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Home My Public Portal About3 Bi-Weekly Update 27 October 2017 Bi-W e e k l y U p d a t e O c t 2 7 , 2 0 1 7 Highlights • 2018 Budget Challenges • Get Stuffed • Public Works • Planning Upcoming Events Oct 27 Zombie Paintball Massacre at Fraser Valley Rec Oct 28 Crooked Creek Halloween Party Oct 28 Halloween Bash at Cooper Creek Nov 2 Free Avalanche Awareness Class at Winter Park Pub 2018 Budget Challenges Throughout the next several weeks, the Town Board will be adopting a budget for 2018 expenditures for the Town of Fraser. The goal of creating the budget is to ensure fiscal sus- tainability of the organization while providing the highest level of service within our available resources. Throughout the Budget Process, the Town Board has identified chal- lenges that threaten short term fiscal sustainability for the Town. Major concerns regarding the 2018 Budget are as follows: • A reduction in sales tax revenues due a new grocery store in Winter Park could result in a significant reduction in sales tax revenue that contributes towards the General Fund. The General Fund provides for the general operations of the Town. • Demands for our Public Works Department exceeds current re- sources and infrastructure particularly in terms of snow removal, wa- ter and sewer operations and open space and trails maintenance. • Significant investment in water system infrastructure is warranted to meet the Town’s mission to provide a safe, reliable, and sustainable water supply. • Due to high levels of inflow and infiltration into the Town’s wastewater collections system, multi-million dollar capital projects may be needed unless we act to reduce the collection system inflow and infiltration problems. The Town’s process to approve the 2018 Budget will include three pub- lic hearings on Nov. 1st, Nov. 15th, and Dec. 6th. Public input regarding the 2018 Budget is welcome and encouraged! Get Stuffed Have you eaten at Fraser’s newest business, Stuffed? Amber and Jess, friends from the valley, came to- gether about three years ago with a vision to start their own business. That vision became Stuffed, a food trailer designed specifically to cater to locals and their active lifestyles. Stuffed provides fresh, hearty, delicious handheld meals, or "Stuffers", for people on the go made from locally sourced ingre- dients right here in Grand County. Their “Stuffers” were inspired by German Bierocks, a yeast dough pocket sandwich with a savory filling. The original bierock is filled with cooked and seasoned ground beef, shredded cab- bage and onions, and baked until golden brown. The Stuffed gals put a creative spin on the original bierock recipe and stuff the dough pockets with a variety of fresh ingredients for both breakfast and lunch. A bit of background on the owners: Amber Donaldson is a classically trained chef from Fort Collins, Colorado with 10+ years of experience. In the beginning, Am- ber completed a one year apprenticeship under a classically trained French Pastry Chef in Fort Collins. Amber went on to be- come an executive chef at a successful Ital- ian restaurant in Fort Collins for two years. From there, she went on to instruct and serve as Sous Chef at a farm-to-table culi- nary school in Loveland, Co. Amber is co- chef and part owner of Stuffed. Jessica Kennedy earned her Bachelor’s De- gree in Recreation Management and Business, as well as a Master’s Degree in Recreation Therapy, but her love for cooking began as a child. Jessica helped her mother create masterpieces in the kitchen, including many German foods and fell in love with bierocks. The inspiration for Stuffed and their Stuffers was born. Jessica is co-chef and part owner of Stuffed. If you haven’t seen the Stuffed food trailer yet, you can find it next to Rocky Mountain Moonshine Liquors in Fraser right off of US-40. Stuffed is open from 8am – 2pm, Wednesday through Sunday. Be sure to stop by and try their breakfast and lunch options. Check out their facebook page, @stuffedwp, and stay tuned for updates, or give them a call at (308) 991 -1259. P a g e 2 Bi-W e e k l y U p d a t e Stuffed owners Amber and Jess pose with their hus- bands in front of their cool new food truck. The cool, new Stuffed truck providing a delicious food for those on-the-go! P a g e 3 Bi-W e e k l y U p d a t e Public Works Water Progress on the extension of water and sewer utilities under CR72 at Johns Drive continues for the Elk Creek subdivision at Grand Park (GP). The waterline tie-in was completed on October 25th. GP’s contractor will continue to lay water line from Johns Drive to the west to the Union Pacific Railroad underpass where they will turn south into the subdivision. A significant amount of organic soils has been encountered underneath CR72 which has resulted in delays and extended road closure as they remove and replace the organic soils with structural backfill material. Upon completion of the deep utilities, the contractor will install the new concrete culvert crossing Elk Creek. Sanitary Sewer Staff has received, and is processing preliminary acceptance submittals from Grand Park for infra- structure to be turned over to the Town for operation and maintenance. Streets As a result last month’s bi-annual bridge inspection by CDOT, staff is preparing a grant application to the Special Highway Committee of the Colorado Municipal League for an 80% grant and 20% lo- cal match for the replacement of the GCR8 bridge. Grant recipients will have four years to complete their project once awarded. PW staff is busy outfitting and testing snow and ice equipment for the start of the snow plowing sea- son. We have two new operators coming on board to help with the increase in the Town’s snow management operations. Trails and Gardens Two new trailhead kiosks have been constructed with one to be installed in The Village at Grand Park. The second kiosk location is pending approval. The gardeners are planting seasonal bulbs and covering the beds for the long winters nap…see ya in the spring! Other Matters Work continues with the Mary’s Pond survey and improvements grant project. P a g e 4 Bi-W e e k l y U p d a t e Planning Fraser River Corridor Master Plan Public Workshop #2 We invite you to join us for our second public workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 12 th from 5-7pm at the Fraser Historic Church (107 Eisenhower Drive) to provide your input on ways to develop a long -term vision to protect and enhance the Cozen’s Ranch Open Space. At the meeting, we will review and discuss up-to-date results of the online community survey, present design alternatives, and brain- storm additional ideas in a collaborative workshop. For more information, please contact Catherine Trotter at ctrotter@town.fraser.co.us. Fraser River Corridor Master Plan Community Survey If you haven’t had a chance to complete the online survey for the Fraser River Corridor Mater Plan, please take five to ten minutes to click the link below and submit your input. Your input is important to the master planning process! A key piece of this planning process includes involving local resi- dents to leverage their knowledge about where they live and the environment around them. The feedback you provide will help guide the Master Plan Team in understanding how you currently use the Cozens Ranch Open Space, how you would like to use it in the future and how you would like to see this area improved overall. The outcome of the project is to protect, connect and inspire! We want to focus on incorporat- ing the Fraser River more into the Town of Fraser and into the lives of the residents and visitors. Our desired outcome is to showcase Cozens Ranch Open Space to everyone and allow the natural beauty of the river corridor to positively impact people of all ages without negatively impacting the wildlife population. Please complete this short 15 minute survey. The survey results will ultimately be included in Master Plan report. Please complete the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FraserRiverMPSurvey and visit the Town of Fraser’s website for more information about the project at http://frasercolorado.com/. Please do not hesitate to contact Catherine Trotter (ctrotter@town.fraser.co.us) or Brandon Parsons (bparsons@thkassoc.com) with THK with questions or for more information. The survey will run from October 13, 2017 – November 30, 2017. The results of the survey will be posted to the Town’s website in January of 2018. P a g e 5 Bi-W e e k l y U p d a t e Planning New Home Starts in Fraser The Winter Park, Fraser & Granby Building Department has issued more than 100 building permits for new homes in Fraser this year alone. Fraser welcomes these new lo- cals and second homes owners to our community! There are a lot of construction activity in Town, and new water and wastewater customers will provide a boost to the wa- ter and wastewater funds. The Town Board has scheduled a public hearing on Nov 15th to consider an ordinance adopting the 2015 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC). In 2016, a Code Development Committee was created and charged with drafting a set of uniform code amendments that could be adopted by the Towns of Winter Park, Fraser and Granby as well as Grand County, to promote countywide consistency. The committee met every month and received input from local stakeholders, such as the Builders Asso- ciations, architects, engineers, the insurance industry and other interested parties. The Town’s Con- struction Codes were last updated in 2013. That last update was based upon the 2009 International Codes. For more information on the 2015 edition of the IRC, please contact Tom Hawkinson, Chief Building Official, at thawkinson@wpgov.com. Development Code Public Outreach Event SAVE THE DATE! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2017 An open house event for the public to provide their input on updating a variety of Fraser's land de- velopment code provisions will be held Nov 2 nd at the Fraser Historic Church/Community Center aka the “Church of What's Happenin' Now”, at 107 Eisenhower Drive. Come by anytime between 4pm and 7pm to provide your input. Light refreshments will be served. Click on this link for updates on both the Fraser River Corridor Master Plan and the Fraser Develop- ment Code projects! http://www.frasercolorado.com/index.aspx?page=61 Did You Know… Every year 200-300 kids get all dressed up and come to Old Town Fraser to go trick or treating? To assist residents who live in this neighborhood, the Town of Fraser donates candy and provides a drop off location for parents who’d like to donate candy. Residents in the neighborhood who would like assistance with some candy can come by Fraser Town Hall Monday or Tuesday to get their free bag of treats. Free bags are first come, first serve as supplies last! Have a Happy Halloween! P a g e 6 Bi-W e e k l y U p d a t e Please feel free to contact us with any questions Town Hall 970-726-5491 A full list of contacts can be found at: www.frasercolorado.com Owners Barry and Debbie pose as work con- tinues for the new Fraser Still! Town of Fraser PO Box 370, Fraser, CO 80442