Greeley study urges tight rein on new W 10th Street zoning
A City of Greeley planning department report released Tuesday urges restricting new commercial zoning along W 10th Street and reclassifying some nearby business districts to residential. It notes 24.47 percent of the city is already zoned for business, enough for about 100,000 people, and recommends four main objectives including matching commercial zoning to need, discouraging auto strips, and boosting landscaping and sign controls.
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Weld County reviews first draft of hiring plan
Weld County officials have received a preliminary draft of an affirmative action hiring plan for all county staff except Weld General Hospital. The plan, drafted by Management Design Associates, targets a three year timetable with specific minority and female employment goals and proposes an affirm ative action officer to oversee progress. Current workforce totals 697 with 54 percent male and 46 percent female.
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Management Design Associates
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State Merit
Weather hampers search for missing California family plane
In Longmont Colorado the Civil Air Patrol faced a mountain snowstorm hampering a search for a missing Calfornia family of three aboard a Cessna 172. CAP planes and ground crews scoured the Granby area but could not locate the plane as four to six inches of snow was expected to blanket peaks delaying efforts. The search continued with leads including a smoke column near Grand Lake being investigated.
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Gene Wirth
Weld issues land-use permits for highway fill hog plant
County commissioners approved a zoning change and land-use permit for a major fill dirt site to extend the U S 41 by pass east of Greeley and granted a 2000 head hog operation east of Galeton on 10 acres. They also approved extraction on 32 acres for the highway project and a subdivision exemption for the hog site.
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Otto Scheller
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Flag Day observed nationwide with bicentennial flag display
President Ford proclaims National Flag Week urging display of the flag across the nation. County committee chair Christine Kavalec notes official bicentennial flag can fly. The 13 stripe star flag from 1777 marks Flag Day, now with 50 stars and celebrated as the Army's 200th birthday on June 14.
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Police foresee dramatic shift in city policing by 1890
Chief John Parkinson and 14 officers studied social trends to map Greeley’s police future. They predict a shift from patrol, deterrence, and crime reading to preventative, community oriented service with foot patrols and substation ties to fire stations as density and housing grow. They will draft a 1980 85 90 plan for City Council.
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Greeley
City Begins Mosquito Control in Greeley Area
City officials launch mosquito control as the season starts in Greeley. Heavy rains left standing water, raising concerns mosquitoes may be more of a problem this year. Sanitation officer Dave Maxwell notes ongoing measures and public cooperation is urged.
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Dave Maxwell
Weather and mosquito control efforts in Northern Colorado
Scattered showers mix with snow in foothills today with warmer conditions on Wednesday. Highs range from 55 to 65 today and 60s to low 70s Wednesday. lows in the 40s. Mosquito breeding linked to irrigation water and standing pools. officials use chemical larvicides and minnows in some lagoons, aiming to curb spread beyond city limits. County health officials warn of potential encephalitis outbreaks if control fails, noting no recent local cases in years.
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