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Rider #1 Well TOP Operating Company is expected to begin clean-up procedures of the contaminated soil at the Rider #1 well site, located near St. Vrain Road and County Line Road. Rider #1 was plugged and abandoned by TOP Operating in August 2016.

The Longmont City Council's regular Friday morning work session was used this week to give a presentation on the new zoning and inclusionary housing proposals and to collect feedback from builders and developers in Longmont.

WARRANT ARREST On Thursday 08/09/2018 at approximately 0126 hours police conducted an extra patrol in the 700 block Longs Peak Avenue. An adult male was arrested on warrant. The case is cleared by arrest.

The Longmont city staff brought back research on potential risks to Union Reservoir due to the pending oil and gas fracking that will soon start north of the reservoir. City staff member and Civil Engineer, Jason Elkins, gave the update.

Today Tomorrow and Forever: A Celebration of Patsy Cline will open Longmont Theatre Company's 2018-2019 season beginning on August 17th. This is the second year in a row that Longmont Theatre Company has opened with Today Tomorrow and Forever.

Fifteen student ambassadors from Longmont's Sister Cities of Guzman, Mexico and Chino, Japan formally introduced themselves to the city council and to the City of Longmont on Tuesday night.

Longmont City Council will be discussing, alongside developers, the inclusionary housing ordinance at this week's council work session. No other information about the ordinance nor the topic was provided on the official city agenda.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF A Longmont, CO resident in the 900 block of Kimbark Street reported tires were punctured on his vehicle. The case status is closed due to lack of suspect information.

Photo from Kakes Studio Facebook Will you dance with us? The Longmont Observer has teamed up with Kakes Studio and The Wild Game for a Salsa Night. The Wild Game, located at 2251 Ken Pratt Blvd, is providing the venue for the event.

The City of Longmont owns its own electric and broadband internet utility. Every quarter, a report is made to the city council of the current statistics about these services.