SPOTLIGHT ON DISTRICT 2
2nd Congressional District
Location: This district includes Grand, Eagle, Broomfield, Summit, Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, as well as portions of Boulder, Adams, Jefferson and Weld counties. In Boulder County, the district extends northward to the Longmont city line. In Adams County, the district extends east to Commerce City. In western Jefferson County, it follows Ralston Creek Road to Drew Hill Road and then south to Glencoe Valley Road and Colorado 93. The district boundary continues south to West 62nd Avenue, West 60th Avenue and then continues east to Quaker Street.
Main cities: The district includes the cities of Boulder, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Firestone, Frederick, Louisville, Lafayette and most of Westminster and Thornton. Portions of the cities of Arvada and Basalt also are in District 2.
Demographics: Population 658,330; 497,005 18 and older (voting age)
Voter registration: The district has about 20,000 more Democrats than Republicans but is unusual because there are more unaffiliated voters than Democrats or Republicans. Voters: Republican, 124,309; Democratic, 146,668; unaffiliated, 169,211; Libertarian, 1,102; Green, 1,400; other parties, 95.
Political race: Five-term Democratic Rep. Mark Udall is running against Republican Rich Mancuso, Libertarian Norm Olsen and the Green Party’s J.A. Calhoun.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimates; Colorado Legislative Council; secretary of state
REGIONAL NOTES
RED FEATHER LAKES
Residents get local waste option
After two years without a local site for the disposal of trash, Red Feather Lakes-area residents will once again have a waste transfer station nearby.
Larimer County will open the Red Feather Lakes waste transfer station Saturday. A pre-opening celebration is scheduled for 10 to 11 a.m. today.
The station, on Red Feather Lakes Road, allows residents in rural areas to drop off household trash instead of taking it to the county landfill in Fort Collins. The station will be open the first Saturday of each month from November through April, and every Saturday from May through October. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 970-498-5760.
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