Longmont youth invited to share ideas on how to spend $1 million

Longmont is hosting a youth summit to hear from young people on how they would like to see the city spend nearly $1 million.

The Million Dollar Youth Summit is scheduled 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 13 in the Longmont Council Chambers at 350 Kimbark St. Youth ages 10-18 and their guardians are invited to share and workshop ideas for activities in Longmont, funded by the $980,481 received by the city from the sale of the Denver Broncos.

Longmont was notified of the funds last October, distributed by the Metropolitan Football Stadium District as part of the profits shared with cities and counties when the Denver Broncos sold for $4.65 billion. The money must be spent on youth activity programs.

Council had several discussions — some contentious — about how to use the windfall money, before deciding at the end of February to direct the money toward the city’s Children, Youth and Family Services Department. The department was instructed to create a community involvement plan, using existing community input as a starting point with how to use the money.

Lunch and t-shirts will be provided for on-site youth participants at the summit, which will also be live streamed on YouTube. Space is limited, so participants are asked to register online.

Longmont residents 10-18 are able to submit ideas for how to use the nearly $1 million online through May 31.