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Superior Sentinel - NOVEMBER 2021 |
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Superior is a wonderful place to live—and it’s not just residents who know it. Niche.com uses data and reviews to rank schools and neighborhoods so that families can make educated decisions about where to live and what schools to attend. Niche gave Superior an A+ grade based on how good of a place it is for a family, quality of schools, jobs, health and fitness, weather, commute, and more.
Niche ranked Superior in 2021 as:
• Best Places to Live in Boulder County #1 of 7
• Best Places to Raise a Family in Boulder County #1 of 7
• Best Places to Raise a Family in Colorado #3 of 278
• Best Places to Live in Colorado #3 of 278
• Best Suburbs for Young Professionals in Colorado #9 of 71
https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/superior-boulder-co/rankings/
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
A Special Election for the Town of Superior will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. This election is a coordinated election with Boulder County and is a mail ballot election. Mail ballots were sent to all active voters by Boulder County last month. Read the details and get additional information here.
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 Boulder County is currently in:
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High Transmission, which is the highest level of transmission of COVID-19 under the CDC transmission tracker due to the Delta variant. All individuals 2+ are required to wear masks in all indoor settings regardless of vaccination status. View current facial covering requirements and recommendations.
- Masks are required in indoor spaces during periods of substantial and high transmission.
- If Boulder County is in substantial or high transmission status for five consecutive days, masks are required in public indoor spaces.
- Once transmission decreases to moderate or low levels for 21 consecutive days, masks will no longer be required in public indoor spaces. However, individuals may still choose to wear them, and businesses may still implement policies requiring them.
For more information, please visit Boulder County’s COVID-19 website.
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Board and Advisory Groups
In-Person First Fridays Coffee
at the Superior Community Center
Please join fellow residents and Superior Town Board Members for First Fridays Coffee hosted by the Town Board Friday, November 5, from 7:45 to 9:30 am. This is an informal conversation about all things Superior. Stay for a few minutes or the whole time, as your schedule allows. Coffee and light snacks will be provided.
Superior Community Center is located at 1500 Coalton Road.
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Recent Town Board Actions from the October Meetings
Review the most Recent Town Board Actions from the October 2021 Town of Superior Board Meetings.
Apply Now for an Advisory Group!
Current and upcoming vacancies are as follows:
Advisory Committee for Environmental Sustainability (ACES) – 1 vacancy
Cultural Arts and Public Spaces Advisory Committee (CAPS) – 1 vacancy
Historical Commission – 1 vacancy
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PARC) – 1 vacancy
Apply now for this month's quarterly appointments! Visit the Town of Superior’s Advisory Group webpage for more information and to apply online.
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Superior ARTery Community Engagement November 6
You may have seen parts of the Superior ARTery on Coalton Road, but now you can get insight into the project on the whole loop! The 17 new public artworks by seven artists can be found in a one-mile, Rock Creek Circle loop around the new Superior Community Center, 1500 Coalton Road. As this project develops, we need your input! Sign up for a guided tour Saturday, November 6. The group will be meeting at 10:00 a.m. at the Superior Community Center. Refreshments provided.
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Grasso Park Open House
You’re invited to an Open House at Grasso Park (124 E. William Street) Saturday, November 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Superior Historical Commission will have the historic buildings open to the public. Visitors will have the opportunity to get inside a 19th century house, barn and privy. Docents from the Commission will be on hand to answer questions on the structures and the farm equipment on display there.
You will be able to purchase delicious delicacies from the old country provided by Pierogies Factory food truck. Stop by and see this historic park and enjoy a hot meal.
The Superior Historical Museum will be open as well from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Asti Park.
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RMMA Community Noise Roundtable Update
The Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA) Community Noise Roundtable (CNR) was created by an Intergovernmental Agreement dated December 1, 2020, between Jefferson County, Boulder County, the City & County of Broomfield, Westminster, Arvada, Superior, and Louisville.
At the most recent CNR meeting on October 11, 2021, the Roundtable passed a motion to create a task force that will work with airport staff to study and propose changes to flight paths in and out of RMMA. After the task force formulates their recommendations, those proposals will then be sent to the FAA for consideration. While the composition of the task force is still to be determined, members of the CNR indicated a desire for it to include CNR member government representatives, airport staff, and members of the public as well. Stay tuned for more information on this exciting development.
Other presentations and recommendations discussed by the RMMA CNR.
RMMA’s draft Strategic Business Plan Presentation to CNR.
Recommendations made by ABCx2 heard by CNR
RMMA response to recommendations by ABCx2
The CNR meets monthly on the second Monday of each month between 9am-11am. For more information about the CNR or to view past meetings, agendas, meeting materials and upcoming agendas, please visit the CNR website.
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Shop Small Business Saturday - November 27, 2021
Small Business Saturday helps kick off the holiday season by celebrating our small businesses. Shoppers are eager to support small businesses and shop locally, but to leverage the excitement of Small Business Saturday you have to promote your business. Free media marketing kits with downloadable social media posts and posters are available to businesses at https://www.americanexpress.com/us/merchant/shop-small/materials.html#general.
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Register for the FREE Sustainability Film Series
The Town of Superior, Cities of Lafayette and Louisville, and the City and County of Broomfield are hosting a virtual and free Sustainability Film Series. Virtual films will be shown monthly on the third Thursday, November - February, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
November’s film is A Plastic Ocean, screening on November 18!
Register for the film here!
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, approximately 8 million metric tons of plastic entered the ocean in 2010. Coloradans don’t have to live next to an ocean to protect it, we can protect our waterways from our daily choices here in Colorado. Post-film discussion led by Executive Director, Vicki Nichols Goldstein, of the Inland Ocean Coalition.
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Join the Superior Home Energy Challenge!
As a part of the Energy Action Plan implementation, ACES has launched a community-wide energy challenge. The Town has been divided into three sections: north, central & south. You can earn points for your section by completing a xcelenergy.com/HomeEnergySquad visit. If you get the most points, your section could win a party and in doing so, earn a whole lot of savings!
To find more details about the challenge visit the Energy Challenge webpage.
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Become an Eco-Leader and Make a Difference in Superior!
Do you care about climate change, species extinction, social justice, resource depletion, energy and water conservation, healthy soils and food, clean air and water, and healthy living? If the answer is yes, Eco-Cycle needs you to be an Eco-Leader! Interested? Here is how you can get involved:
1. Sign up on https://www.ecocycle.org/network
2. Attend a virtual training on how to use our Zero Waste Guides.
3. Share what you learned with those in the Superior community in conversation, at events and through trainings.
Town Hall Book Drop Accessible 24/7/365
Superior and Louisville work together to provide library services to Superior residents, which includes a library book drop box at Superior Town Hall.
Books are collected daily during the week and delivered to the Louisville Public Library.
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Visit www.superiorrec.com for updates and information about Parks, Recreation and Open Space.
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• Programs
• Library Services
• Submitting a Proposal for a program of your own
• Room Reservations
• The Serendipity Tap & Cafe
• Entertainment and Events
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Parks and Recreation Featured Program
Mindfulness Children's Clinic
November 22, 23 or 24 | Community Park | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
This clinic will help your child develop basic mindfulness skills while connecting to nature with simple and engaging tools that will encourage self awareness and social skills.
Snow Busters! Do You Need Assistance? Would you like to Volunteer?
 The Snow Buster volunteer program exists to assist residents who report they are physically and financially unable to remove snow, sleet and ice from the sidewalk adjacent to their property to remain in compliance with Municipal Code 11-1-20.
Fill out this application to become a volunteer or to request snow removal assistance.
For questions or assistance with the form, please contact Mikaela Gregg, Events and Volunteers Supervisor, at mikaelag@superiorcolorado.gov or 303-499-3675 ext. 128.
Holiday Lights to be Scaled Back in 2021
Since 2011, the Town of Superior has partnered with the Rock Creek HOA to provide holiday lights in the community. The Town has appreciated the partnership with the HOA over the last ten years. Over that time, the HOA contributed financially each year toward the decorations. This year, the Rock Creek HOA informed the Town that they would not be continuing with the partnership and would not be providing their share of funds for holiday lights. The result of the loss will be a decrease in the number of locations the lights and decorations will appear in and throughout Superior. For the 2021 holiday season, the Town will apply its usual funding amount as years past to the decorations plan, evaluate the scaled back look, and decide if additional funds to enhance the decorations are needed in forthcoming years.
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The Town of Superior Code Enforcement Program is designed to maintain and enhance the quality of life that is currently enjoyed by all of the residents of the Town. Through education and community involvement, the focus of the Code Enforcement Program is to maintain a consistent level of compliance for all the neighborhoods within the Town of Superior.
Follow this link for a list of common violations.
View the Superior Municipal Code here.
If you have any questions about this program, please contact Jammi Hedquist, Code Enforcement Officer at 303-499-3675 ext. 165.
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Superior Chamber News
Help Make Our Businesses Stronger!
You don’t have to be a Chamber member to stay in the know! Help strengthen our business circle by getting instant access to invitations to community events and happenings (like Skate with Santa), promo offers from member businesses and the latest business news delivered straight to your inbox.
Local Businesses Benefit from the Chamber
Join the Superior Chamber of Commerce and start benefiting immediately! Networking, ribbon cuttings, marketing and promotions, events, tips and leads. You're joining a family with the Chamber! Learn more about the Superior Chamber today.
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 Complete the Downtown Superior Modes Survey!
Downtown Superior Modes is a program created to reduce vehicle trips to and from Superior’s new Downtown, which is a mixed-use development featuring housing, office and entertainment venues.
Downtown Superior Modes assures that the lifestyle of the community is centered around positive travel behaviors that have less of an impact on the environment, US 36 and the surrounding roads.
Plan your trip via transit, bicycling, carpool, or ride share. Save time, money and reduce the environmental impacts of driving solo. Downtown Superior Modes make for healthier transportation habits.
But most importantly, help us get to know you better! Take part in our survey.
Some members who continue in the program may win some incentives such as…
- $25 Downtown Superior Gift card
- And much more!!
Take the survey here!
Mountain View Fire Rescue
Kitchen Fires are the Number One Cause of Home Fires
Cooking-related fires are the number one cause of home fires and home fire injuries and 47 percent of them start as the result of cooking equipment left unattended according to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA). "Never leave a burner unattended for more than a couple minutes” sounds like an easy rule to follow but is more challenging in practice as distractions arise. Consider setting a timer when you walk away from the range. It not only alerts you when food is ready; it also helps ensure you return to the stovetop before too long after a distraction. Setting a timer at five-minute intervals will remind you to check your stovetop.
Keep smoke alarms in good working order, clean and maintain vents, stovetops, countertops, and oven interiors. Keep combustible items such as wooden spoons, rags, oven mitts and loose paper several feet away from the stovetop and oven to prevent these items from starting a fire. Keeping a fire extinguisher nearby. Pay close attention when cooking with oil or grease.
For more information visit https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education
Interested in kids' fire safety? Visit Sparky.org for activities, videos, lessons, and games.
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Louisville Public Library
LIBRARY HOURS
Visit our Current Services page for more information about our In-Person Library Service and the services we are currently offering.
Sunday: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: CLOSED
MASKS REQUIRED
Masks are required in all indoor public settings in Boulder County for everyone age 2 and older, regardless of vaccination status. Learn more at the COVID-19 webpage.
The Library will be closed on:
• Thursday, November 11
• Thursday, November 25
• Friday, November 26
LIBRARY PROGRAMS
Secrets of the Credit Score
Virtual Program for Adults
November 17, 2021 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Registration required.
Teen Take and Make: Marbled Clay Jewelry Dish
Teens in Grades 6-12
November 21, 2021 (all day)
Registration is not required.
The Irish Potato Blight of 1845 - Án Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger) Ireland’s greatest tragedy
For Adults
November 21, 2021 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
This is an indoor, in-person program at the Louisville Public Library. Registration required.
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November 2 - Election Day
November 7 - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 a.m.
November 11 - Veterans Day (Town Offices Closed)
November 24-26 - Thanksgiving (Town Offices Closed)
Town website calendar
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 SAVE THE DATE
December 7 - Colorado Gives Day
https://www.coloradogives.org/COGIVESDAY
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