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WOODLAND PARK COUNCIL TO CONSIDER FAMILY YMCA FUNDING

At the July 16 Woodland Park City Council Meeting, City Manager David Buttery will be seeking guidance from the Council concerning the future of the Woodland Park Family YMCA project. Buttery will present five options for the future of the project, from elimination of the project to launching a capital campaign and asking the citizens about a sales tax increase through a vote. "If the project is to move forward," Buttery states, "then we must find a way to finance it. Our current sales tax generation won't get us there." Buttery acknowledges that economic timing is a concern; however he recognizes that the current attractive construction costs and interest rates are only temporary. This project is strongly favored in the recent community survey, Buttery notes, but there are some who do not support it. "Taking this issue to a vote of our citizens is the most democratic way to determine the actual support for the project within the community" Buttery states.

The Woodland Park Family YMCA would be a regional asset, and an increase in sales tax would affect the region uniformly. Revenues generated from this increase in sales tax could only be used to pay for the project, and would cease when the project is paid for. Buttery will speak in detail on the cost estimates, revenue estimates, and the estimated impact on our citizens. III believe that Mayor Randolph will entertain comments on this issue from the public during this meeting. I want the community to express a unifying vision that guides us in the direction of the majority's wishes" Buttery concludes.

For additional information contact David Buttery, 687-9246

This contest is for the shutterbug in all of us! TellerNetcast.com is sponsoring its first ever Teller County Photo Contest during the month of July. Take your camera with you everywhere you go in Teller County, whether you're just out for a stroll, enjoying a weekend in the mountains or attending one of the many great events in the area. You could end up taking a picture that will win you $100 in cold hard cash.

It's easy to enter - all you have to do is click on the Photo Contest icon on the Home page or on the Photo Gallery page and upload your photos. Each photo that we receive until Thursday, July 30, 2009 will be reviewed by the staff at TellerNetcast.com and placed on the Photo Gallery Page. On Friday, July 31, 2009, one lucky winner will be chosen to receive the $100 grand prize. Good luck! The staff at TellerNetcast.com can't wait to see all the great pictures.

Big thanks go out to everyone who made this year's Symphony Above the Clouds a success. Thousands of people packed the field at Woodland Park Middle School, enjoying food, fun, great music from the Florissant Fossils and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and also the excitement of fireworks and the Fort Carson Cannons. Stay tuned for pictures from the event and remember, even though this event is in the books, the Ute Pass Symphony Guild, a dedicated group of volunteers, needs your support year-round. Click here to learn more about how you can help.


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July 2009

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Description: Gold Rush Days in Victor! Victor, one of the last authentic mining towns in Colorado, offers an interesting selection of eateries, saloons, hotels and antiques. Gold Rush Days honors the town's mining heritage with mining games that give visitors a close-up look at mining skills of yesterday and today such as jackleg drilling, hand mucking and hand steel drilling as well as gold panning. Families can also enjoy vendors, Victorian home tours, a street dance on Friday night, the District Reunion dance on Saturday night, kids games and clowns and a parade on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday, July 18, the Lake George Gem & Mineral Club hosts a program that includes a one-hour presentation and a two-hour guided tour of the Victor area to benefit the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. For more information or to reserve your space, call 689-5509. Experience Victor, City of Mines and Help Save the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum!



7/17/2009		6:00 - 11:00 PM
Description: Crop Out Cancer! Join us on July 17, from 6 – 11 PM at Our Lady of the Woods for a scrapbook event to benefit the American Cancer Society, Teller County Relay for Life. Stay up late and help crop out cancer! Entry fee is: $10 plus appetizer to share or $20 (no appetizer). Vendors include: Heritage Makers, Flutterbys, Creative Memories and many more for your scrapbook supply needs. Call Mary Kay Livingston at 447-7378 to reserve your spot!