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July 18, 2014 - Town of Jamestown Newsletter

What's Happening inJamestown?

Tape marking where the new water pipes have just been laid 6

ft below.Photo Credit: Max Jessen (AMEC)

We Have Water!Thanks to the extraordinaryefforts of our water team, the majority ofJamestown's upper Mesa is back on the town'swater system this week. Thanks go to Amec,

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Rebuild Jamestown!

Quick Links

Town of JamestownWeb Site

Resource Guide

Rebuild Guide

Next Town Board Meetings

Monday, July 28, 7:00 pmJamestown Town Hall

Next Rebuild JamestownCommunity Meeting

Tuesday, July 22, 5:30The Merc - Jamestown

Let's bring our community home.

SPEED LIMIT CHANGE


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Duran, Jennifer Aieta (lead water engineer), JonAshton, Emma Hardy and Tara Schoedinger. Alltown water is under a Boil Advisory.

Crews are working hard to get the rest ofJamestown online by early August.

Road Work- Work continues on the roads inJamestown as Duran lays water lines andrestores fill and grade. The Town will send outroad closures and delays regularly as we knowthe schedule or it changes. You can find thelatest road information here. Weappreciate everyone's patience and cooperationduring this critical time.

Howlett's Gulch -Colt & Steelis nearingcompletion on the work on Howlett's Gulch.

Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) -The contract has been awarded to ResurgenceDemolition for the demolition and removal of

approved properties in Jamestown under thePPDR program. Due to the construction ofthe water lines and road repairs on Lower MainSt, the demolition projects will begin once Duranis complete with their work.

HMGP Buyout Program - Buyout values havebeen determined and communicated to propertyowners. The Town's application is duein August.

The Jamestown Long-Term Recovery Plan - TheTown has awarded a contract to Marjo X to helpguide the community through its own Long-Term

Recovery Planning process. Marjo will be at thenext community meeting in order to kick-off theplanning process.

Andersen Bridge- Designs areunderway. Construction is expected to begin inAugust.

Flood Anniversary Planning -Efforts have begunto plan the commemorative events of the FloodAnniversary in Jamestown. If you would like tobe on the planning committee, please notify co-chairs Rainbow Schultz or Erika Archer.

Rebuilding Efforts- MDS volunteers continue to

work on various projects as they prepare to buildseven houses with voluntary labor. (See belowfor more.)

Please see Mayor Tara's July 8 CommunityPresentationfor more.

View Headwaters' feature article on Jamestown here:

The Jamestown Speed Limit hasbeen changed to 15 MPH

* Approved by the Board ofTrustees

* Heading West: From the FireHall stop sign to the Post Office* Roads and Bridges Committeeawaiting new signage and posts

* Questions: JulieConstantine julie.constantine@ja

mestownco.org

JamestownSupport Group

Wednesday, August 66:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Jamestown CommunityChurch

Led by:Tamira Jenlink, MA

Body-Centered / NatureBased Psychotherapist

Mountain Vision Therapy

A place to hold each other upwhile we deal with the natural


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"Flooded and Coming Back Stronger"

Aliens in Jamestown??

(Nah, that's just the water tanks above town being cleaned out...)Photo Credit: Max Jessen

response to trauma.

All are welcome!

Rebecca LawrenceJamestown Community

Advocate303-449-1806

[email protected]

Congratulations to Jamestownresident Sylvia Welner on her

upcoming book!

Book Signing:

August 8, 6:00pmThe Merc

Proceeds to go to RebuildJamestown.

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Welcome Nancy and Bruce Smith, our new MDS project directors!

This past week, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) hosted a

small group of youth with chaperons from Mt. Lake, MN. They alldid a great job dry walling, painting and moving a lot of rocks andearth. Bruce Smith, current project director, lined up additionaljobs both in Jamestown and for our nearby neighbors. If youwould like to share your story with MDS volunteers or take themon a hike, please contact Bruce and Nancy at:

[email protected]

Welcome to Jimtownby Sylvia Welner

...an imagined expedition through

the lives of the wildlife andpeople living in a real mountain

town near Boulder,Colorado. Straddling the human-

animal divide, the story takes the

reader into the world of a groupof wilderness animals, with

Burnee, a Black Bear,

assuming the role of lead

provocateur. The result is aseries of whimsical adventures

centered around the animals'innovative ways of finding food,

fun, and security. Along the way,

they take on life's challenges,

whether they be the distressfulbehavior of their mischievous

offspring or the dilemma of a wildturkey who wants to become the

family pet.

~ to be released in August ~

Fire Hall Update

A contract has been awardedfor the Fire Hall Design and

Build :

Welcome to:Faurot Construction!

While the Fire Hall is underconstruction, a temporary

building will be raised next toElysian Park in which to housethe engines. Initial funding is

from CIRSA. A diagram isavailable on the June

11thcommunity presentation.


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MDS teens raising the first wall on Tim and Wendy Stokes' home. This team of 29 from Newton, KS came in addition to theother team that is here.

We continue to work with Flatirons for Humanity to fund therebuilding of some of the homes that were lost. Although thetimeline is not what we expected, we are moving forward. Pleasenote that if you are able to fund materials your repair project,MDS may be able to work on your project. Please contact Nina ifyou have questions.

Thank you MDS Volunteers!!

...and More Volunteers!

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Road Update

Photo Credit: Steve Edelstein

Please click here to see themost update road delay and

closure schedule inJamestown.

Emergency Asphalt Overlay:

Lefthand Canyon Dr., JamesCanyon Dr. and Fourmile

Canyon Drive will receive anemergency asphalt overlay. To

begin soon.____

Travel and cycling restrictionson non-local traffic still in place

on James Canyon Drive.

Access to the Mercis wide open!

If you spot an area of road onJames Canyon Dr. that posesa potential threat to drivers,please call non-emergency

dispatch at:303-441-4444.

Boulder County Closures site

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Water Update


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Awesome stuff going on in JT! Jamestown Residents receivedhelp last week from Champion Forest Baptist Churchout of

Houston, Texas. The team is part of a larger network of youthgroups in Texas and came to us through the amazing support ofJoe Fuller, volunteer extraordinaire from the Southern Baptists.The group consisted of 12 hard-working teens and adults whohelped with landscaping, debris removal and clean-up. We arethankful for their help and will be seeing more Baptist groups

throughout the summer. If you are looking for assistance, pleasecontact Nina.

Meet Our Wetland Revegetation TeamLeads!

Photo credit: Eric Flink

Upper Mesa area is mostlyonline. Lower Jamestown isexpected to come online by

early August.

More here.________

Town Square Update

Jamestown will rebuild ourTown Square in Spring 2015

with the$117,000 (GOCO grant).

Design Concept here:

View a larger image here.

The Town Square is currentlybeing used as a staging areafor fill material to be used forthe roads. Please give the


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Greg Windell (pictured on the left) comes from a well-known stream

engineering family andhas spent much of his life creating kayak courses, fishing pools, and workingon wetland revegetation projects. He is largely responsible for the beautiful

work done in our stream.

On Saturday, Greg Windell from Colt & Steel met with fiveJamestown residents to train them in the art of wetlandharvesting and revegetation:

Martine AmadeCarolyn Donadio

Allan MuellerJason ServetarMark Williams

Now that these five have the knowledge, they can teach the restof us. (And let's not discount the two younger sets of eyes thattook all of this in, as well - Go Hazel and Lena!) Together, we willreplant our stream banks!

machine operators plenty ofspace to move these large

objects and always make eyecontactbefore you attempt to

move past them.

Spring Runoff and

Flood Preparedness

Contact 911in case of Emergencies related

to increased creek flows.

Lower Main Bridge StreamGauge

Spring Runoff High HazardProjects video

Post Flood Preparednessvideo

Hello from the ColoradoSpirit Canyons Team!

Colorado Spirit will continue to have a

presence in Jamestown Town Hall onSaturdays from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. We

have talked to several people from the

community and we appreciate yousharing your stories with us and

familiarizing us with your community andyour challenges. As we move further

from the floods in September, resources

begin to thin and others often grow tiredof hearing about the ongoing difficulties

people experience due to the flood. Thatis why we are here: we are willing

to listen. If you are feeling disillusionedwith the recovery process and need to

discuss next steps, please come and


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Thank you, Green Girl!

talk to us. We have information,resources, and support that may be able

to help.

This newsletter isproudly sponsored by:

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303.442.7535

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Newsletter Editors:

Erika Rae ArcherNina Andaloro


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Bridget Johnson - owner of Green Girl Recycling and greater Jamestownresident - pictured with son Turner.

Green Girl Recycling rescued 1800 pounds of recyclingand compost from the landfill during Jamestown's 4th of

July events!

4th of July in Jamestown!

Mary Ellen BurchRebecca LawrenceTara Schoedinger


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Photo Credit: Sal DeVincenzo

What a fantastic day!We raised ~$10,000 for Rebuild Jamestown!Special thanks to all of the people who worked so hard to makeit happen. Thanks to Leesa Bolden for organizing!Click here for a list of all of the organizations who donated

and made this event so special.

Read the homage by Lynne Grieve that appeared onJamestown Connect - more pics!

Rebuild Progress


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Amazing progress on the Kyte house! Marcus and Russell are pictured above.

Town of Jamestown303-449-1806

http://jamestownco.org


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