 Hello and welcome to this week in Laumont for September 4th, 2020. I'm your host, Sergio Angelis with Laumont Public Media. Let's get to it on this quick recap special for Labor Day weekend. Most city facilities closed on Monday. Laumont City government observes the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 7th, 2020. Most city facilities will be closed. The Laumont Recreation Center will be open from 7am to 2pm, and Sunset Pool will be open from 10am to 5pm. Both locations will require reservations, so please visit LaumontColorado.gov forward slash rec for details. Trash, recycling, and composting will be collected one day later than normal throughout the week, so just keep that in mind. Annual Citywide Cleanup Greenup. Businesses, civic groups, schools, neighborhoods, families, and individuals are invited to help spruce up Laumont. Volunteers can pick a park, greenway, street, alley, or open space to clean up, and or an area of need can be assigned. The grand kickoff for the month-long campaign is from 7.30 to 10.30am on Saturday, September 19th at Sunset Campus, 7 South Sunset Street. Register at joinus.LaumontColorado.gov forward slash calendar. If you can't participate or kickoff day, you can help clean up green up through October 10th. For more information, please visit bit.ly forward slash clean up slash green up or visit colorado.gov. Kids Bike Program Accepting Donations. The volunteers at the Kids Holiday Bike Program, sponsored this year by Bicycle Laumont, are accepting new and used children's bicycles with wheels sizes ranging from 12 inches to 24 inches. Functional bikes are preferred and flat tires are okay. These dedicated volunteers will ready the bikes for distribution to new young owners during the holiday season. You can donate bicycles until the 7th or 4th at any Laumont fire station. To find out where your closest fire station is, please visit bit.ly forward slash Laumont fire. Water Meter Maintenance Program. The City of Laumont conducts an annual program to replace water meters in homes on a scheduled cycle. This ensures that this ensures measuring accuracy and is at no cost to the homeowner. When an inside meter is due for replacement, the owner or tenant will receive a letter with directions for scheduling and appointment. The city's contractor, utility sales and service, will then complete the work. For meters in a pit outside a home, a letter will inform the owner or tenant that a city technician will be on the property. Owners and tenants do not need to be at home for the work done in outside pits. However, technicians will knock on the door to announce who they are and why they're working on the property. For more information, please visit LaumontColorado.gov forward slash water or call 303-651-8416. Hazardous waste drop-off canceled. The 2020 chemical drop-off day scheduled this year for Saturday, September 12th has been canceled. Residents can take items at no charge to the Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility located at 1901 63rd Street in Boulder, Colorado. You can schedule your appointment at bowco.org forward slash HMMF appointment. Businesses can also schedule appointments at bowco.org forward slash HMMF biz app. For more options and information about disposing of various types of waste, please visit LaumontColorado.gov forward slash waste services or call 303-651-8416. Friends of Laumont Youth awarded $75,000 to fund local hunger relief. Friends of Laumont Youth, or FLY, they were recently awarded $75,000 for the Community Meals Program by the Colorado COVID Relief Fund to help respond to the ongoing increase in food insecurity in light of the coronavirus pandemic. FLY's mission is to support positive youth development programs in partnership with the City of Laumont's Children, Youth and Families Division. Additional information about the Community Meals Program can be found by visiting Children, Youth and Families website. Laumont Senior Center launches online aging solo series. Join local professionals from next phase living for this free online series to discuss subjects that concern older adults who are aging solo without local support. You are welcome to sign up for the entire series or just the topics that interest you. Those topics are, September 4th, elements of a successful aging solo plan. September 11th, growing or developing your social network and support system. On September 18th, residential housing decisions. And on September 25th, financial or legal preparedness and how to choose a fiduciary. The cost is absolutely free. So please register in advance at LaumontColorado.gov or by calling 303-651-8411. Sunset pool to remain open through September 20th by reservation only. Sunset pool has extended its outdoor swimming season through September 20th, 2020. As with the previous months this summer, guests will be asked to make a reservation before their visit and to make sure that all the current Colorado COVID visitors guidelines are followed. To make that reservation, just go to LaumontColorado.gov. And that's it for this week in Laumont for September 4th, 2020. I'm your host Sergio Angelis. I hope you have a fantastic Labor Day weekend and Labor Day. See you next week.