 I'm Sir Joe Angelis, and welcome to This Week in Longmont for August 7, 2020, a Fulter Park next up for renewal. Improvements to the City of Longmont's Fulter Neighborhood Park at 1400 Holly Avenue are slated to begin on Monday, August 10, and work is expected to continue until the spring of 2021, weather and circumstances permitting. The improvements, part of the City's Lifecycle Replacement and Park Renewal Program, were identified as high priority needs as part of the 2014 Parks Recreation and Trails Master Plan in which the community voiced a strong desire to care of what we have. Watch council meetings live or recorded. Although residents can't attend City Council meetings in person right now, it's easy for you to view meetings either live or recorded. To watch the meetings live at 7pm on Tuesdays, please visit the City's YouTube channel at bit.ly forward slash Longmont YouTube Live or Longmont Public Media's live stream at longmontpublicmedia.org forward slash watch. Following each meeting, you can view the recording on YouTube. You can also call in to speak at public invited to be heard and during hearings on specific issues. Check for the instructions that are shown on the live feed immediately prior to each opportunity to speak. How you can engage in the State Highway 119 Study in Español. Join us for an online town hall on Wednesday, August 12 from 5-6pm where you can learn more about the State Highway 119 first and final mile study project. Ask questions to the project team and provide your input on recommendations for the corridor. The same content will be shared at each town hall and the August 12 meeting will be conducted in Spanish only. Puedes encontrar la encuesta en Español aquí abajo. Protect yourself from West Nile virus. The mosquito-borne West Nile virus can cause serious illness, even death. Protect yourself by using deat or an alternative, dressing in long sleeves and long pants, staying inside from dusk to dawn and draining standing water. Longmont contracts with four city-wide monitoring and spraying is used when mosquitoes that carry West Nile exceed thresholds. To stay informed and to add your name to the notification or shut off list, please visit LongmontColorado.gov forward slash West Nile. Help weed the garden. Spend a socially-distanced morning from 8-10.30am on Thursday, August 13, helping weed the beautiful demonstration garden at 7 South Sunset Street. Volunteers must wear a mask and bring their own gloves and water. Register and learn more at bit.ly forward slash 3-h-w-k-e-l-q. Enjoy the big summer concert virtually. In lieu of the outdoor downtown summer concerts at 4th Avenue and Kimbark Street, the Longmont Downtown Development Authority, the Longmont Museum, and Longmont Public Media are teaming up to live broadcast the internationally acclaimed Face Vocal Band from the Museum's Steward Auditorium at 7.30pm on Friday, August 28. You can view the concert for free on the Museum's or LDDA's Facebook pages at LongmontPublicMedia.org or on local Comcast channel 8-880. From August 10-24, enter to win a private in-person viewing of the concert or a share of a $1,000 prize package just by shopping at Downtown Longmont Businesses. You can find additional details at downtownlongmont.com. Attend the library's virtual volunteer fair. Find your perfect fit for volunteering through the library's annual volunteer fair, which has moved online this year. Get to know non-profit organizations and volunteer groups from around Longmont that will be sharing information about their work in our community and seeking volunteers. You can visit the library's website at bit.ly forward slash lib programs between Saturday, August 15 and Monday, August 31 for all the details. The program is open to adults and teens. Slow the flow and save water today. Knowing how to water your lawn during stressful summer conditions is difficult for almost everyone. Resource Central's Slow the Flow sprinkler consultation can help take the guesswork out of how you should be watering your lawn. Technicians will test your system for inefficiencies, share tips on how to use your sprinkler controller, and provide a customized watering schedule to help your lawn beat the heat without wasting water. Sign up at resourcecentral.org forward slash sprinklers for your free sprinkler consultation or call 303-999-3824. And that's been this week in Longmont, we'll see you next week.