April 22, 2014 - Town of Jamestown Newsletter

Issue: 10

What's Happening in Jamestown?

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The newly armored creek complete with "step pools" on upper Ward Street. Photo credit: Bela Amade

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Stream Work - Colt & Steel continues work on the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Project. Large rocks (from CDOT blasting on Hwy 36) and vegetative matter are being used to armor the stream throughout Jamestown to mitigate for future flooding events. The heavy work should be complete within the week, with lighter work continuing. Roads and Water Distribution - Amec presented their latest design plans at the April 15 community meeting. (Please see the presentation here - begins on slide #19) They will present their 100% plans at the May 6 Community Meeting. We got the $117,000 GOCO Grant to repair Town Square! (More in the sidebar) Buyout Program - The State will cover appraisal costs for HMGP buyout properties. If you are participating in the buyout program, do not demo your own home without written permission from the Town. Next steps: Appraisals during May/June. Farewell Christian Aid Ministries! This fabulous group wrapped up various restoration projects this last week (see story below). The Jamestown Long-Term Recovery Plan - The Town has begun its own Long-Term Recovery Planning process. The RFP was released this week. More donated cisterns arrived for residents and returning residents. (Thanks to Salvation Army, Red Cross, Boulder Flatirons Rotary Club!)

Next Town Board Meetings

Thurs., April 22, 6:15 pm Boulder County Courthouse Training Rm, Annex Building Tues., April 29, 6:15 pm Boulder County Courthouse Hearing Rm, 3rd Floor

Next Rebuild Jamestown Community Meeting

Tues., May 6, 5:30 The Merc - Jamestown Let's bring our community home.

Building Materials Grant

The Building materials grant has

 Water Plant - Glacier Construction Company has completed the removal of sand from the Water Treatment Plant (see sidebar). Repairs to the plant are underway. Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) will come in May to build up to 6 houses for qualified Jamestown residents with FREE labor. Please see the Jamestown Rebuilding and Restoration with MDS Handbook for more info. The US Forest Service presented its plan for mitigation and road repairs at the April 15th Community Meeting. Please see Mayor Tara's presentation to the Community on April 15th for more!

been released and the application deadline is May 1st at 5pm. If you would like to apply, information can be found here.

Rebuilding or Restoring?
All rebuilding efforts start with a conversation with the Jamestown Floodplain Administrator. If you have questions about rebuilding or restoring in the floodplain and are looking for a place to start, please contact: Mark Williams Jamestown Floodplain Administrator 303-4491806mark.williams@jamestownco.o rg Visit the Jamestown Rebuilding & Restoration Guide here.

Election Results

Case Managers for Unmet Needs Are Being Hired!

As of the end of March, State funding for Case Managers that will work with the Long-Term Flood Recovery Group (LTFRG) has been received and the hiring process is now officially in full throttle. "Catholic Charities is handling the selection and hiring of Case Managers and should complete their process soon," assures LTFRG Manager Sue Anderson. Flood survivors with unmet needs who have submitted their information through the Flood Recovery hotline (303-442-2178) or the World Renew Walk-in Centers (via "The Green Shirts") in February will be assigned a case manager. This case manager will work one-on-one with residents to build a recovery plan and connect qualified residents with resources. Many residents are starting to realize exactly what "long-term" recovery means. For many of us, this is a process that will take

Welcome to the New Town Board! Mayor: Tara Schoedinger Trustees: Julie Constantine Chad Droste Vic Harris Ken Lenarcic Allan Mueller Tim Stokes A special thanks to Matt Ogsbury for throwing his hat into the ring!

Spring Runoff and Flood Preparedness

Videos from Boulder County: Spring Runoff High Hazard Projects video Post Flood Preparedness video

many months to complete. As we move forward it is important to remember that for many flood survivors, the experience is far from over, and support for those families needs to continue. Mental Health support may also be a necessity for flood survivors as they navigate the recovery process, information about vouchers and other options can be found on the Mental Health page. There are also a lot of residents who did not register with the LTFRG early on and who are only beginning to realize that they need help. It is not too late. Please help pass the word that they may still call the Flood Recovery hotline above and begin the process, or visit the Get Help page to fill out an intake form online. At this point, the LTFRG is dealing with 700-800 cases across Boulder County. Cases are expected to be open for at least the next 18 months. The LTFRG is currently working on fundraising projects to help flood survivors travel as far down the road to recovery as possible. Introducing...the design concept for the new Fire Hall!

Fire Hall Update

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NEW NUMBER: 303-442-2178

Visit the LTFRG web site here.

Photo Credit: Steve Edelstein

The County will continue to add dirt and continue grading the washed out areas in James/Lefthand until the debris removal from the riverbeds is complete. Additionally, within a couple weeks, they will begin patching the road beyond Jamestown and towards Bar-K to improve those badly rutted areas. Then the County will begin reinforcing and rebuilding the washed out surfaces along James/Lefthand. Work will likely not begin until late summer - into Fall. That will be followed by repaving of those Christian Aid Ministries singing a cappella to nearly 200 people in the region, for whom they have done various dirt surfaces to get the road flood restoration projects. back to its pre-flood condition. Likely to be up to a two year On Wednesday evening, April 9th, Christian Aid Ministries process. provided a send-off dinner, slideshow, and a cappella singing for a packed hall of approximately 200 people at First Thanks to Mark Wischmeyer Congregational Church in Longmont. Since their arrival earlier for this update.

Thank You, Christian Aid Ministries!

this year, they have volunteered their time and resources to replace flooring, rebuild walls, and mitigate mold for floodaffected residents all over the region during their stay in Colorado. In Jamestown, they have been actively engaged in restoration projects for five different houses since February, with volunteer groups rotating weekly. The group will be wrapping up projects this week and leaving shortly after. Christian Aid Ministries is a faith-based group made up of Anabaptist denominations such as Mennonites, Amish and Christian Brethren, who believe in peace and following the example of Jesus. They come from many different states, including Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kansas, Oklahoma, and more. So, why do they leave their homes to offer free services to people who need help rebuilding after a natural disaster? Above all, they explained, it is about hope. "If we restore houses without restoring hope, then we haven't done our job," explained Leroy Heatwole, one of the groups leaders. Heatwole has done disaster relief in 14 countries and will likely be heading to the Philippines with his wife soon after he leaves Jamestown. When he is not busy traveling and working on other people's homes, he runs a large farm in the Shenandoah Valley next to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Heartfelt thanks go to Leroy, Nathan and Clinton for heading up a series of extraordinary teams who have helped restore hope in Jamestown!

Lefthand Canyon from U.S. 36 to James Canyon, and James Canyon to Balarat Road is closed to cyclists 7 days per week until May 1 while crews remove major debris hazards from the area before spring runoff and continue road construction. Full article here *** Boulder County continues to mitigate James Creek outside of Jamestown in preparation of Spring Runoff. Large trucks and equipment are working to clear dangerous debris from the stream bed in preparation for Spring Runoff. Road delays may occasionally be expected ***

Photo Credit: Mark Gosbee

CAUTION: Certain edges alongside James Canyon Drive are unsafe. Please watch for cones and markings that are meant to divert drivers from driving too close to the edge. Please slow down in these areas and watch for oncoming traffic. If you spot an area that poses a potential threat to drivers, please call non-emergency dispatch at: 303-441-4444.

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Thanks to the Volunteers!!

On April 19th, 44 volunteers put in an amazing amount of work to help our town be more prepared for Spring run-off and lend a hand to our neighbors in Springdale. Residents received help in various forms: digging out a foundation hauling debris from a hard-to-get-to location deconstructing a home removing debris from the creek A stellar team of residents, CU students from the Health Professions RAP, and other volunteers from Boulder and Longmont, began the necessary work to reestablish a trail up Ward St. so we are able to access large debris piles next week as part of the EWP work. The trail extends from the gate up to Moorehead Gulch and it is incredible! Please feel free to walk it as much as you like. Thank you to David Mans for championing this effort! On April 26th and 27th, two teams will be heading up Ward St. to tackle the large debris piles that collected from the Moorehead Gulch deluge. If you are a certified sawyer (must be able to produce NWCG Red Card with Faller qualification OR certification of Stihl training) and would like to participate, please contact Nina in advance so that we can arrange for lunches and snacks. The next volunteer work day will be on May 3rd when we will be joined by a large group of UPS volunteers headed up by Jamestown's own Dan Kennelly. We need work for this group, so if you have any projects that you would like help with, including some skilled, please let us know. Would you like to volunteer? Are you a resident who would like some help? Please click here to learn more or contact:nina.andaloro@jamestownco.org

Water Update
The Water Plant is currently closed. Estimated reopening is late summer/early fall.

The sand media has been removed and repairs to the building are underway! ________

Town Square Update

Great news! Jamestown has been awarded the GOCO grant to rebuild the Town Square! Jamestown was one of 14 recipients of GOCO Flood Reconstruction Grants. Jamestown's project is valued at $227,000 (this includes a GOCO award of $117,000 and FEMA match for a lot of the rest including removal of debris and replacement with dirt/fill/sod etc). A poster board showing the planned project for the Town Square will be placed in the Town Office for everyone to look at soon. The project

The Jamestown Easter Egg Hunt

must be complete within two years and we are aiming to do the bulk of it in the spring of 2015. Many thanks to the entire community for their input on this project. A very special thanks goes to Wendy Stokes, Vic Harris, and Chad Droste for heading this project up!

View a larger image of the plans for Town Square here.

*** The Town Square is currently being used as a staging area for the large rocks to be used for the armoring of the stream. Large tree trunks and root balls are also being amassed for this purpose. Please give the machine operators plenty of space to move these large objects and always make eye contact before you attempt to move past them. *** The award for the GOCO Grant for rebuilding the Town Square will be announced this week on April 3. Learn more here. _______

About 30 kids gathered for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Elysian Park in Jamestown on Saturday, April 19th. Thanks to Lisa Cass for organizing!!

Flowers for Jamestown

If you would like to see more color in Jamestown, please consider joining Mark Gosbee and Joe Kerschner to solicit flower donations that can be potted in hanging baskets and placed around town for early May. If you have any connections to nurseries/garden centers and would like to ask them, we have a letter which you may use that might make it easier. Please contact Mark for more information: markgosbee@me.c om

Unmet Needs?
Need an advocate or a list of resources? Please write or call Jamestown Community Advocate Rebecca Lawrence at Town Hall: 303-449-1806

Want to Set Up a Rebuilding Account?

We would like to encourage people who need reconstruction and rebuilding to set up accounts at Home Depot and Boulder Lumber (20% discount on in-store purchases at Boulder Lumber through these accounts). People who are looking to help you with your project can then make a deposit to these accounts in your name and you can use the account to purchase building materials. This is a great opportunity to do a little fundraising for yourself. You set up the account, and then let your friends and family know about it.

filescreek@netzero.net

Post-Disaster Tax & Insurance Links:

Post Disaster Tax Workshop Flood Damage and Insurance Workshop Part 1 of 2 Flood Damage and Insurance Workshop Part 2 of 2

Fundraisers
Thanks to the participation of many individuals and groups, Jamestown is making measurable steps toward recovery through private fundraising efforts. Our Rebuild Fund currently has $296,905+ in it to pay for rebuilding our town infrastructure and the Jamestown Community Fund has $91,000+. We're going to need a lot more...Let's keep it coming!

Trouble with FEMA Rental Assistance?

Click here to read Steve Edelstein's advice on the FEMA formula used to determine rental assistance eligibility on Jamestown Connect. If you are having trouble getting Rental Assistance renewed, please contact Rebecca Lawrence in the Town Hall: filescreek@netzero.net We may be able to help!

Past Events
Boulder Little League - raised $250 for Jamestown on Opening Day, April 5th. Thank you, Barbra Charron (From the Bar K) for leading this effort! (See photos below of Mayor Tara throwing in the first pitch!) Refresh to Rebuild - Twig Salon in Boulder hosted a cut-a-thon and mini spa day and gave residents/staff a much needed pampering AND raised $7,000 toward Rebuild Jamestown!!! Special thanks to Jamie Nelson who works for the salon and originated and coordinated the event, to Courtenay Bedell for her amazing volunteer team coordination, and to Kristi Rutledge for her efforts in scheduling our residents for their beautification. The volunteer team who solicited donations and workedat the event included: Kristen B. (JT), Jen (JT), Neon, Anna, and Jill B. (JT). All of the stylists at Twig donated their services for this event and massage therapist Nicole and Acupuncturist Laurel also donated their services for Jamestown. Thank you also to Twig owners, Korrie Fidge, Heather Shine and Haley Brekken for opening up your business for all of us! Thanks to this incredible team, we are all feeling refreshed and ready to REBUILD!!!!!

This newsletter is proudly sponsored by:

Green Girl

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303.442.7535 Green Girl Recycling is happy to be supporting this newsletter as a way to help Jamestown (our home town and community) rebuild.

Newsletter Editors:
Erika Rae Archer Nina Andaloro Tara Schoedinger

Upcoming Events:
More to come:
4th of July! Leesa Bolden is heading up the efforts again! (Hooray!) We need committee members in all areas. More info to come. Studio 11 More info coming... We continue to receive generous support for our rebuild efforts and for our residents. If you would like to help raise funds for town by hosting an event or if you have been approached by someone to do so, contact Nina at nina.andaloro@jamestownco.org. A heartfelt THANK YOU from all of us in Jamestown! If we missed somebody, it wasn't intentional! If you know of someone who has raised money for Jamestown and deserves recognition, please let us know at:erika.archer@jamestownco.org.

Little League!

Mayor Tara Schoedinger threw the first pitch to JT resident Justin Bartsch for Boulder Little League on April 5th. What a team!

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