Welcome spring
By Boulder City Review
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It was just the opening salvo, but it appears that lost patience with riders of e-bikes and scooters are to the point that they are ready to go well beyond the “Well, how about more education” approach they opted for back in April.
For those who may have seen any of the recent social media posts put out by reps of the firefighters union calling out the city about pay and benefits, they might have been surprised that one collective bargaining agreement covering fire department personnel was approved by the city council this week without any discussion at all.
With staff and administrators from all five of Boulder City’s public schools together, BCHS Principal Amy Wagner explained in one sentence why they were all gathered last Friday.
Had the Clark County School District gone through with its plan, a new K-8 campus would have been welcoming students this week.
With Christmas music playing in the background, dozens of children and adults filled the Lake Mead Water Safety Center at Boulder Beach this past Friday with the same goal in mind.
There are 1,450 power poles in Boulder City and 880 of them support equipment owned by private companies who don’t pay for the privilege.
It’s a case that captured the attention of many in Boulder City more than four years ago and has kept that attention ever since.
Boulder City Fire Department’s Asst. Chief Josh Barrone has seen a lot in his career, including the aftermath of natural disasters.
It is not often in Boulder City that there is resident pressure for the city to create a new position and hire someone to fill it. But that is the situation discussed recently by the Historic Preservation Commission.
Time was, unless you were a private pilot or lived on the far south side of town, you might not be aware at all of Boulder City’s small municipal airport.