Edgewater City Weekly: July 27, 2018

From the City of Edgewater:

Parks and Recreation

Edgewater Market and Music: Please come out to see our Market and Music every Thursday night, starting through September 6th, from 5pm-8pm. Music will start at 6pm. For more info please visit www.playedgewater.com.

Colorado Scottish Festival: The 55th Annual Colorado Scottish Festival is coming to Edgewater. Brought to you by the St. Andrew’s Society of Colorado. The Colorado Scottish Festival and Rocky Mountain Highland Games will take place on August 4-5th at Citizen’s Park. A single day pass will cost $10 or a $20 weekend pass. Children 12-17 years old and seniors 65 and older, along with active military or first responders are $5 for a single day pass. Children under 12 are free. Come and enjoy the experience of Highland Dancing, Piping and Drumming, Renaissance Scots, Scottish Athletics, Whisky Tasting, British Car Show and many more vendors. For more information please visit the event website at http://www.scottishgames.org/.

Edgewater Community Festival Picnic: This year we have combined events with Edgewater Collective to give you more of an experience for your Edgewater Community Picnic. This event will take place on Saturday, August 25th. The day will start with a 5k race and then will pick up again at 3 pm with events that will last throughout the evening. Of course, we cannot conclude our Edgewater Community Festival Picnic without fireworks, so we will be shooting off fireworks around 8:30pm. Please join us throughout the day though to see the live bands, performances, food, and fun. This event is for the whole family so bring everyone along and bring a blanket to sit and enjoy the park and the festivities.

Hiring: Parks and Recreation is now hiring for Facility Manager positions for the new Civic Center. Please go online at www.edgewaterco.com and search for job opportunities to see a full job description and to apply. An application must be filled out, we will not accept resumes only.

Youth Sports: Youth Soccer Registration is now open. Youth Soccer doesn’t start again until September 5th but the registration deadline is August 26th so please do not hesitate to put your name in. Youth Soccer is for ages 5-6, 7-9, and 10-12 year old’s. We have kids at all skill levels from those who have never touched a soccer ball to those who have been playing with us since they were 4 years old. Kids will learn the basics of dribbling, shooting, passing, and working as a team. Having fun and participation are our main concentrations. Please register at www.playedgewater.com

Public Works Department

Street Sweeping Routing: Due to new equipment, staff is working on a new route plan. We have spent the past two months testing the new equipment with previous route plans. The August sweeping will consider a new route that will be published within the next week. The new route will provide more efficient sweeping while utilizing the new sweeper.

Code Enforcement

Graffiti: If you see graffiti anywhere in the city, whether it is on your property, a neighbor, or city property, please report it immediately so it can be removed as soon as possible.

Trash in Alleys: Please make sure all trash is in your trash and recycle containers. Trash and/or recycling not inside containers will not be picked up and you could receive a Code Violation if it is not in a container.

Joel Newton

Joel has been a resident of Edgewater, Colorado with his family since 2012. He is the Executive Director of local education nonprofit Edgewater Collective and Editor of the Edgewater Echo.