Mayor Rod Woodbury, third from left, makes a $3,000 donation to Emergency Aid of Boulder City's Copper Kettle on Dec. 18. The donation is part of the 30 percent increase in salary that City Council approved in May and that he pledged to donate to former mayor Roger Tobler's charity of choice. Joining him for the donation were, from left, Tobler, Rylee Harrison, a bell ringer; his wife, Leslie Woodbury; Brooke Harrison and Andy Giroux, bell ringers. Courtesy of Joan Stertzer
When departing and now former city manager Taylour Tedder was on his way out, he took some steps to try to smooth out the transition to a new city executive in the form of five recruitment firms vying for the call to be hired to conduct a nationwide search for his replacement.
For those who are into the rodeo scene, you may want to remember the name Aiden Brown in years to come.
Leaders of the Boulder City United Methodist Church have a project in the works that they feel will benefit many in the community but understand those who may have concerns.
If you call in to a city council meeting for public comment twice in one meeting, you officially qualify as a gadfly. (noun: 1) a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly. 2) an annoying person, especially one who provokes others into action by criticism.) Fred Voltz, already quoted in these pages for comments on other issues, also addressed the issue of pet breeding, likening the practice to prostitution or the dealing of narcotics.
In the 1930s, the original Boulder City Company Store included a “club room.” The city was officially dry until the late 1960s, so booze would not have been officially served. Except it was.
Chances are that many will be giving their two-cents worth regarding the news that 99 Cent Only Stores, including the one in Boulder City, have been thrown a lifeline by a former competitor — Dollar Tree.
By all accounts, and according to those who would know best, this school year was another success.
As the fiscal year draws to a close, so too, do some appointments to various city boards and commissions.
The moves to develop much of the Eldorado Valley for solar energy uses that has brought Boulder City millions of dollars in lease revenue — enough to make it feasible for a city of just 15,000 souls to consider spending upward of $40 million on a new municipal pool complex — took another step forward on May 28 as the city council voted unanimously to amend the master plan and zoning map that would allow for the creation of a battery-based energy storage facility.
