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CodeRED Emergency Notification System
Seconds Count In An Emergency!
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Otero County and the Town of Fowler have instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications. This system allows us to telephone all or targeted areas in case of an emergency situation that requires immediate action (such as severe weather, flooding or other emergency situations).
THIS SYSTEM WILL ONLY BE USED FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES.
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State Representative Wes McKinley visits Fowler (see photo on Events page)
Land Use committee meets to discuss trails
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
Tue Aug 25, 2009
The latest meeting of Fowler's Comprehensive Land Use Plan committee focused on recreational opportunities for the area. Community members met Thursday evening with Hugh Osborne from the National Park Service where options for hiking trails in and around Fowler were discussed. ...
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Highway projects set to start in Fowler
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
Tue Aug 25, 2009
Colorado Department of Transportation has begun moving crews and construction equipment into Fowler. Acceleration and deceleration lanes will be constructed west of town at Fowler Livestock Auction and east of town at County Road 3.5 near the post office. ...
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Groups review land use plan
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
December 17, 2008
At what is likely to be the last community Comprehensive Land Use planning meeting, held last Tuesday evening, a final review of the plan was conducted. Members present divided into three groups and spent nearly two hours carefully inspecting each detail of the plan that will assist in guiding Fowler's future. ...
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Students named to all-state academic teams
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
December 17, 2008
The Colorado High School Activities Association and Fowler High School has named six participants to the fall activities season Academic All-State teams. ...
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Fowler Schools receive high ratings
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
December 17, 2008
The Colorado Department of Education has released accountability reports for the 2007-2008 school year with Fowler receiving high ratings. ...
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Residents updated on land use plan
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
November 25, 2008
Area residents attending a town hall style meeting hosted by the Land Use committee last Tuesday were treated to an evening of information and entertainment. Members of the Land Use advisory board explained how the last few months have been spent developing a plan to assist Fowler’s future growth and ensure the area’s ability to retain its unique character. ...
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Fowler Triumphs for 11th Volleyball Crown
By Tracy Renck
reprinted from The Rocky Mountain News
November 8, 2008
When Sandy Moss took over the storied volleyball program at Fowler it took her awhile to understand the expectations of her job.
"I remember when I first started, I had a parent ask me if I knew what I was getting into and if I was capable of doing the job," Moss said.
Saturday, she silenced all of her critics.
Fowler played brilliantly en route to defeating the Colorado Springs School 25-20, 25-21, 25-13 in the Class 2A championship match Saturday at the Denver Coliseum.
This was Fowler's 11th state volleyball championship. The Grizzlies have now won titles in 1981, '83, '88, 1992-93, '95, 1997-99, 2005 and 2008 ...
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Land use committee looks at future growth
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
Thursday night's Comprehensive Land Use meeting at the golf course was more like play time as attendees used Legos and markers to draft possible plans for Fowler's future.
The focus of the latest, in a series of community meetings, was future land use ...
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Fowler looks at energy alternatives
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
As energy costs continue to soar and society becomes increasingly sensitive to environmental issues, alternative power sources including wind and solar are being considered much more seriously.
Wayne Snider, town administrator for Fowler, recently proposed to the school board and community members a solar project, which has the potential to power the entire town including the school. Fowler’s dependency on electricity could be reduced significantly and eventually eliminated ...
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FOWLER SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED for CSAP SCORES
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
Fowler School District R4J was among nine individual schools and several urban
school districts from around the sate recognized during a news conference in
Denver July 29. Fowler superintendent Larry Vibber, elementary principal, Steven
Grasmick and school board president, Jerry Bonds attended the conference where
results from the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) were announced...
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FARMER'S MARKET to OPEN JULY 5TH
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
Fowler area residents will soon have the opportunity to purchase local produce without having to travel out of town.
A farmer’s market is set to open at the former gas station west of Fowler Livestock on Highway 50. According to Judy Fosdick, coordinator, there will be several spaces available with at least eight under the shaded awning. “This will give people the opportunity to market locally grown produce, homemade crafts, art work, honey or baked goods,” Fosdick stated. Fosdick and co-coordinator, Marcy Nameth, felt there was a definite need for this type of market in the Fowler area. With fuel prices soaring, locally grown produce is a valuable commodity...
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RENEWABLE ENERGY ARRIVES in FOWLER
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
The Colorado Corn Growers Association, the Colorado Corn Administrative Committee, the Governor’s Biofuels Coalition and Western Convenience Stores partnered on Thursday morning to celebrate the opening of a new E85 pump location at 123 West Cranston in Fowler.
E85 is a renewable fuel, homegrown and reported to be better for the environment than the petroleum alternative. It contains 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Consumers who drive flex-fuel vehicles can use any combination of E85 and gasoline...
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FOWLER UTILITY BOARD CONVENED
By Elaine White
reprinted from the Fowler Tribune
Members of the Fowler Town Council water and sewer committee met last Thursday evening with members of the newly convened Utility Board. Absent from the proceedings was Mayor Bushy Wards. Wards was attending a city government training seminar hosted by Colorado Municipal League.
In addition to the mayor, members of the board are Chuck Hitchcock, Pat Christensen, Larry Johnson and Carl Nesselhuf.
First item of business was unanimous approval to disband the water and sewer committee, passing all current projects to the Utility Board. Chuck Hitchcock was appointed chairperson for the board and Larry Johnson accepted the position of co-chair. Town Administrator, Wayne Snider, updated the board on current projects....
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2008 ELECTION RESULTS
The Town of Fowler held its municipal election Tuesday, April, 2008. The results are as follows:
Ray (Bushy) Wards has been re-elected as Mayor for a two-year term.
Monie Stites has been re-elected to a four-year term and Christine Nesbit has been re-elected to a two-year term as Trustees. Patrick K. Christensen, Jr. and Larry Vibber were also elected to four-year terms as Trustees.
These officials will be sworn it at the Town Council meeting on April 14, at 6:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, 200 Main St.
There were also two questions on the April 1 ballot. Both questions passed.
Ballot Question 1 "Shall the Fowler Board of Trustees be authorized to sell the real property owned by the Town of Fowler and located at 114 E. Cranston (Highway 50), Fowler, Colorado, for its appraised value or for the greatest amount possible?" This passed with a vote of 155 to 21.
Ballot Question 2 "Shall term limits for the elected offices of trustees of the Town of Fowler and Mayor of the Town of Fowler be eliminated?" This is effective June 1, 2008. This passed 92 to 87.
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| CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/ANTHONY MESTAS The former Park Elementary School in Fowler |
NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
One of the projects the Council has been working on is the rennovation of the old Park School building, pictured to the left. This building is to be the home of Town hall, the Police Department, and the Municipal Library. Town Council meetings and Municipal court will also be held in the building once it has been renovated. The building has been vacant since 2003. Currently Town Hall is in a leased facility, the police department is in a town owned building on Main Street, and the Library is in the all purpose room next to the Park Elementary School building.
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