2012 Boulder City Council Goals: Luncheon on January 26

Boulder Tomorrow — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:36:45 +0000

Boulder Mayor Matt Appelbaum

Please join us for a special update at our next member luncheon (open to all) when we hear from Boulder Mayor Matt Appelbaum and Councilwoman K.C. Becker about the City Council’s 2012 goals.

This will be only days after the Council’s official goal-setting retreat. You’ll have the chance to ask questions and hear details about the policies and projects that will shape much of the activity affecting Boulder’s economy this year.

2012 Colorado Economic Forecast: “Slow and Steady”

Boulder Tomorrow — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:28:00 +0000

Economist Richard Wobbekind of the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business: “We’ll continue to add jobs in a wide array of sectors, but not at the dramatic rate that is necessary to significantly lower the unemployment rate.”

One-third of Colorado companies surveyed plan on hiring more employees this quarter and Wobbekind expects the GDP to increase 2.5 percent. Watch a video of Dr. Wobbekind giving an overview of the report and more details here>>>.

Municipalization Measures Pass – Barely

Boulder Tomorrow — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:13:17 +0000

Both Issues 2B and 2C – a new tax and permission to create a city-run electric utility, respectively – passed on November 1st. By slim margins 51% of the voters approved what will become a legal battle with Xcel to determine the value of the infrastructure Boulder must purchase. After years of that expensive effort a future City Council will determine the timing and feasibility of when to actually take over and assume the responsibility of providing safe, reliable and affordable energy.

Can the city truly make this happen? We are asking for the creation of a special oversight committee to closely follow the expenditures made with the new tax revenue on the path towards municipalization.

Forged Xcel Document Revealed; Boulder Tomorrow Supposed Beneficiary

Boulder Tomorrow — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:49:19 +0000

We’ve seen the pro-municipalization crowd stoop to a new low. As the Boulder Weekly reports this bogus document includes a proposal to fund various opposition efforts including those by Boulder Tomorrow.

Boulder County Business Report: No on Municipalization

Boulder Tomorrow — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:06:03 +0000

The analysis of Boulder Ballot Issues 2C and 2B continues to draw opposition as business leaders review the scope of the authority and accountability – or lack thereof – of the measures. The BCBR nailed it with their grasp of how voters must be consulted when the city council decides to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a massive purchase for energy, which 2C and 2B does NOT require.

Boulder Chamber Issues Candidate Endorsements

Boulder Tomorrow — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:57:15 +0000

For the first time in its 100+ year history the Boulder Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Boulder City Council candidates. This is a bold move that shows the business community and people wanting Boulder’s economy to thrive who are the most likely civic leaders to do so.

The Chamber endorsed Dan King, George Karakehian, Ken Wilson and Fenno Hoffman. Bravo! Read more here.