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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

Boulder County names a sole finalist for county administrator

Plus, prescribed fires are planned on 413 acres near Lyons.

The Good Day Lafayette team2 stories11 sources4 min read

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Boulder County names Paul Jannatpour sole finalist for county administrator

Jannatpour came out of 31 qualified applications

Boulder County's county administrator recruitment

  1. Met minimum qualifications31100%
  2. Invited to first-round interviews1239%
  3. Selected for second-round interviews26.5%
  4. Named sole finalist13.2%

Sources: Longmont Leader, Colorado Hometown Weekly

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CountShare of the first step
Met minimum qualifications31100%
Invited to first-round interviews1239%
Selected for second-round interviews26.5%
Named sole finalist13.2%

If you live in Boulder County, you get a say in this one. Commissioners on Thursday chose longtime employee Paul Jannatpour as the sole finalist for . He's the county's information technology director and has worked for Boulder County since December 2010, the county said in a Nov. 5 announcement.

Before IT, he spent about 11 years in Boulder County's Housing and Human Services department. He grew up in Boulder, lived in Longmont and now lives in Lyons. To weigh in, fill out the online form on the county's website.

Jannatpour's current IT department by the numbers

$28.8 million
departmental budget he manages
76
technology professionals he supervises

Source: Longmont Leader

  • Feedback deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 18
  • Interview video: has English and Spanish subtitles
  • Final appointment date: not yet announced
  • Previous administrator Jana Petersen: left in August for Santa Barbara County

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Boulder County plans prescribed fires on 413 acres near Lyons, with a burn window opening Nov. 15

If you hike near Lyons, plan around the smoke. Boulder County plans prescribed fires across 413 acres at the Ron Stewart Preserve at and the Nelson Loop area of . The Boulder Reporting Lab's newsletter flags the burns too, with park closures expected.

Rabbit Mountain is the bigger of two planned burns

Source: Longmont Leader

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AmountShare
Rabbit Mountain21552.1%
Hall Ranch's Nelson Loop19847.9%

Want details first? The county holds a public meeting Saturday, Nov. 14, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Lyons Regional Library District Community Room, 451 Fourth Ave. Smoke can affect air quality, and the county points you to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for wood-smoke health information.

The Rabbit Mountain burn window opens the day after the meeting

Boulder County's prescribed fire dates, November

November 2026

  • Public meeting in Lyons, 3 p.m.
  • Rabbit Mountain burn window open
  • No burning: Nov. 25-29

Exact burn dates are not yet announced.

Source: Longmont Leader

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Public meeting in Lyons, 3 p.m.Nov. 14
Rabbit Mountain burn window openNov. 15–24 and 30
No burning: Nov. 25-29Nov. 25–29
  • Rabbit Mountain burn window: Nov. 15 through May 31, 2027
  • Hall Ranch burn window: to be announced in early 2027
  • No burning: Nov. 25-29 and Dec. 19 through Jan. 3
  • Burn length: generally one to three consecutive days
  • Both parks close during active ignition operations

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News Notes

Theater

Theater Company of Lafayette has brought back its Twilight Zone tradition, with episodes on stage now through Nov. 15 at the Arapaho Center in Lafayette. KGNU

Longmont

El Pollo Loco is getting ready to open a new location at 1743 Main Street in Longmont. Fort Collins Country Radio

Real estate

BizWest's Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference is Nov. 19 at the Limelight Hotel, 1295 University Ave., Boulder. The day opens with a residential forecast from Jay Kalinski of Re/Max of Boulder and Re/Max Elevate. BizWest

The real estate conference runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Limelight Hotel, 1295 University Ave., Boulder

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.8:30 a.m.to 3 p.m.
  • 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference
Date
Nov. 19

Source: BizWest

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8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference
DateNov. 19

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Around Colorado

Broomfield

One Broomfield ballot question, Charter Amendment 1C, is in recount territory as of Friday afternoon, because its lead falls within the 0.5% margin that triggers a recount under Colorado law. The city says 32 unreturned military and overseas ballots and 495 rejected ballots that may be cured remain. Broomfield Enterprise

Hundreds of Broomfield ballots could still change the count

Source: Broomfield Enterprise

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Rejected ballots that may be cured495
Unreturned military and overseas ballots32

Quantinuum

Quantinuum Inc.'s stock sprinted out of the gate in early trading Friday after the Broomfield quantum company posted strong third-quarter sales and raised its full-year revenue outlook. The company says a fully fault-tolerant quantum computer is coming in 2029. BizWest

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— Cesar A. Cruz

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The Wrap

Friday night's 4A playoff opener had a little movie drama. Vista Ridge's football team watched a double-digit second-half lead shrink to a one-score game, then held off Longmont 34-31. The No. 14 seed Wolves are now 7-4, and coach Matt Wibbels says his seniors won't let the team quit. Nail-biters make the best film.

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6Front Range voters look set to fund the CoCo passenger train
  2. Thurs., Nov. 5Highway 7 work is underway in Lafayette, and Ball beats estimates
  3. Wed., Nov. 4Treasury approves all 91 Colorado Opportunity Zones
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Boulder County ballots are due by 7 p.m. today, and BVSD choice enrollment is open
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Boulder County names a sole finalist for county administrator

Plus, prescribed fires are planned on 413 acres near Lyons.

The TLDR

  1. Boulder County names a sole finalist for county administrator
  2. Prescribed fires planned on 413 acres near Lyons
  3. Twilight Zone runs at the Arapaho Center through Nov. 15
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