Shop ‘til you Drop at the Community Yard Sale

Saturday, May 12 | 9 AM to 1 PM

Your neighbors have the best stuff and they want to sell it to you for cheap! The annual Lyons’ community-wide sale, happening this Saturday, May 12, is a must do for anyone in Town that needs anything. The main hub for the event is located at Sandstone Park (350 Railroad Ave, Lyons, CO), as the venue hosting a large "flea market" type of sale. Along with the sales happening in Sandstone Park, several residences in the community will be hosting their own garage sales! A map with participating addresses can be found here.

Lyons U-Fix-It Clinic—Sign Up Now

Saturday, May 12 | 9 AM to 1 PM

Something broken? Learn how to fix it with help from our volunteer U-Fix-It coaches! Join us for the first ever Lyons Repair Day, a collaboration of the Boulder U-Fix-It Clinic, Eco-Cycle, Oracle Volunteers, and Lyons Volunteers. You can bring any appliance, lamp, toy, furniture, clothing/fabric item -- any sort of broken thing! We'll have a toolbox and supplies for each workstation, but you should also bring any parts or tools that might be helpful for the repair. Please select one or more 1-hour time slots and enter your name and the item you plan to bring. To sign up, click here.

Clean Up Day Next Weekend

Saturday, May 19 | 9 AM to 1 PM

Next weekend, on Saturday, May 19, the Lyons area cleanup day will take place at the Waste Water Treatment Plant on 2nd Avenue, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The goal of this event is reduce landfill items by providing responsible disposal of items that otherwise could not be recycled locally. Area residents are welcome to bring items for recycling, donation, and disposal.

A full list of accepted items and pricelist can be found here. You can also sign up to volunteer at the event here.

More on the 2018 Lyons Spring Clean >>

Asphalt Repair and Patching

Weeks of May 7 & 14

Asphalt repair and patching has been completed on Longs Peak Road, and will continue along Railroad Avenue. Friday, May 11 or into early next week. After Railroad Avenue, asphalt repair and overlays will continue at the Apple Valley Road street cut, and 4th Avenue and Evans.

In efforts to increase efficiency and effectiveness, please ensure vehicles are not parked along the right-of-way in these areas, during the scheduled times. We appreciate your assistance! There may be delays if Lyons receives any moisture during this time.

Street Sweeping

Through the week of May 14

Street sweeping has begun on residential streets. The sweeping will continue through the week of May 14.

Please do not park vehicles along these roads during sweeping.

We appreciate your help!

McConnell Bridge Grand Opening

McConnell Bridge is now officially open! The McConnell Bridge Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on May 8. Mayor Sullivan was joined by representatives of Senator Michael Bennet, Senator Cory Gardner, Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Department of Local Affairs, and Colorado Resiliency and Recovery Office. Thanks to all who joined the celebration, and a HUGE thanks to Lyons residents for your patience throughout the project!

Pictures from the opening can be found on the Town's Facebook page.

Bohn Park Phase II

The Town was recently informed of procedural gaps that have occurred in the Bohn Park Phase II project. The Town has been working closely with the project funder, FEMA, in addressing the discrepancies to move forward. While the entities continue to work together,

You may have noticed a lull in activity at Bohn Park Phase II. Pending guidance from involved federal agencies, Phase II is temporarily on hold while federal agencies determine whether a Cultural Resource Survey is complete. The Town intends to have more information next week.

Meanwhile, please enjoy the newly opened Phase I (north end) of Bohn Park!

2018 Changes to Primary Elections in Colorado

Colorado voters approved Proposition 108 in 2016, which allows unaffiliated voters (sometimes referred to as “independent” voters) to now participate in Colorado primary elections.

This year, all active unaffiliated voters will receive the Primary Election ballots for both the Democratic and Republican Parties in the mail. The voter may vote and return only one of the ballots. If a voter marks and returns more than one party’s ballot, none of their votes will be counted.

As an alternative, unaffiliated voters may update their voter registration and declare a ballot preference in advance of the Primary Election at www.UChoose.CO.gov. Declaring a ballot preference does not change your unaffiliated voter registration, this option simply means you will receive just one of the major party's ballots in the mail for this election. This option helps conserve taxpayer resources, because your county will only need to print and mail one ballot, instead of two.

The Boulder County Elections Division asks that if voters already know which party’s primary they want to participate in, to update their voter registration by mid-May, if possible. Ballots will be mailed the first week of June.

For those registered with a political party, there are no changes to the Primary Election process. The voter will get a ballot in the mail for their political party, if their party is holding a Primary Election.

For more voter and election information, visit www.BoulderCountyVotes.org or call 303-413-7740.

We're Hiring!

The Town of Lyons is currently seeking three Seasonal Parks and Public Works Maintenance Workers and two Community Service Officers. Apply today!

Employment Opportunities >>

Lyons Goodwill Fund

Applications Accepted through June 1

The Human Services and Aging Commission is pleased to offer the Lyons Goodwill Fund Grant, which is open to registered 501(c)3 businesses who serve the Lyons community. Applications will be accepted until June 1.

Lyons Goodwill Fund Grant >>

Hungry Bears are Waking Up

The Lyons Ecology Advisory Board wants to remind everyone to be bear-aware this May. Hungry bears are waking up, and hopefully with the mild winter we had, there will be plenty of food for them in the mountains. However, we can do our part to make sure that we don’t draw bears into town.
1. Secure your trash cans. For sources on bear resistant containers see this link: boulderbearcoalition.org/bears-and-trash.
2. Bring your bird and hummingbird feeders in at night.
3. Don’t leave unharvested fruit on your trees around your property.

For more information please see: boulderbearcoalition.org and cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Education/LivingWithWildlife/LivingWithBears.pdf.

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