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This week we've got just the headlines. A report from Denver Business Journal revealed urgency behind Nederland's requests for state funding to help purchase Eldora, the town defers $360,000 in fees owed by TEENS Inc., and The Mountain-Ear eulogizes now-extinct St. Mary's Glacier.

Plus

• Central City explores affordable housing options
• Prescribed burns to begin in Boulder County

Nederland officials seek state help to keep town's Eldora deal alive (Denver Business Journal, paywalled): bizjournals.com/denver/news/2026/09/29/nederland-eldora-town-acquisition-state-emails.html

Boulder County's prescribed burn projects: bouldercounty.gov/open-space/management/prescribed-burns/#slash

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