July 18, 2014 - Town of Jamestown Newsletter

What's Happening in
Jamestown?

Tape marking where the new water pipes have just been laid 6
ft below.
Photo Credit: Max Jessen (AMEC)
We Have Water! Thanks to the extraordinary
efforts of our water team, the majority of
Jamestown's upper Mesa is back on the town's
water system this week. Thanks go to Amec,
Issue: 14


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Web Site

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Next Town Board Meetings

Monday, July 28, 7:00 pm
Jamestown Town Hall

Next Rebuild Jamestown
Community Meeting

Tuesday, July 22, 5:30
The Merc - Jamestown

Let's bring our community home.


SPEED LIMIT CHANGE

Duran, Jennifer Aieta (lead water engineer), Jon
Ashton, Emma Hardy and Tara Schoedinger. All
town water is under a Boil Advisory.
Crews are working hard to get the rest of
Jamestown online by early August.
Road Work - Work continues on the roads in
Jamestown as Duran lays water lines and
restores fill and grade. The Town will send out
road closures and delays regularly as we know
the schedule or it changes. You can find the
latest road information here. We
appreciate everyone's patience and cooperation
during this critical time.
Howlett's Gulch - Colt & Steel is nearing
completion on the work on Howlett's Gulch.
Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) -
The contract has been awarded to Resurgence
Demolition for the demolition and removal of
approved properties in Jamestown under the
PPDR program. Due to the construction of
the water lines and road repairs on Lower Main
St, the demolition projects will begin once Duran
is complete with their work.
HMGP Buyout Program - Buyout values have
been determined and communicated to property
owners. The Town's application is due
in August.
The Jamestown Long-Term Recovery Plan - The
Town has awarded a contract to Marjo X to help
guide the community through its own Long-Term
Recovery Planning process. Marjo will be at the
next community meeting in order to kick-off the
planning process.
Andersen Bridge - Designs are
underway. Construction is expected to begin in
August.
Flood Anniversary Planning - Efforts have begun
to plan the commemorative events of the Flood
Anniversary in Jamestown. If you would like to
be on the planning committee, please notify co-
chairs Rainbow Schultz or Erika Archer.
Rebuilding Efforts - MDS volunteers continue to
work on various projects as they prepare to build
seven houses with voluntary labor. (See below
for more.)
Please see Mayor Tara's July 8 Community
Presentation for more.

View Headwaters' feature article on Jamestown here:


The Jamestown Speed Limit has
been changed to 15 MPH

* Approved by the Board of
Trustees
* Heading West: From the Fire
Hall stop sign to the Post Office
* Roads and Bridges Committee
awaiting new signage and posts
* Questions: Julie
Constantine julie.constantine@ja
mestownco.org



Jamestown
Support Group

Wednesday, August 6
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Jamestown Community
Church

Led by:
Tamira Jenlink, MA
Body-Centered / Nature
Based Psychotherapist
Mountain Vision Therapy

A place to hold each other up
while we deal with the natural
"Flooded and Coming Back Stronger"

Aliens in Jamestown??


(Nah, that's just the water tanks above town being cleaned out...)
Photo Credit: Max Jessen
response to trauma.

All are welcome!

Rebecca Lawrence
Jamestown Community
Advocate
303-449-1806
filescreek@netzero.net


Congratulations to Jamestown
resident Sylvia Welner on her
upcoming book!

Book Signing:

August 8, 6:00pm
The Merc

Proceeds to go to Rebuild
Jamestown.
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Welcome Nancy and Bruce Smith, our new MDS project directors!

This past week, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) hosted a
small group of youth with chaperons from Mt. Lake, MN. They all
did a great job dry walling, painting and moving a lot of rocks and
earth. Bruce Smith, current project director, lined up additional
jobs both in Jamestown and for our nearby neighbors. If you
would like to share your story with MDS volunteers or take them
on a hike, please contact Bruce and Nancy at:
jamestown@mds.mennonite.net

Welcome to Jimtown
by Sylvia Welner

...an imagined expedition through
the lives of the wildlife and
people living in a real mountain
town near Boulder,
Colorado. Straddling the human-
animal divide, the story takes the
reader into the world of a group
of wilderness animals, with
Burnee, a Black Bear,
assuming the role of lead
provocateur. The result is a
series of whimsical adventures
centered around the animals'
innovative ways of finding food,
fun, and security. Along the way,
they take on life's challenges,
whether they be the distressful
behavior of their mischievous
offspring or the dilemma of a wild
turkey who wants to become the
family pet.

~ to be released in August ~


Fire Hall Update

A contract has been awarded
for the Fire Hall Design and
Build :

Welcome to:
Faurot Construction!

While the Fire Hall is under
construction, a temporary
building will be raised next to
Elysian Park in which to house
the engines. Initial funding is
from CIRSA. A diagram is
available on the June
11thcommunity presentation.

MDS teens raising the first wall on Tim and Wendy Stokes' home. This team of 29 from Newton, KS came in addition to the
other team that is here.

We continue to work with Flatirons for Humanity to fund the
rebuilding of some of the homes that were lost. Although the
timeline is not what we expected, we are moving forward. Please
note that if you are able to fund materials your repair project,
MDS may be able to work on your project. Please contact Nina if
you have questions.

Thank you MDS Volunteers!!

...and More Volunteers!
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Road Update

Photo Credit: Steve Edelstein

Please click here to see the
most update road delay and
closure schedule in
Jamestown.

Emergency Asphalt Overlay:

Lefthand Canyon Dr., James
Canyon Dr. and Fourmile
Canyon Drive will receive an
emergency asphalt overlay. To
begin soon.
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Travel and cycling restrictions
on non-local traffic still in place
on James Canyon Drive.

Access to the Merc
is wide open!

If you spot an area of road on
James Canyon Dr. that poses
a potential threat to drivers,
please call non-emergency
dispatch at:
303-441-4444.

Boulder County Closures site
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Water Update


Awesome stuff going on in JT! Jamestown Residents received
help last week from Champion Forest Baptist Church out of
Houston, Texas. The team is part of a larger network of youth
groups in Texas and came to us through the amazing support of
Joe Fuller, volunteer extraordinaire from the Southern Baptists.
The group consisted of 12 hard-working teens and adults who
helped with landscaping, debris removal and clean-up. We are
thankful for their help and will be seeing more Baptist groups
throughout the summer. If you are looking for assistance, please
contact Nina.

Meet Our Wetland Revegetation Team
Leads!

Photo credit: Eric Flink

Upper Mesa area is mostly
online. Lower Jamestown is
expected to come online by
early August.

More here.
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Town Square Update

Jamestown will rebuild our
Town Square in Spring 2015
with the
$117,000 (GOCO grant).

Design Concept here:

View a larger image here.

The Town Square is currently
being used as a staging area
for fill material to be used for
the roads. Please give the

Greg Windell (pictured on the left) comes from a well-known stream
engineering family and
has spent much of his life creating kayak courses, fishing pools, and working
on wetland revegetation projects. He is largely responsible for the beautiful
work done in our stream.
On Saturday, Greg Windell from Colt & Steel met with five
Jamestown residents to train them in the art of wetland
harvesting and revegetation:

Martine Amade
Carolyn Donadio
Allan Mueller
Jason Servetar
Mark Williams

Now that these five have the knowledge, they can teach the rest
of us. (And let's not discount the two younger sets of eyes that
took all of this in, as well - Go Hazel and Lena!) Together, we will
replant our stream banks!
machine operators plenty of
space to move these large
objects and always make eye
contact before you attempt to
move past them.


Spring Runoff and
Flood Preparedness

Contact 911
in case of Emergencies related
to increased creek flows.

Lower Main Bridge Stream
Gauge

Spring Runoff High Hazard
Projects video

Post Flood Preparedness
video


Hello from the Colorado
Spirit Canyons Team!


Colorado Spirit will continue to have a
presence in Jamestown Town Hall on
Saturdays from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. We
have talked to several people from the
community and we appreciate you
sharing your stories with us and
familiarizing us with your community and
your challenges. As we move further
from the floods in September, resources
begin to thin and others often grow tired
of hearing about the ongoing difficulties
people experience due to the flood. That
is why we are here: we are willing
to listen. If you are feeling disillusioned
with the recovery process and need to
discuss next steps, please come and



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Newsletter Editors:

Erika Rae Archer
Nina Andaloro

Bridget Johnson - owner of Green Girl Recycling and greater Jamestown
resident - pictured with son Turner.

Green Girl Recycling rescued 1800 pounds of recycling
and compost from the landfill during Jamestown's 4th of
July events!


4th of July in Jamestown!
Mary Ellen Burch
Rebecca Lawrence
Tara Schoedinger



Photo Credit: Sal DeVincenzo
What a fantastic day!
We raised ~$10,000 for Rebuild Jamestown! Special thanks to all of the people who worked so hard to make
it happen. Thanks to Leesa Bolden for organizing!Click here for a list of all of the organizations who donated
and made this event so special.

Read the homage by Lynne Grieve that appeared on
Jamestown Connect - more pics!

Rebuild Progress

Amazing progress on the Kyte house! Marcus and Russell are pictured above.


Town of Jamestown
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http://jamestownco.org

Questions or comments about this newsletter? Please send a note to erika.archer@jamestownco.org