Ned weighs rate hikes, delayed opening after childcare center hits snag

Send us Fan Mail Nederland’s new child care center is in hot water. In less than three weeks, TEENS Inc. is supposed to welcome dozens of children to the $7 million building. But the center might not be able to open its doors at all. Outstanding utilities fees have the opening date hanging in the balance, and now the town is forced to weigh resident utility rate hikes or a possible delayed opening for the brand new facility. Also BVSD proposes closure of six schools Gilpin adds de-brucing measure to 2026 ballot Woodpeckers to blame for town wide internet and cell service outages Sign up for public comment at upcoming BVSD board meetings here: www.bvsd.org/about/board-of-education Link to attend the Tuesday, Sept. 1 Nederland Board of Trustees meeting here: nederlandco.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingTypeList.aspx Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the show Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.ear Listen and watch on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout . Thank you for listening!