LYONS

OBITUARY

Zoe Claire Chase January 18, 2003 – September 28, 2022

Zoe Claire Chase, age 19, of Lyons, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Zoe Chase was born January 18, 2003 in Boulder and lived in Lyons since birth. She graduated from Lyons High School in 2021 and was currently a sophomore at Texas Christian University (TCU) studying psychology, and she worked at the library.

During high school Zoe Chase worked at the Pizza Bar in Lyons and with her mom at Boulder Property Management during her summers.

She enjoyed dancing, horses and animals, thrifting, reading, cooking vegetables and soup and spending time with friends and family. She was involved with the College Diabetes Network-Alpha Delta Pi and their philanthropy Ronald McDonald House, and Beto for Texas.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather Charles Aron and uncle James Aron.

Zoe is survived by her father David Chase, stepmother Jimi Alida, her mother Mary Aron Brett, and stepfather Matthew Brett; her brothers David Brett, Finn Klopson and Leif Klopson, and her sisters Marley Chase, Julia Brett, Rachel Brett and Rivers Klopson. Her grandparents Don (Gerry) Chase and Nancy Aron also survive her, as well as aunt and uncle Joe Aron and Sara Blackwood, uncle Doug Chase and aunt Allison Stoner.

A visitation for Zoe was held on October 10, at 2 p.m. followed at 3 p.m. with a celebration of her life at River Bend, 501 W Main St, Lyons. A private burial was held at Lyons Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Barbara Davis Center via Children Diabetes Foundation or the Zoe Chase Memorial Fund for Behavioral Health. Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to share condolences.

Letter to the Town of Lyons Board of Trustees, October 3, 2022

Re: Fire risk mitigation: Martin parcel and curbside pickup Dear Trustees:

The undersigned, all elected to the prior Board of Trustees, wish to call the current Board’s attention to matters relating to fire risk mitigation items given high priority in the 2022 budget: 1. Martin parcel – The 8-acre Martin parcel adjoining Bohn Park on the southwest edge of Town limits was acquired from Boulder County. It was identified by the fire risk mitigation task force as a prime target for mitigation efforts. To that end, the 2022 BOT greatly increased initial budget amounts proposed by Town staff and directed such funds (split $75,000 in the General Fund/$50,000 in the Parks Fund) be used to undertake fire risk mitigation efforts, including the Martin parcel. The Board also directed Staff to prepare and bring to the BOT documentation to annex the Martin parcel into Town limits, giving the Town full control over the property. 2. Curbside limb pickup – The 2022 budget line item 01-55-4708, “Fall/Spring Curbside Pickup” specifically called for “two events” of curbside pickup, a part of fire risk mitigation also identified by the task force as a priority.

To the best of our knowledge, no fire risk mitigation efforts have been undertaken on the Martin parcel, which continues to house multiple piles of dead, dry wood under trees (perfect “pyre” formations), discarded construction pallets and other trash, and high vegetation including several varieties of noxious weeds. Pictures taken in September 2022 are attached.

Further, contrary to Board direction to Staff, the Martin parcel has not been annexed.

Further, so far as we are aware, as of early October, no second curbside collection event has been scheduled.

Excuses were offered during our term for failing to promptly proceed with Martin parcel fire risk mitigation: “Fire District isn’t ready” and “access issues.” Such excuses do not justify continued inaction. If the Fire District is not yet ready to supervise fire risk mitigation, then Boulder County, State or private sector experts should be engaged to complete the task. There is adequate access to the Martin parcel for personnel and equipment, including direct access from Bohn Park and confirmed County right of way access from the northern end of CR 69.

We were pleased to see “Reduce Risk of Wildfire” listed among top goals on the 9/21/22 BOT agenda. We agree it deserves high priority, which is why we boosted the 2022 budget in that area well above initial Staff proposals. We were advised by the task force that Lyons’ primary fire risk is from prevailing westerly downslope winds, and the Martin parcel sits on Lyons’ southwest edge at the base of surrounding hills.

While mitigating that parcel alone will not achieve all or even most of Lyons’ fire risk mitigation needs, doing so will convey an important message to Lyons citizens: “The Town of Lyons puts a high priority on fire risk mitigation and is acting to address it. You should, too.” Having two curbside events, not just one, also sends citizens a highly-visible message that the Town is acting on task force recommendations. By contrast, further delays in mitigating the Martin parcel and not conducting the budgeted-for second curbside pickup sends the opposite message.

The summer of 2022 afforded the Town a welcome reprieve from the “close misses” of fire and smoke events that occurred in previous summers. This summer and fall were and are an opportunity to take advantage of the reprieve to accomplish at least short-term fire mitigation tasks, if not also longer-term efforts such as a Wildland-Urban Interface Code (which Lyons still does not have). The time for talk and excuses is at an end. It is time for action.

Accordingly, the undersigned (i) urge Town Staff to do its duty to carry out BOT direction to get the Martin parcel annexed and do fire risk mitigation on it, (ii) urge that a second curbside limb collection be done this fall, and (iii) respectfully request the current Board of Trustees to vigilantly monitor Town staff's actions to accomplish these objectives.

Photos of the Martin parcel, taken September 2022

Sincerely,

Nicholas Angelo, Mark Browning

Michael Karavas, Wendy Miller

Greg Lowell, Kenyon Waugh

LETTER • TO • THE • EDITOR

Dear Editor,

A comment on Mr. Robinson’s August 17 article about Cemex where he lists their contributions to our Lyons community. He announces a long list of trees, rocks, and volunteer time and even cash to various causes. Worthy, but, let me suggest that his boasting is a distraction, a greenwash to keep us from remembering the pollution they have brought to our community for 25 years. My opinion is that a company should be donating time and money to improve the lives of the people living there, but not to brag about it and try to cover up the destruction they continue to do. Cemex does not have our back. They continue to be a large polluter in Lyons and county in the air, and contributing to evermore congested road traffic. Sometimes silent and invisible they spread air pollution and deteriorate the quality in Lyons daily.

I want to thank the County Commissioners for voting down the quarry access renewal. Closing the quarry is a positive giant step toward. Thank you, it is the first step.

I’ve heard the integrity of some big companies can equated by the amount of their “generosity” with the amount of their guilt.

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Editor’s note: Mr. Robinson refers to Walker Robinson, a spokesman for Cemex. The reference here to Mr. Robinson refers to a Public Relation piece by Walker Robinson, from Cemex, which ran in the August 2022 issue of the Redstone Review saying that Cemex was committed to Lyons with volunteering and contributions.

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