianist from Longmont’s sister city of Chino, Japan; French music from Ravel and Debussy; a ‘Sounds of America’ concert with music by Libby Larsen, Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland; carols from around the world for our holiday concert; and a space‐themed pops concert,” said Music Director Elliot

Moore. “We’ll also continue our cycle of Beethoven Symphonies at the Longmont Museum, and our popular family programming with The Nutcracker Ballet in December and the world premiere of ‘A Child’s Book of Animals’ for our family concert in January.”

Six‐concert subscription packages go on sale on Monday, May 21 (call 303‐772‐5796). Box Office hours are 10 a.m.‐4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; 9 a.m.‐3 p.m. on Fridays; and closed on Wednesdays. Series package buyers receive 20% off single ticket prices ($20 per ticket).  Single tickets for Main Series concerts are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors and active military, $5 for students age 12‐18 ($10 for the pops concert), and free for age 11 and under. Single tickets go on sale on Monday, August 27 via phone and online at longmontsymphony.org.

City of Longmont Announces Open Dates for its Swimming Pools, Parks

The City of Longmont is announcing the opening dates for its swimming pools and parks.

Splash pads open Saturday May 26 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Below is a list of splash pads in Longmont and their locations:

  • Stephen Day Park, 1340 Deerwood Drive
  • Sandstone Ranch Park, 3001 E. Highway 119

Sunset Pool, located 1900 Longs Peak Avenue, opens Friday, May 25 to June 3 with pre-summer hours. Those hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular summer hours will begin June 4. For more information about Sunset Pool visit their website.

Activity pools will open on June 1. Activity pools are for children age 10 and younger. Below is a list of activity pools and their locations:

  • Kanemoto Activity Pool, 1151 S. Pratt Parkway
  • Roosevelt Activity Pool, 903 8th Avenue

For more information visit or call LongmontColorado.gov/rec or call 303-651-8406 for daily pool hours.

The morning brief was written by Macie May and Sergio R. Angeles and was edited by Macie May.