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From right, City Council Ward 1 Rep. Tim Waters, Ward 2 Rep. Marcia Martin, At-large Rep. Aren Rodriguez, Mayor Joan Peck and Ward 3 Rep. Susie Hidalgo-Fahring attend a regular council meeting at the Civic Center in Longmont. (Matthew Jonas 鈥� Staff Photographer)

Longmont City Council to contemplate a regional minimum wage Tuesday

June 6, 2023 at 11:03 a.m.

During its regular meeting Tuesday, the Longmont City Council is expected to hear a presentation from several speakers about the possibility of establishing a regional minimum wage.

Councilwoman Jackie Thomas, right, leaves the April 24 Dacono City Council meeting before it is adjourned. (Matthew Bennett/Longmont Times-Call)

Dacono city staff purchases ballots for recall election despite council鈥檚 inaction

May 9, 2023 at 10:14 a.m.

Dacono city staff had to take matters into its own hands and order ballots for the upcoming recall election after the city council failed to authorize the purchase.

The future location of The Juicy Seafood is seen at 2341 Clover Basin Drive in Longmont on Friday. It is expected to open in late June or early July. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

The Juicy Seafood to open Longmont location聽

April 19, 2023 at 11:22 a.m.

The Juicy Seafood will start serving fried catfish baskets, boiled crawfish, soft-shell crab, shrimp, lobster, alligator and more to customers in Longmont beginning this summer.

LONGMONT,CO: April 6: Costco’s gas station in Longmont has opened and the main warehouse itself is scheduled to open May 4, 2023.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Costco to open Longmont warehouse May 4

April 6, 2023 at 2:22 p.m.

Costco is scheduled to open its warehouse in Longmont on May 4, according to a company announcement.

The Dacono City Council holds a regular meeting in February. (Matt Bennett 鈥� Longmont Times-Call)

Dacono unexpectedly fires City Manager AJ Euckert; decision leaves city 鈥榮crambling鈥�

February 5, 2024 at 12:48 p.m.

Shortly after receiving an award for 20 years of service to the community, Dacono City Manager AJ Euckert was terminated.

A rendering of the bike track and pump track set to be constructed in the town of Firestone. (photo courtesy of Town of Firestone)

Firestone gears up for new bike park, pump track聽

February 13, 2023 at 8:38 p.m.

Cyclists of all ages and abilities will be able to sharpen their riding skills at the town of Firestone鈥檚 new bike park and pump track.

A patron enters the Boulder Public Library main branch on Nov. 10. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Boulder鈥檚 main library to gradually reopen following meth contamination

January 1, 2023 at 5:40 p.m.

The Boulder Public Library, which has remained closed since Dec. 20 due to methamphetamine contamination, will gradually reopen beginning this week.

A cart with someone’s belongings is seen near a bus stop off 17th Avenue and Main Street in Longmont on Friday. Bushes around the bus stop were recently removed and replaced with large rocks. People experiencing homelessness had previously been camped near the bus stop. (Matthew Jonas 鈥� Staff Photographer)

North Main聽Street in Longmont poses problems for officials, businesses

November 22, 2022 at 7:46 a.m.

On any given day, people driving up and down north Main Street in Longmont may notice someone spinning a sign that says the Earth 鈥渋s flat.鈥�

LONGMONT, CO – JULY 25:Traffic Flows past the 400 and 500 Blocks of Main Street in Longmont on Monday, July 25, 2022. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Longmont to explore sound-camera technology; no tickets would be issued during trial run

August 26, 2022 at 8:18 a.m.

The Longmont Department of Public Safety will use sound-camera technology over the course of a four-week trial period to get a handle on excessive-automobile noise throughout the city, but on...

Traffic flows through the 400 and 500 blocks of Main Street in Longmont on Monday. Longmont City Council members at Tuesday’s meeting are expected to talk about excessively loud vehicles going through the city.(Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Longmont officials look to curb unreasonably loud vehicle engines, exhaust systems

July 26, 2022 at 5:40 a.m.

Excessively loud automobiles driving in Longmont continue to be an issue for several residents and business owners.

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