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Denver City Council revisits flavored nicotine ban; RTD’s old rail lines could become a bike trail Jackie Sedley
Denver City Council revisits flavored nicotine ban
Denver’s City Council is once again revisiting a flavored nicotine ban.
Council considered the ban back in 2021, but that proposal was shut down by then-Mayor Michael Hancock. Back then, Denver vape shop owners told FOX31 that the ban would affect 90% of their inventory and would likely put them out of business.
Now, the ban is gaining support from community groups like the Denver Public Schools Board of Education. The district passed a proclamation in late September calling on City Council members to revisit the ban.
Denver’s Safety, Housing, Education, and Homelessness Committee will discuss the issue this upcoming Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. You can join the meeting and participate during the 15-minute public comment period by signing up at denvergov.org/councilpublicinput.
The conversation around flavored nicotine bans has reached the state level, too; the Colorado legislature tried to pass a similar ban this year, but the measure failed.
RTD’s old rail lines could become a bike trail
Bikers and walkers may be able to more easily travel from Boulder to Erie.
The Boulder County Commission approved a plan last month to build bicycle and pedestrian trails between the two municipalities, replacing an out-of-service rail line owned by RTD. The proposed 8.5 mile trail goes east-west to Erie and would serve as a commuter route to areas where RTD does not plan to provide services.
The commission’s vote allows for staff to start pursuing federal states grants and do more detailed planning.
Boulder County asked residents about the potential trails via an online survey of over 450 people who lived near the line. 93% of people said they would use the path, with many expressing interest in using it for recreation or to commute.
According to The Colorado Sun, Boulder County officials say construction of the trails will be divided into segments while officials seek funding. The first constructed segment would be from about 109th Street into Erie, and the second would be from Boulder east to 75th street.
See Boulder’s online survey results
CPW on the hunt for coyote that bit four-year-old on Thanksgiving
Colorado wildlife officers are pursuing a single coyote that attacked a four-year-old girl Thanksgiving Day in northern Colorado Springs.
The girl was with another child in a neighborhood east of Monument Creek and Interstate 25 when they approached a coyote crouching behind a tree, thinking it was a dog. The coyote lunged at the girl and bit her on the back of the head, sending her to the hospital.
The child’s father scared the coyote off shortly after the attack, according to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife press release.
The wildlife agency says it’s impossible to identify the exact coyote that bit the girl; therefore, they plan to kill any coyote they can find in the area of the attack and test their bodies for the presence of human DNA and diseases such as rabies.
Coyotes are naturally afraid of humans but may attack if they are sick, being fed, or protecting their young.
CPW urges everyone to be vigilant when living among wildlife, and to keep an especially watchful eye on their kids and pets. They also recommend scaring off any coyotes you see in settled areas, by yelling or throwing rocks.
Feds sue group that fenced off 1,400 acres of Forest Service land
The federal government is suing a group that fenced off about 1,400 acres of U.S. Forest Service land outside of Mancos back in early October.
The Free Land Holder Committee argued that historic treaties and deeds give the group ownership over the land, including the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Treaty of Ghent in 1814.
One of the Free Land Holder members named in the lawsuit, Patrick Leroy Pipkin, told The Colorado Sun that his group has Native American members who trace their presence on the property to back “before there was a United States.” He declined to say which Tribes he was working with.
U.S. attorneys called the fence “unlawful,” citing the federal government’s title to the land.
According to The Colorado Sun, the feds are filing the lawsuit to prevent further harm to the land and public and QUOTE “ensure continuing free and lawful access to public property.”
