REMINDER: Tuesday, May 16 - Gross Reservoir Community Advisory Working Group Meeting | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m..

*NOTE: With CDOT's intermittent closures of SH 72 (Coal Creek Canyon Dr.) due to flooding events, the May 16 meeting may need to be held 100% virtually. We will update the community via this e-news list by mid-day Tuesday if the in-person option is canceled.

Third Advisory Working Group Meeting – 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 16

The third (and possibly final) Gross Reservoir Community Advisory Working Group meeting will be held Tuesday, May 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Agenda)

Community members can attend and observe the meeting in person* (unless flooding events close SH 72) at the Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association (CCCIA) or join the meeting virtually on Zoom. 

The purpose of the Gross Reservoir Community Advisory Working Group is to weigh different scenarios, interests, and collective impacts from both a scientific and subjective standpoint and make recommendations to Boulder County about what the community feels is the most equitable and fair way to distribute money from the Gross Reservoir Community Impact Mitigation Fund.

Tuesday night's discussion will focus on the different impact measurement tools developed by Working Group members and presented during the one-hour virtual meeting on May 8. Members will use these tools as a foundation to create a recommendation on the methodology to use to distribute Phase I of the Fund.

If you haven't already provided input on your household's lighting impacts--or wish to comment on the Pinyon Environmental, Inc. report analyzing the air, noise, and visual impacts of Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir Expansion operations, please see the links in the "Give us Your Input" box below to send us your comments. 

We appreciate the continued community support of this effort. 

Sincerely,

Barb Halpin
Gross Reservoir Community Impact Mitigation Fund Coordinator

Upcoming Meetings:

• Tuesday, May 16, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the CCCIA Community Center* with a virtual attendee option via Zoom (meeting link)
• **Save the date** Thursday, June 1, 5:30-8:30 p.m. June 1 is being held as a date for a potential additional/final working group meeting. Details will be forwarded if/when that date is confirmed.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the working group meetings to observe and provide written comments during the meetings. The facilitation team will capture all comments in the meeting summaries.

The Boulder County Commissioners welcome your feedback, questions, and comments on the Denver Water Gross Reservoir settlement fund. Here are some ways you can continue to provide feedback:

• Household Survey: Fill out the Gross Reservoir Community survey for your household (if you haven't already done so). 
• Lighting Impacts Suvey: If the visual ranking for your property is listed as a "0" in the Pinyon report and you have a direct line of sight or lighting impacts from Denver Water's construction activities (including construction-related truck/vehicle headlights shining into your home), please complete the Lighting Impacts survey. (Tip: Click Ctl-F in the Pinyon report and type in your street number and address to find your home in the appendices.)
• Pinyon Report Comments: Use the Pinyon Report comment form to submit your input on the Pinyon report. (Note: Comments will be shared aggregate with the Gross Reservoir Community Advisory Working Group.)

See boco.org/grossreservoir for Working Group meeting notes and additional information.