November 2012 Conifer Area Council Town Hall Meeting

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Conifer Area Council Town Hall Meeting 11.14.12
89 in attendance

Timeline of speakers:
@0:24 Steve Harrelson, 285 construction/CDOT Updates

@5:00 John Riedel CAC Visibility Campaign

@7:25 Vicki Borns Conifer Boosters Efforts - slideshow presentation (see poster image at bottom)

@14:30 Jen Anderson Staunton State Park Update - slideshow presentation

@23:00 Bruce Daly RTD Update (see poster image at bottom)
Pine Junction RTD Lot - 4 companies bid, company named Symmetry won, construction begins beginning 2013, finish in summer
John Chauncey - Senior Manager of Engineering, RTD
Cory Granrud - Design Manager, RTD
90 parking spaces will be built, along with turn-around for buses

@28:14 Elk Creek Fire Update, Chief Bill McLaughlin
Grant to purchase radios to help them communicate better w/other local fire depts
Conifer Rotary Club grant let them purchase a small utility vehicle to better access lightening strikes, etc off-road
Recruiting successful: 41 new volunteers came out to train
3 years of declining revenue
Service reductions coming up - Fire Marshall position being dropped, plan rviews now contracting with Evergreen Fire to do, programs in schools going away, business inspections will no longer take place

@32:05 Tookie Nemchak Conifer Parks and Recreation Master Plan - slideshow presentation
Initiative to coordinate valuable resources in our area

@41:00 Suzy Nelson Conifer Development Updates - residential & commercial

@44:40 Conifer Chamber Updates
Shop Local Challenge
Public Affairs Meeting Tues Nov 20th, @Los 3 Garcias, 6-7pm, leasing manager of King Soopers shopping center will talk about business vacancies, how to fill, answer questions
Free lunch with IREA, @Meadow Creek , Nov 28th learn about IREA's vision

@46:00 Melissa Baker, VP Chamber BOD, Conifer in Christmas - slideshow presentation

@52:00 Closing statements

Conifer Boosters Plan:


RTD Pine Junction Conceptual Drawing: