Boulder County to discuss Gross Reservoir Dam Expansion Project

NEWS RELEASE
BOULDER COUNTY
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On Monday, June 13, 2022, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., the Boulder County Commissioners will host a virtual (online) community meeting for Boulder County residents who live in the vicinity of Gross Reservoir. The meeting will focus on the county’s plans to move forward in determining how to distribute the $5 million settlement fund from Denver Water to address the community impacts of the multi-year Gross Reservoir Dam Expansion Project.

• What: Virtual Community Meeting for Boulder County residents in the vicinity of Gross Reservoir
• When: Monday, June 13, 2022 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
• Where: Virtual meeting via Zoom. Register to attend at: boco.org/GrossReservoir-June13-Meeting

Registration is required but participants can register at any time, including after the meeting has started. To participate, please register here. A calendar invite and a reminder notification will be sent to your email address directly from Zoom.

The meeting will include:

• Opening remarks by the Boulder County Commissioners
• Brief presentations about the $5 million Denver Water community settlement fund and next steps in determining how to divide and allocate those funds among the community
• 40-50 minutes of Public Comment* and Q&A 
• Wrap-up and next steps

* The commissioners welcome the opportunity to hear from as many community members as possible in the 40–50-minute timeframe for public comments. If you would like to sign-up to speak, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Sign-Up to Speak. 

Speakers will be limited to three minutes each, and all names received will be submitted through a randomizer app to determine the order of speaking. Please submit your request to speak by 12 p.m. (noon) on Monday, June 13. 

In the event that we receive more interest in speaking than time allows, we encourage you to send written comments before or after the meeting to [email protected]. Additional meetings, open houses, and opportunities to provide feedback will be offered throughout the summer/fall.  

Note: The meeting will be recorded and uploaded to the Boulder County Commissioners’ YouTube account for anyone who is unable to participate in the live meeting to watch at a later date.

Ways to stay up to date on the Gross Reservoir Dam Expansion Project and the Community Impact Mitigation Fund:

• Sign up as a subscriber to Boulder County’s Gross Reservoir email distribution list to receive updates on the county’s efforts to distribute Denver Water’s $5 million settlement fund and visit www.boco.org/GrossReservoir.
   
• Visit Denver’s Water website at GrossReservoir.org and receive notices from Denver Water directly about the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project by using the “Sign Up for Email Updates” option at the bottom of their website.

For additional information, please contact Barb Halpin, Special Projects Coordinator, at [email protected].  

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