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In Other Local News - 8-15-17

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From time to time, the Longmont Observer will link to news from other media sources that effect Longmont.

From the Times-Call:

Longmont Safeway to close next month amid slumping sales, company says

Safeway will close one of its Longmont stores next month, company officials announced Monday. 

Longmont City Council to consider downtown parking change proposals

Longmont's City Council on Tuesday night is to review proposals for several changes in the time limits for the downtown area's curbside parking spaces and downtown's public parking lots. 

Longmont council to discuss possible sewer rate hikes, wastewater utility financial status

Longmont's city staff is recommending raising the city's sewer rate charges by 3 percent next year, followed by 2 percent increases in both 2019 and 2020. 

Longmont-based Mulay's Sausage makes hire as distribution grows

Mulay's Sausage, a Longmont producer of natural and antibiotic-free products, on Monday announced the hiring of Sheri Merz as vice president of sales for the eastern Rocky Mountain region. 

Democratic Boulder County commissioners' contest expands to four-person field

There now are four Democratic candidates seeking the Boulder County commissioners' seat up for election next year. 

CSP: Driver, 23, crossed middle line, wasn't wearing seat belt in fatal crash near Longmont

Colorado State Patrol investigators believe a 2008 Toyota Camry driven by a 23-year-old woman crossed the center line in a fatal crash Friday on U. 

Johnnie St. Vrain:  As kids go back to school, does the intersection need a crosswalk?

Why is there no crosswalk for people to cross when going over South Bowen?
Crocs may soon lose rights to its claim to fame: the iconic clog that put the Niwot-based company on the map. The classic design cannot be protected against copycat, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office said last week.
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