Local Government

Helping community members find employment is the focus of Broomfield’s Workforce Development Month, with a host of job fairs and trade-skill workshops planned during September.

Broomfield City Council approved construction and funding of a new bike lane and sidewalk along Industrial Lane that will eventually connect Commerce Street to the Flatiron bus station.

Broomfield City Council is considering whether future councilmembers should have access to the same health care benefits as city and county employees at the same cost. 

Two Broomfield residents have contracted West Nile Virus, city officials announced this week.

Broomfield City Council is moving forward with a proposed ordinance that would require new gas stations to be built at least 1,000 feet from existing gas stations.

Developers have submitted three applications to build new gas stations in Broomfield in the past six months, and officials have raised concerns about the proximity of new stations to existing stations.

Broomfield moved to a low community level on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 scale this week, which indicates fewer coronavirus cases in the city and county. 

Broomfield officials have selected three candidates for city and county clerk.

Unanticipated infrastructure issues have added cost and delayed completion of the North Metro Fire Rescue District Station 61 project, which was originally scheduled to wrap by next month.

The Broomfield Library has long needed additional space and resources, and those needs are becoming increasingly pressing as the city and county’s population grows, according to Broomfield officials.